Unfussy joint with late-night hours crafting house-smoked meat tacos, coffee, beer & mezcal.
"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 its own 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." - 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, Sean Hekmat
"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
"Go to Cantina Barba for the late night eats, and stay for a drink in the restaurant’s hidden mezcal bar, coined Mijo’s. Try a mezcal flight or a mezcal-fueled cocktails served aflame, then pose for a picture in front of the dramatic wall of skulls." - Brittany Britto Garley, Kayla Stewart
"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