Cisco's Restaurant Bakery & Bar
1511 East 6th Street, Austin, TX 78702
Best of Austin, unranked
Tacos in Austin
58 taco spots across 11 districts, 45 independent and 13 chains. East Austin has the most with 14.
Tacos are the food Austin argues about most, and the argument is mostly about neighborhoods: East Austin and Bouldin Creek carry the bulk of the entries, South Congress and Mueller have their own clusters, and the Domain’s count is mostly counter-service chains.
Our rule for this category is deliberately wide. A place is listed if OpenStreetMap tags it as a restaurant or fast-food spot with a Mexican, taco or Tex-Mex cuisine, or if the word taco or taqueria is in its name. That brings in trailers, breakfast-taco counters, sit-down interior Mexican restaurants and the Tex-Mex institutions, which is the honest range of what a taco search in Austin means. It also means a few places on the list are more restaurant than taqueria; the name and the official site link will make that clear.
We do not rank them. The order is independents first, then alphabetical.
By district
| District | Tacos | Independent | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Austin | 14 | 13 | Tacos in East Austin |
| Bouldin Creek | 11 | 10 | Tacos in Bouldin Creek |
| South Congress | 6 | 4 | Tacos in South Congress |
| The Domain | 6 | 3 | Tacos in The Domain |
| Mueller | 5 | 2 | Tacos in Mueller |
| Rainey Street | 5 | 5 | Tacos in Rainey Street |
| Zilker | 4 | 3 | listed below |
| Hyde Park | 3 | 2 | listed below |
| Clarksville | 2 | 2 | listed below |
| North Loop | 1 | 0 | listed below |
| Barton Hills | 1 | 1 | listed below |
Tacos in East Austin 14
Cuantos Tacos
1108 East 12th Street, Austin, TX 78702
Discada
1700 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78702
Juan in a Million
2300 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78702
Tacos in Bouldin Creek 11
El Meson
No street address on record. Map point 30.2490, -97.7689.
El Primo
2011 South 1st Street, Austin, TX 78704
El Tacorrido
2316 South 1st Street, Austin, TX 78704
Habanero Mexican Cafe
501 West Oltorf Street, Austin, TX
Tacos in South Congress 6
El Mercado
No street address on record. Map point 30.2513, -97.7546.
Guero's Taco Bar
1412 South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704
Nomade
No street address on record. Map point 30.2497, -97.7553.
Taco Joint
134 East Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78704
Tacos in The Domain 6
Dos Salsas Tex-Mex
11301 Burnet Road, Austin, TX
Tacodeli
No street address on record. Map point 30.4077, -97.7133.
Velvet Taco
11501 Rock Rose, Austin, TX
Chi'Lantro BBQ
11005 Burnet Road, Austin, TX
Tacos in Mueller 5
Paco's Tacos
No street address on record. Map point 30.3075, -97.7058.
Veracruz Fonda and Bar
1905 Aldrich Street, Austin, TX 78723
Chipotle
1201 Barbara Jordan Boulevard, Austin, TX 78723
Chuy's
2027 Aldrich Street, Austin, TX 78723
Tacos in Rainey Street 5
Alteño
96 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78701
Ciclo
98 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, TX 78701
Crazy Conchas
87 Rainey Street, Austin, TX 78701
Taco Wëy
No street address on record. Map point 30.2582, -97.7389.
Tacos in Zilker 4
Baby Acapulco
1628 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704
Donkeys Grilled Burritos
No street address on record. Map point 30.2635, -97.7630.
Have A Taco
No street address on record. Map point 30.2634, -97.7629.
Chuy's
1728 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704
Tacos in Hyde Park 3
Curra's Hyde Park
4215 Duval Street, Austin, TX 78751
Julio's Cafe
4230 Duval Street, Austin, TX 78751
Freebirds
1000 East 41st Street, Austin, TX 78751
Tacos in Clarksville 2
El Arroyo
1624 West 15th Street, Austin, TX 78703
Taco Flats
1110 West Lynn Street, Austin, TX 78703
Tacos in North Loop 1
Taco Cabana
5242 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX
Tacos in Barton Hills 1
Tacodeli
1500 Spyglass Drive, Austin, TX 78746
Sources and last verified
- Place listings (58 on this page): OpenStreetMap contributors via the Overpass API, ODbL. Each listing links to its own OSM record.
- Data pulled and checked: July 15, 2026. Neighborhood assignment by distance to a district centroid; boundaries are approximate.
- Method, corrections and what we do not publish: editorial policy.