You may ask, “why eat Mexican food when you’re in Lebanon, motherland of the most amazing cuisine known to mankind?” NO, you’re probably not asking that, you know why? BECAUSE MEXICAN FOOD IS AWESOME AF. That, and the fact that eating tabbouleh erryday will dull our souls. Ladies and gents, get your sombreros on because I’m taking you out for El Comida Mexicana!
For restaurant numbero uno I wanted to take you to Chili’s in Achrafieh for obvious reasons of course! Look at those sizzling platters mmmmmmm!
Pacifico is the first Latino-themed restaurant to have ever opened in Monot, and some people say, in all of Lebanon
Garcia’s is for those who will venture a little outside of Beirut to Dbayeh around sunset on a quest for real Mexican flavors. Can you look at this and not cry?
Joe Pena’s 1987 is old, authentic, and has a great vibe!
Carlito’s: the tagline (no son solo nachos y margaritas) says enough. Mexican food is not only nachos and margaritas
O Cacti is relatively new, and it’s about a 30-minute drive from Downtown Beirut
Have a Mexican night and get yo booty to Hamra so your Spanish can become fluent at La Palma. They serve a variety of traditional Mexican meals
And as if all those weren’t enough, you could be a lucky one to come across the Mexican food truck, El Gringo
Then of course there’s the Lebanese restaurant Roadster Diner that offers some Mexican themed starters! Pretty good stuff
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