Best Tacos in Spring Branch, Houston: 8 Taquerias Worth Finding

The best tacos in Spring Branch, Houston are on and around Long Point Road: Hidalgo-style lamb barbacoa at El Hidalguense, quesabirria at Tacos Doña Lena on Hammerly Boulevard, and Monterrey-style tacos at Tostada Regia and Tostadería Madero's. If you only have time for one stop, go to El Hidalguense at 6917 Long Point Rd for the barbacoa de borrego and handmade tortillas.

Here's what makes Spring Branch fun to eat through: in one neighborhood you can order lamb barbacoa cooked the Hidalgo way, birria from a family recipe that started in Guanajuato in 1985, 100% halal birria tacos, and a Monterrey breakfast of machacado. Two different kitchens here even serve birria ramen. And going by its posted hours, The Taco Stand on Gessner Road doesn't close from 6 a.m. Friday until midnight Sunday.

Where is Spring Branch?

For this guide, Spring Branch runs from the north side of the Katy Freeway (I-10) up to US 290 and Hempstead Road, and from Beltway 8 (the Sam Houston Tollway) east to roughly Loop 610. That covers zip codes 77055 and 77080 and parts of 77043, 77041 and 77092, and it includes Spring Valley Village and Hilshire Village. Long Point Road is the main street, crossed by Wirt, Antoine, Blalock, Gessner and Bingle.

We left out everything south of I-10, including the Memorial City Mall food court and the taco chains on the south frontage road. Every address below is north of the freeway.

The quick list

• Best overall: El Hidalguense, Long Point Road, for lamb barbacoa and handmade tortillas.
• Best birria: Tacos Doña Lena, Hammerly Boulevard, for quesabirria.
• Best Monterrey-style tacos: Tostada Regia, Long Point Road, for tacos estilo trompo.
• Best cheap breakfast tacos: Tostadería Madero's, Clay Road.
• Best late night: Taquerias Arandas on Gessner Road, open until 2 a.m. on weekends, or The Taco Stand, open around the clock from Friday morning to Sunday night.
• Best halal tacos: Taco Fuego, Silber Road.
• Best tacos with a drink: La Crudería, Long Point Road, for mini street tacos and mezcal.

How we chose

We picked taquerias inside the boundaries above that have a clear specialty, from barbacoa and birria to Monterrey tostadas and house-made tortillas. Every pick was confirmed open on its own official website in November 2026, and the menu items and prices below come from those sites.

Spring Branch is also known for its taco trucks, especially along Long Point Road. Most of them don't keep an official website or a public social page we could check, so we didn't list them here. For trucks that we could verify, including one on Gessner Road, see our guide to Houston taco trucks.

Hours and prices change. Treat everything below as "typically" and check the taqueria's site before you go.

Long Point Road

El Hidalguense

6917 Long Point Rd, Houston, TX 77055 · barbacoa and cabrito

El Hidalguense on Long Point Road has been serving Houston families since 1994, according to the restaurant, with recipes it says have been in the family for generations. The reason to come is the barbacoa de borrego: lamb cooked Hidalgo-style with maguey, sold as a plate for one or for two. Cabrito asado (roast young goat) is on the menu too, marked limited availability.

Tacos on corn tortillas start at $2.99 on the official menu. Pay a little extra for the handmade tortillas; you can add eight to any order.

Hours: typically 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Insider tip: cabrito sells out. Go early on a weekend if you have your heart set on it.

Best for: a weekend morning barbacoa run. It's also on our best breakfast tacos in Houston list.

Tostada Regia (Long Point)

10066 Long Point Rd, Houston, TX 77055 · Monterrey style

Tostada Regia was founded by a family from Monterrey, Nuevo León, and the Long Point Road location is one of its Houston restaurants, open from breakfast through dinner every day. The namesake is the Tostada Regia La Original: guacamole, shredded chicken and crema on two tostadas. For tacos, order the tacos estilo trompo, five to an order, or the tacos de bistec.

Hours: typically 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Best for: a sit-down taco dinner with the family.

La Crudería (Spring Branch)

7710 Long Point Rd, Houston, TX 77055 · tacos, ceviche and mezcal

La Crudería on Long Point Road is a Mexican seafood and cocktail spot, but the tacos are a real reason to stop. Its $8 lunch menu includes street mini tacos with al pastor, bistec, birria, chicken or cochinita pibil. Pair them with an aguachile from the ceviche menu, a michelada, or something from the long tequila and mezcal list. Everything on the happy hour menu is $5.

Hours: the restaurant doesn't post hours on its site, so call ahead at 713-485-5766 or check its online ordering page.

Best for: a taco lunch that turns into happy hour. For more drinks nearby, see our Spring Branch bars guide.

Hammerly, Clay and the north side

Tacos Doña Lena

8788 Hammerly Blvd, Houston, TX 77080 · birria

Tacos Doña Lena on Hammerly Boulevard is the original location of a family taqueria with a long backstory. According to the restaurant, Doña Lena started selling tacos in her hometown of Salamanca, Guanajuato, in 1985, later sold them from home in Houston, and opened the restaurant in 2020. It now has a second location in the Heights.

Order the quesabirria, three crispy corn tortillas with beef birria and melted cheese. Regular tacos come on a double corn tortilla, and the birria ramen is a fun detour if you're with a group. Breakfast is served only at this Spring Branch location, on weekend mornings.

Hours: typically 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Best for: a birria lunch. It also made our citywide best tacos in Houston guide.

Tostadería Madero's

9401 Clay Rd, Houston, TX 77080 · Monterrey-style tostadas and breakfast tacos

Tostadería Madero's on Clay Road cooks Monterrey-style Mexican food and is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The house specialty is the Tostada Maderos Special, and the taco menu covers fajita, shredded beef, carnitas, chicken and barbacoa. Combo plates come with soup, rice and a drink.

The real value is the breakfast taco list: machacado, choriqueso, chicharrón, carnitas and egg, and more, each just a few dollars on the official menu.

Hours: typically 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Best for: a cheap breakfast taco run on the north side of the neighborhood.

Gessner, Wirt and Silber

Taquerias Arandas (Gessner Road and Wirt Road)

1630 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77080 · 1840 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX 77055 · Houston classic

Taquerias Arandas is a family-run Houston chain that says it has been feeding the city since 1981, and Spring Branch has two of its locations. Its site highlights handmade flour tortillas and house-made horchata. Order a taco with your choice of meat (from $3.20 on the official menu), the Arandas Special of beef fajita with nopales and avocado, or a machacado and egg breakfast taco.

Hours: the Gessner Road location is typically open 7 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. The Wirt Road location is typically open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Best for: late-night tacos on a weekend. More ideas in our late-night food in Houston guide.

The Taco Stand (Gessner Road)

1016 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77055 · house-made tortillas, drive-thru

The Taco Stand comes from the team behind The Burger Joint, and its Gessner Road location, which the restaurant calls its Memorial location, sits on the Spring Branch side of I-10. The selling point is the tortillas: the restaurant makes both its corn and flour tortillas in house. Order a pastor taco on corn or flour, or the quesabirria.

There's a drive-thru, and the restaurant says every patio is dog-friendly.

Hours: typically 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday, 5 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday, and 5 a.m. to midnight Sunday. Breakfast runs until 11 a.m. on weekdays and 2 p.m. on weekends.

Best for: very early, very late, or anything in between.

Taco Fuego (Spring Branch)

1114 Silber Rd, Unit A, Houston, TX 77055 · halal birria and street tacos

Taco Fuego calls its Silber Road restaurant the original, with dine-in seating, a full bar and its extended menu. The detail most people don't know: Taco Fuego says it serves 100% halal meat. Order the birria taco, the quesabirria combo, or an al pastor or fajita street taco. It's the second Spring Branch kitchen with birria ramen on the menu.

Hours: typically 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Best for: a group with mixed diets, and anyone looking for halal tacos.

Save this: a Spring Branch taco crawl

This route keeps you on one side of the neighborhood and works best on a Saturday.

1. 8 a.m., Clay Road: breakfast tacos at Tostadería Madero's. Get the machacado.
2. 9:30 a.m., Long Point Road: lamb barbacoa at El Hidalguense, with handmade tortillas.
3. Noon, Hammerly Boulevard: quesabirria at Tacos Doña Lena.
4. Mid-afternoon, Long Point Road: mini street tacos and a michelada at La Crudería.
5. Late night, Gessner Road: a pastor taco at The Taco Stand or Taquerias Arandas.

Before you go:

• Check each taqueria's hours on its official site the day you go.
• Go early on weekends for barbacoa and cabrito.
• Add the handmade tortillas at El Hidalguense; the menu sells them eight to an order.
• Split orders. Birria and quesabirria plates come three to an order, so share and keep room.

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Last verified: November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best taco place in Spring Branch?

El Hidalguense at 6917 Long Point Rd is our top pick for tacos in Spring Branch, Houston, for its Hidalgo-style lamb barbacoa and handmade tortillas. For birria, go to Tacos Doña Lena at 8788 Hammerly Blvd.

Where can I get late-night tacos in Spring Branch?

Taquerias Arandas at 1630 Gessner Rd is typically open until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Taco Stand at 1016 Gessner Rd posts hours that run straight through from 6 a.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Check the official sites before a late run, since hours change.

Are there halal tacos in Spring Branch?

Yes. Taco Fuego at 1114 Silber Rd in Spring Branch says it serves 100% halal meat, including its birria tacos and quesabirria.

Where can I get barbacoa in Spring Branch?

El Hidalguense on Long Point Road serves barbacoa de borrego, lamb cooked Hidalgo-style with maguey, as a plate for one or two. Tostadería Madero's on Clay Road also offers barbacoa tacos.

What area counts as Spring Branch for this guide?

This guide treats Spring Branch as the area north of I-10, south of US 290 and Hempstead Road, east of Beltway 8 and west of roughly Loop 610, including Spring Valley Village and Hilshire Village.