Araña Taqueria y Cantina

Mexican restaurant · Irish Channel

Araña Taqueria y Cantina

Mexican restaurant · Irish Channel

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3242 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

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Creative Mexican dishes & amazing margaritas with happy hour deals  

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3242 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115 Get directions

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3242 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115 Get directions

+1 504 894 1233

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Aug 7, 2025

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The Latest New Orleans Restaurant and Bar Closings of 2020 - Eater New Orleans

"A go-to Magazine Street spot for margaritas, happy hour, and Mexican nosh, Arana Taqueria y Cantina closed without prior notice over the weekend (February 17), as announced in a video posted by chef Richard Papier. While maybe not the best Mexican in town, the central location and budget-friendly deals made it pretty popular, making the closure somewhat surprising. According to NOLA.com, owners sold the space to Louisiana chain El Paso Mexican Grill. Following light renovations, El Paso is expected to open in March." - Clair Lorell

https://nola.eater.com/2020/2/4/21116395/new-orleans-restaurant-bar-closings-2020
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Luna B.

Google
Omg! The food is good and the drinks are amazing! I'm pescetarian and found many food options to select. They even made alterations to fit my diet! This place is nice and cozy for a date and it's also laid back for a quick bite to eat. The atmosphere is lovely and the server's take pride in their crafts. Did I mention there's aTequila Society?

Chy B

Google
The service was great and the food was even better! I absolutely love the feel of magazine street so to have a nice Mexican Restaurant that's delicious and affordable is great. I recommend going during Happy Hour because ALL the drinks and tacos are half off. My favorite taco was the Southwestern Fried Chicken Taco paired with the champagne margarita (they literally put a tiny bottle of champagne into the margarita!)

Sharon Grimshaw

Google
A creative and delicious menu at this full-bar cantina. Friendly service. Great margaritas and cocktails. But it’s the food that sets Araña apart. The queso fundido is made with grilled Oaxaca cheese and house-made chorizo. There are a dozen kinds of tacos along with burritos, fajitas and other items.

Rylie Eames

Google
Amazing happy hour, lots of fun margaritas to choose from, and DELICIOUS tacos. Definitely give the open faced tamales a try!! haven't had anything there that i didn't like. I especially love the pineapple, jalapeño, cilantro margarita and the spicy watermelon margarita as well! Give them a try for sure.

Ryan Marek

Google
Came in on Sunday and it was busy, got a seat right at the bar, with high tops open. Bartender was very polite, fast and helpful while assisting almost everyone else on the floor. Food was delicious, shrimp flautas them the amazing torta ahagado? Forget the spelling but damn good. Pineapple and jalapeno Marg was very good as well. Will be coming back again and again.

Shanshan weng

Google
The service here is great and you'll feel being taken care of! Love the tacos, margarita and sangria and especially the homemade hot sauce! It's a bomb!

Laura

Google
Such good food. The tacos were so tasty and flavoured. I also had the corn and beans. They have happy hour drinks but only on frozen cocktails. I had a mojito which isn't included but was very good. It was the only packer place on Magazine. Worth it!

Steve Buser

Google
This is a fun-loving place and for this Monday happy hour Taco Night that we showed up, the noise, excitement and frivolity were over the top -- it was after all National Tequilla Day. The tacos were expertly seasoned.