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Taqueria El Farolito

Mexican restaurant chain in the Bay Area

Taqueria El Farolito ("The little lighthouse"), colloquially referred to as El Farolito, is a Mexican restaurant chain in the San Francisco Bay Area. The first location opened in the Mission District in San Francisco in 1982, and has grown to 10 locations as of 2026.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

El Farolito at 2779 Mission St
Photo: BaduFerreira, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Taqueria El Farolito ("The little lighthouse"), colloquially referred to as El Farolito, is a Mexican restaurant chain in the San Francisco Bay Area. The first location opened in the Mission District in San Francisco in 1982, and has grown to 10 locations as of 2026.2

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