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Green Springs Highway and the Alabama Tienda Trail

Alabama's taquerias cluster around Birmingham and Huntsville and along the poultry and manufacturing corridors, where Mexican communities established themselves from the 1990s.

Alabama: 615 taco venues on record across 152 cities, 151 dedicated taquerias, trucks and stands, 66% independent.

Alabama city by city

Birmingham's Green Springs corridor, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa and Albertville carry most of the independents.

Showing the 30 busiest of 152 Alabama cities on record.

What Alabama does differently

Green Springs Highway in Birmingham is the single most reliable stretch.

Styles with venues documented in Alabama, most-recorded first:

Alabama is independent country

Alabama is independent-leaning — 66% of the venues on record are not part of a national chain, which is high by national standards.

Taco shop 464Taqueria 127Truck 22Stand 1Birrieria 1
  • 66% independent (403 of 615)
  • 72% close at 11pm or later (54 of the 75 with hours on record)
  • 49 have a drive-through
  • 14 have outdoor seating

The 20 highest-ranked taco spots in Alabama

Ranked by how taco-focused each place is and how complete its listing is, not by who paid. How we rank.

  1. 1Salud TaqueriaTaqueria · 1931 2nd Avenue NorthSee hoursCallDirections
  2. 2Taqueria Las AdelitasTaqueria · 6212 Old Madison Pike NorthwestSee hoursCallDirections
  3. 3Taqueria MexicoTaqueria · 3733 Airport BoulevardSee hoursCallDirections
  4. 4Golden Years Ice Cream Parlor and Diner / Food TruckTruck · 12835 US HWY 231/431 NSee hoursCallDirections
  5. 5Taqueria Apatzingán y BillaresTaqueria · 1625 Pinson Valley ParkwaySee hoursCallDirections
  6. 6Taquería Doña ValeTaqueria · 7190 Wall Triana HighwaySee hoursCallDirections
  7. 7El Comal | Tacos y CantinaTaco shop · 2409 Schillinger Road SouthSee hoursCallDirections
  8. 8Pedro’s Tacos & Tequila Bar SemmesTaco shop · 7960 Moffett RoadSee hoursCallDirections
  9. 9Shaggy'sTaco shop · 1267 Enterprise Way NorthwestSee hoursCallDirections
  10. 10Taco BellTaco shop · 193 locationsSee hoursCallDirections
  11. 11Taco MamaTaco shop · 16 locationsSee hoursCallDirections
  12. 12Tacos de Canasta "Acapulco"Taco shop · 7192 Wall Triana HighwaySee hoursCallDirections
  13. 13Ay Guey Taqueria BarTaqueria · 39 Springville Sta BlvdHours not recordedCallDirections
  14. 14Cazadores Taqueria JalisoTaqueria · 1000 Woodward AvenueHours not recordedCallDirections
  15. 15Centro TaqueriaTaqueria · 1508 S McKenzie StHours not recordedCallDirections
  16. 16Chico's TaqueriaTaqueria · 203 W McKinney AveHours not recordedCallDirections
  17. 17El Diablo Taqueria & CantinaTaqueria · 104 S Owa BlvdHours not recordedCallDirections
  18. 18El Encanto Mexican Restaurante y TaqueríaTaqueria · 2215 US-231Hours not recordedCallDirections
  19. 19Jalisco Taqueria and GrillTaqueria · 1783 Hamric Dr EHours not recordedCallDirections
  20. 20La Rancherita Taqueria Y RestaurantTaqueria · 2 locationsHours not recordedCallDirections

Tacos in Alabama: common questions

Which Alabama city has the most taco spots?

Birmingham leads Alabama with 49 venues on record, followed by Huntsville and Mobile. That is a count of places, not a quality ranking — the ranked list above orders by taco focus.

Are most tacos in Alabama from chains or independents?

34% of the 615 Alabama venues on record belong to a national chain, leaving 403 independents. 151 of them are dedicated taquerias, trucks, stands or birrierías.

Where can I get tacos late at night in Alabama?

Of the 75 Alabama venues with opening hours on record, 54 (72%) close at 11pm or later. Hours change often, so check the individual listing before driving over.

What kind of tacos is Alabama known for?

Green Springs Highway in Birmingham is the single most reliable stretch.

Which taco styles are documented in Alabama?

Crispy Rolled Tacos (1), Al Pastor (1), Basket Tacos (1). These are counts of venues where the style is on record, so they undercount rather than overcount.

Last updated September 29, 2026. Venue details refresh with each data import.