TacosNearYou

From Portland Carts to Willamette Valley Counters

Oregon's tacos come from two directions: Portland's food-cart culture, which gave small taco operators cheap places to start, and long-standing Mexican communities in the agricultural Willamette Valley.

Oregon: 1,092 taco venues on record across 141 cities, 353 dedicated taquerias, trucks and stands, 80% independent.

Oregon city by city

Portland and its cart pods lead; Woodburn, Salem and Hillsboro carry the older, more traditional taquerias.

Showing the 30 busiest of 141 Oregon cities on record.

What Oregon does differently

Cart tacos in Portland, and fish tacos more often than you would expect this far north.

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

Oregon is independent country

Oregon is independent-leaning — 80% of the venues on record are not part of a national chain, which is high by national standards.

Taco shop 732Taqueria 291Truck 38Birrieria 22Mexican restaurant 7Stand 2
  • 80% independent (875 of 1,092)
  • 60% close at 11pm or later (83 of the 139 with hours on record)
  • 91 have a drive-through
  • 13 are tagged vegetarian- or vegan-friendly
  • 25 have outdoor seating

The 20 highest-ranked taco spots in Oregon

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

  1. 1Amaya's TaqueriaTaqueria · 1455 Mohawk BoulevardSee hoursCallDirections
  2. 2Cocina Mexico Lindo TaqueriaTaqueria · 18475 Southwest Alton StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  3. 3Gonzalez TaqueriaTaqueria · 1529 North Killingsworth StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  4. 4La Real TaqueriaTaqueria · 2 locationsSee hoursCallDirections
  5. 5La Sabrosa TaqueriaTaqueria · 1005 North First AvenueSee hoursCallDirections
  6. 6Nayar TaqueriaTaqueria · 5919 Southeast Foster RoadSee hoursCallDirections
  7. 7Niños BirrieriaBirrieria · 7151 NE Prescott StSee hoursCallDirections
  8. 8Rose City TaqueriaTaqueria · 7007 North Fessenden StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  9. 9Sanchez TaqueriaTaqueria · 13050 Southwest Pacific HighwaySee hoursCallDirections
  10. 10Taqueria El JacalitoTaqueria · 990 12th Street SoutheastSee hoursCallDirections
  11. 11Taqueria El MezonTaqueria · 14324 Southeast Division StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  12. 12Taqueria El TarascoTaqueria · 800 South Roosevelt DriveSee hoursCallDirections
  13. 13Taqueria la MarquesaTaqueria · 333 South State StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  14. 14Taqueria PicaroTaqueria · 76 North Pioneer StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  15. 15EL MAS CHINGONTaqueria · 8805 SW Canyon Ln #3, Portland, OR 972254.9(241)Hours not recordedCallDirections
  16. 16Taquería Los PuñalesTaqueria · 3312 Southeast Belmont Street4.6(1,084)Hours not recordedCallDirections
  17. 17Taqueria PortlandTaqueria · 820 Southeast 8th Avenue4.6(582)Hours not recordedCallDirections
  18. 18Birrieria La Plaza 2 - Downtown PDXBirrieria · 917 Southwest Alder StreetSee hoursDirections
  19. 19OG TaqueriaTaqueria · 15840 Boones Ferry RoadSee hoursCallDirections
  20. 20Rio Grande TaqueriaTaqueria · 728 East 3rd StreetSee hoursCallDirections

Tacos in Oregon: common questions

Which Oregon city has the most taco spots?

Portland leads Oregon with 277 venues on record, followed by Salem and Eugene. That is a count of places, not a quality ranking — the ranked list above orders by taco focus.

Are most tacos in Oregon from chains or independents?

20% of the 1,092 Oregon venues on record belong to a national chain, leaving 875 independents. 353 of them are dedicated taquerias, trucks, stands or birrierías.

Where can I get tacos late at night in Oregon?

Of the 139 Oregon venues with opening hours on record, 83 (60%) close at 11pm or later. Hours change often, so check the individual listing before driving over.

What kind of tacos is Oregon known for?

Cart tacos in Portland, and fish tacos more often than you would expect this far north.

Which taco styles are documented in Oregon?

Fish Taco (16), Birria (6), Korean Taco (4), Carne Asada (1), Quesabirria (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.