About El Barrio
El Barrio is a Mexican restaurant located at the Te Aro area, in the city of Wellington, in New Zealand's Wellington region. It sits right in the heart of Wellington, within walking distance of the centre.
Expect the flavours of Mexico: at Mexican food venues like this, favourites such as burrito and nachos are usually on the menu. We currently list 8 places in Wellington in the Mexican category, and El Barrio is among them.
El Barrio is open seven days a week. The earliest start is 3 pm on Fridays, and the latest finish is 3 am on Fridays. Late-night diners are catered for on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Like many traditional restaurants, it closes between lunch and dinner service on several days, so check the times before heading over mid-afternoon. In total it trades for about 72 hours each week.
For budgeting, Mexican restaurants of this kind in New Zealand typically cost around $20–$40 per person (Moderate). It is surrounded by other eateries: we count 10 more venues within about 1 km, which makes this part of Te Aro easy to explore on foot.









