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Best of West San Antonio
The historic West Side, Culebra, Castroville Road, Bandera Road and Leon Valley.
The historic West Side is a heart of San Antonio's Tejano food culture — puffy tacos, tamales and barbacoa — and the area continues out along Culebra Road, Castroville Road, Bandera Road and into Leon Valley, where you will also find seafood boils, Chinese, Vietnamese and pizza.
Our West San Antonio list has 7 spots: Mexican (1), Tex-Mex (1), seafood boils (2), Chinese (1), pizza (1) and pho (1).
The list 7 spots · free listings, no paid placements
- 1
Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa
1737 S General McMullen Dr (West Side), San Antonio, TX
West Side spot for barbacoa, carnitas, tamales and menudo.
- 2
Ray's Drive Inn
822 SW 19th St (West Side), San Antonio, TX
Family-friendly drive-in billed as the home of the original puffy taco.
- 3
Red Hook Seafood
6759 NW Loop 410 (Leon Valley area), San Antonio, TX
Fishing-themed spot spotlighting Cajun-style seafood. Note: Red Hook name appears in other states; may not be a local-only business.
- 4
Smashin Crab – Leon Valley
8910 Bandera Rd #305 (Leon Valley), San Antonio, TX
Cajun seafood boils, gumbo and po'boys; SA Current 2026 readers' pick for Best Crawfish.
- 5
Asia Chinese Cuisine
8035 Culebra Rd Ste 107 (West Side), San Antonio, TX
Long-running spot with familiar Chinese dishes, including hot & sour soup.
- 6
Gallo Pizzeria
164 Castroville Rd (West Side), San Antonio, TX
Pizzeria on Castroville Road on the West Side.
- 7
Phở Việt SA
11310 Culebra Rd #112 (Far West Side), San Antonio, TX
Vietnamese restaurant on Culebra Road serving pho, hủ tiếu and other noodle soups, plus spring rolls.