The Best Mexican Restaurant in San Jose

Aqui Cal Mex Grill

Aqui excels in contrasts: Swill margaritas with health-conscious vegetarian exotica; pair fresh juices with meat-packed burritos. The ambiance is chi-chi, yet you serve yourself. Casual. Beer, margaritas. ------------------- Three words: Industrial... more

Burrito Factory

Is it a factory or an industrial-grade unit? Who cares? No matter what suburban strip mall your local Burrito Factory resides in, you're bound to appreciate the high-powered platters and provisions here. more

Consuelo's Mexican Bistro

Mexican / South American. With some of the best, most flavorful preparations of South American cuisine populating the menu, Consuelo restaurant bills itself as a bistro and pleases with both familiar and uncommon fare, lesser-known ingredients a... more

Dia De Pesca

As you might guess from the name (Dia de Pesca means "gone fishing" in Spanish), the restaurant specializes in seafood—fish tacos, ceviche, shrimp cocktails and soups. Sautéed—not fried—fish tacos standout. Choose from tun... more

El Amigo - Fine Mexican Food

El Amigo Restaurant was established in 1987 in San Jose. The founder, Huberto Acevedo, was born in Paracuaro Mexico in 1959 and came to the United States at the age of 16 in hopes of having a better life. After many years of working in the food in... more

El Halal Amigos

With its first food truck opening in Fremont, El Halal Amigos quickly gained recognition for it's Halal Mexican Cuisine curated by Chef Hisham. El Halal Amigos has grown to be a local gem and the San Jose location is its first brick and mortar restau... more

El Jardin Tequila Bar & Restaurant

El Jardin Tequila Bar & Restaurant is proof that the gods of tequila love us all very, very much. Sister to Consuelo Mexican Bistro, this Santana Row bar and restaurant features a fabulous selection of tequilas, ranging from blancos to añejos, that c... more

El Sol Taqueria

Located in front of a market but the same name, El Sol Taqueria serves hand made tortillas and good al pastor tacos. They're just the right size and filled with marinated pork and roasted, sweet onions. If you want more on your taco, there's a self-s... more

Fruit Bites

The Fruit Bites fruit cart offers fresh fruit cocktails to go topped with spicy, but thin salsa or housemade yogurt.  more

Goveas Restaurant

A community hub that serves up wonderfully fresh, old-fashioned Mexican food with no gimmicks.  Both the restaurant and the food are wholesome and filling. Open daily since 1989. more

Jalisco Restaurant

Goat soup doesn't sound as good as it does in Spanish—birria de chivo. Birria is the specialty of the house at tiny Jalisco Restaurant. And special it is. It's an acquired taste for some gringo tongues, but there is no better introduction to th... more

La Birrieria

One of the best places to experience birria is east San Jose’s aptly named La Birrieria, even harder to pronounce than the restaurant’s namesake dish. La Birrieria is 100 percent Mexican. The tidy, family-run restaurant is located next... more

La Casita Chilanga

The restaurant specializes in Mexico City–style street food: tacos, of course, tortas, quesadillas, but also lesser-known specimens from El Districto Federal like pambazos, alambres and huaraches. A chilango is a slang term for residents of... more

La Penita Restaurant

Mexican. La Peñita restaurant serves not only good Mexican standards such as tacos, burritos and enchiladas, but also a number of first-rate specialties that make it a local favorite. The house specialty at La Peñita is the wonderf... more

Las Cazuelas

Our culinary style is inspired by the regions of Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Oaxaca in Mexico. Infusing each creation with the essence of fresh harvests and time-honored recipes we bring you flavorful and vibrant dishes. more

Linda's Restaurant

Linda's Restaurant serves American breakfasts, but is mainly a Mexican joint. Inside, there are cheery yellow walls, comfortable booths and a stool-fronted Formica counter. more

Mendoza Taqueria

Mendoza Taqueria is not your typical Mexican restaurant. It’s typically Mexican, not Mexican-American, and that means north-of-the border gringo standards like chips and salsa, burritos and nachos don’t appear on the menu. I knew this... more

Metro Balderas

Metro Balderas, which takes its name from a subway stop in Mexico City, has tacos and burritos but is best known for its Mexico City street food specialties: alambres, pambazos and tortas. more

Mexico Bakery

Tortas, the sandwich, are on display.   Yummy.  A must. more

Mexico Lindo Restaurant

Boasting authentic Mexican cuisine and potent margaritas, Mexico Lindo Restaurant and Cantina satisfies cravings for home-cooked south of the border fare. The restaurant's décor matches the down-home fare and although somewhat simple, both the... more

Mezcal

Let Mezcal Mexican Restaurant & Bar bring a fresh, inspired touch to your next catering event. This top-quality restaurant in downtown San Jose brings authentic Oaxacan cuisine to life, offering dishes like homemade moles, grilled sea bass, fresh... more

Monte Alban

San Jose's Monte Alban serves Salvadoran, Oaxacan and Mexico City-style street food, but it's the Oaxacan food that makes the place standout. more

Muchos! Taqueria

Muchos! Taqueria is a Downtown favorite!  specializes in Roasted chicken, Grilled Fajitas, Menudo, and many, many more all time favorites. Family owned.......and does Catering too! more

Plaza Inn

A tiny, no-frills cantina, the Plaza Inn is a neighborhood hangout for drinkers seeking traditional Mexican fare and an after-work cocktail. The unpretentious atmosphere is perfect for sipping a beer and watching a soccer match and although the menu... more

Super Taqueria

San Jose's oldest taqueria chain! more

Super Taqueria

San Jose's oldest taqueria chain! more

Tacolicious - Santana Row

Santana Row's Tacolicious is where tacos and great shopping go hand and hand. A wall of windows keeps this barcentric location bright and sunny. A patio extends into one of the Row's plant-lined courtyards complete with fountain.  more

Taqueria Tlaquepaque 2

So good to eat, so fun to say, Tlaquepaque is a step above a taqueria and several steps above most Mexican food round here. Great breakfasts and good tortas and chile verde. And those frosty, beery chavelas go down so easily. Too easily. 2007 BES... more

Tres Gringos Cabo Cantina

Happy Hour – VIP Cabanas – Birthday Parties To Get A Free Appetizer: Click Here The after-work crowd kicks back on Tres Gringos’s front patio for a San Jose happy hour celebration that includes killer deals on excellent Cal-Mex... more

Tu Mero Mole

Tu Mero Mole, owned by the same folks as Los Gatos' Andale, serves a great menu of regional Mexican food. more

Zazil - Coastal Mexican Cuisine

Zazil, pronounced "zah-ZEEL," comes from the Mayan word, sáasil, which means "clarity." With the clarity, lightness and openness of Mexico's coastline in mind, Zazil focuses on traditional dishes from various culinary regions of Mexico. Nestled... more

Zona Rosa - San Jose

Our dishes honor the cookery of Mexico with a focus on masa. We hand press our tortillas using fresh, organic corm masa from La Finca in Oakland. We strive to be a farm to table kitchen and whenever possible, we use local, organic meats, poultry and... more

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