# The best Mexican street snacks (antojitos)

What Mexicans eat standing up on street corners, according to Wikipedia, Viajes y Sabores, Viajaciones and Recetas Mexas: from tacos al pastor and tlacoyos to esquites and marquesitas.

- 26 votes · 17 items
- Jul 18, 2025 · Adriana Cervantes
- https://even.best/en/l/1598/the-best-mexican-street-snacks-antojitos

## Top 17

1. **Tacos al pastor** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Spit-roasted marinated pork with pineapple, onion and coriander.
2. **Quesadillas** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Griddled or fried, with or without cheese depending on the Mexico City debate.
3. **Gorditas** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Stuffed with pressed pork crackling and toasted on the griddle.
4. **Guajolota** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The tamale sandwich, Mexico City's quintessential breakfast.
5. **Pambazos** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Bread dipped in guajillo sauce, filled with potato and chorizo.
6. **Tacos de canasta** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Steamed tacos sold from baskets on bicycles.
7. **Tlacoyos** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Masa ovals stuffed with beans, fava beans or curd cheese, topped with cactus.
8. **Huaraches** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Long masa base with beans, grilled beef and salsa.
9. **Marquesitas** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Crispy rolled crêpe with Edam cheese and cajeta, from Yucatán.
10. **Churros** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Freshly fried, with cinnamon sugar or filled with cajeta.
11. **Sopes** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Thick masa base with beans, cream, cheese and salsa.
12. **Tamales** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Green, red, rajas or sweet, in their corn husk.
13. **Tortas** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Telera or bolillo bread with roast leg, milanesa or cochinita.
14. **Flautas** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Rolled fried tacos with cream, cheese and salsa.
15. **Esquites** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Corn kernels cooked with epazote, mayonnaise, cheese and chilli.
16. **Elotes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Corn on the cob with mayonnaise, cheese and chilli.
17. **Tostadas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Topped with tinga, trotters or ceviche, with cream and lettuce.

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