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The Best Tamales in Austin for the Holidays

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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated
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The guajillo pork tamales from Mi Ranchito.
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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated

Truth be told, tamales are really Texas’s best holiday dish. And Austin restaurants and food trucks are making it easier for those seeking the traditional food this season, either by keeping the corn husk-steamed item on the menu all year long or offering seasonal specials for pickups and deliveries.

Here are Austin’s best bets for tamales this holiday season. There are classics from Tex-Mex restaurant Tamale House East to vegan options at Mr. Natural. Many restaurants even offer preorders just for the month, including Fresa’s.

For other seasonal needs, there are holiday takeout meals, holiday dessert preorders, and holiday dine-in meals. Likewise, check out these holiday cocktail pop-ups.

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Nissi Vegmex

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The North Austin vegan Mexican restaurant offers tamale plates on its regular menu, with vegan red “pork” and green “chicken.” Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services

9012 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758
(512) 994-8226
(512) 994-8226

Tamale Addiction

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Farmers market stalwart Tamale Addiction offers all sorts of tamales for the holiday season and beyond. The frozen tamales — such as meat (pork to beef to chicken), sweet, vegetarian, and vegan — are available for pickups at its farmers market locations, its Manor, Texas kitchen, and various Austin-area coffee shops and retail shops, plus there are deliveries available. Takeout orders can be placed online.

114 E Parsons St, Manor, TX 78653
(512) 278-1775
(512) 278-1775

Tamale House East

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The tamale tradition lives on with the legendary East Sixth Tex-Mex restaurant, where tamale plates are plentiful, with fillings like pork, chicken tomatillo, and bean and cheese. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 495-9504
(512) 495-9504

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Mr. Natural

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For more vegan tamales, hit up the East Austin vegan Tex-Mex restaurant, where the tamale plate comes with fillings like tofu/sunflower seeds, pinto beans, vegetables, or cheese/jalapeño. Pickup orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

1901 E Cesar Chavez St (at Chicon St), Austin, TX 78702
(512) 477-5228
(512) 477-5228

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Taco Joint

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Both locations of the Mexican taco restaurant offer up the tamale veracruzano, which is made with seasoned chicken. Takeout orders can be placed online, in person, or over the phone; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

134 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 473-8223
(512) 473-8223

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Guero's

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The Bouldin Creek Tex-Mex restaurant offers plentiful tamales on its regular menu, plus there are tamales available individually, half-dozen, or full dozen with fillings such as beef, pork, and bean and cheese. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1412 S Congress Ave (at Elizabeth St.), Austin, TX 78704
512 447 7688
512 447 7688

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Fresa's South First

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Holiday tamales are back at all three locations of the fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant. On deck are dozen tamales filled with chicken tinga, black bean and cheese, or guajillo pork shoulder, available with salsas. Then there are meals with beans, rice, salsas, queso, and guacamole. Orders can be placed online for each location (downtown, Bouldin Creek, Westlake) with pickups from Sunday, December 22 through Tuesday, December 24 with a deadline of 5 p.m. the day before intended pickups.

1703 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 992-2946
(512) 992-2946

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Matt's El Rancho

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Find pork tamales among the longtime South Austin Tex-Mex restaurant’s dinner meals and sides. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2613 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 462-9333
(512) 462-9333

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Curra's Grill

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Order the avocado margarita with the Tex-Mex restaurant’s tamales from its Travis Heights location or the Hyde Park One. Or preorder a dozen for home. Fillings range from pork to beans to chicken mole to black bean. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

614 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 444-0012
(512) 444-0012

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Delicious Tamales

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The tamale shop with two Austin locations, this in East Riverside and the other up in Scofield Farms, offers all sorts of tamales to-go. The San Antonio-based chain carries traditional chicken, jalapeño-bean, and pork tamales as well as a variety of new takes on the husked treats, like the Southwestern-style vegetarian tamale with corn and black beans and the atomic tamale, which is packed with pork and heat-heavy ghost peppers. Takeout orders can be placed online; there is national shipping; and a bunch of third-party delivery options (Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash).

1931 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78741

Alicia's Tacoriendo

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The far south Austin food truck parked at the Manchaca Sports Bark is all about tamales. And then, holiday tamale orders can be placed over the phone by the dozen, with deliveries for two dozen tamales or more.

10402 Menchaca Road, Austin, Texas 78748
(512) 367-0777
(512) 367-0777

Mi Ranchito Restaurant

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The Manchaca Mexican restaurant has tamales year-round. Choose from pork, chicken, jalapeño and cheese, bean and cheese, vegetarian, sweet potato, and strawberry, available warm, cold, or frozen. Takeout orders can be placed online; there is national shipping; and there is indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1105 West Fm 1626, Manchaca, Texas 78652
(512) 292-8107
(512) 292-8107
Nadia Chaudhury is an editor for Eater Northeast and Eater New York and was the former Eater Austin editor, who often writes about food and pop culture.

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Nissi Vegmex

9012 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758

The North Austin vegan Mexican restaurant offers tamale plates on its regular menu, with vegan red “pork” and green “chicken.” Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services

9012 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758
(512) 994-8226
(512) 994-8226

Tamale Addiction

114 E Parsons St, Manor, TX 78653

Farmers market stalwart Tamale Addiction offers all sorts of tamales for the holiday season and beyond. The frozen tamales — such as meat (pork to beef to chicken), sweet, vegetarian, and vegan — are available for pickups at its farmers market locations, its Manor, Texas kitchen, and various Austin-area coffee shops and retail shops, plus there are deliveries available. Takeout orders can be placed online.

114 E Parsons St, Manor, TX 78653
(512) 278-1775
(512) 278-1775

Tamale House East

1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

The tamale tradition lives on with the legendary East Sixth Tex-Mex restaurant, where tamale plates are plentiful, with fillings like pork, chicken tomatillo, and bean and cheese. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 495-9504
(512) 495-9504

Mr. Natural

1901 E Cesar Chavez St (at Chicon St), Austin, TX 78702

For more vegan tamales, hit up the East Austin vegan Tex-Mex restaurant, where the tamale plate comes with fillings like tofu/sunflower seeds, pinto beans, vegetables, or cheese/jalapeño. Pickup orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

1901 E Cesar Chavez St (at Chicon St), Austin, TX 78702
(512) 477-5228
(512) 477-5228

Taco Joint

134 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704

Both locations of the Mexican taco restaurant offer up the tamale veracruzano, which is made with seasoned chicken. Takeout orders can be placed online, in person, or over the phone; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

134 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 473-8223
(512) 473-8223

Guero's

1412 S Congress Ave (at Elizabeth St.), Austin, TX 78704

The Bouldin Creek Tex-Mex restaurant offers plentiful tamales on its regular menu, plus there are tamales available individually, half-dozen, or full dozen with fillings such as beef, pork, and bean and cheese. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1412 S Congress Ave (at Elizabeth St.), Austin, TX 78704
512 447 7688
512 447 7688

Fresa's South First

1703 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704

Holiday tamales are back at all three locations of the fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant. On deck are dozen tamales filled with chicken tinga, black bean and cheese, or guajillo pork shoulder, available with salsas. Then there are meals with beans, rice, salsas, queso, and guacamole. Orders can be placed online for each location (downtown, Bouldin Creek, Westlake) with pickups from Sunday, December 22 through Tuesday, December 24 with a deadline of 5 p.m. the day before intended pickups.

1703 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 992-2946
(512) 992-2946

Matt's El Rancho

2613 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

Find pork tamales among the longtime South Austin Tex-Mex restaurant’s dinner meals and sides. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2613 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 462-9333
(512) 462-9333

Curra's Grill

614 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704

Order the avocado margarita with the Tex-Mex restaurant’s tamales from its Travis Heights location or the Hyde Park One. Or preorder a dozen for home. Fillings range from pork to beans to chicken mole to black bean. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

614 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 444-0012
(512) 444-0012

Delicious Tamales

1931 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78741

The tamale shop with two Austin locations, this in East Riverside and the other up in Scofield Farms, offers all sorts of tamales to-go. The San Antonio-based chain carries traditional chicken, jalapeño-bean, and pork tamales as well as a variety of new takes on the husked treats, like the Southwestern-style vegetarian tamale with corn and black beans and the atomic tamale, which is packed with pork and heat-heavy ghost peppers. Takeout orders can be placed online; there is national shipping; and a bunch of third-party delivery options (Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash).

1931 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78741

Alicia's Tacoriendo

10402 Menchaca Road, Austin, Texas 78748

The far south Austin food truck parked at the Manchaca Sports Bark is all about tamales. And then, holiday tamale orders can be placed over the phone by the dozen, with deliveries for two dozen tamales or more.

10402 Menchaca Road, Austin, Texas 78748
(512) 367-0777
(512) 367-0777

Mi Ranchito Restaurant

1105 West Fm 1626, Manchaca, Texas 78652

The Manchaca Mexican restaurant has tamales year-round. Choose from pork, chicken, jalapeño and cheese, bean and cheese, vegetarian, sweet potato, and strawberry, available warm, cold, or frozen. Takeout orders can be placed online; there is national shipping; and there is indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1105 West Fm 1626, Manchaca, Texas 78652
(512) 292-8107
(512) 292-8107

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