Brownsville is home to a variety of taquerias, taco eateries, each with its own unique flavor and style.
The cultural food found in Brownsville is incomparable to any other—all thanks to Brownsville’s location right on the U.S. and Mexican border. Brownsville is home to a variety of taquerias, taco eateries, each with its own unique flavor and style.
Authentic Mexican food, delicious Tex-Mex, award-winning and nationally recognized, come get a taste of Brownsville’s Taco Trail yourself!
Whether it’s beaches or space exploration that brings you to Brownsville, fuel up for your fun with delicious tacos!
No dish better captures the culinary spirit of Brownsville, Texas’s southernmost city on the tip of the Mexican border, than the taco—a food as flavorful as the culinary traditions that inspired it and as diverse as the cultural influences shaping it today.
Block after block along Interstate 69E, colorful taquerias and Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants shine (and smoke), making Brownsville what Texas Monthly Taco Editor José R. Ralat hails as “a bright hot spot” for tacos and taco culture.
So where to begin?
Ask four Texans to point you to their favorite taqueria, and you’re likely to get sent in four different directions. But don’t worry!
Thanks to a mobile exclusive Taco Trail Passport, organizing your culinary adventure is easy. Access participating restaurant listings, an interactive map to get you there, and digital coupons to make each visit even tastier. Dine at all 12 stops and receive an official Taco Trail t-shirt.
There’s no app to download, no reservation required—nothing to do but eat tasty delicious tacos and win a prize!
It can be whenever you want, at your own pace! Each restaurant gives you discounts. Visit and eat tacos in all taquerias, and you would win an exclusive t-shirt to show you have conquered Brownsville's Taco Trail.
Conquer the Taco Trail Challenge!
Thanks to a mobile exclusive Taco Trail Passport, organizing your culinary adventure is easy. Access participating restaurant listings, an interactive map to get you there, and digital coupons to make each visit even tastier. Dine at all Taco Trail dining stops and receive an official Taco Trail t-shirt!