3 Best Authentic Restaurants in Lake Elmo

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1. Boca Chica Restaurant

4.7

Exceptional(1390)

Price: Moderate

• Mexican • Saint Paul

Booked 9 times today

Boca Chica Restaurant has been serving authentic Mexican cuisine since 1964. It's loved for its traditional dishes like guisados, sopes, carne asada, chile rellenos, and tamales. The food is prepared from scratch with fresh ingredients. It's not just the food that's authentic, but the atmosphere too. Reviews mention the 'authentic Mexican fare', 'traditional family recipes', and 'excellent, authentic Mexican food'. It's a favorite among locals and has been voted as one of the best Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities.

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2. Sawatdee Thai Restaurant - Saint Paul

4.4

Awesome(88)

Price: Moderate

• Thai • Saint Paul

Booked 1 time today

Welcome to Sawatdee Saint Paul! We are OPEN for dine in, take out and delivery. Serving award-winning Thai cuisine since 1983, Sawatdee is home to Thai food, a great daily happy hour and impeccable service. When we first opened our doors at 1983, the Sawatdee mission was simple: to take our community on an adventure full of Thai flavors and good times. Many years later, that adventure is still as exciting as ever. Sawatdee Saint Paul was the first Sawatdee which opened in 1983. Located in lowertown, it has been referred to as & the old Sawatdee" since it closed to make way for the new. With a new location on Robert Street in downtown Saint Paul, & the old Sawatdee & is now & the new Sawatdee; offering you a full menu of authentic Thai cuisine that we are famous for plus a full bar. Thai it. You'll Like it! (c)

3. Crasqui

4.9

Exceptional(83)

Price: Very Expensive

• Venezuelan • Saint Paul

Booked 1 time today

Crasqui is a lively Venezuelan restaurant in Saint Paul. Recipes are inspired in our chef-owner Soleil Ramirez childhood, family and friends in her home-country Venezuela. For us Crasqui is more than just a restaurant—it’s a vessel for memories, dreams, flavors, and connections. We will keep infusing our passion, dedication and love into every dish to make every guest experience memorable.

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3 restaurants available nearby

1. Boca Chica Restaurant

2. Sawatdee Thai Restaurant - Saint Paul

3. Crasqui

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