AI Taco Tour
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Bay Area · est. 2026 · 25 seats/night

AI TacoTour

25 Bay Area AI builders. One taco spot. No panels. No pitches.

A curated monthly taco night for people building with AI — twelve worth-it rooms across the Bay, twenty-five seats at a time.

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Seats
25 seats a night
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House rule
No panels. No pitches.
Stop001Berkeley

Weeknight Table

Comal

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Stop 001 · Berkeley · Weeknight Table

We're opening the route at Comal.

Twenty-five builders, one long table, a Berkeley room that can actually hold a great night. Dates drop once the stop is confirmed — get your name in now and you'll be first to know.

For the table

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Tables are small on purpose. Tell us what you're building — we read every application and fill each table for a good room, not a big one.

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Stop
001

12-stop route

Twelve stops. One excellent room at a time.

A regionally balanced route through the Bay's most worth-it taco rooms — chosen for taste, story, and a great night, not for a best-of list. Collect the stamps as we go.

Stop 001

Weeknight Table

Stop001Berkeley

Comal

Berkeley / North Oakland

Opening sequence. Table notes announcing soon.

Stop 002

Lunch Field Trip

Stop002Oakland

Taqueria El Paisa

Oakland / East Bay

Opening sequence. Table notes announcing soon.

Stop 003

Weeknight Table

Stop003SF

La Taqueria

SF Mission

Opening sequence. Table notes announcing soon.

Stop 004

Late Weeknight Table

Stop004SF

El Farolito

SF Mission

Part of the full collectible route.

Stop 005

Weekend Pilgrimage

Stop005Oakland

Tacos Al Pastor Estilo Puebla

Oakland

Part of the full collectible route.

Stop 006

Lunch Field Trip

Stop006Oakland

Carnitas Carnitas Zamora

Oakland / East Bay

Part of the full collectible route.

Stop 007

Weeknight Table

Stop007Oakland Jack London

Cenaduria Elvira

Oakland Jack London

Part of the full collectible route.

Stop 008

Weeknight Table

Stop008Redwood City

La Viga Seafood

Redwood City / Peninsula

Part of the full collectible route.

Stop 009

Weekend Pilgrimage

Stop009Santa Cruz

El Palomar

Santa Cruz

Part of the full collectible route.

Stop 010

Weeknight Table

Stop010San Jose

Luna Mexican Kitchen

San Jose

Part of the full collectible route.

Stop 011

Weeknight Table

Stop011SF

La Vaca Birria

SF Mission

Part of the full collectible route.

Stop 012

Weeknight Table

Stop012Downtown San Jose

Mezcal

Downtown San Jose

Part of the full collectible route.

How the route was built

We did the homework so the table's worth it.

Every stop earned its place against the same scorecard, then got a second pass for whether it could actually host a good night.

Taco quality40%
Third-party validation20%
Group logistics20%
Regional balance10%
Story & signature order10%

Sources: Michelin, the Chronicle, Eater, The Infatuation, local press, and operational checks. Then we went anyway.

The formats

Weeknight Table

Weeknight Table

The core night. One room, one long table, dinner after work.

Lunch Field Trip

Lunch Field Trip

A midday run to a spot that's best in daylight. Shorter, sharper, taco-forward.

Weekend Pilgrimage

Weekend Pilgrimage

Worth the drive. A destination stop you make a day of.

The rules

House rules for a better room.

  1. 01No panels.
  2. 02No pitches.
  3. 03No sponsor speeches.
  4. 04No performative networking.
  5. 05Don't no-show after you confirm.
  6. 06Show up hungry.
  7. 07Bring what you're building.

Future recaps

After the first table, this fills up.

Recaps will capture the stop, the order, and anonymized themes from the conversation once each monthly table happens.

field notes

taco ratings

previous stops

room photos

AI Taco Tour

Tacos, builders, and a great night out. That's the whole idea.

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