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Austin's morning ritual: scrambled eggs, potatoes or bacon and beans on a fresh flour or corn tortilla, with salsa and queso added at the counter. Mass-produced and locally perfected.
Breakfast tacos are a Tex-Mex tradition that crystallized in South Texas and central Texas in the early 20th century. The Austin version, on a homemade tortilla, took its current form in the 1990s and 2000s through Tacodeli (opened 1999 on Spyglass), Veracruz All Natural (founded 2008 as a fruit cart, taco truck by 2010) and Pueblo Viejo. The migas taco, eggs scrambled with crispy tortilla chips, pico, cheese and avocado, became Austin's signature; Alton Brown called Veracruz's migas 'the best breakfast taco I have ever had' in 2017.
2 editor picks for Breakfast tacos in Austin, ranked by editorial score. All Austin signature dishes · Breakfast tacos across every city.
Veracruz All Natural in Austin is Reyna and Maritza Vazquez's Webberville Road taco truck, a Food Network Top 5 tacos pick and the Austin migas.
OrderMigas breakfast taco
TipOrder the migas taco on a homemade corn tortilla; arrive before 09:30am to dodge the office-worker rush.
Cisco's in Austin is Rudy Cisneros's East 6th Tex-Mex breakfast counter since 1948, the room that ran the city's politician breakfasts and helped make huevos.
OrderHuevos rancheros plate with refried beans and a side flour tortilla.
TipThe morning rush peaks at 8:30am; smoother before 7:30 or after 10. Cash and card both work fine.
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