Aug 14, 2026 | 12:07 pm
The New York Times included four Texas restaurants on its list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States.” Published Thursday, August 13, the Texas restaurants on the list are:
- Nixta Taqueria, a creative taco concept in Austin
- Burnt Bean Co., a barbecue restaurant in Seguin
- Garcia’s Mexican Food, a Tex-Mex diner in San Antonio
- Hugo’s, an interior Mexican restaurant in Houston
James Beard Award-winning food writers Brett Anderson and Bill Esparza did most of the writing. The duo “visited dozens of Mexicans restaurants across the country over the course of a year” to compile the list, the Times explains.
“This list is not an attempt to rank the best Mexican restaurants,” the duo write. “It is, rather, a mosaic of great places to eat, from food trucks to corner restaurants to tasting-menu counters. We hope it tells an expansive story about Mexican cooking in America today — a dynamic cuisine all its own, and as American as any food.”
Operated by Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi, Nixta has drawn lines of Austinites eager for its creative spin on tacos, which includes Asian ingredients such as fish sauce and furikake, as well as a dessert that nods to Mardanbigi’s Persian heritage. Pop-ups further explore Persian cuisine and other creative journey’s outside of the restaurant’s day-to-day…