It's the holiday season and for many...it's tamale season! If you haven't ordered your tamales yet (some places are already sold out so we didn't list them here), here's a list to help you out. From vegan to vegetarian, traditional to 'modern', there's something for everyone. Let us know where you get yours!
Rosie’s Tamale House
Pork tamales
Mi Madre’s
Red sauce pork tamales
Vamanos Pork, chicken, and black bean tamales
Red or green salsa
Huckleberry
Shrimp tamales
El Chilito
Black bean and cheese, pollo rojo, puerco verde tamales
La Cocina de Consuelo
Beef tamales
Tamale House East
Pork, chicken, bean, cheese, and jalapeno tamales
Black’s Barbecue Austin
Brisket fat masa and chopped brisket tamales
Suerte
Red pork and mushroom/mole coloradito tamales
Taco Joint
Tamale vera cruzado
Leroy and Lewis Barbecue
Red chili barbacoa, green chili pork, turkey mole, and sweet corn tamales
Mi Ranchito
Pork, chicken, jalapeño and cheese, bean and cheese, vegetarian, sweet potato and strawberry tamales
Guero’s Taco Bar
Beef, pork, turkey, bean and cheese
Fresa’s South First
Chicken tinga or black bean and cheese tamales
Matt’s El Rancho
Pork tamales
El Naranjo
Mole negro or rajas tamales
Curra’s Grill
Pork, chicken mole, bean, crab tamales
Vegan Options
Lick It Up
Vegan tamales: seitan steak with red chile, cheese with green chile, soya turkey with mole
Tamale Addiction
Meat, sweet, vegetarian, and vegan varieties
La Condesa
Pork with sweet potato puree and vegan/gluten free sweet potato tamales
Mr. Natural
Vegan: tofu, bean, vegetables, jalapeno tamales