Mexican & Latin American Food in Downtown Redwood City

Michoacán-style carnitas sold by the pound or in tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, from a family-owned Northern California taqueria group, on El Camino by Sequoia Station.

Mexican market rooted in Redwood City since 1984, with a taqueria counter, a pan dulce bakery, and a full butcher case.

Build-your-own burritos, bowls, tacos, and salads from the national chain, on Theatre Way near the Cinemark, with a salsa line that moves quickly before a movie.

Peruvian home cooking on El Camino: lomo saltado, ceviche, rotisserie-style chicken, and other Andean comfort dishes, with tables big enough for families.

Homey taqueria across from Sequoia High with Mexico City-style tacos, huaraches, quesadillas, and other chilango street food at budget prices.

Birria in every form across El Camino from Sequoia Station: quesabirria, birria tacos, and tortas with consommé for dipping, plus tacos al carbón.

Mexico City-style fonda from the brothers behind the Los Carnalitos taco truck, with handmade tortillas, mole poblano, cochinita pibil, and pozole. A tequila and mezcal bar pours house cocktails.

Argentine empanada shop on Main Street baking beef, chicken, chorizo, and vegetable empanadas, with salads, soups, alfajores, and dulce de leche sweets, plus beer, wine, and sangria.

Coastal Mexican cooking with a seafood focus at the Maple St end of Broadway: ceviches, shrimp dishes, and fish plates. Works for a business lunch or a relaxed dinner.

Mexican counter in the Broadway strip by Maple St, with breakfast burritos, chilaquiles, chorizo quesadillas, and breakfast tacos for the morning crowd.

Couldn't confirm current hours. Call ahead.

Peruvian restaurant at the end of Theatre Way (the old Arya Steakhouse space) with ceviche, lomo saltado, pollo a la brasa, and pisco cocktails under a flower-draped ceiling.

Latin-inspired tapas and seafood with a tequila- and mezcal-heavy bar. Weekend brunch by day, and on Friday and Saturday nights the room turns into a lounge.

↻ Lounge Party Nights: Every Fri & Sat, 9:30 PM

Corn in many forms: elote in cups, on the stick, and as 'ribs', plus other corn-based Mexican snacks, from a shop on El Camino that opened in October 2024.

Burritos, tacos, and Sinaloa-style sushi steps from Courthouse Square, with a busy patio, happy hour, weekend brunch, and a late-night bar later in the week.

Tacos, fajitas, and Latin plates under a big string-lit patio on Middlefield Rd, with a serious tequila and pisco cocktail list and weekend brunch.

Taqueria a block from the Caltrain station, with burritos, tacos, and quesadillas at budget prices and a counter that suits a quick lunch.

The Sol family's Puebla-style Mexican restaurant at Broadway and Theatre Way, with several moles, Puebla specialties, and margaritas.

Couldn't confirm current hours. Call ahead.

Tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and Crunchwraps from the national chain, with a drive-thru and dining room on Veterans Boulevard near Walnut St.

Counter-service taqueria on Middlefield, the original of a small local group, with tacos, burritos, and quesabirria at budget prices.

House-made tortillas, barbacoa, quesabirria, and al pastor at a no-frills El Camino taqueria that suits a late-night taco run.

Newer taqueria tucked onto Arguello Street just off Broadway, turning out tacos and burritos for takeout or a quick bite on the go.

Couldn't confirm current hours. Call ahead.