Tacos in West Town — 4.8 across 3,122 diner reviews
Must-try: Arrachera, Steak Tacos
📍 1303 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60642
The best Tacos restaurants in Chicago — 19 ranked picks across the city, with ratings, dishes and live availability.
19 picksThe 19 best Tacos restaurants in Chicago, ranked. Taqueria El Jardin takes the top spot at 4.8 stars, and Tepalcates is the one the most people have weighed in on — 3,639 reviews. If you only order one thing, make it the arrachera at Taqueria El Jardin. They are spread across 17 neighborhoods, so there is probably one near you. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Chicago has 19 Tacos restaurants on our list, spread across 17 neighborhoods.
Tacos in West Town — 4.8 across 3,122 diner reviews
Must-try: Arrachera, Steak Tacos
📍 1303 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60642
Tacos in Pilsen — 4.7 across 1,456 diner reviews
Must-try: Al Pastor, Steak Tacos
📍 1316 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Tacos in Archer Heights — 4.7 across 1,098 diner reviews
Must-try: Chorizo, Arrachera, Cecina
📍 4712 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60632
Tacos in Wicker Park — 4.6 across 2,551 diner reviews
Must-try: Carnitas Taco, Mushroom Tacos, Sweet and Spicy Chicken
📍 1360 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Tacos in West Ridge — 4.5 across 3,468 diner reviews
Must-try: Al Pastor Tacos, Suadero, Trompo
📍 7510 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60645
Tacos in McKinley Park — 4.5 across 2,777 diner reviews
Must-try: Shrimp Tacos, Charred Vegetables
📍 3630 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609
Tacos in Fulton Market — 4.5 across 2,703 diner reviews
Must-try: Duck Carnitas Taco, Blood Sausage with Salsa Macha, Cheese-Fried Shrimp Taco
📍 817 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
Tacos in Ravenswood — 4.5 across 280 diner reviews
Must-try: Carne Asada, Quesadillas
📍 2213 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Tacos in Pilsen — 4.4 across 1,622 diner reviews
Must-try: Carnitas, Tacos De Guisado
📍 1113 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Tacos in Lincoln Park — 4.4 across 647 diner reviews
Must-try: Bistec Tacos, Salsa Roja
📍 1234 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60642
Tacos in Hermosa — 4.4 across 591 diner reviews
Must-try: Quesabirria, Consomme
📍 4312 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Tacos in Lakeview — 4.3 across 535 diner reviews
Must-try: Lengua Tacos, Chorizo Tacos, Carne Asada Tacos
📍 3555 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
Tacos in Cragin — 4.2 across 2,728 diner reviews
Must-try: Lomo Taco, The Kacheton
📍 2446 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Tacos in Uptown — 4.2 across 1,065 diner reviews
Must-try: Al Pastor, Carne Asada
📍 1724 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Tacos in Back of the Yards — 4.1 across 1,982 diner reviews
Must-try: Carnitas, Carne Asada
📍 4556 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
Tacos in Roscoe Village — 4 across 3,639 diner reviews
Must-try: Gobernador, Cochinita Pibil, Birria
📍 2326 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Tacos in Pilsen — 3.9 across 3,488 diner reviews
Must-try: Taco Encarbonado, Asada
📍 2411 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Tacos in Little Village — 3.9 across 3,117 diner reviews
Must-try: Longaniza, Sweetbread, Carne Asada
📍 2500 S Whipple St, Chicago, IL 60623
Tacos in Avondale — 3.9 across 816 diner reviews
Must-try: The Gringa, Al Pastor
📍 2815 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Taqueria El Jardin — 4.8 stars across 3,122 reviews, the highest on this list. Tacos in West Town — 4.8 across 3,122 diner reviews.
None of the 19 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
Pilsen, with 3 on this list, followed by West Town with 1. In total these 19 picks span 17 neighborhoods.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 10 of the 19 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.