North on Gallatin Road is El Jaliciense — a casual yet homey taco spot frequented by those on the east side of town. Highlights here include asada, chorizo, lengua, and pastor, not to mention delicious, dripping birria tacos.

You’ll find Southwest-style tacos at this East Nash destination, where Bryan Lee Weaver’s house-made flour tortillas envelop chopped brisket, pulled pork, and even whipped feta, with plenty of margaritas and Topo Chico to wash it all down. Keep an eye out for Redheaded Stranger’sCrunchwrapspecial — a riff on the Taco Bell classic and a local favorite.

Teresa Mason parlayed her success with one of Nashville’s very first food trucks into a wildly popular East Nashville restaurant. Mas Tacos Por Favor serves affordable tacos and some of the best soups in the city, as well as interesting daily specials (think bacon-wrapped hot dogs and pickled cactus tacos with chorizo) and delicious drinks.

詹姆斯胡須獎半決賽選手胡裏奧·埃爾南德斯標出ght the attention of the culinary world with the house-made tortillas he slings from a truck that’s now permanently parked outside of Chopper Tiki in East Nashville. He nixtamalizes, grinds, and presses heirloom corn tortillas that can withstand the heft of fillings ranging from green chile chicken to striped bass in a Topo Chico batter. But the true standout is his birria taco, ready to be dipped in a rich consomé and devoured alongside Chopper’s decadent tropical cocktails.

With two locations — one in East Nashville and the other in the Nations — the taco shop formerly known as Five Points still serves some of the city’s best tacos out of a bright red trailer. The classic and veggie tacos at Cheap Charlie’s stand out, as do hand-cut tortilla chips.

Casual, affordable Tex-Mex is the name of the game at San Antonio Taco Co., a Midtown stalwart known to most as Satco. Long-time locals and even many visiting chefs love the low-priced bean and cheese tacos and fish tacos.

Tempo is owned by Texas-born percussionist Javier Solis and his family, who opened the shop in 2018. And if there’s one thing most Texans know well, it’s breakfast tacos. The Nolensville Pike shop offers nine true Texas breakfast taco iterations, including chorizo and egg, bacon and egg, sausage and egg, and potato and chorizo.

Nashville music industry vet Gabe Scott and longtime friends Andrew Wiseheart and Ben Edgerton own Ladybird Taco, a destination for breakfast tacos (and local Crema Coffee Roasters) inspired by Scott’s time spent in Texas taco joints. Check out the 12 South restaurant’s popular vegetarian tacos with grilled queso fresco, rajas, cabbage, and pico.

Just to get this out of the way: El Tapatio has three locations on Nolensville Pike. One is a bit farther south at 4801 Nolensville Pike, and is essentiallya permanently parked food truckwith a small dining room right next door. Across the street from the truck is a market calledEl Tapatio Super Mercado. And this one, sometimes called El Tapatio 2, is a more fully realized brick-and-mortar just north of the Nashville Zoo. They all offer similarly simple, straightforward tacos. No frills, just good food, and always a solid takeout option.

Situated in a former gas station, El Amigo has been a favorite taco stop for those in the know for years. The brightly colored space on Nolensville Road offers nearly a dozen choices including carne asada and steak. Pair them with an order of horchata and house-made guacamole for a truly outstanding taco experience

Look for the large street-side smokers before hitting I-24, and there you’ll find this gem of a taqueria and carniceria. Head to the walk-up window at Taqueria San Luis and order a round of traditional tacos such as carne asada, chorizo, and carnitas as well as something less common like cabeza or bucha.