Tacos in the burbs
Every tacos spot we vouch for, across every town we cover. Cross a town line for the good ones. That's the whole point.
The picks
- Al Pastor
- Bomba Taco + Bar
- Buena Vista Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Ardmore
- Bullseye Burgers & Tacos
- Don Mezcal Mexican Grill
- El Limon Conshohocken
- El Tarasco
- Jaco Juice & Taco Bar
- La Baja
- Las Frida's Mexican Kitchen
- Las Fridas Mexican kitchen Bryn Mawr
- Las Fridas Mexican Kitchen Lansdale
- Más Mexicali Cantina
- Pablo's Taqueria Phoenixville
- Taco Maya Mexican Grill
- TAQUERIA EL HABANERO
- Taqueria Guadalajara Express
- Three Brothers Grill
- Three Brothers Grill Authentic Mexican Grill
- Wimberly Spanish Food Pizza and Pasta
- Xolo Tacos
Bomba Taco + Bar
Tacos and tequila at The Grove, with scratch-made cocktails and a bar calendar that stays busy — Marg Mondays, a Jeopardy bar league, the occasional throwback dance party. One of two Bomba rooms out here; the other is in Newtown.
Buena Vista Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Ardmore
Family Mexican restaurant from chef Jorge Martinez, who started the group in 2010. Ardmore is one of the locations with a bar rather than a BYOB, and the kitchen runs mole poblano and a molcajete built for two.
Bullseye Burgers & Tacos
Double Angus patties on a brioche roll, from owners who spent 30 years in the food business before opening in Glenside. Birria tacos with brisket and hand-dipped milkshakes sit on the same menu.
Don Mezcal Mexican Grill
Mexican grill on Lancaster Ave with a full Del Mar seafood section, a molcajete of rib eye, shrimp, scallops and chorizo, and fajitas that arrive in a carved pineapple if you order the Hawaiian.
El Limon Conshohocken
A Mexican taqueria on Spring Mill Avenue running tacos, burritos, and the rest of the standards. A busy everyday option a few steps off Fayette.
El Tarasco
Mexican kitchen at 2 Wallace Avenue — homemade tacos, burritos, tortas, and fajitas from a crew that came back after Hurricane Ida flooded them out. Bring your own bottle.
Jaco Juice & Taco Bar
Fresh juices, smoothies, and immunity shots on one side of the menu; tacos and acai bowls on the other. Stop in or hit the walk-up window on Gay Street — the same formula runs a second shop in Media.
Las Frida's Mexican Kitchen
Street-style Mexican named for Frida Kahlo, with breakfast on the menu and the doors open at 10 a.m. sharp. The fish tacos come on blue corn tortillas.
Las Fridas Mexican kitchen Bryn Mawr
Street-style Mexican on Lancaster Avenue, named for Frida Kahlo, with sibling kitchens in Doylestown and Lansdale. Doors open at 9:30am, so breakfast tacos and huevos rancheros divorciados share the board with quesabirria and grilled octopus.
Las Fridas Mexican Kitchen Lansdale
The Lansdale room of Las Fridas, a small local taqueria family named for Frida Kahlo, serving street-style plates like blue-corn fish tacos. The move: any taco platter between 3 and 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, comes with a free margarita.
Más Mexicali Cantina
Mexican cantina holding down Market Street since 2009, fajitas still sizzling and burritos still overloaded by the menu's own account. Seating runs indoor, curbside, or up on the roof deck — you know which one to pick.
Pablo's Taqueria Phoenixville
Taqueria at the far end of Bridge Street running a 4.9 out of a hundred-plus reviews' worth of goodwill. The al pastor is the argument.
Taco Maya Mexican Grill
Scratch-made Mexican: tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads, no shortcuts. Half of a two-town operation, with the sibling over in West Chester.
TAQUERIA EL HABANERO
The Tennis Avenue taqueria where the name warns you about the salsa. Believe it, order anyway.
Taqueria Guadalajara Express
A no-frills taqueria at the south end of Union Street, the kind that runs morning to night. The green salsa gets singled out in reviews.
Three Brothers Grill
Lansdale's branch of the family-run Three Brothers taqueria operation, now six storefronts strong from Pottstown to Phoenixville. Street tacos on homemade tortillas are the draw, and Taco Tuesday keeps the tab close to pocket change.
Three Brothers Grill Authentic Mexican Grill
Family-run Mexican grill on South Main, a block off the Bridge Street noise. Tacos first, questions later.
Wimberly Spanish Food Pizza and Pasta
One Walnut Street kitchen covering Spanish food, pizza, pasta, tacos, burritos, and seafood off a single menu. The portions have a reputation for running hearty.
Xolo Tacos
Family-run Mexican spot on North Merion Avenue, built around tacos, fajitas and empanadas, with a full bar leaning hard on margaritas. About 95% of the menu is gluten free, and vegetarian and vegan options run right through it.
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