New York City has taken cuisines from all over the world, New Yorkified them, and turned them into Instagrammable hotspots that focus more on style than substance.
While some taquerias over-invest in appearance instead of flavor, many Brooklyn taquerias have stayed focused on what matters most: serving sizzling street food straight from their Mexican roots. Here’s a roundup of the best taquerias in Brooklyn.
- Nenes Taqueria (660 Degraw St, Brooklyn): Right by Union St station, this taqueria embraces New York influence with a birria taco turned into pizza form. Nenes’ “Birria Pizza” is a crisp tortilla, generously stuffed with tender braised birria beef, guacamole, and the works; then flattened, sliced, and served.
- Taqueria Ramirez (94 Franklin St, Brooklyn): Located near the G train, Taqueria Ramirez does Mexico City street tacos right: limited meat (including offal) choices, heavy on the seasoning with self-serve salsas. If your Mexican cuisine standards are high, Taqueria Ramirez won’t let you down.
- B’KLYN BURRO (922 Fulton St, Brooklyn): B’KLYN BURRO brings San Francisco’s Mission District burritos (overstuffed rice and beans, foil-wrapped tight) to Brooklyn, specifically Clinton Hill. Plus, the bright, laid-back eatery (another West Coast trademark) has just added a vegan, plant-based menu.
- Birria Landia Truck (491 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn): This food truck is a satisfying late-night destination, located at Macri Park Triangle (across from Union Pool). Birria Landia Truck is famous for its Tijuana-style birria tacos, and true to form, you can count the price of a taco on one hand.
- Chilos (323 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn): Chilos has two taco truck locations: the original one in Bed-Stuy and a newer spot in Greenwood Heights. Both open to an outdoor patio space and sell agave spirits and margaritas to wash it all down.
- Tacos El Bronco (4324 4th Ave, Brooklyn): The tacos at this Sunset Park taqueria are small enough that you’ll definitely want more than one, but with refreshingly low prices, there’s no problem there. The decor won’t win any design awards, but the horchata and meat quality make up for it.
- Taqueria Al Pastor (128 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn): Conveniently located just outside the L station at the corner of Stanhope and Wyckoff, Taqueria Al Pastor offers everything from juicy marinated pork cooked al pastor to grilled nopal cactus tacos. The homemade yellow corn tortillas are made fresh daily.
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