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Best Mexican Restaurants in Greenpoint

The best Mexican restaurants in Greenpoint, New York City — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.

3 picks

Greenpoint has 3 Mexican restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Border Town sits at the top with 4.7 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the flour tortilla tacos at Border Town. 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.

Greenpoint pairs its Polish backbone with a wave of small, ambitious rooms along Franklin and Manhattan Ave, and still charges less than Williamsburg.

Border Town Watch

Border Town

Mexican  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

a walk-in spot built on lard-laced flour tortillas and very good cocktails

Must-try: Flour tortilla tacos, Pork ribs in salsa verde, Refried beans

📍 148 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Oxomoco Watch

Oxomoco

Mexican · Wood-Fired · Michelin  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

NYC's only Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant — Greenpoint wood-fire kitchen with tuna tostadas, lamb barbacoa, and frozen margaritas that set the bar

Must-try: Tuna tostada (salsa macha + avocado), Lamb barbacoa tacos, Recuerdame frozen margarita

📍 128 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Socceria Watch

Socceria

Mexican  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.0

a sports bar with blue corn tortillas and very saucy eggs at brunch

Must-try: Huevos rancheros, Huevos ahogados, Ramirez burger

📍 46 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Mexican restaurant in Greenpoint?

Border Town — 4.7 stars across 2,536 reviews, the highest on this list. a walk-in spot built on lard-laced flour tortillas and very good cocktails.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

1 of the 3 book online — Oxomoco. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

What should I order?

The flour tortilla tacos at Border Town, the tuna tostada (salsa macha + avocado) at Oxomoco and the huevos rancheros at Socceria. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

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.

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