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3 mexican places in San Francisco we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Francisco | Mexican across every city.

Mexican food is woven through San Francisco well beyond the taqueria, from sit-down restaurants to neighborhood institutions. Tacolicious in the Marina and Taqueria San Jose in the Mission cover the everyday end, while Tommy's Mexican Restaurant in the Richmond is a destination for tequila and Yucatecan dishes. Together they show the breadth of the city's Mexican dining.

Tacolicious ★ 4.1

$$MexicanMarina Cow Hollow

Tacolicious in San Francisco is the Mexico City-inspired taqueria on Chestnut Street in the Marina, with a Mission-style sister on Valencia.

OrderA trio of al pastor-ish chicken, shot-and-a-beer braised brisket, and the guajillo-braised chicken.

TipThe bar pours a sharp tommy's margarita; sit there for walk-in tacos before the dining room fills.

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Taqueria San Jose ★ 4.2

$MexicanThe Mission

Taqueria San Jose in San Francisco is a Mission taqueria serving Jalisco-style cabeza, lengua and al pastor on doubled corn tortillas since 1980.

OrderA trio of cabeza, lengua and al pastor on doubled corn tortillas, with a horchata.

TipHalf a block from the 24th Street BART; the new 2839 Mission space sits across from the original storefront.

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Tommy's Mexican Restaurant ★ 4.2

$$Mexican

Tommy's Mexican Restaurant in San Francisco is the Outer Richmond tequila bar since 1965, with a 400-bottle list and the city's most-cited Margarita spec.

TipOrder Tommy's Margarita (lime, blanco tequila, agave nectar); the family invented the spec.

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