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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Washingtonian and Time Out. Updated September 2026.
La Tejana · Mount Pleasant
La Tejana specializes in breakfast tacos in Mount Pleasant. The compact shop makes the morning meal its main event, with tortillas and fillings built for a quick stop or a slower start to the day.
Taqueria Habanero · Columbia Heights
Taqueria Habanero draws on Puebla-style cooking for its tacos. The Columbia Heights kitchen anchors a local group with additional DC-area locations, pairing a focused taco menu with a neighborhood dining room.
Mezcalero Cocina Mexicana · Columbia Heights
A laid-back spot from chef siblings Jessica and Alfredo Solis, known for a molcajete platter that piles steak, shrimp, chicken, and queso fundido into a stone mortar as a shareable protein spread. The tacos hold their own, but the molcajete is the dish regulars come back for, backed by a mezcal-forward bar.
Tacos a la Madre - College Park
A family-run taqueria that started as a pandemic pop-up, now known for birria and carne asada plus quesotacos: tortillas lined with cheese, filled with braised beef, griddled crisp, and served with a mahogany dipping broth. Family members run every station, and the line often stretches to the door.