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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in San Antonio Current and CultureMap San Antonio. Updated August 2026.
Garcia's Mexican Food To Go · Beacon Hill
Texas Monthly 50 Best Tacos + Taco Trail. The NYT put Garcia's brisket taco among the country's best. More than two dozen fillings on hand-pressed flour tortillas.
Ray's Drive Inn · West Side
Texas Monthly 50 Best Tacos + Taco Trail. The 1956 drive-in credited with inventing the puffy taco. Beef picadillo, carne guisada, barbacoa.
Con Huevos Tacos · Dignowity Hill
Texas Monthly 50 Best Tacos + Taco Trail. The Carmen (eggs, potatoes, cheddar, salsa ranchera) is Ralat's headline. Order at the window, sit at a picnic table.
El Pastor Es Mi Señor · Wurzbach
Texas Monthly 50 Best Tacos + Taco Trail. a trompo-turning al pastor specialist off Wurzbach where the pastor taco is the whole point.