Best Mexican Restaurants in Bend

The taco shop Bend claims as its own. It started as a cart and still feels like one. House-made tortillas, a covered patio, strong margaritas, and a side of fried plantains you should not skip. Source readers voted it best Mexican and best tacos in 2025.

Tip: Weekend brunch runs 10 to noon. The old Galveston location is now Runaround Sue Barbecue, from the same people.

Two shops: this one on the westside and an eastside taco shack on NE Dekalb.

Hours: Daily, opens noon weekdays and 10 on weekends

📍 735 NW Columbia St, Bend, OR 97703

Our first stop for birria tacos in Bend right now. A father and son opened Casa Sur on Century Drive in 2026, and the dad spent more than 20 years as an executive chef. It’s southern Mexican cooking with house-made tortillas, shareable plates and hot stone molcajete bowls, in a room that’s a step dressier than a taco shop.

Tip: Order the birria tacos. Closed Mondays, and open an hour later (until 10) on Friday and Saturday. The covered patio is dog friendly.

Hours: Tue to Thu 11 to 9, Fri and Sat 11 to 10, Sun 11 to 9

📍 335 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702

A local favorite for more than 20 years, with a pile of best margarita awards. Both locations, NorthWest Crossing and Brookswood on the south side, have big heated patios. Bend Magazine singles out the carnitas taco.

Two locations: NorthWest Crossing and Brookswood on the south side.

Hours: Daily from 11

📍 2763 NW Crossing Dr, Bend, OR 97703

A local group doing Mexican and Peruvian food together, which is why there’s ceviche next to the enchiladas. Source readers voted the margarita best in Bend in 2025. The Old Mill one is the easy pre-concert stop.

Several locations: the Old Mill, downtown at 920 NW Bond St, plus Redmond. The old Sunriver Hola is now Rio Sol Latin Kitchen.

📍 680 SW Powerhouse Dr, Bend, OR 97702

A family Mexican restaurant on North Highway 97, by the big-box stores. Sizzling fajitas, combination plates and big booths. Exactly what you want it to be.

Tip: Happy hour is 2:30 to 5 every day.

Hours: Daily from 11

📍 63455 N Hwy 97, Bend, OR 97703

Street tacos from a cart at the On Tap lot, with another cart outside Colima Market. Bend Magazine calls out the quesotaco de birria and the size of the portions.

Two carts: the On Tap lot and outside Colima Market.

📍 1424 NE Cushing Dr, Bend, OR 97701

A family-run food truck cooking a grandmother’s Michoacán recipes. Quesabirria, birria ramen, handmade corn tortillas and gorditas, out of a parking lot on NE 3rd.

📍 849 NE 3rd St, Bend, OR 97701

Barrio’s downtown restaurant on Wall Street isn’t open to the public anymore. The food lives on at this truck at Midtown Yacht Club: wet burritos, Cuban sandwiches, tacos and churros, with indoor and outdoor seating and a bar a few steps away.

Same owners as Shimshon in NorthWest Crossing and the Bodega Market downtown.

A local taco counter with two spots: one by On Tap on the east side and one inside The Grove market hall in NorthWest Crossing. Fast, friendly, and easy with kids.

Two counters: by On Tap on the east side, and inside The Grove in NorthWest Crossing.

📍 1462 NE Cushing Dr #130, Bend, OR 97701

A westside burrito institution just off 14th Street. The menu wanders well past Mexican, the fish burrito is a classic, and the patio is one of the most relaxed in town.

📍 635 NW 14th St, Bend, OR 97703

Counter service and a drive-through on Galveston. It opens at 6:30 most mornings for breakfast burritos and, per Bend Magazine, stays open well past midnight. That makes it one of the only real late-night food options in town.

A counter-serve burrito shop that’s been a Bend cheap-eats answer for a very long time. Source readers put it second for best burrito in 2025.

Two Bend shops: downtown and the east side.

📍 1133 NW Wall St, Suite 101, Bend, OR 97703

Calls itself Bend’s only Mexican bakery. Conchas, bolillos, tres leches, flan and custom cakes for birthdays and quinceañeras, baked every morning.

Tip: Tamales are a weekend special, Friday to Sunday. A new Redmond shop is on NW Greenwood Ave.

Two shops: 1375 NE 2nd St in Bend and 520 NW Greenwood Ave in Redmond.

Hours: Daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

📍 1375 NE 2nd St #A, Bend, OR 97701

A casual counter in Bend and Redmond. Carne asada burritos, mini tacos with tripa or cabeza, loaded fries, breakfast plates and aguas frescas.

Two shops: 304 SE 3rd St in Bend and 530 SW 6th St in Redmond.

📍 304 SE 3rd St, Bend, OR 97702

A new 2026 Bend kitchen that hand-rolls tamales every morning and delivers them across Central Oregon. Three flavors: red chili pork, chicken, and green chili cheese.

Tip: Order by 11 a.m. for same-day delivery. The masa is made with lard, so none are vegetarian.

Hours: Delivery only

Open since 2009 on 6th Street. Mexican and Latin American plates with fun twists like carnitas ravioli and coconut shrimp tacos, plus a long list of margaritas.

Tip: There’s a $15 lunch menu, and lunch and drink specials run 11 to 4.

📍 447 SW 6th St, Redmond, OR 97756

Mexican classics, hand-cut steaks and seafood in one big Redmond restaurant. Tableside guacamole, fajitas, chile verde and seafood enchiladas with lobster sauce.

Tip: A $20 lunch and dinner menu and a $12 lunch menu keep it easy on the wallet.

📍 2414 S Hwy 97, Redmond, OR 97756

A family Mexican restaurant in downtown Redmond, with a sister restaurant in Oakridge. Classic plates in a bright, festive room.

📍 526 SW 6th St, Redmond, OR 97756

Javier and Lorena Luna, from Jerez, Zacatecas, opened Rancho Viejo in 2007. Chicken, pork, beef and seafood platters, a cantina full of tequila and margaritas, and an outdoor patio.

📍 150 E Cascade Ave, Sisters, OR 97759

A Jalisco-rooted family restaurant and tequila bar. The family brought its recipes to Central Oregon in 1996. Margaritas, a long tequila list and a big patio in the Village.

Waterfront Latin American cooking and craft cocktails on the banks of the Deschutes, in the old Hola spot. House tortilla chips with three salsas, tuna ceviche and a cantina patio.

Tip: Open Mon 4 to 8 and Fri to Sun noon to 8. Closed Tue to Thu. Reservations are smart for groups.

Hours: Mon 4 to 8, Fri to Sun 12 to 8

📍 17430 Deschutes Rd, Sunriver, OR 97707