The Tacos You Have To Try in H-Town
Are you ready to go on an H-Town taco road trip? Host Raheel Ramzanali is joined by the taco king Marco A. Torres, also the Taco Columnist at the Houston Chronicle, to get his best picks of the tacos you need to try across the entire city!
Best Tacos Spots
Inside the loop
- Tacos Bomberos (2206 Edwards Street, Holler Brewing @ Sawyer Yards)
- Gerardo's Drive-In (609 Patton Street)
- Teotihuacan Mexican Cafe (1511 Airline Drive)
Downtown area
- Space City Birria (415 Milam Street)
- Calavera Mexican Kitchen (409 Travis Street, inside Bravery Chef Hall)
- Brother's Taco House (1604 Emancipation Ave)
- Laredo Taquera (915 Snover Street & Washington Ave)
- J Bar M BBQ for brisket tacos (2201 Leeland Street)
Heights
- Chilosos Taco House (701 E. 20th Street)
- TJ Birria y Mas (2025 N. Durham Drive)
Montrose
- Tacos Tierra Caliente (2003 West Alabama Street, next to the West Alabama Ice House)
- La Guadalupana Bakery & Cafe (2109 Dunlavy Street)
- Pico's Mexican Restaurant (3601 Kirby Drive)
Northwest
- Los Dos De Nuevo Leon (in the CVS parking lot 6504 West Little York, corner of Bingle & North Houston-Rosslyn)
Northeast
- Tita's Taco House (320 Wilson Road in Humble)
- Tacos Flores (4806 FM 1960 in Humble/Atascocita)
- Manuel's Mexican Resturant 529 (13083 West Lake Houston
- Parkway in Summerwood/Humble)
West side
- Tacos Doña Lena (8878 Hammerly Blvd in Spring Branch)
East side
- The Original Villa Arcos (3009 Navigation Blvd)
- Cochinita & Co (5420 Lawndale Street)
- Tacos La Sultana (7011 Capitol Street)
- Porras Prontito (6301 Market Street in Denver Harbor)
Southside
- Taqueria Del Sol (8114 Park Place Blvd)
- Tacos Tec (8449 Gulf Freeway by Hobby Airport)
- Taconmadre (905 Edgebrook Drive)
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