Nixta Taqueria
Austinâs James Beard Award-Winning Taco Shop
Nixta TaquerĂa isnât your typical taco shop. Founded by James Beard Award-winning chef Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi, it toes the line between traditional and unconventional. On the traditional side, theyâre making all of their own masa and tortillas in-house from heirloom Mexican corn. And on the unconventional side, theyâre filling those tortillas with duck confit carnitas and yellowfin tuna with furikake and microgreens.
Chef Rico started cooking at age 10 and spent time in the kitchens of legendary restaurants including Craft, Sqirl, Son of a Gun, Trois Mec, and Pujol before opening Nixta in 2019. Itâs racked up accolades for its fun atmosphere, incredible food, and community-minded mission (itâs the home of Austinâs first free community fridge), and Chef Rico won the James Beard Award for Emerging Chef in 2022. Nixta is truly a taquerĂa unlike any other, and itâs now shipping nationwide!