Nothing tastes quite like the holidays in Texas than Christmas tamales. Whatever you’re planning for your upcoming gatherings, you can bet tamales will go with it. We’ll show you some of our favorite spots to pick them up, from West Texas to the Alamo City to the Bayou City, and we’ll also learn how to make them just right from some down-home tamale queens! Find out why tamales have been a Texas tradition for hundreds of years. (You can also find tamales at your local H-E-B!)
Austin
Fonda San Miguel
2330 W. North Loop, Austin / 512-459-4121
Fresa’s
915 N. Lamar / 512-428–5077 & 1703 S. First / 512-992–2946
Guero’s Taco Bar
1412 S. Congress Ave., Austin / 512-447-7688
Maudie’s Tex-Mex
6 Locations
Vamonos
4807 Airport Blvd., Austin / 512-474-2029
Dallas
Becerra’s Tex-Mex Tamales
4344 Colgate Ave., Dallas / 214-454-8952
Molino Olōyō
1025 N. Stemmons Fwy., Suite 600, Dallas / 469-769-8950
The Tamale Company
626 S. Cedar Ridge Dr., Duncanville / 469-868-6443 & Other Retail Sites
Tamalería Nuevo León
2139 Buckingham Rd., Richardson / 972-685-6556
Houston
Cyclone Anaya’s
Multiple Locations
Heights Bier Garten
1433 N. Shepherd Dr., Houston / 713-862-4940
Hugo’s
1600 Westheimer Rd., Houston / 713-524-7744
Irma’s Original
22 N. Chenevert St., Houston / 713-222-0767
The Original Ninfa’s
2704 Navigation Blvd., Houston / 713-228-1175 & 1700 Post Oak Blvd., #1-190, Houston / 346-335-2404
Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen
1140 Eldridge Pkwy., Houston / 832-230-3842 & 6401 Woodway Dr., Houston / 713-334-7295
San Antonio
Delicious Tamales
6 Locations
Las Palapas
20+ Locations
Mi Familia at the Rim
18403 IH-10 W., San Antonio / 210-728-4700
Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa
1737 S. General McMullen Dr., San Antonio / 210-433-1367
Recipe
Irma’s Original’s Tamales de Puerco
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