Best Mexican Restaurants in Bucktown & Logan Square (60647)
5 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Kie-Gol-Lanee Logan Square
Oaxacan kitchen with Bib-level cooking and a focused happy hour for mezcal and snacks.
Notable Picks
8.8
Kie Gol Lanee’s Logan Square outpost brings Bib Gourmand–recognized Oaxacan cooking to a corner better known for bars and diners, with tlayudas, moles, and mezcal anchoring a tighter happy hour window. It reads more like a serious restaurant than a cheap pregame, but early-evening cocktails and bar snacks still play well for elevated happy hour meetups.
Must-Try Dishes:
Oaxaqueño Verde Tamal, Arrachera Tlayuda, Chapulines
What makes it special: Oaxacan kitchen with Bib-level cooking and a focused happy hour for mezcal and snacks.
8.8
Bárbaro Taquería is a Humboldt Park-border taqueria and cantina where a wide taco list, seasonal specials, and an agave-forward bar program draw steady crowds. It bridges neighborhood casual and going-out energy, with everything from birria and pastor tacos to breakfast chilaquiles and pozole on a rotating menu.
Must-Try Dishes:
Al Pastor Tacos, Birria Tacos, Esquites
What makes it special: Elevated tacos and an agave-heavy cocktail list in a lively cantina setting.
#3
La Lunita
8.2
Opened in 2025 by the team behind La Luna, La Lunita is a modern Mexican restaurant and cocktail bar where wood-fired meats, seafood, and quesabirria share space with Mexican wines. The room leans nightlife-friendly, pairing birria, al pastor-spiced octopus, and composed plates with vinyl nights and a late closing time.
Must-Try Dishes:
Quesabirria, Al Pastor Octopus, Tampiqueña
What makes it special: A late-night-leaning Mexican spot where wood-fired plates meet serious cocktails and vinyl.
Worthy Picks
#4
El Cid
7.9
Across from the Logan Square Blue Line, El Cid is a long-running sit-down Mexican restaurant known for fajitas, enchiladas, and margaritas on a deep patio. It’s less about boundary-pushing dishes and more about reliable plates, pitchers, and late-night hours in a space that has become part of the neighborhood’s casual-going-out circuit.
Must-Try Dishes:
Enchiladas Suizas, Taco Dinner, Homemade Tamales
What makes it special: Neighborhood Mexican standby with strong margaritas and a leafy back patio.
7.6
Vibes:
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Comfort Food Classics
Quick Bites Champions
Solo Dining Sanctuaries
El Fogon Tapatio is a counter-service-leaning taqueria on Armitage where birria tacos, breakfast plates, and tortas run from morning through late evening. The space is simple and functional, but generous portions, house-made salsas, and consistently praised quesabirria and taco dinners have made it a reliable stop between Logan Square and Humboldt Park.
Must-Try Dishes:
Quesabirria de Res, Carne Asada Taco Dinner, Milanesa Torta
What makes it special: A straightforward taqueria focused on birria, hefty taco dinners, and all-day breakfasts.