La Jolla's 10 Mexican restaurants and taco shops are led by Puesto La Jolla on Wall Street, La Corriente for Baja-coastal Mexican, and La Jollita for traditional plates—tacos, burritos, fish tacos, and California burritos across 92037.
1026 Wall St, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-454-1260
Verified1251 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
8587320071
Verified456 Pearl St, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-203-3132
Verified7918 Ivanhoe Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-352-6867
Verified5504 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-454-8940
Verified8855 Villa La Jolla Dr Suite 404-06, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-546-9377
Verified1037 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-454-7655
Verified2175 Avenida De La Playa, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-459-7900
Verified7345 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-454-4631
Verified6990 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
+1 858-551-1817
VerifiedPuesto La Jolla on Wall Street is the most-searched Mexican restaurant in La Jolla, drawing steady lines for its signature guacamole-topped tacos and rotating seasonal menu in a modern dining room a block off Prospect.
La Corriente La Jolla serves Baja-coastal Mexican with a broader menu that covers ceviches, entrees, and mezcal cocktails, while La Jollita brings a more traditional sit-down format for tacos, enchiladas, and combination plates. Both operate in the Village core and pull a different crowd than Puesto's counter-and-bar setup.
Puesto on Wall Street runs the most popular taco operation in La Jolla, with the filet mignon and chicken al pastor tacos drawing the most orders. The Taco Stand on Pearl Street is technically categorized under American but serves Tijuana-style street tacos—adobada on the spit, carne asada on a flat top—at prices well below the Village average.
For late-night or early-morning tacos, Raymundo's Taco Shop and the Rigoberto's locations on La Jolla Boulevard handle the taco-shop crowd with larger portions and drive-through windows, and Don Carlos Taco Shop runs a counter-service format near the Shores.
Authentic sit-down Mexican in La Jolla leans more toward Baja-coastal and contemporary interpretations than the taqueria-heavy scenes in Barrio Logan or National City. La Corriente pulls the closest to Baja flavors with ceviches, aguachile, and mezcal cocktails built around a coastal Mexican menu.
La Jollita runs a more traditional combination-plate format, and the taco shops along La Jolla Boulevard—Raymundo's and the Rigoberto's locations—stay closer to the San Diego taco-shop standard with carne asada plates, burritos, and rolled tacos. For the deepest Mexican food concentration in San Diego, Barrio Logan is roughly 20 minutes south.
Puesto La Jolla runs a beer-battered fish taco on its regular menu, and The Taco Stand on Pearl Street serves a Baja-style fish taco that holds closer to the Ensenada original—battered white fish, cabbage, crema, salsa.
The fish-taco tradition in San Diego runs deeper than La Jolla alone. Rubio's Coastal Grill on La Jolla Village Drive is the chain that helped popularize Baja fish tacos in the U.S. and still operates a location in 92037. For a wider selection of fish tacos along the coast, Encinitas and Del Mar both add beachside options within a short drive north.
Puesto La Jolla on Wall Street is the closest Mexican restaurant to La Jolla Cove—roughly a two-block walk from the bluff overlook. Its rooftop bar and patio seating make it a natural stop after a Cove visit, especially during happy hour on weekday evenings.
La Corriente and La Jollita are both within walking distance of the Cove through the Village streets, and The Taco Stand on Pearl Street is a 5-minute walk inland for a faster, less expensive taco run.
The California burrito—carne asada, french fries, cheese, and sour cream wrapped in a flour tortilla—is widely considered San Diego's signature Mexican-food contribution. In La Jolla, the taco shops along La Jolla Boulevard like Raymundo's Taco Shop serve the format as a menu staple.
The fish taco runs a close second, with San Diego credited as the city that brought the Baja-style battered fish taco into the U.S. mainstream. Rubio's Coastal Grill on La Jolla Village Drive was one of the original chains built around that concept. Both dishes are available at nearly every Mexican restaurant and taco shop in 92037.
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