The 19 Best Tacos in Houston

Searching for nixtamal tortillas, trompo, birria tacos, and homemade agua fresca? We’ve got you covered.

Houston’s physical proximity to Mexico, combined with the city’s strong Hispanic roots, makes it easy to find unbeatable tacos served any time of day — and just about anywhere you look. Kickstart your morning with breakfast tacos wrapped in handmade flour tortillas, savor birria-style tacos for lunch, or snack on tacos with nopales before devouring carne asada tacos that hit just right after a late night out.

Weekends call for the boldest bites: heavenly barbacoa tacos with creamy, spicy green salsa dripping down your arm; brisket-stuffed tacos large enough to feed an army; and tacos de trompo — marinated pork cooked on a vertical spit, finished on the plancha, bathed in lime, and coated in colorful salsas of roja, verde, or aguacate.

Now it’s time to start your Houston taco journey. While this list is not ranked, and it’s impossible to (and painful not to) include every outstanding taqueria in the city, here are places serving exceptional tacos that every Houstonian should try at least once.

Eater has updated this map to include Taqueria Aguascalientes and Space City Birria. Loz Lokoz Takoz, Maximo, Candente, and Tatemo have been removed.

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