30 Tacos for Any Day of the Week
BY TAMARA PALMER
I usually think of Southern California as the place to go for tacos, but putting this set together really made me appreciate what we’ve got in Northern California. I even forgot about some of these, like the first one below, and am so happy that I’ve had the habit to post food photos so consistently over the years, because some of these would have been lost to a bricked iPhone.
Taco Tuesday is a limitation and a lie. Have these whenever you want!
Firecracker tacos with shredded beef, blue cheese stuffed jalapeños and cilantro cream at Dos Coyotes Border Cafe, Davis
Quesabirria tacos by El Garage, Richmond
Royal Keluga Caviar taco with Japanese amberjack @ Crustacean, Beverly Hills
Tuna sashimi tacos at Nobu, Los Angeles
Al pastor tacos by Al Pastor Papi, San Francisco
Al pastor and mushroom asada tacos at Tacos Por Vida, Palms
Fish tempura taco with nori and avocado at Damian, Los Angeles
Al pastor by Mateo’s Truck, San Francisco
Crispy taco al pastor at La Gitana truck, Calistoga
Crispy oyster mushroom taco by Alma Y Sazon, Oakland (eaten at Outside Lands 2023)
Tacos al pastor by Leo’s Taco Truck, Los Angeles
Space quesabirria tacos by Smack City Kitchen, San Francisco
Shrimp taco and quesabirria taco melded together in takeout box at Tacos El Tucan, San Francisco
Tacos Campechanos at Tacos Garcia, Yountville
Marlin tacos at Mariscos Linda, Los Angeles
Tamarind shrimp, filet mignon and Verduras (squash blossom, nopales, rajas, papas, crispy melted cheese and avocado) tacos at Puesto, Santa Clara
Fried fish tacos by Silva’s A Mexican Kitchen truck, Bay Area
Nopales, chorizo and Soyrizo tacos by Villa’s Tacos, Highland Park
Quesabirria taco by Tacos El Patron
Taco Patron at Tacos El Patron
Fried fish taco at Tacos El Patron
Suadero tacos and shrimp tacos at Atla, Venice
Spicy shrimp taco at Trejo’s Cantina, Hollywood
Marlin tacos at Coni’Seafood, Inglewood
Roasted rainbow carrot taco with mole, chipotle date yogurt, sesame seeds, almonds, cilantro and crispy quinoa at Tato, San Francisco
Pastor and carnitas tacos at Tacos Sinaloa, Oakland
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