Tacos are not a Honduran specialty per se, but I found a quiet taqueria in San Pedro Sula and enjoyed a pricey but satisfying taco dinner.
Best Tacos In San Pedro Sula
My understanding of Honduran cuisine is that deep-fried, rolled tacos (what Americans generally call taquitos) are more common than the soft tacos that are more closely associated with Mexico.
But after a day of exploring, I found a restaurant specializing in tacos and set out—by foot—for a late dinner.
Urbano’s Taco Bar
7 calle 19 ave. Col. Rio de Piedras
San Pedro Sula, 21102, Honduras
The restaurant was empty when I arrived…generally not a good sign. But I had reviewed the menu online already and sat down, practicing in Spanish how I would order.
First, I ordered a bottle of water and two chicken tacos with avocado on top.
It took about 15 minutes for the tacos to appear, and I was dismayed to find that the chicken was fried instead of grilled. My bad for not specifying…but I ate it anyway. The tacos were on the small side and after the two tacos and a side of beans, I was still hungry.
This time, I ordered three beef tacos, which were served with lettuce and cheese on time. Why not just onions and cilantro? Was there a word I was missing?
The tacos nevertheless hit the spot, but the bill was 566.30 Honduran Lempira or nearly 23USD…quite a bit, which is US-style pricing and probably explains why the restaurant was empty.
And although the tacos were great…any number of street vendors in Mexico (or indeed, in Los Angeles) generally offers far more delicious tacos for cheaper prices.
CONCLUSION
I found a decent taqueria in San Pedro Sula, but tacos are not a national dish and you should be warned that they are expensive. Nor should you expect anything as authentic as in Mexico. Even so, I walked away quite satisfied.
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As I unfortunately learned in Mexico City last week, great tacos can sometimes mean great churrias.
Oy. Sorry to hear.
Are you sure Chili’s didn’t offer better tacos? I’m sure Popeye’s serves better fried chicken.
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I have not bought a new phone in three years (hence the poorer quality photos in my reviews). I’ll update the iPhone this autumn and was not aware of the credit vs. debit difference with T-Mobile. I’ll probably pay by debit then.
Sorry, just wiping my drool!!!!
Been to San Pedro Sula a few times, so a couple of points struck me in reading this.
1) SPS is one of the most dangerous cities on Earth. For that reason, you see guards armed with military rifles. So, walking can be risky, to say the least. And yes, even in the “zone rosa” where the nice hotels and restaurants are. And don’t say “oh, I felt safe” or “you’re exaggerating”. In a place like this, anything can (and does) happen and all is fine until it is not. A good friend and colleague of mine lived in one of the best neighborhoods in SPS and witnessed his neighbor being kidnapped, as he ate breakfast one morning. Walking alone at night is not advisable here.
2) It unclear what time of the day or what day of the week you were there, but many places like this entertain their cit’s wealthy elites and are thus very crowded later in the evenings, particularly on Friday and Saturday. For the most part, such a restaurant caters to a crowd of wealthy locals and tourists/businessmen from out of town.
This was on a Wednesday at 10:15 pm.
I walked alone at night and I was scared, not because I saw anything suspicious but because I have heard similar things to what you report. Thankfully, I made it out okay.
You would have enjoyed Honduran food. Baleadas are similar to tacos and they’re great and cheap in Honduras. I’ve actually noticed a lot of Honduran restaurants opening up around the Southeast recently, though prices Stateside are higher than they should be. My hunch is that Central Americans get an automatic discount when they order.
Now I want to go back just to eat Baleadas!