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The 15 Best Mexican Restaurants In Arlington

Updated: September 21, 2022

After the best al pastor and corn tortilla in Arlington? These are our favorite restaurants for Mexican cuisine. We assessed top review sites and incorporated millions of diner and critic reviews for the best guac in Arlington. With extensive mezcal and tequila menus and the best birria in Arlington, a good time is guaranteed at these taquerias.

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Los chamacos Mexican Restaurant

Mexican, $$, Arlington HeightsMexican, $$Arlington, Arlington Heights
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5

Ñoño’s Taqueria

Mexican, $$, Arlington HeightsMexican, $$Arlington, Arlington Heights
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5

La Union Restaurant

Mexican, $, BluemontMexican, $Arlington, Bluemont
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5

Tortas Y Tacos La Chiquita

Mexican, $, Arlington HeightsMexican, $Arlington, Arlington Heights
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5

Bartaco

Mexican, $$, Ashton HeightsMexican, $$Arlington, Ashton Heights
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.5

Guapo's

Mexican, $$, Fairlington-ShirlingtonMexican, $$Arlington, Fairlington-Shirlington
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 3.5
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Taco And Pina

Mexican, $$, Fairlington-ShirlingtonMexican, $$Arlington, Fairlington-Shirlington
Google: 4.4
Yelp: 4.5

Taco Bamba

Mexican, $, Ashton HeightsMexican, $Arlington, Ashton Heights
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0

Burritos Bro's

Mexican, $, PenroseMexican, $Arlington, Penrose
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0

El Paso Cafe

Mexican, $$, BuckinghamMexican, $$Arlington, Buckingham
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0

Taco Rock

Mexican, $, North RosslynMexican, $Arlington, North Rosslyn
Google: 4.2
Yelp: 4.0

Super Pollo

Latin, $, BluemontLatin, $Arlington, Bluemont
Google: 4.2
Yelp: 4.0

Tacombi - National Landing

Mexican, $$, ArlingtonMexican, $$Arlington
Google: 4.2
Yelp: 4.0

Don Tito

Mexican, $$, Lyon VillageMexican, $$Arlington, Lyon Village
Google: 4.0
Yelp: 3.5
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Guajillo Mexican Cuisine

Mexican, $$, Colonial VillageMexican, $$Arlington, Colonial Village
Google: 4.4
Yelp: 3.5

How did we curate these results?

We know how time consuming it can be to find the best Mexican restaurants in Arlington. We looked at Yelp and Google’s ratings for 16302 spots across Arlington, analyzed 823905 restaurant reviews, and sifted through 518 lists and articles from the likes of Trip 101 – applying our boam magic to sift through results. Don’t bother looking for Trip 101 - 10 Mexican Restaurants In Arlington, Virginia and Trip 101 - Top 9 Rooftop Restaurants In Arlington, Virginiawe’ve already done so for you and included all you need to know. As restaurants continue to adapt to COVID-19, you can trust us to show the latest information on which restaurants are open and how with our real-time data recommendation engine. Restaurants can’t pay to show up on this list, so enjoy the best food with no agenda. These ten options are sure to delight.

Common questions

Los Tios Grill Arlington is the highest-rated Mexican restaurant for dessert in Arlington.

The highest-rated Mexican restaurants for delivery in Arlington are Los chamacos Mexican Restaurant, La Union Restaurant, and Tortas Y Tacos La Chiquita.

Los chamacos Mexican Restaurant, Ñoño’s Taqueria, and La Union Restaurant are the highest-rated Mexican restaurants for take-out in Arlington.

Los chamacos Mexican Restaurant, Ñoño’s Taqueria, and La Union Restaurant are some of the highest-rated late-night Mexican spots in Arlington.

Los chamacos Mexican Restaurant, La Union Restaurant, and Tortas Y Tacos La Chiquita are vegetarian-friendly Mexican restaurants in Arlington.

Drink pairing tips

  • The perfect match for beef burrito

    When ordering beef burrito, experts suggest pairing it with a glass of ESB, a popular beer.

  • Pale Ale with your bean, cheese, rice burrito

    A glass of something that cuts through richness should be what you pair your bean, cheese, rice burrito with. You can’t go wrong pairing your food with a beer like Pale Ale.

Factoids

  • The world record from Mexico

    1,653 pounds is the record for the biggest flour taco. We hope people were hungry!

  • Think you love tamales

    Do you like tamales? Probably not as much as Joey Chestnut. They ate a whopping 102 in 12 minutes, A world record!

  • The traditional mole

    A trip to Mexico is incomplete without having tried the local mole, a national classic!

Parking in the area

Finding parking in Arlington can be tricky, especially if you are going out for food. To make the hunt for parking easier, we’ve partnered with a cutting-edge digital parking reservation system, Spothero, that enables you to book a spot in advance before you visit your chosen Mexican spot.

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