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Tex-Mex in San Antonio
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Tex-Mex in San Antonio below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Tex-Mex in San Antonio
The San Antonio Tex-Mex picks — cross-referenced from The Infatuation's ranked San Antonio guide and Visit San Antonio's authentic Tex-Mex guide, weighted toward the old-school institutions that define the city's identity.
- #1
Garcia's Mexican Food To Go
Beacon Hill
“Infatuation pick — a Beacon Hill counter spot open since 1962. The brisket taco on hand-pressed flour tortillas is Tex-Mex at its most honest.”
- #2
Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia
Market Square
“Visit San Antonio — Cortez-family institution at Market Square since 1941, open 24 hours with live mariachi and a full panadería. The downtown Tex-Mex landmark.”
- #3
La Fonda On Main
Monte Vista
“Visit San Antonio — San Antonio's oldest continuously operating Mexican restaurant, open since 1932. Interior Mexican with Tex-Mex crossover on a historic Monte Vista patio.”
- #4
Los Barrios Mexican Restaurant
North Central
“Visit San Antonio — four-generation Barrios family spot since 1979. Diana Barrios Treviño beat Bobby Flay in a puffy taco Throwdown defending this dish.”
- #5
Rosario's ComidaMex & Bar
Southtown
“Visit San Antonio — Southtown staple with the fish taco Texas Monthly named the No. 2 taco you must eat before you die.”