Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Asheville

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Asheville’s Mexican restaurants cluster downtown (Mountain Madre, White Duck Taco Shop and Mamacita’s), along Tunnel Road in East Asheville (Papa’s and Beer, Chili’s, Moe’s and Taco Bell) and on Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville (Mountain Madre North and Moe’s). There are taco shops on Haywood Road and in Biltmore Park, and a Chipotle on Patton Avenue.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Asheville’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 12, 2026. We added the second Moe’s and Mountain Madre’s downtown restaurant from those chains’ own location pages, and Taco Boy from its own site. We left out Casa Torres, whose own site gives a Rockwood Road address outside the city, White Duck’s Skyland shop in Arden, and places whose websites would not load for us (The Cantina at Biltmore Village, Limones and several listings with no site). The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Chili’s on Tunnel Road is the Tex-Mex and American grill chain’s Asheville restaurant; its other nearby location is in Arden.

Chipotle on Patton Avenue in West Asheville serves burritos, bowls and tacos, with catering and online ordering from its location page.

Mamacita’s Taqueria says it has been a locally owned family business in downtown Asheville since 2004, serving made-from-scratch Mexican food. It takes takeout orders by phone and online.

Moe’s Southwest Grill has two Asheville restaurants, on Merrimon Avenue and off Tunnel Road at Peaks Center Lane. Both list burritos, quesadillas and tacos built from more than 20 ingredients, with free chips and salsa.

Mountain Madre has a downtown restaurant on West Walnut Street and Mountain Madre North on Merrimon Avenue. Both list Mexican food menus and drink menus on their site.

Papa’s and Beer has two Asheville restaurants. The Brevard Road location says it has served a California-style menu since 2006; the Tunnel Road location, just outside downtown, lists burritos, queso dip, a salsa bar, catering and a private party space.

Taco Bell at 67 Tunnel Road keeps its drive-thru open into the early morning and serves breakfast, according to its location page.

Taco Billy on Haywood Road in West Asheville serves scratch-made tacos, including a signature breakfast taco, at a counter-service shop, its site says. It has a second shop in Black Mountain.

Taco Boy Biltmore Park on Town Square Boulevard is a Mexican taqueria with dining room seating and a sunroom whose retractable doors open to a patio, according to its site.

White Duck Taco Shop serves its a la carte tacos at 12 Biltmore Ave. downtown. Its River Arts District shop is listed as temporarily closed.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get Mexican food in downtown Asheville?

Mountain Madre is at 13 W. Walnut St., White Duck Taco Shop at 12 Biltmore Ave. and Mamacita’s Taqueria on Biltmore Avenue. Papa’s and Beer is just outside downtown at 17 Tunnel Road.

Which Asheville Mexican restaurants are open late?

Taco Bell at 67 Tunnel Road lists drive-thru hours until 3:15 a.m. most nights and 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Papa’s and Beer on Tunnel Road is open until 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Where can I get tacos in West Asheville?

Taco Billy is at 201 Haywood Road. It opens at 8 a.m. Tuesday to Sunday and serves breakfast tacos; it is closed Monday.

Where can I get Mexican food in South Asheville?

Taco Boy is at 2 Town Square Blvd. in Biltmore Park, and Papa’s and Beer is at 1000 Brevard Road.