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WTOP TOP 10: Best Tacos

Voting for the 2019 Top 10 Contest has ended. Winners will be announced on Monday, Aug. 12. Be sure to come back next year to nominate and vote for your favorite local businesses. 

WTOP readers and listeners nominated a number of local businesses making great tacos in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Review the finalists below and vote for your favorite in the poll at the bottom of the page.

Voting will close at 4 p.m. on  Aug. 9, and winners for all TOP 10 categories will be announced on Aug. 12.

Be sure to vote for our other TOP 10 categories: Best Burgers, Best Pizza, Best Coffee Shop, Best Crabs, Best Winery, Best Brunch, Best Bagels, Best Brewery and Best Barbecue.


Here are the TOP 10 Best Tacos finalists:

Taco Bamba Taqueria
Locations in D.C. and Virginia. 

Zandra’s Taqueria
Three Northern Virginia locations. 

Anita’s
Eight Northern Virginia locations. 

District Taco
Locations in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. 

Taqueria Habarnero
3710 14th St NW, Washington, D.C. 

Taqueria el Poblano
Three Northern Virginia locations. 

Fish Taco
Three locations in Maryland. 

Surfside Taco Restaurant and Taco Stand
Two D.C. locations. 

Ixtapalapa Taqueria
411 N Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Tequila & Taco
540 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, Virginia. 

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