🌮 Best Mexican & Tex-Mex in San Antonio
23 mexican & tex-mex spots in San Antonio, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots
1
Mixtli
Diego Galicia and Rico Torres run a rotating multi-course tasting menu through the regions and eras of Mexican cuisine — heirloom-corn courses, a seasonal mole flight, and one of the few James Beard r...
99
2
La Gloria
Chef Johnny Hernandez's Pearl District love letter to Mexican street food — al pastor tacos, elote, ceviche tostadas — pulled from regions across Mexico rather than the Tex-Mex shorthand most San Anto...
91
3
Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery
Open since 1941 and open 24 hours — Mi Tierra in Market Square is the Tex-Mex room San Antonio sends every visiting cousin and out-of-state in-law to, and it has earned the right. Puffy tacos, enchila...
90
4
Paloma Blanca
Interior Mexican cooking in Alamo Heights — chile en nogada, enchiladas suizas, tableside guacamole — operating in the upscale-Mexican lane that San Antonio takes seriously and most American cities do...
90
5
La Panaderia
Brothers Jose and David Caceres brought Mexico City-style artisan baking to San Antonio — conchas, tres leches, Mexican hot chocolate, churros — and earned a Food & Wine "Best Bakeries in Ame...
90
6
El Pastor es Mi Senor
Strip-mall taqueria in North San Antonio running al pastor off a vertical trompo the way it's done in Mexico City. The pork is properly marinated, sliced thin to order, and stacked on doubled corn tor...
90
7
Rosario's Mexican Cafe y Cantina
Lisa Wong's Southtown institution since 1992 — Tex-Mex with interior Mexican flair, a puffy taco that locals defend, enchiladas suizas, margaritas tuned for the patio, which is one of the better outdo...
89
8
El Mirasol
Interior Mexican classics in Stone Oak — enchiladas verdes, fajitas, mole poblano, guacamole — from a San Antonio family operation that has been in business since the 1960s and has fed multiple genera...
88
9
Garcia's Mexican Food
A family-owned Tex-Mex room on Fredericksburg Road since 1961 — handmade tortillas, puffy tacos, cheese enchiladas, carne guisada — run across three generations of the same family. Walk-in, cheap, fam...
88
10
El Mirador
A 1967 Southtown S St Mary's Mexican institution from the Treviño family — a James Beard America's Classics recipient, famous sopa azteca, and a multi-generational neighborhood dining room that anchor...
85
All 23 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots in San Antonio
Taco Taco Cafe
84
Taco Haven
84
The Friendly Spot Ice House
84
La Fonda on Main
84
Los Barrios Mexican Restaurant
83
Liberty Bar
83
Paloma Blanca Mexican Cuisine
82
La Fogata
82
Casa Rio
81
La Tuna Grill & Ice House
81
Aldaco's Mexican Cuisine
80
Alamo Cafe
78
Chiflada's Cocktail Bar
70
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