Painted Burro

The Painted Burro in Harvard Square is a Mexican kitchen and tequila bar from chef Joe Cassinelli, serving a seasonal menu that draws on regional cooking from Baja and Oaxaca to Veracruz and the Yucatan. It occupies the former Border Cafe space, redesigned with new colors and two floors of dining and bar space. Tacos and tequila are the core, with familiar flavors given a creative twist and ingredients and local produce taking center stage.

The restaurant began in Somerville’s Davis Square, and the Harvard Square location opened as its third, bringing back some original Burro menu items alongside new dishes for its Cambridge neighborhood. Lunch and dinner are served daily, and the fan-favorite bottomless brunch runs on weekends. The bar’s tequila list features more than 100 bottles, each one described as Burro tested and approved, and the De la Casa margarita is among the returning originals.

What to Know

• The space is available for corporate dinners, showers, rehearsal dinners, birthdays and weddings.
• Take-out, delivery and catering are offered.
• The restaurant makes its own El Nacho chips from nixtamalized, regeneratively farmed corn fried in avocado oil.
• Sister Painted Burro locations operate in Somerville, Waltham and Brookline.