Mezcal ★ 4.0
Mezcal in downtown San Jose serves authentic Oaxacan cooking with family-recipe moles, tlayudas, chapulines, and a signature mezcal cocktail program.
OrderTlayuda with black bean puree and mole negro
31 mexican places in San Jose we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Jose | Mexican across every city.
San Jose's Mexican food runs on trucks and 24-hour counters. La Victoria's orange sauce has fueled SJSU students around the clock on San Carlos Street for decades, Con Sabor a Mexico is credited with bringing quesabirria to the city, and Story Road hosts an evening truck economy from Tacos Chencho's two-dollar al pastor to Los Tacos De La Esquina's Mexico City style. The sit-down tier is just as strong: Mezcal plates Oaxacan moles and tlayudas downtown, and LUNA on The Alameda carries a Michelin nod for farm-to-table Mexican.
LUNA Mexican Kitchen ★ 4.0
LUNA Mexican Kitchen on The Alameda in San Jose earned Michelin notice for its farm-to-table Mexican cuisine with organic seasonal ingredients.
OrderEnchiladas with house-made mole
Mariscos Costa Alegre ★ 4.0
Mariscos Costa Alegre is San Jose's top Mexican seafood spot, serving family-recipe ceviches, aguachiles, and Mariscadas from coastal Mexico.
OrderCeviche tostadas and birria tacos with consomme
La Victoria Taqueria San Carlos ★ 3.8
La Victoria Taqueria in San Jose is open until 3am with its cult orange sauce on burritos and tacos, a late-night downtown institution since 1998.
OrderBurrito with world-famous orange sauce
La Victoria Taqueria San Carlos ★ 3.8
La Victoria Taqueria in San Jose is open until 3am with its cult orange sauce on burritos and tacos, a late-night downtown institution since 1998.
OrderBurrito with world-famous orange sauce
Mariscos Costa Alegre ★ 4.0
Mariscos Costa Alegre in San Jose serves family-recipe Mexican seafood with vibrant ceviches, aguachiles, and Mariscadas rooted in coastal Mexico traditions.
OrderCeviche and aguachile with fresh Pacific seafood
LUNA Mexican Kitchen ★ 4.0
LUNA Mexican Kitchen is a Michelin-recognized San Jose spot on The Alameda for farm-to-table Mexican cuisine with organic seasonal ingredients and brunch.
OrderTacos with seasonal organic ingredients and house salsas
Adelita's Taqueria ★ 3.8
Adelita's Taqueria is a family-owned San Jose fixture since 1998, with authentic Mexican dishes including a celebrated chile verde burrito made in-house.
OrderChile verde burrito and California burrito
Mezcal ★ 4.0
Mezcal is downtown San Jose's top Oaxacan destination, with housemade moles, tlayudas, memelitas, and adventurous chapulines in an art-filled dining space.
OrderTlayuda with house mole negro and mezcal margarita
Mezcal ★ 4.1
Mezcal in downtown San Jose presents complex Oaxacan moles, tlayudas, and indigenous corn preparations with a dedicated mezcal cocktail and spirits program.
OrderMole negro with cochinita and Oaxacan chapulines
LUNA Mexican Kitchen ★ 4.0
LUNA Mexican Kitchen on The Alameda earned Michelin Guide recognition for farm-to-table Mexican cuisine with organic seasonal ingredients in San Jose.
OrderEnchiladas suizas with house mole and organic seasonal sides
La Victoria Taqueria (San Carlos St) ★ 4.2
La Victoria Taqueria in San Jose is the East San Carlos Street 24-hour SJSU staple famous for the tangy orange hot sauce that regulars pour on everything.
OrderBurrito with orange sauce
Con Sabor a Mexico ★ 4.3
Con Sabor a Mexico in San Jose is the downtown truck credited with bringing quesabirria to the city, serving arm-length birria tacos dripping with consomme.
OrderBirria tacos
Tacos Los Tres Reyes ★ 4.3
Tacos Los Tres Reyes in San Jose is the Story Road truck stand serving carne asada, al pastor and birria with a self-serve salsa bar open into the night.
OrderAl pastor and birria tacos
Tacos Chencho ★ 4.2
Tacos Chencho in San Jose is the cash-only evening taco stand on Story Road offering $2 al pastor tacos with housemade salsas and freshly squeezed horchata.
OrderAl pastor tacos
Spartan Taco Truck ★ 4.0
Spartan Taco Truck in San Jose is the SJSU-adjacent late-night truck near William Street serving crispy super tacos and carne asada well past midnight.
OrderCrispy spartan super tacos
Tacos Santiaguito ★ 4.2
Tacos Santiaguito in San Jose is the Saratoga Avenue evening truck drawing West Side regulars for al pastor shaved from the trompo with pineapple.
OrderTacos al pastor with pineapple
Los Tacos De La Esquina CDMX ★ 4.0
Los Tacos De La Esquina CDMX in San Jose is the evening Story Road taco truck offering Mexico City-style quesabirria and burritos from the East Side corner.
OrderQuesabirria tacos
Delicias Juquilita Mexican Food ★ 4.2
Delicias Juquilita in San Jose is the Alum Rock Avenue food truck serving well-seasoned carne asada tortas and tacos with housemade salsa to the East Side.
OrderCarne asada torta
Tacos y Birria El Chore ★ 4.3
Tacos y Birria El Chore in San Jose is the Hillsdale truck fusing slow-simmered birria with ramen noodles alongside traditional consomme-dipped tacos.
OrderBirria ramen and birria tacos
Orale Taco Truck ★ 3.9
Orale Taco Truck in San Jose is the Alum Rock late-night standby open until 03:00 on weekends with carne asada tacos and strawberry horchata.
OrderCarne asada tacos
La Victoria Taqueria San Carlos ★ 4.4
La Victoria on E. San Carlos is San Jose's ultimate late-night institution, serving overstuffed burritos with legendary house-made orange sauce until 03:00.
OrderBreakfast burrito drenched in house orange sauce
La Victoria Taqueria Santa Clara St ★ 4.0
La Victoria on Santa Clara St feeds downtown San Jose after midnight on weekends with burritos, tacos, and the city's signature house-made orange hot sauce.
OrderCarne asada burrito with house-made orange sauce
Spartan Taco Truck ★ 3.8
Spartan Taco Truck on E. William St parks at dusk and grills handmade tortilla tacos until 03:00 on weekends, a late-night San Jose institution near SJSU.
OrderCarne asada tacos on house-pressed corn tortillas
Tacos Montero ★ 4.2
Tacos Montero on McLaughlin Ave is an East San Jose taco truck serving handmade tortilla tacos until midnight weekdays and 01:00 on Friday and Saturday.
OrderCarne asada tacos on handmade corn tortillas
El Senor de los Tacos ★ 4.2
El Senor de los Tacos is an East San Jose food truck on Story Road serving birria tacos, birria pizza and birria ramen that draws late-night crowds.
OrderQuesabirria tacos
La Victoria Taqueria San Carlos ★ 4.2
La Victoria Taqueria in San Jose is the 24-hour San Carlos SJSU staple where burritos under $12 arrive drenched in cult orange hot sauce at 3am or 7am.
OrderBurrito with orange sauce
Super Taqueria (McLaughlin Ave) ★ 4.0
Super Taqueria on McLaughlin in San Jose is the East Side outpost for carne asada super burritos with generous green salsa and big meat portions under $13.
OrderSuper burrito with carne asada
Tacos Los Tres Reyes ★ 4.3
Tacos Los Tres Reyes in San Jose is the Story Road truck where $3 to $5 al pastor and birria tacos come with a self-serve bar of housemade salsas.
OrderAl pastor street tacos
La Victoria Taqueria (4th and Julian) ★ 4.1
La Victoria Taqueria at 4th and Julian in San Jose is the Japantown-area orange sauce dynasty outpost open daily for tacos, burritos and breakfast plates.
OrderChicken tacos with orange sauce
Copita Tequileria y Comida ★ 4.3
Copita brings modern Mexican brunch to Willow Glen with a gluten-free menu, 100-plus tequilas, and award-winning margaritas on a sunny San Jose patio.
OrderCarnitas hash with scrambled eggs and charred tomatillo
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