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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Post and Courier, CHStoday, and Charleston City Paper. Updated August 2026.
Taco Boy Charleston · Folly Road
Fresh, bold tacos from carne asada to crispy fried-avocado, with a buzzy patio.
Mex 1 Coastal Cantina · Charleston
Voted Best Mexican and Best Margarita, for Baja-style coastal tacos.
Rancho Lewis · Downtown
Border-food-meets-cowboy-cooking with old-fashioned tacos and sizzling fajitas.
Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano · North Charleston
A beloved family-owned spot for authentic, affordable Mexican.
El Molino Supermarket · West Ashley
El Molino Supermarket runs a taqueria counter inside its West Ashley grocery store, topping tacos with onions and cilantro and serving them with salsa and radish and cucumber slices. It won both Best Tacos and Best Burrito in the Charleston City Paper's 2026 readers' poll, with a second location in North Charleston.