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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Richmond Magazine and Style Weekly. Updated August 2026.
En Su Boca · Scott's Addition
Richmond Magazine's 2025 Best Tacos winner. a Scott's Addition taqueria pouring Nor-Cal-style tacos, slow-roasted carnitas burritos and fresh guac.
Conejo · Westhampton
Richmond Magazine 2025 runner-up for Best Mexican/Latin and on the 2025 25 Best Restaurants. a Patterson Avenue kitchen milling heirloom corn and flour tortillas in-house.
Mexico Restaurant · Short Pump
Richmond Magazine's 2025 and 2024 Best Mexican/Latin Restaurant winner. a longtime Short Pump cantina on West Broad Street serving fajitas and margaritas.
Cochiloco | Scott's Addition · Richmond
A Scott's Addition taqueria on West Moore Street from the owners of Y Tu Mama and Hibachi Box. Style Weekly's June 2026 Readers' Winners poll named it in the Mexican category, and Richmond Magazine's May 2026 feature on the city's global dining scene also pointed to its menu.
Mí Jalisco Family Méxican Restaurant · Bellevue
A Northside Mexican restaurant on MacArthur Avenue in the Bellevue neighborhood. Style Weekly's 2025 dining and nightlife readers' poll named it in the Mexican category, and Richmond Magazine's 2025 readers' survey also placed it among the city's notable Mexican and Latin kitchens that same year.