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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in CITY Magazine, RochesterFirst (WROC News 8), and (585) Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Neno's Gourmet Mexican Street Food Dinner In · Rochester
Neno's is a gourmet Mexican street-food kitchen on Monroe Avenue, and CITY Magazine's own write-up of the room puts the birria tacos at the front of the menu. Order the birria tacos, with consomme to dip them in.
Tavos Antojitos y Tequila · Rochester
Authentic antojitos and tequila with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients.
Taqueria Monterrey · Rochester
Dan Gross of WROC News 8 covered the opening at the corner of Culver and Atlantic, a fast-casual room the owners built out after running a food truck for a year. The kitchen cooks traditional Mexican food from Nuevo Leon: tacos, burritos, quesadillas and flautas, with Friday specials and a stew that rotates. Order a plate of tacos and ask what the stew is that day.
Monte Alban · Rochester
Monte Alban Mexican Grill expanded to two more suburbs after the success of its original Irondequoit location on East Ridge Road, CITY Magazine's Dayna Papaleo writes in the magazine's Cheap Eats guide. (585) Magazine describes the family-friendly rooms and a menu that takes longer to digest than the meal. Order from the lunch combos, which are the midday way to go here.
Peach blossom · Downtown
Peach Blossom quietly opened in the old Byblos and Bianca space at Main and State, a small no-frills mother-and-son operation pushing out some of the most traditional Mexican food in Rochester, (585) Magazine's Naz Banu writes. The kitchen uses fewer ingredients to make dishes greater than the sum of their parts, including hard-to-find sopes. Order the sopes, or a plate of tacos to share.