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Amelia’s Taqueria burrito
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Where to Eat Burritos in and Around Boston

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Anecdotally, Bostonians often complain about the city’s dearth of good Mexican and Tex-Mex food. While it might not be a destination for Mexican food like Los Angeles or San Francisco or El Paso or, you know, Mexico, Boston’s definitely got some good spots for burritos (Bostonians just might not be looking hard enough.)

From tiny little carts hawking lunchtime burritos inside train depots to mom-and-pop-neighborhood-joint-cum-local-taqueria-juggernauts, there are plenty of spots in and around the city to snack on a tasty burrito. Here are 18 of the best places to do so in Greater Boston.

This map was originally published on November 30, 2017; it is updated periodically, and the date of the most recent update appears above.

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Tenoch Mexican

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Tenoch has multiple restaurant locations and food trucks these days, not to mention a sit-down restaurant and tequila bar in the works, but it all began over on Riverside Avenue in Medford. It’s best known for its tortas, but Tenoch’s burritos are every bit as good.

Sabroso Taqueria

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The Assembly Row location is Sabroso’s second brick-and-mortar (go to the OG in Boston, too, or hunt down the food truck.) The Somerville spot serves beer and wine, which means that an eater can get a burrito and a Boom Sauce. Comfort food paired with a local brew? Good stuff.

Taco Loco Mexican Grill

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Taco Loco is surely best known for its tacos — they’re in the name, after all — but patrons of the popular Somerville spot have just as much love for its burritos. Try the beef tongue or the adobada. Taco Loco now has a Medford sibling, too.

Cantina La Mexicana

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This Union Square touchstone has been slinging great food for more than two decades now. The burritos (er, burros) are ample and customizable (get the al pastor, though.) Oh, and it’s got one of the sneaky best bars around.

Taquería Jalisco

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Eastie is always worth the drive, but it is especially so when Taquería Jalisco is part of the equation. Ask for the burrito with lengua.

Felipe's Taqueria

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Felipe’s is one of the best summer spots in Harvard Square because it’s got a spacious roof deck on which patrons can sip cheap but good frozen margaritas. The burritos aren’t bad, either. Order the carnitas or the chicken tinga.

Cactus Mexican Grill

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If you don’t live in Eastie, you’ll have to cross the river for this gem. It’s worth it: After wrapping, cooks at Cactus Grill put the burrito on the flat top to achieve browning on the tortilla. It should be the only way.

A burrito sits on a white plate with a side of tortilla chips. There’s a wooden wall in the background.
Maverick square has got some burritos, gang
Cactus Grill/Official Site

Taco Mex

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The portions at Taco Mex are generous. The Colombian-style burrito is the way to go here — pork rinds and a boiled egg star, supported by rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and pico de gallo.

A burrito, wrapped in foil and sliced in half, sits on a white plate on a tablecloth with brightly colored stripes.
Taco Mex’s burrito paisa
Taco Mex/Official Site

Villa Mexico Cafe

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Like Cactus Grill, Villa Mexico Cafe is also down with browning the tortilla on the flat top. A great option for downtown diners. (And the downtown location is a lot more homey than the old location, which was nestled inside of a Beacon Hill gas station.) Pay attention to the special black salsa.

Cross-section of a stuffed chicken burrito. A wrapped starlight mint is on the side of the plate.
Chicken burrito at Villa Mexico Cafe
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Amelia's Taqueria

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Amelia’s has four locations now, and all three are exceptional. Residents of Allston and students at Northeastern, BU, BC, and Berklee are all lucky to have one in their ’hood. The grilled Santa Fe chicken burrito is the correct order at Amelia’s.

Corn, black beans, and red pepper pieces spill out of burrito on a dark wood surface. A red pepper and cilantro sit in the background.
Amelia’s is one of two Allston shops on this list
Amelia’s Taqueria/Official Site

Habanero Mexican Grill

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Habanero serves perhaps the best burrito in the city, and it is so because of the care with which it’s made. Like at Cactus Grill and Villa Mexico, the cooks finish the burrito on a flat top grill, browning the outside of the flour tortilla, adding that Maillard element not present in enough burritos. The pollo burrito is necessary.

Maria's Taqueria

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Boston Magazine once called Maria’s the best burrito in the city. That distinction was no accident. This Tremont Street taqueria has been serving some of the best Mexican food in the city for the better part of the past decade. Go for the shrimp burrito.

A burrito, sliced in half and wrapped in foil, sits on a white plate with guacamole, salsa, and tortilla chips.
A burrito at Maria’s
Maria’s Taqueria/Official Site

Cha Cha Cha Taqueria Boston

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The Cha Cha Cha Taqueria cart inside Back Bay Station is a hungry luncher’s dream. There’s never not a solid line, so plan accordingly. The original spot in Everett is also worth the trip to Everett.

El Triunfo

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This South End Mexican-Salvadoran spot is open late (as is its next-door neighbor and sibling restaurant Ali Baba, which is a dope spot for doner kebab and other Mediterranean treats). Try the ground beef burrito, and get some pupusas while you’re at it. Stay tuned for a new Charlestown location of Ali Baba that’ll also include some El Triunfo dishes.

El Pelón Taqueria

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It’s hard to write anything about El Pelón that hasn’t been written before. It’s a remarkably good taqueria, evidenced by pretty much every food rating website ranking it at the top of every “best burrito in Boston” list. It’s all good, but the right thing to do is to order the El Guapo, which comes with grilled steak and fried plantains. There’s also a Brighton location.

A burrito, sliced in half, sits in a white and red paper container on a wooden table
El Guapo at El Pelón
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Anna's Taqueria

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This taqueria chain has grown so much in the past decade that it feels as though there isn’t a neighborhood in or around Boston that doesn’t have an Anna’s. Don’t let all that growth or the chain status deter you, though — Anna’s is decidedly not Chipotle. Go to the original location on Beacon Street in Brookline and order the carnitas or the veggie. Neither will disappoint.

A burrito, split in half and wrapped in foil, sits on a wooden table with a side of salsa and tortilla chips nearby. An orange Jarritos soda bottle is visible in the background.
Anna’s may have become a chain, but it’s still serving high-quality food
Brian Samuels

Chilacates

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Chilacates is serving excellent street food at its two JP locations, as well as its newer spots in Mission Hill, Chestnut Hill, and the South End. (It’ll also eventually expand to Roslindale.) Get the lengua burrito.

El Barrio Mexican Grill

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This cozy Dorchester spot — which boasts recent renovations — features a streamlined menu of burritos and more. Choose a protein, such as carnitas or shrimp, and extras, such as pickled onions or refried beans. Bonus: There’s beer and margaritas, not to mention tres leches for dessert.

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Tenoch Mexican

Tenoch has multiple restaurant locations and food trucks these days, not to mention a sit-down restaurant and tequila bar in the works, but it all began over on Riverside Avenue in Medford. It’s best known for its tortas, but Tenoch’s burritos are every bit as good.

Sabroso Taqueria

The Assembly Row location is Sabroso’s second brick-and-mortar (go to the OG in Boston, too, or hunt down the food truck.) The Somerville spot serves beer and wine, which means that an eater can get a burrito and a Boom Sauce. Comfort food paired with a local brew? Good stuff.

Taco Loco Mexican Grill

Taco Loco is surely best known for its tacos — they’re in the name, after all — but patrons of the popular Somerville spot have just as much love for its burritos. Try the beef tongue or the adobada. Taco Loco now has a Medford sibling, too.

Cantina La Mexicana

This Union Square touchstone has been slinging great food for more than two decades now. The burritos (er, burros) are ample and customizable (get the al pastor, though.) Oh, and it’s got one of the sneaky best bars around.

Taquería Jalisco

Eastie is always worth the drive, but it is especially so when Taquería Jalisco is part of the equation. Ask for the burrito with lengua.

Felipe's Taqueria

Felipe’s is one of the best summer spots in Harvard Square because it’s got a spacious roof deck on which patrons can sip cheap but good frozen margaritas. The burritos aren’t bad, either. Order the carnitas or the chicken tinga.

Cactus Mexican Grill

If you don’t live in Eastie, you’ll have to cross the river for this gem. It’s worth it: After wrapping, cooks at Cactus Grill put the burrito on the flat top to achieve browning on the tortilla. It should be the only way.

A burrito sits on a white plate with a side of tortilla chips. There’s a wooden wall in the background.
Maverick square has got some burritos, gang
Cactus Grill/Official Site

Taco Mex

The portions at Taco Mex are generous. The Colombian-style burrito is the way to go here — pork rinds and a boiled egg star, supported by rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and pico de gallo.

A burrito, wrapped in foil and sliced in half, sits on a white plate on a tablecloth with brightly colored stripes.
Taco Mex’s burrito paisa
Taco Mex/Official Site

Villa Mexico Cafe

Like Cactus Grill, Villa Mexico Cafe is also down with browning the tortilla on the flat top. A great option for downtown diners. (And the downtown location is a lot more homey than the old location, which was nestled inside of a Beacon Hill gas station.) Pay attention to the special black salsa.

Cross-section of a stuffed chicken burrito. A wrapped starlight mint is on the side of the plate.
Chicken burrito at Villa Mexico Cafe
Dana Hatic/Eater

Amelia's Taqueria

Amelia’s has four locations now, and all three are exceptional. Residents of Allston and students at Northeastern, BU, BC, and Berklee are all lucky to have one in their ’hood. The grilled Santa Fe chicken burrito is the correct order at Amelia’s.

Corn, black beans, and red pepper pieces spill out of burrito on a dark wood surface. A red pepper and cilantro sit in the background.
Amelia’s is one of two Allston shops on this list
Amelia’s Taqueria/Official Site

Habanero Mexican Grill

Habanero serves perhaps the best burrito in the city, and it is so because of the care with which it’s made. Like at Cactus Grill and Villa Mexico, the cooks finish the burrito on a flat top grill, browning the outside of the flour tortilla, adding that Maillard element not present in enough burritos. The pollo burrito is necessary.

Maria's Taqueria

Boston Magazine once called Maria’s the best burrito in the city. That distinction was no accident. This Tremont Street taqueria has been serving some of the best Mexican food in the city for the better part of the past decade. Go for the shrimp burrito.

A burrito, sliced in half and wrapped in foil, sits on a white plate with guacamole, salsa, and tortilla chips.
A burrito at Maria’s
Maria’s Taqueria/Official Site

Cha Cha Cha Taqueria Boston

The Cha Cha Cha Taqueria cart inside Back Bay Station is a hungry luncher’s dream. There’s never not a solid line, so plan accordingly. The original spot in Everett is also worth the trip to Everett.

El Triunfo

This South End Mexican-Salvadoran spot is open late (as is its next-door neighbor and sibling restaurant Ali Baba, which is a dope spot for doner kebab and other Mediterranean treats). Try the ground beef burrito, and get some pupusas while you’re at it. Stay tuned for a new Charlestown location of Ali Baba that’ll also include some El Triunfo dishes.

El Pelón Taqueria

It’s hard to write anything about El Pelón that hasn’t been written before. It’s a remarkably good taqueria, evidenced by pretty much every food rating website ranking it at the top of every “best burrito in Boston” list. It’s all good, but the right thing to do is to order the El Guapo, which comes with grilled steak and fried plantains. There’s also a Brighton location.

A burrito, sliced in half, sits in a white and red paper container on a wooden table
El Guapo at El Pelón
El Pelón/Official Site

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Anna's Taqueria

This taqueria chain has grown so much in the past decade that it feels as though there isn’t a neighborhood in or around Boston that doesn’t have an Anna’s. Don’t let all that growth or the chain status deter you, though — Anna’s is decidedly not Chipotle. Go to the original location on Beacon Street in Brookline and order the carnitas or the veggie. Neither will disappoint.

A burrito, split in half and wrapped in foil, sits on a wooden table with a side of salsa and tortilla chips nearby. An orange Jarritos soda bottle is visible in the background.
Anna’s may have become a chain, but it’s still serving high-quality food
Brian Samuels

Chilacates

Chilacates is serving excellent street food at its two JP locations, as well as its newer spots in Mission Hill, Chestnut Hill, and the South End. (It’ll also eventually expand to Roslindale.) Get the lengua burrito.

El Barrio Mexican Grill

This cozy Dorchester spot — which boasts recent renovations — features a streamlined menu of burritos and more. Choose a protein, such as carnitas or shrimp, and extras, such as pickled onions or refried beans. Bonus: There’s beer and margaritas, not to mention tres leches for dessert.

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