Best Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance Tacos Restaurants in Park Slope
3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Reyes Deli & Grocery
A longtime Mexican grocery and counter turning out serious tacos from a no-frills 4th Avenue deli.
Notable Picks
8.4
Reyes Deli & Grocery is a family-run bodega and taqueria known for carnitas and barbacoa tacos griddled to order behind the counter. Open most nights to 11:30pm, it’s where locals head for late-night Mexican plates, tamales, and overstuffed deli staples.
Must-Try Dishes:
Carnitas tacos, Chorizo tacos, Tamales de mole
What makes it special: A longtime Mexican grocery and counter turning out serious tacos from a no-frills 4th Avenue deli.
Parked on 5th Avenue near 9th Street, Tacos El Poblanito is a roaming truck known for birria, huaraches, and budget-friendly tacos that often run into the late evening. Portions are generous for the price, making it an attractive option when you want a quick taco fix on the walk home.
Must-Try Dishes:
Birria tacos, Chicken tacos, Quesabirria
What makes it special: A roaming 5th Avenue truck with a big birria and quesabirria following at wallet-friendly prices.
Worthy Picks
7.9
Tacos El Brother is a late-night Mexican food truck parked on 5th Avenue, known for an enormous roster of $4-ish street-style tacos and birria everything. It’s where South Slope heads after bars or shows for pastor, bistec, and birria tacos griddled to order until the early morning.
Must-Try Dishes:
Tacos Pastor, Birria Tacos, Sopa Birria
What makes it special: Hard-working taco truck pouring out dozens of classic fillings until 3:30 a.m.