The 14 best Mexican restaurants in Singapore

Cafe Iguana has been serving Mexican fare since 2000. Popular orders include the Salsa Flight, which consists of free-flow tortilla chips and five dips like guacamole and pico de gallo, as well as DIY tacos ranging from fish to wagyu beef. To drink, Iguanarita is the signature Margarita with 100% blue agave tequila and Brewerkz draft beer, and the Tommy’s Margarita can be ordered frozen and flavoured with different fruits. Cafe Iguana has outlets at Riverside Point and Orchard Rendezvous Hotel. Click on the links to book.

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Formerly known as Margarita’s East Coast, Comida Mexicana backs up its rebrand with a menu of fuss-free Mexican food. The popular enchiladas can be ordered with toppings from baked crab to steak ranchero, while burritos come stuffed with meat, beans, guacamole, and sour cream. Soursop gives the margaritas a touch of the tropics, while the Grand Margarita showcases reposado tequila.

Monday – Sunday, 11.30am – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10pm

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Chimichanga’s namesake dish is a deep-fried wheat burrito stuffed with meat, Amarillo rice, and cheese, then topped with salsa verde, sour cream, and pico de gallo. The Little India location has an alluringly smoky Mezcal Margarita, while the latest Vivocity branch offers 13 variations of the classic cocktail. The chain also has outlets at PLQ, Little India, Holland Village, and Marina Bay.

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El Mero Mero’s prime location at Chijimes means you can savour taqueria-style dishes outdoors. Tacos take precedence among the food and serve as vehicles for cochinita (slow-cooked pork), black adobo chicken, and mezcal-marinated shrimp. Among the drinks, the Blood Orange Margarita stands out with mezcal, blood orange soda, and Maldon salt.

Monday – Thursday, 12pm – 3pm,  5pm – 10.30pm
Friday & Saturday, 12pm – 11pm
Sunday, 12pm 10.30pm

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The highlight among Huevos’ tacos is barbacoa lamb, or New Zealand lamb slow-cooked in banana leaves and doused with serrano mint jelly, red onion salsa, and seared tomato. Burritos can be ordered breakfast-style with hash browns, eggs, guacamole, cheese, sour cream, and sauces, or as a bowl with protein and rice. To drink, the classic Margarita is served either shaken or frozen.

Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 3pm, 5pm – 10pm
Closed on Monday and the first Tuesday of the month

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Dancing is highly unlikely after consuming La Salsa’s hefty burritos, which are offered with 10 protein choices from shredded duck confit to grilled sea bass, and come with sweet potato fries, guacamole, and salad on the side. Their margaritas can be customised either with tequila or mezcal and spiced with jalapeno.

Tuesday – Thursday, 3pm – midnight
Friday, 12pm – 1am
Saturday, 12pm – 2am
Sunday, 12pm – midnight
Closed on Monday

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Margarita’s has been whipping up honest plates of enchiladas, tacos, burritos, and churros since 1988, and claims to be the oldest Mexican restaurant in Singapore. They are also serious about their namesake cocktail, which are available in multiple flavours or as the Bulldog: a bottle of Corona turned upside down into the drink.

Monday – Sunday, 11.30am to 10.30pm

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Nixta takes pride in sourcing non-GMO heirloom corn from small Mexican farms, which they nixtamalise (a softening process) and grind in-house. It becomes the basis for dishes like kurobuta pork belly al pastor taco topped with pineapple, pork rind, and shaved radish. The upscale restaurant also has a dedicated Margarita section ranging from their Nixta Especial to Maracuya (Don Julio Blanco tequila, passionfruit, and taijin salt rim).

Monday – Wednesday-, 12pm – 3pm, 5.30pm – 11pm
Thursday – Saturday, 12pm – 11.30pm
Sunday, 12pm – 11pm

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Head Chef Mauricio Espinoza, who hails from the small town of Papalotla, applies his Mexican heritage to the array of tacos such as smoked beef brisket and braised beef cheek. At his Tanjong Pagar and Seah Street locations, he also wraps burritos bulging with meat, rice, beans, cheese, and sour cream. Get them with the restaurant’s shaken or frozen margaritas, which can be flavoured with tamarind, spicy mango, and hibiscus. The chain has a third outlet in Katong. Click on the links to book.

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Platypus Cantina’s burritos can be ordered with hoisin pork belly or chicken and bacon lardon, and are so thoroughly filled with rice and beans that the restaurant calls them “overloaded.” They also claim to have the largest taco selection in Singapore, and regularly offer happy hour deals on margaritas. Platypus has outlets at Raffles Link and East Coast. Click on the links to book.

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It is always a party at Piedra Negra, which occupies the entrance to the lively Haji Lane. Line your stomach with battered shrimp tacos spotting tamarind sauce, refried beans, and habanero mayo, then take on the reposado tequila margaritas.

Monday – Sunday, 12pm – midnight

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Senor Taco, an early entrant in Singapore’s Mexican restaurant scene, has returned to Clarke Quay. As their name suggests, tacos are the stars here, showcasing fillings like kurobuta pork al pastor, Sinaloa-style chicken, and jackfruit. Margaritas come in two forms: frozen lime and spicy mezcal with jalapeno.

Sunday & Monday, 5.30pm to 1am
Tuesday – Thursday, 5.30pm – 2am
Friday & Saturday, 5.30pm – 3am

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Super Loco gets creative with their taco fillings, which range from octopus and pork rind to a lion’s mane mushroom cooked al pastor-style. To drink, they serve Primo Margaritas, which are the classic cocktail made with artisanal mezcal and tequila, together with jugs of frozen pineapple and calamansi Margarita. The restaurant has outlets at Robertson Quay and Customs House. Click on the links to book.

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Tacos are ripe for remixing, which Vatos does. The restaurant fuses them with Korean ingredients to create original flavours like galbi grilled short ribs and soy- and sesame-seasoned pork belly, which are slathered in ssamjang aioli. Burritos are also given the same treatment, with kimchi and Asian slaw joining the usual fixings of Mexican rice, refried beans, and pico de gallo. Wash them down with the Magkeolita, a tequila and makgeolli rendition served in a one-litre jar.

Tuesday – Friday, 12pm – 3.30pm, 5pm – 10.30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 12 – 10:30pm
Closed on Monday

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