27 editor picks across United States.
27 latin american restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Work and Class in Denver is Tony Maciag and Tabatha Knop's family-style Latin American room on Larimer in RiNo since 2014, a James Beard semifinalist.
OrderThe roasted half chicken with chimichurri or the steak frites.
TipWalk-in only; weekend nights hit 60-minute waits by 7 pm. The bar pours one of the city's best mezcal lists.
Norman's at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes is Norman Van Aken's New World cuisine flagship, rooted in Caribbean and Latin American technique.
Little Chango on Coxe Avenue in Asheville earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand for its Pan-Latin small plates. Empanadas, arepas, and a tight wine list.
OrderThe empanada flight and the arepas con carne mechada (shredded beef).
TipWalk-up only at the bar, reservations on Resy for tables. Small room, arrive at opening for best chance.
Mita's on Race Street downtown is Jose Salazar's Cincinnati Spanish-Latin fine-dining room with paella, jamon iberico, ceviches and a sherry list.
Mark Liberman's Latin American tasting room in Oakland sits on Piedmont Avenue. Michelin Recommended in 2026, with a nightly-changing Colombian-rooted menu.
OrderChurros with chicken liver, Swordfish escabeche, Carne asada
Mark Liberman's Mago in Oakland is Michelin Recommended for Latin American tasting menus. Colombian heritage with Bay Area produce on Piedmont Avenue.
Parche on Broadway in Uptown Oakland runs chef-owner Paul Iglesias's Colombian heritage menu. Three years running on the Michelin Guide for Oakland.
Mister Oso in Denver is Blake Edmunds's playful Latin American room in RiNo, with masa tacos, Caribbean cocktails and a wood-grill program built around.
OrderThe octopus al pastor on a fresh blue-corn tortilla.
TipThe patio runs three rounds of seating on summer nights; the bar walks in if you arrive by 5:30 pm. The taro chips are bottomless if you ask.
Toro Toro in Fort Worth is a pan-Latin steakhouse on Main Street where South American churrasco, Peruvian ceviche, and Brazilian picanha share the menu.
OrderPan-Latin churrasco, ceviche flight, Brazilian picanha with chimichurri.
TipHappy hour Monday through Thursday 16:00-19:00 offers half-price cocktails and discounted small plates at the bar.
Toro Toro in Fort Worth is a pan-Latin steakhouse on Main Street where South American churrasco, Peruvian ceviche, and Brazilian picanha share the menu.
OrderPan-Latin churrasco, ceviche flight, Brazilian picanha with chimichurri.
TipHappy hour Monday through Thursday 16:00-19:00 offers half-price cocktails and discounted small plates at the bar.
Corto Lima presses its own corn tortillas downtown at Short and Upper, Jonathan Lundy's Latin American kitchen and Lexington's standing margarita champion.
OrderHouse-made corn tortillas, Margaritas
TipNo reservations; seating is first come, first served. Closed Tuesdays, and Monday is dinner only from 17:00.
Corto Lima presses its own corn tortillas downtown at Short and Upper, Jonathan Lundy's Latin American kitchen and Lexington's standing margarita champion.
OrderHouse-made corn tortillas, Margaritas
TipNo reservations; seating is first come, first served. Closed Tuesdays, and Monday is dinner only from 17:00.
Pig Floyd's Urban Barbakoa on North Mills Avenue is the smokehouse with Latin-style barbecue, smoked pork tacos and Cuban-influenced sides in Mills 50.
OrderSmoked pulled pork, Cuban smoked sandwich
The Mission in Old Town Scottsdale is Matt Carter's modern Latin room, drawing on Spain, Mexico and South America in a dark stone-walled dining room.
OrderThe tableside guacamole and the slow-roasted pork shoulder; Carter won the 2024 Arizona Food Pioneer Award.
TipThe patio under the church wall is the seat to book; lunch runs daily and dinner fills the bar early.
State of Confusion grills Latin-leaning plates on a covered patio at 301 E Main Street in Chattanooga's Southside, with weekend brunch and late hours.
OrderAnything off the wood grill, with a mezcal cocktail.
TipThe patio is the room to sit in. Brunch runs 10:00 to 14:30 both weekend days and the kitchen serves past most Southside closes.
Asada runs Latin-Asian fusion on Wade Hampton: shrimp tacos in mole, empanadas and churrasco steak, by owners Roberto (Nicaraguan) and Gina.
OrderShrimp taco in mole, Empanadas, Churrasco steak
Livery in Indianapolis is a pan-Latin room in a restored 1890s horse livery off Mass Avenue, with a long mezcal list, ceviches and a summer rooftop.
OrderWhatever ceviche is on the day's board, the beef empanadas, a mezcal cocktail.
TipTwo floors plus the rooftop. Reserve downstairs for dinner; the rooftop is walk-in and weather-dependent.
Livery in Indianapolis is a pan-Latin room in a restored 1890s horse livery off Mass Avenue, with a long mezcal list, ceviches and a summer rooftop.
OrderWhatever ceviche is on the day's board, the beef empanadas, a mezcal cocktail.
TipTwo floors plus the rooftop. Reserve downstairs; rooftop seats are walk-in only.
Naive Kitchen in Louisville cooks vegetable-forward Latin plates from a Butchertown corner on East Washington Street, the neighbourhood's vegan-friendly room.
OrderThe seasonal grain bowl, plus a margarita with house chile salt.
TipBook on OpenTable. The bar runs a separate cocktail list with mocktail-forward options.
Tako Cheena on North Mills Avenue in Mills 50 is the Latin and Pan-Asian counter from the Pom Pom Diner group, with tacos, arepas and rice bowls.
OrderKorean BBQ tacos, Pork belly arepa
República Empanada in downtown Mesa bakes Arizona's widest run of South American savory empanadas, a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stop on 1st Avenue.
OrderA flight of empanadas across the fillings, from beef to spinach.
TipClosed Sundays; the corner room is small, so weekday lunch is the easy seat.
Empamamas inside Heights Public Market bakes and fries empanadas across Latin American styles, from Argentine beef to Cuban chicken. The patio fills first.
OrderHalf-dozen empanadas across styles, plus chimichurri to dip.
TipEat at the picnic tables on the Riverwalk lawn; the empanadas reheat in a toaster oven later.
Manolo's Latin Bakery on Central Avenue is the long-standing east Charlotte Latin bakery and counter, with empanadas, pastries and Cuban sandwiches in 2026.
OrderAn empanada, a Cuban sandwich and one of the pastries from the case.
TipCounter-order. Cash-easy. The case turnover means morning is the strongest time.
Babalu in Overton Square Memphis runs Southern cooking with Latin flair from a Madison Avenue patio, with tableside guacamole, tacos and craft cocktails.
OrderTableside guacamole, then the carnitas tacos.
TipThe patio is the seat in spring; Sunday brunch is the easier seat than weekend dinner.
Cafe Kacao on N Classen in Oklahoma City brings Guatemalan breakfast cooking: champurrado, huevos rancheros, tamales, and hearty Central American plates.
Cafe Kacao on N Classen in Oklahoma City brings Guatemalan breakfast cooking: champurrado, huevos rancheros, tamales, and hearty Central American plates.
Puerto Rican Street Cuisine on Oakland's 23rd Avenue runs takeout pollo encebollado and fall-apart pernil with sweet plantain stuffed with ground beef.
OrderPollo encebollado, Pernil with sweet plantain
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