Street-style and new-wave tacos from Taco Bamba. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Eat Great Cheap 2022: Washington’s Best Taco Spots

Our 30 favorite places to satisfy a craving for carnitas or quesabirria.

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A great taco hasn’t always been easy to find around here. Now there’s no need to apologize to homesick Mexicans and Texans. Washington is flush with terrific family-run taquerias, cheffy upstarts, and gas-station gems. Here are our 30 favorite places to satisfy a taco craving.

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Ann Limpert
Ann Limpert
Executive Food Editor/Critic

Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.

Anna Spiegel
Food Editor

Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.

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