Blog · The Best Bite · Williamsburg · October 2026
The 5 Best Mexican Restaurants in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
From a Mexico City-style dining room on Graham Avenue to a birria truck on Metropolitan, Williamsburg's Mexican food covers a lot of ground. We pulled the picks from The Infatuation, Time Out and Greenpointers, checked ratings and recent reviews, and ranked them.
How we score: Tommy Shark Score (out of 10) = Google rating 35% · Yelp rating 25% · review volume 15% · critics' and local guides 25%, using numbers we checked on Oct 28, 2026. Yelp doesn't let us read its star ratings, so this round uses Google, review volume and guides. We read the ratings and reviews; we haven't eaten at every spot.
- Best overall: Mesa Coyoacan (Score 8.9; chiles en nogada and a deep tequila list)
- Best value: Birria-Landia (Score 8.5; birria tacos from a truck)
- Best for a group: Casa Pública (Score 8.6; outdoor space, frozen margaritas)
The list
Mesa Coyoacan
CDMX MexicanOpen
Google 4.5 (983) · Yelp rating unavailable · On 2 critics' or local guides · checked Oct 28
A long-running Graham Avenue dining room cooking Mexico City-style food. Chiles en nogada is the signature; carnitas and calamari tacos, a seafood stew, elote and churros with dipping sauces round it out, with a deep tequila list behind the bar.
What people like: Warm, attentive staff · dishes that are hard to find elsewhere, like chiles en nogada · strong margaritas
Picked by: Time Out · Greenpointers
Casa Pública
CDMX cantinaOpen
Google 4.4 (615) · Yelp rating unavailable · On 2 critics' or local guides · checked Oct 28
A Mexico City-themed restaurant and bar at Union Avenue and Richardson Street, with outdoor space. It's known for three kinds of queso fundido, scallop aguachile, mole chicken and carnitas tacos, pozole verde and frozen margaritas.
What people like: Frozen margaritas, especially cucumber-jalapeño · friendly, welcoming service
Picked by: The Infatuation · Time Out
Birria-Landia
Birria truckOpen
Google 4.8 (1,407) · Yelp rating unavailable · On 1 critics' or local guide · checked Oct 28
The Williamsburg outpost of the famous Jackson Heights taco truck. Tijuana-style beef birria comes as tacos, mulitas and tostadas, with a cup of rich consommé for dipping. It's a street truck, so plan to eat standing or on the go; The Infatuation suggests bringing cash.
What people like: Rich birria and consommé for dipping · generous mulitas and tostadas Watch out for: Long lines
Picked by: The Infatuation
Esse Taco
TaqueriaOpen
Google 4.4 (732) · Yelp rating unavailable · On 1 critics' or local guide · checked Oct 28
A Mexico City-style counter taqueria from Enrique Olvera's group, the team behind Cosme and Pujol, open since 2024. Critics point to the pork adobada and oyster mushroom tacos, the pineapple agua fresca and a corn-husk meringue ice cream sundae.
What people like: The corn meringue ice cream dessert · oyster mushroom taco · lively room with fast service Watch out for: Pricey for tacos · some find the tacos uneven
Picked by: The Infatuation
Xolo
Mezcal cantinaOpen
Google 4.6 (244) · Yelp rating unavailable · On 1 critics' or local guide · checked Oct 28
An all-day Mexican restaurant near the Williamsburg Bridge from Jorge Boetto, who also runs Mesa Coyoacan, with the mezcal bar Bar Milagro downstairs. Breakfast tacos and tamales in the morning; later, tacos like banana-leaf cod and short rib, plus fried goat cheese bites.
What people like: Deep mezcal list · fresh-juice margaritas · cozy room, friendly service Watch out for: Food can be inconsistent
Picked by: Greenpointers
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What is the best Mexican restaurant in Williamsburg?
Mesa Coyoacan on Graham Avenue tops our list (Score 8.9), known for Mexico City-style cooking and chiles en nogada. Casa Pública on Union Avenue and the Birria-Landia truck on Metropolitan Avenue follow.
Where are the best tacos in Williamsburg?
For birria tacos with consommé, the Birria-Landia truck on Metropolitan Avenue. For Mexico City-style tacos, Esse Taco on Bedford Avenue, from the team behind Cosme, and Casa Pública on Union Avenue.
Where is Birria-Landia in Williamsburg?
The truck parks on Metropolitan Avenue near Marcy Avenue (listed at 495 Metropolitan Ave). It's the Brooklyn outpost of the original Jackson Heights truck.
Sources: The Infatuation, best Williamsburg restaurants (June 2026); The Infatuation, best tacos in NYC (April 2026); Time Out on Mesa Coyoacan; Time Out on Casa Pública; Greenpointers, Mexican food in North Brooklyn. Google ratings and review counts via Wanderlog's Google data; checked Oct 28, 2026. Hours and menus change, so check before you go.