Tamales, everywhere.
The reigning tamales pick in every Top Tier Eats city, ranked by the locals who eat there.
Tamales is unclaimed.
No city has published a ranking yet. The first local to publish a Top 5 claims the lead.
The Northeast
The Midwest
- Chicago
Santa Masa Tamaleria and Yvolina's Tamales, per The Infatuation
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Columbia, MO
- Columbus, OH
- Detroit
- Indianapolis
- Kansas City
Yoli Tortilleria - Retail and Elviras Cakes, per Kansas City magazine
- Madison
- Milwaukee
- Minneapolis–St. Paul
- Omaha
- Quincy
- Springfield, MO
- St. Louis
La Oaxaqueña and Sueño Latino Restaurant, per St. Louis Magazine
The South
- Asheville
- Atlanta
- Austin
Tamale House and Delicious Tamales, per Austin American-Statesman
- Baltimore
- Birmingham
- Charleston, SC
- Charlotte
- Dallas–Fort Worth
Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory and Tia Dora's Bakery, per D Magazine
- Hampton Roads
- Houston
Momma's Tamales and Don Pepe, per Houston Chronicle
- Louisville
- Memphis
- Miami / South Florida
- Nashville
- New Orleans
- Oklahoma City
- Orlando
- Raleigh–Durham
- Richmond
- San Antonio
Tamale Boy Tacos & Tamales and Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa, per San Antonio Express-News
- Savannah
- Tampa Bay
- Washington, DC
The West
- Albuquerque
El Modelo Mexican Foods and La Mexicana Tortilla Co, per Albuquerque Journal
- Denver
Tamales By La Casita and Pochitos Tortilla Factory, per 5280
- Honolulu
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
Tamales Alberto and Tamales Liliana’s, per The Infatuation
- Phoenix
- Portland, OR
- Sacramento
- Salt Lake City
- San Diego
- Santa Fe
El Parasol and Alicia's Tortilleria, per The Santa Fe New Mexican
- Seattle
- SF Bay Area
- Tucson
Del Cielo Tamal Restaurant and Anita Street Market, per Arizona Daily Star