- Established
- 2015
- People
- Chris and the Masa Tortillas team
- Based in
- Bristol, Bristol
- Craft
- Tortillas and sauces
The Local’s perspective
Bristol, with corn at its heart
Masa Tortillas brings the flavour and ritual of a neighbourhood Mexican tortilleria to Bristol, producing fresh corn tortillas and bold pantry essentials with an uncompromising focus on authenticity, freshness and flavour.
The story
From taco truck to tortilleria
Masa Tortillas began in 2015 with a taco truck, a manual tortilla press and a determination to introduce more people in Britain to the true flavour of Mexico and Central America.
The team initially pressed every tortilla by hand for The Little Taquero, their award-winning taco truck. As demand grew, they imported a specialist tortilla machine from Mexico in 2018 and affectionately named it Maria. That investment allowed them to begin supplying fresh tortillas to restaurants, street-food traders, shops and home cooks without compromising the quality that made the original tacos special.
In 2022, the taco truck was sold and the business became Masa Tortillas: a dedicated Bristol tortilleria focused on fresh, preservative-free corn tortillas alongside carefully chosen Mexican ingredients, salsas and hot sauces. It is a distinctly British independent business built around genuine respect for another food culture—and a belief that good tortillas should smell and taste unmistakably of corn.
The people
Meet Chris and the Masa team
Chris founded the business after travelling through Mexico and Central America and experiencing the central place fresh corn tortillas hold in everyday food culture. What began with hand-pressed tortillas for a Bristol taco truck developed into a specialist tortilleria supplying homes, restaurants and independent food businesses across Britain.
Inside the making
Fresh tortillas, made with purpose
Masa produces its tortillas fresh in Bristol using nixtamalised corn flour. The tortillas are naturally gluten-free, GMO-free and made without preservatives. Selected fresh-tortilla packaging is biodegradable, while local deliveries are made through low-carbon delivery partners where possible. The brand’s freshness guarantee reflects a deliberate choice to prioritise flavour and quality over artificially extended shelf life.
Our recommendation
A little habanero at the table
A lively, small-batch habanero sauce made in Bristol to bring clean heat and bright flavour to tacos, eggs, grilled food and everyday cooking.
Masa proves that authenticity is found in the details. Their tortillas are fresh, unmistakably corn-led and made with knowledge earned through years of cooking, travelling and feeding people. We also love how the business has evolved without losing the hands-on spirit of its taco-truck beginnings.
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A sense of place
A tortilleria in Bristol
Bristol, Bristol