Mexican Restaurants in East and North London: Area Guide

East and north London hold the widest range of Mexican formats in the capital: pub residencies, brewery pop-ups, halal birria stalls in container markets, Dalston taco bars and sit-down restaurants around Camden and Shoreditch.

This article lists the Mexican restaurants, taquerias, market stalls and takeaway counters mapped in our UK directory east and north of the centre, grouped by the area each postcode places them in. It is a directory listing, not a ranking: we have not eaten at, tested or scored any of them.

Details come from each venue's directory entry: its format, its price band (budget, mid-range, upper mid-range or high end) and the dishes named there. Headings link to the venue page, with the address, website and hours we hold.

Shoreditch and the City fringe

Zapote

At 70 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4QX. A contemporary Mexican restaurant and bar founded by chef Yahir Gonzalez in 2023, with an open live-fire kitchen, an aguachile bar and a mezcal and tequila list. Upper mid-range band, closed Sundays and Mondays.

Santo Remedio Shoreditch

The group's taqueria at 55 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HP: tacos, tostadas and cocktails. Mid-range; Mondays start at 17:00, other days from midday.

Wahaca Shoreditch

At 140 Tabernacle Street, London EC2A 4SD, near Old Street station. Tacos, margaritas and shareable plates, described in the entry as Mexican food with a British twist.

Spitalfields, Whitechapel and the docks

DF Tacos Shoreditch

A modern Mexican diner from the Wahaca family at the Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR. Affordable tacos, burritos and margaritas. Budget band.

Lupita Spitalfields

A taqueria at 60-62 Commercial Street, London E1 6LT, close to Spitalfields Market: tacos, burritos and cocktails. Mid-range band.

Los Gordos BOXPARK Shoreditch

A Mexican-Colombian street food stall at BOXPARK Shoreditch, 2-10 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6GY, with tacos, burritos and gluten-free options. The operator also trades at Freight Brixton.

Chicome

A Mexican-Peruvian-Spanish fusion restaurant at 2 Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1AA, overlooking St Katharine Docks. Fine dining with marina views, upper mid-range, closed Mondays.

Hackney and Dalston

The E8 entries sit along Mare Street and the Kingsland Road corridor.

Caldera

An independent neighbourhood restaurant and bar at 143 Mare Street, London E8 3FW: tacos, sharing plates and margaritas. Mid-range, to 23:00 on Fridays.

Hacha

A cocktail bar with Mexican dining at 378 Kingsland Road, London E8 4AA. The entry records its Mirror Margarita as voted seventh in a world cocktail ranking and named London's best by Time Out.

Del74

A Dalston taco bar at 129 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2PB, owned by Enrique, from Tabasco in Mexico. It specialises in gluten-free tacos, with margaritas and micheladas alongside.

El Jardín at Hackney Picturehouse

At Hackney Picturehouse cinema, 270 Mare St, London E8 1HE: a Latin pop-up in residence from chef Michel, Colombian-born and London-raised. Tacos, tostadas and chicken tinga; earlier residencies were at Bruno Victoria Park and Swirl E10.

Leytonstone, Walthamstow, Stratford and Canary Wharf

Homies on Donkeys

A Mexican-owned independent taqueria at 686 High Road Leytonstone, London E11 3AA, run by Tijuana-raised chefs. The entry records it as award-winning and cutlery-free, with handmade tortillas in a casual cantina setting, and moved here from Wood Street Market in Walthamstow in 2023.

Acme Taco

At 40FT Brewery Blackhorse Road, Unit 18, Uplands Business Park, London E17 5QJ: a residency from chef Andrew Clarke of Acme Fire Cult, running since April 2026. Live-fire tacos, Thursday to Sunday, no reservations.

Wahaca Stratford

At 6 Chestnut Plaza, Westfield Stratford City, London E20 1GL, close to the Olympic Park. Market-style street food, tacos and margaritas in an open dining space.

Wahaca Canary Wharf

At The Park Pavilion, 40 Canada Square, London E14 5FW: street food and shareable plates aimed at Docklands business lunches and after-work tacos.

Islington and Hoxton

Wahaca Islington

In a converted townhouse at 68-69 Upper Street, London N1 0NY, opposite Islington Green Gardens, minutes from Angel station. Mexican small plates and cocktails.

Thrift Taco

At Howl at the Moon pub, 178 Hoxton Street, London N1 5LH (also at The Great Beyond brewery): a taco residency launched in March 2025. Tacos made with British ingredients; the hours we hold run Wednesday to Sunday.

King's Cross

El Pastor King's Cross

Unit 27, Coal Drops Yard, London N1C 4DQ, in the reimagined Victorian railway arches. Tacos, tostadas and an extensive mezcal and tequila selection. Mid-range, to 23:30 on Fridays.

Stoke Newington

Two of the three N16 entries began as market stalls elsewhere in London.

Sonora Taqueria

At 208 Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 7HU: northwestern Mexican food, grilled meats and flour tortillas, from a kitchen that started as a taco shack in Netil Market. Budget band, closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Tigre Tacos

A So-Cali style taco specialist at 92 Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 7NY, grown from a Bermondsey street stand, with fish and vegetarian options beside the meat fillings.

Corrochio's

At 70-74 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 7XB. The entry describes a three-in-one site combining restaurant, cantina and late-night bar, with contemporary Mexican cooking, and notes the Mexican brunch it is known for.

Camden and Euston

NW1 is the busiest district in this listing: the market yards, Eversholt Street and Hampstead Road hold a tequila bar, a rooftop terrace and two birria stalls.

Mestizo

A Mexican restaurant and tequila bar at 103 Hampstead Road, London NW1 3EL, open since 2005, with regional dishes, over 200 tequilas and an attached Mexican market.

El Cenote

Near Camden Market at 2 Inverness Street, Camden, London NW1 7HJ, from ex-Ella Canta chef Daniel Sanchez. Tacos, quesadillas and enchiladas, with tequila and mezcal; Fridays run to 01:00.

The Lucky Club Camden

A rooftop margarita and taco bar at North Stables Yard, Camden Market, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AH, with a 5,600 sq ft terrace and retractable roof. Contemporary tacos featuring lobster, lamb birria and oyster mushroom.

Meathead Mexican

At West Yard, Camden Market, London NW1 8AF (street-food stall, no table service). The entry records it as the UK's first stall dedicated to birria tacos, served quesabirria-style with consommé.

Birria Taco BOXPARK Camden

A halal birria taco stall at BOXPARK Camden, 56 Bayham Pl, London NW1 0EU, part of the Birria Taco UK group. Cal-Mex birria tacos, birria ramen and nachos, with a following built on TikTok.

La Chingada Euston

At 160 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BL, a short walk from Euston. Tacos, tostadas and regional specialities. Mid-range, closed Mondays.

Wembley and Ilford

Hola Guacamole BOXPARK Wembley

A kiosk at Unit 10, BOXPARK Wembley, 18 Olympic Way, London HA9 0JT, from a vendor that began in 2013 as a Citroen HY food truck in Camden Market and also trades at Gabriel's Wharf. Burritos, quesadillas and tacos with grilled chicken or steak.

Birria Taco Mercato Metropolitano Ilford

A market vendor rather than a standalone restaurant, at Mercato Metropolitano Ilford, 1 Cranbrook Rd, Ilford IG1 4DU: halal birria tacos and Cal-Mex specialities. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Fast-casual counters and chain branches

• Tortilla London Wall - 49 London Wall, London EC2M 5TE. The hours we hold are weekday lunchtimes only, 11:00 to 15:00, closed Sundays.
• Tortilla Spitalfields - 32 Brushfield Street, London E1 6AT. Burritos, tacos, nachos and margaritas on tap.
• Chipotle Canary Wharf - 45 Bank Street, London E14 5NY. Fast-casual Mexican, 11:00 to 23:00 daily.
• Chilango Islington - 27 Upper Street, London N1 0PN, near Angel. Burritos, tacos and nachos; cashless and vegan-friendly.
• Tortilla Islington - 138 Upper Street, London N1 1QP. Burritos, bowls, tacos and nachos, to 22:30 on Fridays.
• Tortilla King's Cross - Unit R9, King's Cross Station, London N1C 4AH. Grab-and-go for travellers and locals.
• Tortilla Camden - 184 Camden High Street, London NW1 8QP, near Camden Market. Burritos, tacos and margaritas.

How to use this listing, and how to cook it at home

Our directory maps Mexican venues across the UK rather than judging them: no scores, no order of merit. East and north London carry a lot of residencies, pop-ups and market pitches, and those move or change days more often than restaurants, so check with the venue before you travel. If an address or opening pattern here is out of date, use the report link on the venue's page and we will amend the record.

Much of what turns up on these menus is straightforward to cook. Beef birria tacos with consommé cover the dish behind the Camden and Ilford stalls, Sonoran flour tortillas the northwestern style, and suadero tacos a taqueria staple. For the bar side there is a margarita recipe, and our British drinker’s guide to mezcal and tequila sets out what separates the two spirits.