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Tacos in Sacramento, CA, ranked by the locals who eat there.

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Top 5 Tacos in Sacramento

Top Tier EditorialSourcesSactown Magazine

  1. 1

    Nixtaco

    Roseville

    Michelin-recognized. Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat has Rick Mahan grabbing the pork-belly roadkill taco and chips on hand-pressed blue-corn tortillas; chefs Patricio Wise and Cinthia Martinez now guide Oaxaca culinary tours per Best of the City 2025.

  2. 2

    Tacos Alebrije

    Arden-Arcade

    Sactown's 2024 Best Late-Night Al Pastor — a parking-lot pop-up at Watt and Whitney where the spit-fired pork is stained orange-red with achiote and topped with roasted pineapple.

  3. 3

    Lalo's Restaurant

    South Sacramento

    Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat: Isaac Hernandez drives south for morning-service goat barbacoa tacos — the masa is fresh-pressed in-house.

  4. 4

    La Venadita

    Oak Park

    Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat: chef Rick Mahan's pick for the crispy-shell carnitas and chicken tacos — Oak Park's farm-to-fork taqueria.

  5. 5

    Chando's Tacos

    Arden-Arcade

    The Arden Way original — Sactown's taco coverage flags it as a long-line institution for traditional-recipe street tacos, notably the cabeza and carne asada.

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