CuisineMexican
Price$$
Neighbourhoodnorth-side
The dishAll-day breakfast tacos and chilaquiles

Tip: Breakfast runs all day, so chilaquiles and tacos stay cheap into the afternoon. Good value for the portion size.

Location

Address: 6702 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216

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Maria's Cafe ★ 3.8

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Maria's Cafe on the South Side does breakfast tacos all week and weekend menudo, the cheap local cure; cash keeps the line moving on busy mornings.

Try: Breakfast tacos and weekend menudo

Tip: Weekend menudo is the cheap local cure; breakfast tacos all week. Cash keeps the line moving.

2M Smokehouse ★ 4.2

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2M Smokehouse on the South Side serves Tejano-accented barbecue; order by the quarter pound and add the cheap sides to keep a BBQ lunch under twenty dollars.

Try: BBQ by the quarter pound

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La Villita Cafe ★ 3.8

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La Villita Cafe in the historic arts village downtown keeps brisket-and-egg breakfast tacos and Tex-Mex plates cheap, a rare budget bite near the River Walk.

Try: Brisket-and-egg breakfast tacos

Tip: A cheap breakfast taco a short walk from the River Walk. The brisket-and-egg taco is the order.

Ray's Drive Inn ★ 4.1

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Ray's Drive Inn on the West Side serves the original puffy taco for a few dollars, a cheap West Side institution where the deep-fried masa shell delivers.

Try: Original puffy taco, a few dollars

Tip: A couple of puffy tacos make a cheap, filling lunch. Cash and card both work at the drive-in counter.

Blanco Cafe ★ 3.9

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Blanco Cafe is a no-frills Tobin Hill Tex-Mex diner where the carne guisada plate is the cheap, filling order; cash is welcome and the prices stay low.

Try: Carne guisada plate under ten dollars

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Eddie's Taco House ★ 4.0

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Eddie's Taco House is a long-running Caballero family counter on the South Side where breakfast tacos run a couple of dollars and the weenie-and-egg has fans.

Try: Breakfast tacos a couple of dollars each

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