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Posted May 05, 2022
Craving the best tacos in Toronto? From flavorful birria and spit-roasted al pastor to crispy Baja fish tacos, the city's taco scene is brimming with options. Whether you prefer flour or corn tortillas, every bite is a taste of Mexico’s street food culture.
Toronto offers everything from authentic Mexican restaurants to pop-up stands and tiny taco stalls, serving well-seasoned proteins, homemade tortillas, and fiery salsas. Whether you’re into traditional flavors or modern twists, these tacos will satisfy every craving.
Check out our list of the top taco spots in Toronto and find your next favourite.
Puerto Bravo
This small spot packs a big flavourful punch. From their compact menu to small kitchen and dining space, indulge in bold and authentic flavours made from quality ingredients.
Puerto Bravo
This small spot packs a big flavourful punch. From their compact menu to small kitchen and dining space, indulge in bold and authentic flavours made from quality ingredients.
Kensington Market
178 Baldwin St
Taco 101
Check out this spots al pastor taco, the spot’s most-popular menu item. Enjoy other dishes like tamales, taquitos, birria and sides like freshly baked tortilla chips served with house-made salsa or guacamole.
Taco 101
Kensington Market
178 Baldwin St
Check out this spots al pastor taco, the spot’s most-popular menu item. Enjoy other dishes like tamales, taquitos, birria and sides like freshly baked tortilla chips served with house-made salsa or guacamole.
La Bartola
This fashionable restaurant dishing up vegetable-forward Mexican cuisine like cactus tacos and other Mexican delicacies, plus wash it all down with one of their cocktails.
La Bartola
This fashionable restaurant dishing up vegetable-forward Mexican cuisine like cactus tacos and other Mexican delicacies, plus wash it all down with one of their cocktails.
Little Italy
460 College St
Campechano - College
Mexican
Campechano is a contemporary taqueria set in an easygoing locale with a patio and serves some of the city's most flavourful tacos
Campechano - College
Little Italy
460 College St
Campechano is a contemporary taqueria set in an easygoing locale with a patio and serves some of the city's most flavourful tacos
Mexican
Comal y Canela
Mexican
This down-to-earth Mexican restaurant whipping up tacos, tortas, burritos and enchiladas. Make sure to check out their slow-cooked birria or vegetarian options.
Comal y Canela
This down-to-earth Mexican restaurant whipping up tacos, tortas, burritos and enchiladas. Make sure to check out their slow-cooked birria or vegetarian options.
Mexican
Corso Italia
1190 St Clair Ave W
King's Tacos
This casual Mexican eatery features ample tables and a sizable menu of traditional meat and vegetarian fare like pastor, carne asada and carnitas.
King's Tacos
Corso Italia
1190 St Clair Ave W
This casual Mexican eatery features ample tables and a sizable menu of traditional meat and vegetarian fare like pastor, carne asada and carnitas.
Bracondale Hill
933 St Clair Ave W
Tenoch Restaurant
Mexican
This quaint Mexican joint serves traditional cuisine like corn husk tamales and topping heavy tacos such as steak, pastor, chorizo, tinga, chicharrón.
Tenoch Restaurant
Bracondale Hill
933 St Clair Ave W
This quaint Mexican joint serves traditional cuisine like corn husk tamales and topping heavy tacos such as steak, pastor, chorizo, tinga, chicharrón.
Mexican
King West
552 King St W
Wilbur Mexicana
Mexican
This apothecary-inspired counter on King West serve dishes up Mexican street food like tacos and burritos with the option for a flour or corn tortilla.
Wilbur Mexicana
King West
552 King St W
This apothecary-inspired counter on King West serve dishes up Mexican street food like tacos and burritos with the option for a flour or corn tortilla.
Mexican
Kensington Market
277 Augusta Ave
El Trompo
Mexican
This eatery in Kensington Market has a bustling patio and bright, snug interior and serves five small tacos per order, where you can choose from tinga, al pastor, quesongo tacos and more.
El Trompo
Kensington Market
277 Augusta Ave
This eatery in Kensington Market has a bustling patio and bright, snug interior and serves five small tacos per order, where you can choose from tinga, al pastor, quesongo tacos and more.
Mexican
Kensington Market
214 Augusta Ave
La Chilaca Taqueria
Mexican
This chill outpost in Kensington Market offers a limited menu of classic Mexican street fare served over the counter. Enjoy fish, chilaca, chorizo, carnitas and campechano tacos served on flour or corn tortillas
La Chilaca Taqueria
Kensington Market
214 Augusta Ave
This chill outpost in Kensington Market offers a limited menu of classic Mexican street fare served over the counter. Enjoy fish, chilaca, chorizo, carnitas and campechano tacos served on flour or corn tortillas
Mexican
Queen West
247 Queen St W
Mi Taco Taqueria - Queen
Mexican
This Mexican restaurant offers an array of classic tacos like tinga, carnitas, carne asada and fish, all on house-made tortillas
Mi Taco Taqueria - Queen
Queen West
247 Queen St W
This Mexican restaurant offers an array of classic tacos like tinga, carnitas, carne asada and fish, all on house-made tortillas
Mexican
St. Clair West
998 St Clair Ave W
Itacate
Mexican
One of Toronto's most authentic taquerias, Itacate is a simple counter serve spot dishing out tacos, tortas, quesadillas, carnitas, chorizo, lengua, pescado and more.
Itacate
St. Clair West
998 St Clair Ave W
One of Toronto's most authentic taquerias, Itacate is a simple counter serve spot dishing out tacos, tortas, quesadillas, carnitas, chorizo, lengua, pescado and more.
Mexican
Queen West
942 Queen St W
Fonda Lola
Mexican
This compact cantina with salvaged decor puts an inventive spin on Mexican cuisine items like chicken tinga, Baja fish, shrimp and top sirloin, and their well-loved margaritas.
Fonda Lola
Queen West
942 Queen St W
This compact cantina with salvaged decor puts an inventive spin on Mexican cuisine items like chicken tinga, Baja fish, shrimp and top sirloin, and their well-loved margaritas.
Mexican
Leslieville
1058 Gerrard St E
Chula Taberna Mexicana
Mexican
This vibrant cantina with colourful murals and a big patio offers Mexican staples and tacos including carnitas, BBQ beef brisket, crispy zucchini, beer-battered haddock and chipotle grilled chicken.
Chula Taberna Mexicana
Leslieville
1058 Gerrard St E
This vibrant cantina with colourful murals and a big patio offers Mexican staples and tacos including carnitas, BBQ beef brisket, crispy zucchini, beer-battered haddock and chipotle grilled chicken.
Mexican
The Annex
111 Dupont St
Playa Cabana
Mexican
This cozy spot with a funky, rustic vibe offering modern Mexican fare like camaron, al pastor, carnitas, grilled chicken, tinga, short rib and a range of tequilas.
Playa Cabana
The Annex
111 Dupont St
This cozy spot with a funky, rustic vibe offering modern Mexican fare like camaron, al pastor, carnitas, grilled chicken, tinga, short rib and a range of tequilas.
Mexican
Corso Italia
145 Lauder Ave
Atomic 10
Mexican
This laid-back Mexican eatery is doling out menu items like cassava fries and tostones, tortas, large plates and of course, tacos. You can also find more traditional options like carnitas and asada on the menu.
Atomic 10
Corso Italia
145 Lauder Ave
This laid-back Mexican eatery is doling out menu items like cassava fries and tostones, tortas, large plates and of course, tacos. You can also find more traditional options like carnitas and asada on the menu.
Mexican
Kensington Market
2a Kensington Ave
El Rey Mezcal Bar
This tiny bar with a warm wood decor offers a variety of mezcals plus small plates of Mexican eats like al pastor tacos, crispy squid tacos, cauliflower tacos, birria burritos and chicken mole burritos.
El Rey Mezcal Bar
Kensington Market
2a Kensington Ave
This tiny bar with a warm wood decor offers a variety of mezcals plus small plates of Mexican eats like al pastor tacos, crispy squid tacos, cauliflower tacos, birria burritos and chicken mole burritos.
Koreatown
689 Bloor St W
Tacos El Asador
Mexican
This compact counter-serve taco shop in Koreatown is a family-run affair that offers Mexican and Salvadoran dishes including burritos, tostadas and tamales. Options range from beef, chicken, pork, chorizo, cochinita, pastor, goat birria, and carnitas to fish, shrimp and vegetarian.
Tacos El Asador
Koreatown
689 Bloor St W
This compact counter-serve taco shop in Koreatown is a family-run affair that offers Mexican and Salvadoran dishes including burritos, tostadas and tamales. Options range from beef, chicken, pork, chorizo, cochinita, pastor, goat birria, and carnitas to fish, shrimp and vegetarian.
Mexican
Distillery District
18 Tank House Lane
El Catrin
Mexican
This beloved Mexican restaurant in Toronto's distillery district has been a mainstay for delicious tacos including baja, pastor, vegetarian and chicken adobo tacos.
El Catrin
Distillery District
18 Tank House Lane
This beloved Mexican restaurant in Toronto's distillery district has been a mainstay for delicious tacos including baja, pastor, vegetarian and chicken adobo tacos.
Mexican
Entertainment District
106 John St
La Carnita - John
Mexican
This spot serves creative tacos and craft beer served in an edgy space with graffiti-style murals and hip-hop soundtrack. On the menu, you'll find taco kits, burritos and bowls.
La Carnita - John
Entertainment District
106 John St
This spot serves creative tacos and craft beer served in an edgy space with graffiti-style murals and hip-hop soundtrack. On the menu, you'll find taco kits, burritos and bowls.
Mexican
Kensington Market
214 Augusta Ave
Birria Catrina
Mexican
Birria Catrina is compact and relaxed eatery specializing in birria tacos and other Mexican comfort fare. Here, you'll find beef birria served in tacos, consomé, gringa, quesadilla or their specialty, a pizadilla.
Birria Catrina
Kensington Market
214 Augusta Ave
Birria Catrina is compact and relaxed eatery specializing in birria tacos and other Mexican comfort fare. Here, you'll find beef birria served in tacos, consomé, gringa, quesadilla or their specialty, a pizadilla.
Mexican
Kensington Market
69 Kensington Ave
Seven Lives
Mexican
It's no wonder this trendy taqueria in Kensington Market is always busy. Seven Lives is an institution in the city and serves up Baja-style tacos and seafood. One favourite is the baja fish with cabbage, baja sauce and pico de gallo.
Seven Lives
Kensington Market
69 Kensington Ave
It's no wonder this trendy taqueria in Kensington Market is always busy. Seven Lives is an institution in the city and serves up Baja-style tacos and seafood. One favourite is the baja fish with cabbage, baja sauce and pico de gallo.
Mexican
Parkdale
1533 Queen St W
Tacos Gus - Parkdale
Mexican
This compact shop has three locations across the city, with each offering tacos and burritos with traditional fillings on house made tortillas. Enjoy options including asada, barbacoa, pollo, pastor, chilorio, pescado and more on the menu.
Tacos Gus - Parkdale
Parkdale
1533 Queen St W
This compact shop has three locations across the city, with each offering tacos and burritos with traditional fillings on house made tortillas. Enjoy options including asada, barbacoa, pollo, pastor, chilorio, pescado and more on the menu.
Mexican
