Oakland's Mexican food is among its deepest traditions, with Fruitvale serving as the heart of it along International Boulevard. El Huarache Azteca and Tacos Sinaloa in Fruitvale are everyday standards, and Tacos El Ultimo Baile, also in Fruitvale, built a following from its grill before settling into a storefront. Beyond the corridor, Tacos Oscar in Temescal, Cenaduria Elvira in the Jack London district and Bombera in the Dimond show how widely the cuisine ranges across the city.
11 mexican places in Oakland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Oakland · Mexican across every city.
Tacos Oscar's shipping-container courtyard in Oakland's Temescal serves a chalkboard menu of inventive tacos.
Order Jalisco tostadas with shredded pork.
Cenaduria Elvira in Oakland's Jack London Square specializes in Jalisco-style tostadas with shells flown in from Mexico, plus tacos dorados and salsas.
Order Huarache de chicharron under fourteen dollars.
El Huarache Azteca on International Boulevard in Fruitvale runs a Mexico City counter from a mother-daughter team.
Bombera in Oakland's Dimond runs Dominica Rice-Cisneros's Chicana heritage Mexican kitchen out of a former firehouse.
Order Suadero or adobada tacos at midnight.
Tacos Sinaloa on International Boulevard runs the East Bay's most-loved late-night taco truck.
Order Jalisco tostadas with shredded pork.
Cenaduria Elvira in Oakland's Jack London district makes Jalisco-style tostadas with Mexico-imported shells.
Order Jalisco tostadas with shredded pork.
Cenaduria Elvira in Oakland's Jack London Square cooks Jalisco-style tostadas, tacos dorados and Mexican plates under fifteen dollars per person.
Order Suadero and adobada tacos, two for five dollars.
Tacos Sinaloa on International Boulevard in Fruitvale is the East Bay's most-loved late-night taco truck.
Order Huarache de chicharron under fourteen dollars.
El Huarache Azteca on International Boulevard runs Mexico City huaraches and tlacoyos under fourteen dollars.
Order Tacos al carbon with hand-pressed flour tortillas.
Tacos El Ultimo Baile in Fruitvale Public Market took its taco-truck queues into a brick-and-mortar.
