Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Alexandria

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Old Town has the most Mexican food in Alexandria, on King Street, South Washington Street and in Parker-Gray. Del Ray has three places on and off Mount Vernon Avenue, and Carlyle, the Van Dorn and Pickett Street area, Potomac Yard and the West End have the rest.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Alexandria’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 19, 2026. Others were added from the Virginia Department of Health’s food inspection records and their own sites. Four places have no working website we could find; each was inspected by the health department in 2026, and we give the date. A Tex-Mex chain at Bradlee is in the map data but its own store page no longer exists, so it is not listed. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Casa Tequila Bar & Grill on Duke Street, near Old Town, is a full-service restaurant on state health records, inspected Aug. 6, 2026. We could not find a website.

Chipotle has three stores in the city: at Potomac Yard, on Duke Street at Foxchase and on King Street in Old Town, all for dine-in, pickup and delivery.

Chop Shop Taco in Parker-Gray calls itself a cocktail and beer, taco-slinging car garage. It has a dining room and patio, first come, first served, and a weekday happy hour.

District Taco on South Washington Street is a branch of the District Taco chain. It opens at 8 a.m. daily and caters.

Don Taco on King Street is a two-level Mexican restaurant and tequila bar. It takes reservations, serves weekend brunch from noon to 3 p.m. and has a kids menu.

Dos Amigos on East Braddock Road no longer controls its old web address, but state health records show a full-service restaurant inspected Aug. 18, 2026.

Dos Hermanos on Commonwealth Avenue in Del Ray describes itself as Tex-Mex with grilled fajitas. It takes reservations and has a happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. daily.

El Tipico Bar & Grill on South Pickett Street is listed as Tex-Mex in OpenStreetMap; its website did not load, and the state inspected it on Sept. 22, 2026.

Los Tios Grill is a family-owned Tex-Mex restaurant serving Northern Virginia since 2004, its site says, with two Alexandria locations. Both serve brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends and have a happy hour.

San Antonio Bar & Grill on Hoffman Street in Carlyle is on state health records, inspected July 29, 2026. Its old web address no longer belongs to the restaurant.

Taco Bell Cantina on King Street is a Taco Bell with an upscale design and alcoholic drinks, its page says, and late-night hours.

Taqueria Picoso on North Beauregard Street has a daily happy hour at the bar and shows games.

Taqueria el Poblano on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray opened in 1999 and serves regional Mexican and Los Angeles-style food, its site says, including fish tacos, duck carnitas and tacos al pastor.

Tequila & Taco on John Carlyle Street serves tacos, Tex-Mex fajitas and margaritas, with a long list of tequilas.

Urbano 116 on lower King Street serves Tex-Mex, from fajitas to street-style tacos, with a bar, its site says.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get Mexican food in Alexandria?

This list has 18 Mexican and Tex-Mex places inside the city. Old Town has the most, on King Street, South Washington Street and Madison Street; Del Ray, Carlyle, the Van Dorn and Pickett Street area and the West End have the rest.

Where can I get tacos early in the morning in Alexandria?

District Taco at 701 S. Washington St. lists hours from 8 a.m. daily, and Taco Bell Cantina at 417 King St. lists late-night hours on its page.

Which Alexandria Mexican restaurants serve weekend brunch?

Both Los Tios Grill restaurants, on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray and on South Van Dorn Street, list brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and Don Taco on King Street lists brunch from noon to 3 p.m. on weekends.

Is there Mexican food with patio seating in Alexandria?

Chop Shop Taco at 1008 Madison St. says it has dining room and patio seating, first come, first served.