Taqueria Los Pericos is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

1. Taqueria Los Pericos

8.5
139 Water St (at River St.), Santa Cruz, CA
Burrito Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 35 tips and reviews

Rebekah W.Rebekah Wolf: Really good fish tacos. One is plenty.

Brian K.Brian Karfunkel: Carne asada pericos taco was really good. Al pastor taco was even better. Good fish tacos too.

Annabel C.Annabel Chick: Amazing fish tacos. The chips and salsa all tasted so fresh.

Las Palmas Taco Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

2. Las Palmas Taco Bar

7.5
55 Front St (at Beach St), Santa Cruz, CA
Taco Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews

Lee S.Lee Shep: Crispy chicken tacos are the best! And the lemonade is like liquid crack!

Joel C.Joel Corpus: Can't beat the simplicity of a ground beef crispy taco and a side of cheese nachos. Great spot and really cheap!

Stacy R.Stacy Renee: Always get the crunchy tacos!

El Palomar Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

3. El Palomar Restaurant

7.2
1336 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 58 tips and reviews

Duy T.Duy Tran: The tacos here are fantastic!

Chuck D.Chuck Davison: Great little place in an old hotel lobby with lots of options. Tacos are good. Hand made tortillas and a hint of cabbage. Prawns are really baby shrimp. Asada has great flavor. enough w/ critic try it

Merve K.Merve Kitapci: Delicious tacos & awesome margaritas made with seleccion 1146

Harbor Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

4. Harbor Cafe

9.0
535 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Café · 41 tips and reviews

Rick S.Rick Siegler: Tacos and Beer for $5,on Tues Wed Thursday Evenings.What a great deal!

VVineygirlVVineygirl: $5 fish taco and beer on Thursdays!!! Bottomless mimosas on Friday.

Laura D.Laura DeBenning: Bloody Mary, fish tacos & polenta fries!

Tacos Moreno is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

5. Tacos Moreno

7.8
1053 Water St (at Magnolia St.), Santa Cruz, CA
Taco Restaurant · Eastside · 24 tips and reviews

John B.John Bosso: Best Burritos, tacos and quesadillas period! Read more.

Ruby A.Ruby Anaya: Best Taco's in Santa Cruz.

Ryan B.Ryan Block: Best tacos in Santa Cruz. Must use salsa.

La Cabaña Taqueria is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

6. La Cabaña Taqueria

7.4
2332 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Westside · 25 tips and reviews

Alberto M.Alberto Mancera: cabeza tacos!! The best!

Todd G.Todd Graves: Awesome carnitas tacos!

MarkMark: The burrito was pretty good, the tacos were great. Lots of good-sounding vegan/vegetarian options here...

Johnny's Harborside is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

7. Johnny's Harborside

7.2
493 Lake Ave (at Eaton St), Santa Cruz, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Eastside · 37 tips and reviews

Jerald S.Jerald Singh: Get the trio of seafood tacos!

Chad H.Chad Hyams: Don't waste time on the taco trio just go for the fish tacos

Joy Y.Joy Yip: The fish tacos were delish! definitely recommend you try them!

El Palomar Taco Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

8. El Palomar Taco Bar

8.0
1336 Pacific Ave (Soquel), Santa Cruz, CA
Taco Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 5 tips and reviews

James F.James Fisher: For a quick bite, go all the way inside this place to the taco bar. Order up some small tacos and an ice cold beer! Yum!

Vicky W.Vicky Watson: Tacos or the Quesdillas

Karina K.Karina Kozak: Happy hour $2 tacos!! 😍

Los Pinos is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

9. Los Pinos

7.8
2019 N Pacific Ave (Water St), Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 12 tips and reviews

Andrea A.Andrea Aquino: Killer lunch: two machete tacos (seared beef with grilled onion slices on corn tortillas) with a squeeze of lime.

Daron Y.Daron Yondem: Lovely Beef Tacos!

Michal S.Michal Subel: Really delicious down to earth food. Guacamole was out of this world. Tacos and quesadillas also amazing.

Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

10. Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room

8.3
221 Cathcart St (btwn Pacific Ave & Cedar St), Santa Cruz, CA
Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 79 tips and reviews

Michael D.Michael Daniels: Fish tacos and sweet potato fries. Great drinks. Great specials and kids menu, too.

Robert B.Robert Butler: Good atmosphere. Fish Soup is massive. Sweet potato fries are quite tasty. I've had better fish tacos, but these are pretty tasty. All in all an excellent choice.

IS K.IS KLE: Can't get enough of this place. Hawaiian fish soup is amazing. Fish tacos, veggie burger, fish sandwich, plantains, fries - all great.

Taqueria Vallarta is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

11. Taqueria Vallarta

7.8
1221 Mission St (at Van Ness Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Westside · 14 tips and reviews

JoJo: fish tacos!!!

Brian S.Brian Strauss: The carne asada burritos are special. The hardshell tacos are a sleeper menu item that not many order.

Becky K.Becky Klein: I love the fresh Salsa! Has a zing sometimes.

Taqueria Vallarta is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

12. Taqueria Vallarta

7.1
608 Soquel Ave (at Oceanview Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Eastside · 12 tips and reviews

Sean D.Sean Deehan: Tacos are a little soggy

Brian S.Brian Strauss: Been coming here for nearly 25 years. Take it from an OG. They are famous for their super burritos. No doubt. But do not sleep on their hard shell tacos in particular. They come with a secret salsa.

Kat .Kat 🐱: Al Pastor and Fish Tacos are soooooo delicious! Carne Asada and Grilled Pollo are not bad too. Definitely coming back again!

Crow's Nest Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

13. Crow's Nest Restaurant

8.3
2218 E Cliff Dr (at 5th Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
American Restaurant · Eastside · 112 tips and reviews

NoahNoah: The fish tacos and pear salad were delicious! The service is friendly and quick despite the busy somewhat crowded nature of the place.

John D.John Donnelly: Service was excellent, fish tacos were yum! Terrible parking. Good bands

Sue L.Sue Lux: Very nice place for lunch. We had the fish tacos and French dip which were tasty. Loved the flan for dessert! The view was superb!

De La Hacienda Taqueria is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

14. De La Hacienda Taqueria

8.0
354 Washington St (at Laurel St), Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Central Santa Cruz · 6 tips and reviews

ᴡ K.ᴡ Killam: Tacos, chimichangas et al. No bullshit

Gabby H.Gabby H: Old school, decent size tacos. Son declared them delish. Normally hates tacos because they are complicated and covered in spicy salsas.

Roxanne P.Roxanne Pao: Flour chicken quesamathrillas. Do it.

Lúpulo Craft Beer House is one of The 15 Best Places for Tacos in Santa Cruz.

15. Lúpulo Craft Beer House

8.7
233 Cathcart St (Cedar), Santa Cruz, CA
Bar · Downtown Santa Cruz · 22 tips and reviews

Lee A.Lee Allen: The carnitas tacos are amazing. Order them now.

Oliver C.Oliver Closeoff: Check out the cool tap handles. Only to be upstaged by the excellent beer selection behind them. And don't eat before you come, the grilled sandwiches are not your mothers grilled cheese....DELISH!!

ColleenColleen: Great selection of limited release and rare beers.