Atlanta has a very large Hispanic population, and they've brought in their cuisine to all corners of the city. Most are near the Perimeter, but even in downtown Atlanta there are a few locations that are worth checking out. The next time you're cruising down the connector, swing by and check one one of these Mexican restaurants in Downtown.

Alma Cocina specializes in modern Mexican and Latin American cuisine, putting new spins on old favorites. There's a lot of fine-dining panache added to standard Mexican dishes. Try their Crispy Cod Taquitos, made with cabbage slaw, pickled jalapeños, and passion fruit vinegar as an appetizer. The Rock Shrimp Huaraches have an interesting blend of flavors: orange, charred avocado, smoked tomatoes, chilies, and green onions. If you're looking for the latest spins on Mexican food, this is the place to go.

Take something like a Moe's or a Willy's (work with me here) and picture how it might have been at the first store they opened. Baja Fresh Mexican Grill is like that. It's fast food Mexican, but with different combinations of toppings and a bit more variety. If you like fish tacos, Baja has mahi mahi on the menu, which is something that Moe's and Willy's definitely lack. Very good if you need a quick on-the-go hit of Mexican food, and miles above Moe's.

Located off of Edgewood Ave, this place was featured in USA Today as a great place to buy a burrito. The shop started out when a local favorite, Tortilla's, closed down. A professor at Morehouse decided to host a burrito night that served similar burritos. This proved to be so popular that a restaurant was founded soon afterward. The menu is quite simple, and you're not going to find haute cuisine here. What you will get are huge burritos that are addictive. They also serve Mexican Coke, if you like cane sugar cokes.

LottaFrutta serves a completely different kind of Latin cuisine. Unlike the normal heaviness of Mexican food, this shop focuses on serving specialty fruit cups, smoothies, and light sandwiches with Latin twists. Their Limonatta cup is a cup of fresh cantaloupe, cucumber, coconut, pineapple, watermelon, papaya, and mango, sprinkled with lime juice and chile guajillo. I don't know of any other place in the city that serves such a unique fresh-fruit dish. You can get guanabana and lulo smoothies, and they have a crazy-good vegetable sandwich. It's definitely a Mexican restaurant in Atlanta that's out of the ordinary!

It's a food truck, and one that serves extremely unique food! This Mexican-Korean fusion machine will set your taste buds to a whole new realm of flavor. It's also cheap at around $5 per meal! Try the sliders made with pulled pork, cucumber kimchee sesame-salad, and Mexican cheese. This truck does travel, so check out the website to see if it'll be stopping in your area soon.