Best Comfort Food Mexican Restaurants in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant
Neighborhood Mexican restaurant with full plates and tacos served past 2 a.m.
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Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant is a long-running sit-down spot just off the Ditmars train where a big menu of tacos, enchiladas, and combo plates runs nightly until around 2:30 a.m. It’s less about scene and more about dependable, late-night Mexican with TVs and margaritas.
Must-Try Dishes:
Tacos Suaves Dorados, Chicken Tacos, Enchiladas Verdes
What Makes it Special: Neighborhood Mexican restaurant with full plates and tacos served past 2 a.m.
Worthy Picks
Fresca Tortilla is an old-school counter-service Tex-Mex spot where fried and soft corn tacos stay firmly in the under-$10 zone. Locals lean on it for quick, filling taco plates built on house-made tortillas and no-frills portions that feel geared toward hungry regulars more than scene-chasing.
Must-Try Dishes:
Grilled Chicken Taco Plate, Grilled Steak Taco Plate, Fish Taco Plate
What Makes it Special: Old-school Tex-Mex counter with a huge, ultra-cheap taco menu.
#3
Las Patronas
7.6
Las Patronas is a sit-down Mexican restaurant on Steinway that replaced a prior taqueria with a slightly more polished dining room and a menu built around tacos, enchiladas, and flautas. It reads as a neighborhood option rather than a destination, but works well for casual dinners when you want table service and cocktails.
Must-Try Dishes:
Birria Tacos, Chicken Flautas, Enchiladas Suizas
What Makes it Special: Steinway sit-down Mexican with flautas, tacos, and casual cocktails.