A dish that rolled into the city in 2012, the Baja fish taco at this bustling Kensington Market spot has held diners' attention ever since. With delicate, crisped fish, cabbage, herbs, pico and smoky, savoury, zesty Baja sauce, you'll want to order this one in multiples.

A from-scratch approach brings a slew of regional Mexican dishes to life at this family-run Oakwood Village restaurant. Among them, fish tacos are a riot of flavours and textures: corn tortillas carrying a heap of seasoned basa, cabbage, pico, zingy chipotle salsa and queso fresco.

From the same team as El Nahual, this Cabbagetown spot offers a sit-down option to diners weary of gobbling tacos in their cars. Stacked onto house-made tortillas, fried cod and pineapple, chipotle aioli and pickled carrot slaw becomes a gorgeously over-stuffed taco you'd be best to tackle on-site.

Though there are other ways to get your fish fix at this Annex spot, its the team's reasonable tacos that lead to repeat visits. Follow the crowd, with an order of fish tacos, the top seller. With spiced fried fish planted firmly onto a griddled tortilla, a blanket of fresh guac and shower of lettuce, its appeal is easy to understand.

If it's Monday, and you need tacos, head elsewhere. Any other day of the week, you'll find an array of Mexican street eats at this popular Kensington Market spot. With mango, cabbage, pico and avocado sauce, the team's fried cod pescado taco is all the things — bright, fresh, acidic and utterly unforgettable.

Side orders of guacamole, tostones and nachos with bracing margaritas and palomas at this St. Clair West restaurant. Just don't fill up before the main event. Because the team pairs its beer-battered fish with cabbage, pico de gallo and cilantro crema, or, unexpectedly, with pad Thai sauce, in fish tacos you won't want to miss.

Locations of this home-grown taco spot abound (in Parkdale, Bloorcourt, and more), meaning its satisfying Mexican sustenance is almost always within reach. Here, fish tacos involve golden, battered fish, onions and cilantro atop two corn tortillas, with the option to customize keeping things perennially fresh.

Fresh, homestyle flavours keep diners happy at this casual spot, with locations on St. Clair West and the Danforth. Tortillas can hardly hold the abundance of Baja battered or grilled fish, guacamole, slaw and sauce every fish taco order comprises, so keep the extra napkins handy.

Follow the fiesta to this lively Brockton Village restaurant, where tacos rank high among the team's specialities. Crunchy, tender fish leaves little room for slaw, tomato, cilantro and sauce, making these fish tacos as filling as they come.