Where to find the best tacos in Fresno, neighborhood by neighborhood
Fresno's taco scene rivals any city in California. Here's where to eat, sorted by neighborhood.
Sarah Chen•
Ask ten Fresnans where to find the best tacos and you'll get eleven answers. Here's our attempt at a fair map, broken out by neighborhood.
Southeast Fresno / Kings Canyon: Taqueria Don Pepe on Kings Canyon Road is the platonic ideal of a Fresno taqueria — cash-only, styrofoam plates, and carne asada that's been on the grill since 6 a.m.
North Blackstone: La Elegante's al pastor trompo is the reason lines wrap around the building on Friday nights. Order it with pineapple.
Downtown / Chinatown: El Premio Mayor on Kern Street does a birria consommé worth the trip, especially after a Grizzlies game at Chukchansi Park.
West Fresno: Tacos Los Nietos, a truck that parks near Fresno Street and Ashlan, is our pick for suadero. Show up before 9 p.m. or expect to be disappointed.
Honorable mentions: Tacos El Cuñado (Belmont), La Casa de Juana (Shields), and — yes — the little taqueria inside the Vallarta Supermarkets on Cedar.