Best Mexican
Mexican food in Barcelona has spent years fighting the Tex-Mex assumption, and the best restaurants here have won that argument decisively. The scene is anchored by a generation of Mexican-born chefs who brought regional traditions — Oaxacan moles, Yucatecan cochinita, Mexico City street-food precision — and found in Catalonia's produce a serious match for the ingredients back home. These are not approximations: they are kitchens that know what they are doing and source accordingly. The gap between the restaurants in this collection and the generic burrito-and-margarita operations that surround them is wide enough to be embarrassing.
- Fonda Pepa — Catalan-Mexican Fusion, Gràcia, €€
- Xuba Tacos — Mexican Tacos, Eixample, €€
- Oaxaca — Mexican, El Born, €€
- Come — Mexican Haute Cuisine, Sant Antoni, €€€€
- Tlaxcal Cantina & Taquería Gastronòmica — Mexican, El Born, €€
- Pikio Taco — Mexican Tacos, Eixample, €€
- La Taquería — Mexican Tacos, Sagrada Família, €
- Jiribilla — Mexican-Catalan Fusion, Sant Antoni, €€€