The Top 12 Restaurants in Santa Ana
The best restaurants in Santa Ana, by the professional record: Michelin Guide, Los Angeles Times, and US Coffee Championships have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Lola Gaspar comes out on top.
MoonGoat Coffee Roasters and Alta Baja Market hold the next two places. Los Angeles Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. Lola Gaspar
Mexican
Handmade flour tortillas and hand-pressed masa are the foundation at this Mexican gastropub in downtown Santa Ana, where a post-pandemic reset trimmed the menu down to tacos, quekas, and churros and made each one count. The Bib Gourmand reflects that focus. Grilled tomato and dried chili salsa ties the tacos together; habanero salsa does the same for the quekas. Happy hour makes running the whole short list an easy call.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times Citrus marinated chicken taco · The 101 Best Tacos in Los Angeles
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Rank 3. Alta Baja Market
Mexican
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Rank 3. Tacos Manuel
Mexican
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Rank 6. Alebrijes Grill
Mexican
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Rank 6. Angel's Tijuana Tacos
Tijuana-Style Mexican
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Rank 6. Bandito Taqueria
Tijuana-style Mexican
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Rank 6. Carnitas Uruapan
Mexican
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Rank 6. Taco Nazo
Ensenada-Style Mexican
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