The best Mexican restaurants in Highland Park, Los Angeles — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksHighland Park has 3 Mexican restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Villa's Tacos sits at the top with 4.6 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the queso taco with the crispy cheese skirt at Villa's Tacos. 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.
Highland Park's restaurant scene is defined by independent passion projects, diverse cuisines, and some of the city's best value dining.
Highland Park's Bib Gourmand taquería — blue corn tortillas, crispy cheese skirts, and mesquite-grilled everything
Must-try: Queso taco with the crispy cheese skirt, Mesquite-grilled carne asada, The salsa flight
📍 5455 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
a decades-old specialist in sandal-sized strips of fried masa
Must-try: Huaraches, Smooth refried beans, Crumbly cheese
📍 5225 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90042
a Highland Park classic dealing in enormous portions of comfort food
Must-try: Burritos, Combo plates, Chips and salsa
📍 5552 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Villa's Tacos — 4.6 stars across 2,140 reviews, the highest on this list. Highland Park's Bib Gourmand taquería — blue corn tortillas, crispy cheese skirts, and mesquite-grilled everything.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The queso taco with the crispy cheese skirt at Villa's Tacos, the huaraches at El Huarache Azteca and the burritos at La Fuente. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 1 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.