Curra's Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

1. Curra's Grill

7.8
614 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · 175 tips and reviews

Lazy S.Lazy Smurf: The bean and veggie tamales, veggie tacos, and veggie enchiladas are all vegan sans cheese. The rice is not. The avocado margs are awesome & they have FFL queso

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: This inexpensive, casual dive boasts some of the best Interior Mexican cuisine around. Superior tamales, salsas, Mexican breakfast, and regional dishes, as well as for an outstanding margarita bar.

Pedro A V.Pedro A Villalobos: Tamales and carnitas are amazing!

Tamale House East is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

2. Tamale House East

7.9
1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · 45 tips and reviews

Men's Health MagMen's Health Mag: When Bobby Vasquez passed away, Austin lost one of its greats as well as the phenomenal Tamale House #3. But his nieces and nephews have opened this spot, and the tamales are just as crave-able. Read more.

Katherine M.Katherine M.: "Embrace the spirit of Austin institution Tamale House with the colorful East Side restaurant... the migas are plentiful, tamales galore, the patio is lush, there are cocktails and beer." -Eater 38 Read more.

Joseph M.Joseph Mills: The tamales and breakfast tacos are great. Migas plate is also good

Austin Farmers Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

3. Austin Farmers Market

8.2
422 Guadalupe St (at W 4th St), Austin, TX
Farmers Market · Downtown Austin · 34 tips and reviews

Jeff C.Jeff Cohen: try the organic tamales,especially the chicken mole and the pork tomatillo

Ting Z.Ting Zhang: Get a breakfast taco at TacoDeli and a tamale from Gardeners Feast - $5 breakfast of champions, all with free live music in the background.

Melody F.Melody Fury: Got my Gardener's Feast tamale fix, which is.usually conveniently next to the fresh juice stand. Arugula cucumber mint was especially refreshing today.

Maudie's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

4. Maudie's Cafe

8.5
2608 W 7th St (at Lake Austin Blvd), Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · West Austin · 48 tips and reviews

CourtneyCourtney: Salsa is merely okay, but the food is excellent. Try the Tamales El Jefe; it's delicious.

Jeff M.Jeff Meade: Gotta go w/ the tamales el Jefe. Don't forget the extra side grilled serranos!

Elizabeth W.Elizabeth Wiewall: Tatiana's tamale tacos is my favorite

Suerte is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

5. Suerte

9.2
1800 E 6th St, Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · 37 tips and reviews

Jaclyn R.Jaclyn R: It’s a great restaurant! Highly recommend the brisket tacos and squash tamal! Good service & definitely an on trend place. Make sure you make a res. Pro tip: set a notification on Resy for avail.

Sydney M.Sydney M: Tamales and cocktails

Ruby A.Ruby Anaya: The tamal 🫔 with mole blanco was unlike anything I’ve ever had. Delicious 😋

Güero's Taco Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

6. Güero's Taco Bar

8.3
1412 S Congress Ave (at Elizabeth St.), Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · Bouldin Creek · 247 tips and reviews

Nicole Y.Nicole Yale: Happy hour all day every Monday & Tuesday! 25 cent tamales & $4 margaritas.

Jordan D.Jordan Dickenson: Happy Hour - dirt cheap tamales, but the drinks are ehh..

JilJil: Green sauce with chips is my fav! And you can't beat $.25 for a black bean tamale during happy hour Monday-Friday 3-6pm.

Bouldin Creek Café is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

7. Bouldin Creek Café

9.2
1900 S 1st St (at W. Mary St.), Austin, TX
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Bouldin Creek · 261 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Try the intriguing Tamale Breakfast: two sweet potato and pecan tamales are served alongside two eggs and warm tortillas.

Spe Y.Spe YogaMatt Spewak: The tofu scramble is insanely good. Try it with the pecan tamales and hot sauce. It is one of the best #vegan dishes I've had in Austin.

Jil W.Jil Wright: Beer selection could be better, but food & service was great. The sweet potato tamales rock

El Sunzal is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

8. El Sunzal

7.2
642 Calles St (7th St.), Austin, TX
South American Restaurant · 10 tips and reviews

Orion G.Orion Garcia: The el salvadorian tamales are the best a no one in austin does em like this place! Get crema tambien.

Jennifer M.Jennifer M: Try the pupusas revueltas and un tamal de elote. Holy moly! Best thing ever!

Ismael C.Ismael Cuevas: Tamal de elote con crema ... on point!

Polvos is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

9. Polvos

7.8
2004 S 1st St (W Johanna St), Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · Bouldin Creek · 193 tips and reviews

Niel K.Niel Kennedy: Excellent salsa bar, get the Mexican martini and very good tamales!

Edgar V.Edgar Vega: Tamales are great, :-)

Amber B.Amber Bennett: Best tamales I have ever had, get the tamale plate

Maudie's North Lamar is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

10. Maudie's North Lamar

8.0
10205 N Lamar Blvd (Masterson Pass), Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · North Lamar · 43 tips and reviews

Chris B.Chris Bailey: If you love tamales, go for the Tamales el Jefe. And don't leave without having a margarita. Maudies makes em tasty and strong.

Jordan C.Jordan Crow: The tamales el jefe is INCREDIBLE.

Steven T.Steven Tellman: It's Maudie's. Salsa is delicious. Highly recommend the Tatianas Tamale Tacos

Central Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

11. Central Market

9.3
4001 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX
Gourmet Store · 151 tips and reviews

Michael S.Michael Seay: Try the tamale samples today!

Ryan M.Ryan Marrero: The tamales are awesome, y'all.

Conner D.Conner Drew: Phenomenal selection of food. One of my favorite grocery stores in town.

Amaya's Taco Village is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

12. Amaya's Taco Village

7.8
5804 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · North Loop · 93 tips and reviews

Chris W.Chris Williams: Get the Mexican Plate! It's Awesome! I sub an extra cheese enchilada for the tamale. Way Good!

David H.David Helton: Tamale was overcooked and the husk a little tough and again covered in a bland sauce. Rice was just ok.

Holly H.Holly H: Good Austin Tex Mex- love the tamales and enchiladas.

Mr. Natural is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

13. Mr. Natural

8.7
1901 E Cesar Chavez St (at Chicon St), Austin, TX
Health Food Store · 35 tips and reviews

Kit O.Kit O'Connell: Love the veggie tamales from out of the freezer. Killer baked goods too. Read more.

dan g.dan gillotte: Tofu migas ate incredible! Don't miss the milanesa!

GOODGOOD: Delicious Mexican vegan and vegetarian specials and desserts, including a vegan tres leches cake. It tastes good and is good for you.

BookPeople is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

14. BookPeople

9.4
603 N Lamar Blvd (at 6th St.), Austin, TX
Bookstore · Downtown Austin · 122 tips and reviews

Josh A.Josh A: Awesome indie bookstore. They host tons of speakers. Good cafe inside too with yummy tamales and great coffee.

Lisa M.Lisa Markuson: two stories of lit / sweet cafe with spots to sit / also tamales

Social N.Social News Network: There is a huge selection of books organized really well.There's a great selection of journals, stationery and cards. Also check out the rows of magazines, some of which you can't find anywhere else!

Gloria's Latin Cuisine is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Austin.

15. Gloria's Latin Cuisine

8.0
3309 Esperanza Xing Ste 100 Ste # (at Domain Dr), Austin, TX
Latin American Restaurant · North Burnet · 91 tips and reviews

Jacqueline H.Jacqueline Ha: pupusas and tamales are delicious and fill you up fast

S E.S Erwin: Whew! Signature margarita = jet fuel. The tamales were great. I've seen some reviews with service complaints. Ask for Brian - he was awesome!

Daddy B.Daddy Bear: I had the quail with extra veggies and it was in"Quail"able!! My waiter was very professional and great suggestions! Thank you sir. I will be back for the entire Covey.