San Antonio Market Square Tex-Mex Food and Shopping Tour

The birthplace of Tex-Mex, San Antonio’s Historic Market Square is bursting with delicious and authentic flavours just waiting to be discovered. Savour the unique blend of brisket, pork and chicken with cumin and Mexican spices and uncover how the Texan and Mexican culinary fusion came about.

Your food tour will include a visit to La Margarita Restaurant & Oyster Bar, the original home of a Tex-Mex staple, sizzling fajitas. Here, you’ll taste their signature chili con queso, roasted poblano con crema y queso and learn how the Chili Queens introduced America to chili in the 1860s from right across the street in Military Plaza.

Enjoy a comforting Mexican street food classic of Elote en Vaso or “corn in a cup”. These boiled corn kernels are mixed with salty butter, crema Mexicana, cotija, chili, lime and hot sauce and most definitely won’t disappoint your taste buds.

You’ll also have an opportunity to wander around the historic market and shop at locally owned stores. Discover cultural, artistic and ethnic influences of the Southwest and Mexico via a variety of products including clothing, wood carvings, tasty local treats and candies.

A food tour wouldn’t be complete without a sweet stop and what better than a world-famous bakery that’s been serving sweet treats since 1941. At Mi Tierra Café, listen to authentic mariachi music as you indulge in anything from homemade flan, tres leches cake, an assortment of bakery goods and more.

*Our unique pay-as-you-go food tour model lets you enjoy more of what you want for less money, a better value than other Austin food tours. Simply hand the guide $30 cash on your arrival, and your guide will take care of the rest. They’ll pay for the entire group at each of our four stops, minimizing wait time. Paying cash also makes it easy for each restaurant to offer more food, so you’re guaranteed Texas-sized servings. We can guarantee you won’t leave this tour hungry!