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Food & Drink

Tacos Mexican

Choose South Padre tacos and Mexican food by meal: street tacos and quesabirria, a full plate with shrimp tacos, or breakfast tacos, migas, and chilaquiles.

Street tacos or a bigger meal?

Calacas Tacos & Beer is the place to start when street tacos are the main event. Its current menu includes bistec, pastor, fajita, cochinita pibil, and quesabirria, along with ceviche and aguachile.

Tom & Jerry's takes a broader restaurant approach: its menu includes shrimp tacos, a Mexican platter, quesadillas, and fajitas alongside steaks, seafood, and burgers. It is a useful option when tacos are only one part of a mixed group's dinner.

Tacos for breakfast

At Grapevine Cafe, breakfast tacos and migas sit alongside coffee and all-day breakfast. Nautico Island Grill lists breakfast tacos, migas, and chilaquiles on its brunch menu. If that is what you are after, start with breakfast and brunch instead of waiting until lunch to find it.

For seafood-focused choices, see seafood. If the meal is headed toward a view, waterfront restaurants explains the bay-side dining choices. Open a restaurant's current menu for tortillas, fillings, or sauces that matter to you.