<p class="ingestion featured-caption">From taco trucks to elevated restaurants, here's where to find the best tacos in every state.Joriene M./Yelp</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Yelp identified the best taco spot in every state based on customer reviews and ratings.</li><li>From Michelin-star taco stands to family-owned taquerias, these <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-chain-restaurants-in-us-ranked-2024-6">US restaurants</a> serve the best tacos.</li></ul><p>Whether you're a fan of the traditional, handheld soft taco or enjoy modernist interpretations with different types of meats, veggies, and sauces, there's a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/michelin-star-taco-stand-mexico-el-califia-de-leon-review-2024">taqueria</a> in every US state to suit your tastes.</p><p>Tacos — and Mexican cuisine in general — are a favorite across the country. Earlier this year, the <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/01/11/about-1-in-10-restaurants-in-the-us-serve-mexican-food/">Pew Research Center</a> analyzed data from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.safegraph.com/"><u>SafeGraph</u></a> and found that about 11% of restaurants in the US serve Mexican food. Of these, 22% are fast-food chains and 12% specialize in tacos.</p><p>Part of why the cuisine is so popular is because it is affordable — about 61% of Mexican restaurants listed on Yelp showed a single dollar sign, per the Pew Research Center.</p><p>To help diners find the best spots serving tacos in the US, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.yelp.com/article/best-taco-spot-in-every-state-2024">Yelp</a> rounded up the best restaurants in every state by identifying businesses in its "taco" category and ranking them based on ratings and the number of five-star reviews. All the restaurants on this list had a passing health score and were marked open as of July 18.</p><p>Here are the <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-taco-restaurants-in-america-according-to-yelp-2023-10">best taco shops</a> in every state — and what to order.</p>