Con Huevos Tacos 1629 E. Houston St., (210) 229-9295, conhuevostacos.com Con Huevos offers traditional tacos with creative twists and a selection of vegetarian and vegan options. Their patio offers an incredible view of the San Antonio skyline and iconic murals surround the building.The restaurant was also featured in the third season of Netflix’s Taco Chronicles. Credit: Photo via Instagram / conhuevostacos

The Texas Monthly has released its list of the 50 Best Tacos in Texas, and naturally, San Antonio is heavily represented.

An even 10 of the list’s tacos are served up by Alamo City establishments, but only one of those landed in the magazine’s top 10. That distinction belonged to Stixs & Stone, an Asian-Mexican fusion spot located in Leon Valley.

Here are the San Antonio spots featured on the list, and what José Ralat, Texas Monthly‘s taco editor, had to say about them. Ray’s Drive Inn

Texas Monthly chose the beef puffy taco as the menu standout at Ray’s Drive Inn. The magazine referred to the specialty as the “gold standard of puffy tacos, defined by a fried U-shaped shell that’s crunchy on the outside with a chewy interior.” 822 SW 19th St., (210) 432-7171, raysdriveinn.net.

Eddie’s Taco House

Texas Monthly calls this long-standing establishment the “ultimate place to experience San Antonio breakfast tacos.” The bacon-and-egg taco got special attention for the fluffiness of its scrambled eggs. 402 W. Cevallos, (210) 222-2400, eddiestacohouses.com.

Con Huevos Tacos

At this breakfast taco mainstay, Texas Monthly called out the Carmen for its mix of scrambled eggs, potatoes and cheddar along with its “fun garnishes such as avocado, cilantro, and tomatoey salsa ranchera.” 1629 E. Houston St., (210) 229-9295, order.toasttab.com/online/con-huevos-tacos.

Los Weyes de la Asada foodtruck

Los Weyes de la Asada gets the distinction of being one of the few food trucks among the legion of brick-and-mortar taquerias on the list. The magazine particularly highlighted the mobile kitchen’s Mamón taco for its strips of skirt steak and Oaxaca-style quesillo, folded in a corn tortilla that’s nixtamalized, or soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution. 1009 Avenue B, (210) 788- 9121, instagram.com/losweyesdelaasada.

San Taco

“There are twelve guisados on San Taco’s menu, but the best is asado de puerco: chopped pork spiced with dried red chiles that, once toasted and reconstituted in the sauce, brim with earthiness and the aroma of family dinners,” Texas Monthly said of this Fredericksburg Road spot. 114 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 314-3099, instagram.com/san_taco114.
Garcia’s Mexican Food

The Garcia’s menu item that got special mention from the publication was its bone-in pork chop taco. With meat “seasoned with lemon pepper and other spices in a squishy flour tortilla,” the item “deserves just as much attention” as Garcia’s best-selling smoked brisket taco, according to the writeup. 842 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 735-5686, facebook.com/p/Garcias-Mexican-Food-100048655521712.

Original Donut Shop

This busy and long-running Fredericksburg Road spot got accolades for its bean-and-cheese breakfast taco, which the magazine said “is as cozy as warm laundry.” 3307 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 734-5661, instagram.com/original_donut_shop.

La Generala

This mother-and-son-owned taco truck got attention from the magazine for its “top-notch, comforting guisados,” including the guiso rojo. The article also mentioned that the nixtamalized corn tortillas are “so fragrant they’ll leave their aroma on your fingers.” 7819 Pipers Creek St., (210) 971-1707, orderlagenerala.com.

Stixs & Stone

Texas Monthly specifically mentioned Stixs & Stone’s Big Red and barbacoa taco flight, which it dubbed “a paean to the iconic Alamo City pairing.” The tacos are described as “fancified with pecan pesto and strawberry-Big Red jam, sprinkled with queso fresco, and capped with gossamer slices of pickled watermelon rind.” 5718 B Wurzbach Road, (210) 592-1187, qrco.de.

El Pastor es mi Señor

Wurzbach taco spot El Pastor Es Mi Señor is “as close as you’ll get to Mexico City in Texas,” according to the magazine. Unsurprisingly, the location was honored for its tacos al pastor. 8727 Wurzbach Road, Suite 102, (210) 479-3474, elpastoresmisenor.com.

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This article appears in Oct 16-29, 2024.

Stephanie Koithan is the Digital Content Editor of the San Antonio Current. In her role, she writes about politics, music, art, culture and food. Send her a tip at skoithan@sacurrent.com.