19 street food rooms in San Antonio we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Antonio | Street Food across every city.
Tacos El Regio ★ 4.2
st-marys-strip · 2726 N St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78212
Tacos El Regio is a post-bar institution on the St Mary's strip; order the al pastor off the trompo and load up at the salsa bar for late-night street tacos.
Chamoy City Limits ★ 4.1
tobin-hill · 447 W Hildebrand Ave Ste 105, San Antonio, TX 78212
Chamoy City Limits turns the traditional raspa into a maximalist treat, piling shaved ice with chamoy, fresh fruit, and gummies, a San Antonio shaved-ice.
Las Nieves Fruit Cups & More ★ 4.0
north-side · 1118 W Hildebrand Ave Ste 101, San Antonio, TX 78201
Las Nieves is a established fruit-cup and raspa stand on West Hildebrand, serving cold fruit cups loaded with lime, tajin, and chamoy plus elotes and raspas.
Fruteria Los Trejo ★ 3.9
north-side · 7722 Eckhert Rd, San Antonio, TX 78240
Fruteria Los Trejo on Eckhert Road serves mangonadas, fruit cups, and shaved ice in the Mexican fruteria tradition, a refreshing snack stop that has grown.
Pollos Asados Los Norteños ★ 4.3
east-side · 4642 Rigsby Ave, San Antonio, TX 78222
Pollos Asados Los Norteños on the east side grills whole chickens over mesquite; order one with grilled onions and tortillas, and go early as the queue grows.
Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa ★ 4.1
west-side · 1737 S General McMullen Dr, San Antonio, TX 78237
Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa is a West Side weekend ritual, where you buy barbacoa by the pound and tamales by the dozen to take home, paired with a Big Red.
Ray's Drive Inn ★ 4.2
west-side · 822 SW 19th St, San Antonio, TX 78207
Ray's Drive Inn on the West Side has claimed the original puffy taco since 1956, the deep-fried puffed-masa shell that San Antonio gave the world.
Henry's Puffy Tacos ★ 4.1
west-side · 3202 W Woodlawn Ave, San Antonio, TX 78228
Henry's Puffy Tacos on the West Side is the Lopez family counter for the namesake puffy taco, served hot and crisp with rice and beans; eat it before it sits.
El Milagrito Cafe ★ 4.1
tobin-hill · 521 E Woodlawn Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212
El Milagrito Cafe on East Woodlawn is the oldest restaurant on the St Mary's Strip, with a chorizo-and-egg puffy taco that has built a quiet cult following.
Carnitas Don Raúl ★ 4.3
downtown · 325 W Jones Ave, San Antonio, TX 78215
Carnitas Don Raúl on West Jones is a husband-and-wife counter for Michoacán-style carnitas, rooted in a 1991 Morelia family operation and featured on Netflix.
Rolando's Super Tacos ★ 3.9
north-side · 919 W Hildebrand Ave, San Antonio, TX 78201
Rolando's Super Tacos on West Hildebrand built its name on El Gigante, an enormous breakfast taco with your pick of five fillings, a stomach-test of a taco.
The Jerk Shack ★ 4.4
west-side · 10234 TX-151 Suite 103, San Antonio, TX 78251
Chef Nicola Blaque's Jerk Shack began as a walk-up window with picnic tables, serving Jamaican jerk chicken and curry goat that earned a Bib Gourmand nod.
Garcia's Mexican Food ★ 4.2
west-side · 842 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX 78201
Garcia's Mexican Food on the West Side is a small, cash-friendly counter where the carne guisada taco on a fresh flour tortilla is the early-breakfast order.
La Gloria ★ 4.2
pearl · 100 E Grayson St, San Antonio, TX 78215
Chef Johnny Hernandez's La Gloria at the Pearl plates the street antojitos of interior Mexico, from tacos and sopes to ceviche and elotes, on a River Walk.
Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia ★ 4.3
market-square · 218 Produce Row, San Antonio, TX 78207
Mi Tierra at Market Square runs around the clock, so a 3am plate of enchiladas is a local rite; grab conchas from the front panaderia on the way out.
Fruteria La Mission ★ 4.1
south-side · 553 E White Ave, San Antonio, TX 78214
Fruteria La Mission across from the Mission Drive-In is a South Side fruteria for mangonadas, aguas frescas and large fruit cups loaded with chamoy and tajin.
Tommy's Restaurant ★ 4.0
north-side · 6702 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216
Tommy's Restaurant on the north side is the spot for the local ritual of barbacoa with a Big Red; weekend mornings draw the longest lines for it.
La Panaderia ★ 4.2
downtown · 301 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205
La Panaderia's downtown bakery is a walkable River Walk stop for breakfast tacos and conchas; pair one with a cafe con leche to start the morning.
The Original Donut Shop ★ 4.0
north-side · 3307 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX 78201
The Original Donut Shop on Fredericksburg Road pairs fresh donuts with breakfast tacos, a quintessentially San Antonio combination best understood by eating.