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The Best Mexican Food in Dallas

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The best Mexican food in Dallas, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, D Magazine, and Texas Monthly have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. El Carlos Elegante comes out on top.

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Revolver Taco Lounge and Don Artemio hold the next two places. D Magazine shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Dallas Observer next.

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  1. Rank 1. El Carlos Elegante

    Mexican

    A wood-fired grill anchors the dining room at this lively Mexican restaurant on the Trinity River, where the move is to start with a drink at the horseshoe bar and watch the kitchen work before settling in for a round of shareable plates and grilled meats. The tequila and mezcal list runs deep, and the crowd skews festive in the way places do when the patio has won awards and someone nearby is building tacos at the table.

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    Address
    1400 N. Riverfront Blvd., Dallas, TX · Dallas
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Monday 5 PM–10 PM

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  2. Rank 2. Revolver Taco Lounge

    Mexican

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    2646 Elm St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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  3. Rank 3. Don Artemio

    Mexican

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    3268 W Seventh St, Fort Worth, TX · Fort Worth
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Monday 11 AM–9 PM

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  4. Rank 3. Taco y Vino

    Taqueria

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    213 W Eighth St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Monday 11 AM–10 PM

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  5. Rank 5. Ayahuasca Cantina

    Mezcal Mexican

    You enter through the back of a neighboring cafe, down a hallway, through a wooden door, and suddenly you're somewhere else entirely. This moody Oak Cliff speakeasy-style cantina stocks only bottles sourced from Mexico, and the cocktail menu is organized by historical era, walking you through the evolution of Mexican drinking culture. A James Beard Outstanding Bar semifinalist, it also does pre-Hispanic Oaxacan small plates for when the mezcal needs company.

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    +4 more awards at Ayahuasca Cantina
    Address
    334 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 4 PM

    Monday 10 AM–4 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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  6. Rank 6. Ruins

    Latin American Mexican Dive Bar

    The tequila and mezcal list at this Deep Ellum bar is long enough to constitute a philosophical commitment. Ruins leans hard into Latin culture, with original artwork on the walls and cocktails that come with actual folklore attached. The Limbo Room out back hosts live music in close quarters. It reads like a dive bar that got serious about agave spirits without losing the plot.

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    Address
    2653 Commerce, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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  7. Rank 7. Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez

    Mexican

    The menu has exactly one protein, and the place is named after it. This casual taqueria built its following on birria, the slow-braised beef that started on a food truck before the team landed a brick-and-mortar spot on Rosedale. Tacos, quesatacos, flautas, tortas, burritos, and quesadillas are all on offer, but it's all birria all the time, served to a lunch crowd that already knows what it's ordering.

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    2108 E. Rosedale St., Fort Worth, TX · Fort Worth
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  8. Rank 8. Las Almas Rotas

    Mexican

    Las Almas Rotas is a Dallas agave bar that stocks small-batch mezcal, bacanora, and raicilla instead of celebrity tequila, which means the flights can include pechuga mezcal, distilled with raw poultry, and bottles that fit no known category. It was a James Beard Outstanding Bar Program semifinalist. Margaritas and palomas let the spirits do the talking, and carne asada tacos and pozole rojo keep the evening from getting too educational.

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    3615 Parry Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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