The best Mexican restaurants in Venice, Los Angeles — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksVenice has 3 Mexican restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. San Damian sits at the top with 4.7 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the rockfish ceviche with uni at San Damian. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. 1 of the 3 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.
Venice balances beach-town ease with serious culinary ambition — Abbot Kinney and Rose Ave are two of the best restaurant streets in the city.
an upscale marisqueria that feels teleported in from Baja
Must-try: Rockfish ceviche with uni, Shrimp aguachile, Kanpachi al pastor
📍 1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90291
Mexican in Venice — 4.6 on Resy across 2,646 diner reviews
Must-try: Tacos, Margaritas, Agave spirits
📍 533 Rose Ave, Venice, CA 90291
a Venice institution with a tortilla-making station and a tequila cart
Must-try: Calamari steak, Grande birria burrito, Build-your-own fish tacos
📍 220 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
San Damian — 4.7 stars across 230 reviews, the highest on this list. an upscale marisqueria that feels teleported in from Baja.
Chulita Venice at $$ — 4.6 stars without the $$$$ bill. 2 of the 3 restaurants on this page are $$ or under.
1 of the 3 book online — Chulita Venice. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.
The rockfish ceviche with uni at San Damian, the tacos at Chulita Venice and the calamari steak at Casablanca. 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 — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.