The level of service offered is indicated on each map point. NOTE: A number of Boston restaurants have resumed dine-in service. Here are Greater Boston’s best tacos al pastor. The spit-fired pork is the star of the show here, and as such limited garnishes are necessary on tacos al pastor: a little onion and cilantro, a squeeze of lime, and an occasional dash of hot sauce go best. (The pineapple is sometimes loaded onto the spit along with the pork.)
Al pastor - which translates from Spanish to “shepherd style” - is usually served with pineapple.
This map focuses on one particular kind of taco, however: tacos al pastor.Īl pastor is a fusion dish created in Puebla, Mexico, in the 1930s by Lebanese immigrants, who employed the vertical spit-fire technique used to make shawarma, while replacing lamb with pork and flatbreads with tortillas. From beef tongue in Arlington to carnitas in Somerville to fish tacos near the waterfront to Korean-style galbi short rib tacos in Allston, there’s no deficit of tempting taco destinations in Greater Boston.
