Best Mexican Restaurants in Santa Barbara

4.3 avg. rating 30 restaurants 20,417 reviews
Looking for the best Mexican restaurants in Santa Barbara? Browse our curated list of 30 top-rated Mexican spots. The average rating is 4.3/5 based on 20,417 real Google reviews. From casual eateries to fine dining, find the perfect Mexican restaurant for any occasion.
Lilly's Taqueria
4.7 (2,061)

Lilly's Taqueria

310 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican
Maíz Picante
4.7 (331)

Maíz Picante

2714 De La Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Mexican
Los Agaves
4.6 (2,787)

Los Agaves

600 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Mexican
Hook'd Bar and Grill
4.6 (202)

Hook'd Bar and Grill

116 Lakeview Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

American Barbecue Burger
Alma Fonda Fina
4.6 (74)

Alma Fonda Fina

1024 Coast Village Rd Ste. A, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Mexican
Crepería El Chisme
4.6 (43)

Crepería El Chisme

651 Paseo Nuevo #313, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Coffee shop Mexican Breakfast
La Super-Rica
4.5 (2,154)

La Super-Rica

622 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Mexican
Santo Mezcal
4.5 (1,679)

Santo Mezcal

119 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican Seafood
Super Cucas
4.5 (1,175)

Super Cucas

626 W Micheltorena St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican
Corazón Cocina
4.5 (659)

Corazón Cocina

38 W Victoria St Unit 122, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican
La Playa Azul Cafe
4.5 (540)

La Playa Azul Cafe

914 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican
Taqueria La Unica
4.5 (387)

Taqueria La Unica

3771 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Mexican
Carlitos Café y Cantina
4.4 (1,189)

Carlitos Café y Cantina

1324 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican
Taqueria Cuernavaca
4.4 (612)

Taqueria Cuernavaca

201 W Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican
Rose Cafe
4.4 (406)

Rose Cafe

1816 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Mexican
Rudy's Mexican
4.4 (339)

Rudy's Mexican

138 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican
Del Pueblo Cafe
4.4 (335)

Del Pueblo Cafe

5134 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Mexican
Augie's
4.4 (146)

Augie's

700 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mexican
Palapa
4.3 (604)

Palapa

4123 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Mexican
El Sitio
4.3 (321)

El Sitio

2830 De La Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Mexican

What people say

Akiko Pealatere

I visited Lilly’s Tacos and had an amazing experience. The tacos were fresh, flavorful, and generously filled. The staff was friendly and attentive, making the meal even more enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone craving delicious, authentic tacos!

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Alexey Subach

Value for money is very good. The staff is friendly and smiling. They don’t even put the machine offering to tip into your face. The tacos are pretty basic and simple yet delicious and the portion of meat is very large. Chicken and beef tacos were a bit on the simpler side. The pork tacos were more...

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Emma Ayala

Love that they keep it simple with really great meats, fresh tortillas, and flavorful salsas. By far, the best cabeza taco I’ve ever had and the pastor was really good too!

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Kymble Johnson

There’s a reason why this place has 2,000+ reviews and is so highly rated!! The tacos are authentic, double tortilla, and stuffed pack with meat. I tried one of each: adobada, asada, and pollo. They were all super tasty, and you can put as much salsa and cilantro and cebolla on it as you want.

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Jojo jojo

The tacos are bomb. Really good quality meat and not over priced. Salsas are are very good and lots came to eat here. The service was fast.

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