Cantina Barba
Bar & grill · Greater Heights
3701 N Main St, Houston, TX 77009
Highlights
Smoked meat tacos, burgers, coffee, beer & mezcal bar
Smoked meat tacos, burgers, coffee, beer & mezcal bar
"While this Heights spot may be known for tacos and margaritas, the Cantina Burger is a sleeper hit. The quarter-pound burger is adorned with a slice of American cheese, house-cured pickles, and a special burger sauce. Diners can make it a double and add bacon for added flavor. Dine there after 8 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday and slip into the on-site speakeasy Mijo for mezcal-fueled drinks. Best for: A late-night hang." - Brittany Britto Garley
"Go to Cantina Barba for the late-night eats; stay for drinks in the restaurant’s hidden mezcal bar, coined Mijo’s. Try its mezcal flights ($40 on Thursdays), or its spirited cocktails served aflame. Then, pose for a picture in front of the dramatic wall of skulls. This speakeasy is open from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday." - Brittany Britto Garley
"What Cantina Barba lacks in size, it makes up for in flavor. The no-frills Heights kiosk offers smoked meat tacos, steak and eggs, pork hash, restorative coffee, and one of the city’s best burgers, all offered until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Not done imbibing? Stop into Mijo, the restaurant’s hidden mezcal bar." - Brittany Britto Garley
"Cantina Barba off North Main might be best known for serving late-night tacos to beer-soaked barflies and service industry professionals, or to anyone near The Heights who just wants a taco. Order mesquite-smoked pork, adobo-simmered barbacoa, chicken with guajillo, or any breakfast taco combination, because the entire menu is served all day (and night) long. Sit at the small bar with a frozen mezcal margarita, or hang out on Barba’s ever-rearranging patio until 3am on the weekends." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene
"Satisfy taco cravings into the wee hours at this Heights kiosk, which is open until 2 a.m on weekdays and 3 a.m. on weekends. Start with tacos al pastor and add on plantains or elote. Or, get your breakfast fix — served all day — with breakfast tacos, steak and eggs, and a smoked pork hash. Insider tip: Wash your meal down with a drink at Mijo Mezcal Bar, Cantina Barba’s onsite speakeasy-style haunt." - Brittany Britto Garley
