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Open today · 5pm – 9pm

Made from scratch, every single day

South Houston's go-to spot for thick, handpressed pupusas and tacos loaded with real flavor. No shortcuts, no franchises — just family cooking.

Our story

South Houston's Own Little Corner

El Nuevo Amanecer — The New Dawn — sits on Spencer Hwy and has been feeding South Houston families with the kind of food that takes time to get right. Pupusas pressed by hand, curtido fermented in-house, and tacos built the way a taqueria should build them.

We pull from two traditions and do both honestly. Whether you're here for a Salvadoran combo plate or a late-week taco run, you'll find portions that make sense and flavors that hold up. This is the food we cook for our own family — same as what lands on your table.

Inside Pupuseria & Taqueria El Nuevo Amanecer

Hours

  • MondayClosed
  • Tuesday5pm – 9pm
  • Wednesday5pm – 9pm
  • Thursday5pm – 9pm
  • Friday5pm – 10pm
  • Saturday11am – 10pm
  • Sunday11am – 8pm

Find us

1618 Spencer Hwy Ste C, South Houston, TX 77587
(346) 265-0858 Get directions

Come find us on Spencer Hwy

We're at 1618 Spencer Hwy Ste C in South Houston. Order through Yelp or your delivery app of choice, or just give us a call at (346) 265-0858.

Call (346) 265-0858
What people say

4.9★ on Google · 58 reviews

★★★★★

"Hi everyone please come and enjoy the delicious food at my brother restaurant I can say many great things about the restaurant but at the end of the day my brother is the owner and probably some of you won’t believe me. So I ask everyone who see this post to come and try the deli"

Jorge Ramireza year ago
★★★★★

"Really loved their pupusas. Their red sauce had a great flavor and it was warm, their curtido was tasty too. The pupusas here is not raw, greasy, or burnt like other places nearby. Just cooked perfect. Their horchata tastes authentic like El Salvador. Their price is quite in t"

Leslie Diaza year ago
★★★★★

"Small Family Owed Restaurant We were treated awesome great food Carne Asada Fries were Excellent and there Quesabirria were prefect with there consomé! There pupusas were great there a must!"

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