Mexican in Uptown — 4.8 across 2,859 diner reviews
Must-try: Huitlacoche Ravioli, Oyster Michelada
📍 4662 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60640
The best Mexican restaurants in Chicago — 11 ranked picks across the city, with ratings, dishes and live availability.
11 picksThe 11 best Mexican restaurants in Chicago, ranked. Cariño takes the top spot at 4.8 stars, and Carnitas Uruapan is the one the most people have weighed in on — 3,613 reviews. If you only order one thing, make it the huitlacoche ravioli at Cariño. They are spread across 10 neighborhoods, so there is probably one near you. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. 1 of the 11 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.
Chicago has 11 Mexican restaurants on our list, spread across 10 neighborhoods.
Mexican in Uptown — 4.8 across 2,859 diner reviews
Must-try: Huitlacoche Ravioli, Oyster Michelada
📍 4662 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60640
Mexican in Pilsen — 4.8 across 2,437 diner reviews
Must-try: Barbacoa, Cochinita Pibil, Chicken Tinga
📍 1758 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Mexican in Wicker Park — 4.8 across 1,160 diner reviews
Must-try: Chicken Fried Steak, Brisket Taco, Burnt Ends Hash
📍 1545 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Mexican in Archer Heights — 4.6 across 2,016 diner reviews
Must-try: Blue Corn Masa Tacos, Carne Asada, Quesadillas
📍 5200 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632
Mexican in Bronzeville — 4.5 across 2,368 diner reviews
Must-try: Jerk Shrimp Empanadas, Chicken Pastor Tacos, Lamb Cheesesteak Torta
📍 4822 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Mexican in Uptown — 4.5 across 828 diner reviews
Must-try: Quesabirria, Goat Birria, Consomme
📍 4800 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Mexican in Marquette Park — 4.3 across 3,613 diner reviews
Must-try: Carnitas By The Pound, Pork Belly, Chicharron
📍 2813 W 55th St, Chicago, IL 60632
Mexican in Logan Square — 4.3 across 3,521 diner reviews
Must-try: Beer-Can Chicken, Squash with Corn Crema
📍 2800 W Logan Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647
Mexican in West Loop — 4.1 across 3,009 diner reviews
Must-try: Ribeye Tacos, Raw Tuna Tostadas, Chicken Tinga Empanadas
📍 485 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60654
Mexican in The Loop — 4 across 3,369 diner reviews
Must-try: Tuna Tostadas, Birria Tacos, Whole Fish Zarandeado
📍 36 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603
Mexican in Edgewater — 3.9 across 1,390 diner reviews
Must-try: Huaraches with Pastor, Tinga, Lengua
📍 1547 W Elmdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Cariño — 4.8 stars across 2,859 reviews, the highest on this list. Mexican in Uptown — 4.8 across 2,859 diner reviews.
1 of the 11 book online — Mi Tocaya Antojeria. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.
Uptown, with 2 on this list, followed by Pilsen with 1. In total these 11 picks span 10 neighborhoods.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 11 of the 11 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.