Houston’s physical proximity to Mexico, paired with the city’s long and enduring legacy of culinary preeminence means that there are unbeatable tacos served any time of day — and just about anywhere in the city. There are breakfast tacos served on handmade flour tortillas to kickstart your morning, birria-style tacos that are perfect for lunch, suadero tacos optimal for a snack to hold you over until dinner, and carne asada tacos that hit just right after a late night out. Weekends call for the most robust tacos: Heavenly barbacoa tacos with the creamy, spicy green salsa and juices that drip down your arm; brisket-stuffed tacos large enough to feed an army; and tacos de trompo — marinated pork cooked on a vertical spit and finished on the plancha before bathed in lime and coated in colorful salsas, including roja, verde, and aguacate.
So, now it’s time to start your Houston taco journey. While this list is not ranked, and it’s impossible (though painful not) to include every outstanding taqueria and Tex-Mex restaurant in the city, here are 22 places with exceptional tacos that every Houstonian should try at least once.
Tacos Doña Lena
In less than five years, this family-owned Westside taco shop gained a cult following for its quesabirria. Find tacos, tortas, and agua fresca on the menu while breakfast items like the chilaquil taco with fried egg, tortilla strips in green sauce, Mexican sour cream, and queso fresco are served on the weekends beginning at 8 a.m.
8788 Hammerly Blvd G, Houston, TX 77080
(713) 993-6486
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