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...
CuisineCocktail bar
Price$$
Neighborhoodeast-side
HoursLunch and dinner, closed Sunday
Phone2105980496
Last verified
Why locals love it: An east-side cocktail-and-comfort-food spot whose every tab funds a local charity, a giving-back model few visitors know about.
Tip: Your visit funds a rotating local cause. The vegan plates and live music make it more than a gimmick.
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Location
Address: 302 Montana St, San Antonio, TX 78203
Also in east-side
Pollos Asados Los Norteños ★ 4.3
Pollos Asados Los Norteños is an east-side strip-mall mesquite-grilled chicken counter; order a whole bird with the charro beans and tortillas.
Why locals love it: A strip-mall pollo-asado spot on the east side that out-of-towners never find, where the mesquite smoke and the line tell you everything.
Tip: Order a whole mesquite-grilled chicken with the charro beans and tortillas. The line moves; the smoke is worth it.
More hidden gems in San Antonio
Viet-Nam Restaurant ★ 4.1
Viet-Nam Restaurant is a plain broadway storefront that locals rate for the best pho in the city, with none of the signage to match the reputation.
Why locals love it: A plain Broadway storefront that locals rate for the best pho in the city, with none of the signage to match the reputation.
Tip: Do not judge it by the simple room; the pho is the reason locals send friends. Lunch is the quieter time.
El Milagrito Cafe ★ 4.1
El Milagrito Cafe is the oldest restaurant on the St Marys Strip, a 1969 family-run kitchen for chorizo-and-egg puffy tacos on fresh flour tortillas.
Why locals love it: The oldest restaurant on the St Mary's Strip, a 1969 family-run kitchen for breakfast tacos and chorizo-and-egg puffy tacos most visitors miss.
Tip: Order the chorizo-and-egg puffy taco on a fresh flour tortilla. A weekday-morning room that fills with Tobin Hill regulars.
Carnitas Don Raúl ★ 4.3
Carnitas Don Raúl is a michoacán-style carnitas shop a few blocks north of downtown, sourced from a 1991 morelia family operation and rarely on tourist lists.
Why locals love it: A Michoacán-style carnitas shop a few blocks north of downtown, sourced from a 1991 Morelia family operation and rarely on tourist lists.
Tip: Order carnitas by the pound with fresh tortillas and salsa. The Netflix Taco Chronicles feature still has not pulled the lines you might expect.
Tong's Thai ★ 4.0
Tong's Thai is a thai room in Alamo Heights. Ask for a table in the Nong Garden by the koi pond. The curries and pad see ew are the reliable orders.
Why locals love it: A long-running Austin Highway Thai spot with a hidden koi-pond garden that regulars treat as a secret oasis.
Tip: Ask for a table in the Nong Garden by the koi pond. The curries and pad see ew are the reliable orders.
Pollos Asados Los Norteños ★ 4.3
Pollos Asados Los Norteños is an east-side strip-mall mesquite-grilled chicken counter; order a whole bird with the charro beans and tortillas.
Why locals love it: A strip-mall pollo-asado spot on the east side that out-of-towners never find, where the mesquite smoke and the line tell you everything.
Tip: Order a whole mesquite-grilled chicken with the charro beans and tortillas. The line moves; the smoke is worth it.
Nicha's Comida Mexicana ★ 4.0
Nicha's Comida Mexicana is a 1977 tex-mex family room that locals guard, with puffy tacos and enchiladas that rarely make the tourist lists.
Why locals love it: A 1977 Tex-Mex family room that locals guard, with puffy tacos and enchiladas that rarely make the tourist lists.
Tip: The puffy tacos and the enchiladas are the orders. A neighbourhood Tex-Mex spot that has fed regulars since 1977.