San Antonio : Food Tour with Tacos, BBQ & Tex-Mex Classics
Explore San Antonio’s vibrant food culture on a Downtown guided walking tour. Taste authentic Tex-Mex favorites, family-owned specialties, and creative bites while dis...
Pollos Asados Los Norteños is a gluten-free spot in East Side, San Antonio.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Explore San Antonio’s vibrant food culture on a Downtown guided walking tour. Taste authentic Tex-Mex favorites, family-owned specialties, and creative bites while dis...
Learn to make Asian dumplings from scratch! Mix, fold, and cook your own pork and shrimp dumplings in this hands-on, beginner-friendly San Antonio class.
Sip tea and enjoy light bites on a double-decker bus tour of San Antonio. Take in scenic streets and vibrant neighborhoods, and enjoy live entertainment and engaging n...
Address: 4642 Rigsby Ave, San Antonio, TX 78222
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.
Viva Vegeria on Nogalitos serves all-vegan, gluten-free Tex-Mex, with tacos al pastor, chicken-style flautas and tamales that need no meat to satisfy.
Order: Tacos al pastor, chicken-style flautas, vegan tamales
Tip: Everything is both vegan and gluten-free, a rare combination. The vegan Tex-Mex is the reason to come, not a compromise.
Earth Burger on the north side is a genuine plant-based drive-through, rare in Texas, where the burgers and shakes are fully vegan; ask for the vegan cheese.
Order: The plant-based burger and a dairy-free shake
Tip: A genuine plant-based drive-through, rare in Texas. The burgers and shakes are fully vegan-friendly; ask for the vegan cheese.