Plantaqueria is a vegetarian-friendly spot in Downtown, San Antonio.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Breakfast tacos and the Brewchata
Tip: All day breakfast tacos, fresh aguas frescas, locally roasted coffee. Walk-in counter, no reservations needed.
Address: 124 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78205
Zaffran Delight is one of the few halal kitchens right downtown, handy from the River Walk, where chicken biryani and butter chicken with naan are the orders.
Order: Chicken biryani, butter chicken and naan
Tip: One of the few halal kitchens right downtown, handy from the River Walk. The biryani and butter chicken are the orders.
Viva Vegeria runs an entirely gluten-free, all-vegan Tex-Mex kitchen on Nogalitos, so coeliac diners can eat the full menu, from tacos al pastor to tamales.
Order: Gluten-free tacos al pastor and tamales
Tip: The whole menu is gluten-free, so nothing is off limits. A genuine relief for coeliac diners craving Tex-Mex.
Pollos Asados Los Norteños grills whole chickens over mesquite with naturally gluten-free sides of charro beans, grilled onions. Located in East Side.
Order: Mesquite-grilled chicken with corn tortillas and charro beans
Tip: The grilled chicken, charro beans, and corn tortillas are naturally gluten-free. Skip the flour tortillas and you are set.
Pasha Mediterranean Grill on Wurzbach Road is a long-running halal Mediterranean kitchen, serving gyro, shawarma, and Arabic dishes to the local Muslim.
Order: Chicken shawarma, gyro and hummus
Tip: A dependable halal Mediterranean option listed on Zabihah. The shawarma and gyro are the staples; the lunch portions are generous.
Zaffran Delight is one of the few halal kitchens right downtown, handy from the River Walk, where chicken biryani and butter chicken with naan are the orders.
Order: Chicken biryani, butter chicken and naan
Tip: One of the few halal kitchens right downtown, handy from the River Walk. The biryani and butter chicken are the orders.
Abu Omar Halal near UTSA is open until 2am, a rare late-night halal option on the north side where the chicken shawarma wrap is the cheap, reliable order.
Order: Chicken shawarma wrap and falafel
Tip: Open until 2am, so a rare late-night halal option near UTSA. The chicken shawarma wrap is the cheap, reliable order.
Yummy 770 at the Israeli Chabad Center is San Antonio's kosher Israeli restaurant, a meat (fleishig) kitchen certified by the Vaad HaKashrut of San Antonio.
Order: Falafel, shawarma and Israeli salads
Tip: Certified kosher by the local Vaad and closed for Shabbat; confirm hours before going. The falafel and shawarma are the staples.
