East Side & Far East
Where most of the city actually lives now — new subdivisions, big-box retail, and a fast-growing restaurant scene.
The character of the place
- The growth edge of El Paso for two decades and counting.
- Chain-heavy on the main roads, but the strip centers hide real finds.
- Closest to Hueco Tanks and to the Fabens exit for Cattleman’s.
Eat and drink here
All places →Julio's Café Corona
$$Tex-Mex · East Side, Gateway Blvd
A long-running border Mexican kitchen with Juárez lineage and a menu that does not chase trends.
Elemi
$$$Modern Mexican · Far East, Eastlake
Heirloom corn nixtamalized on site every day, turned into some of the most talked-about tortillas in the country. Texas Monthly ranked it No. 2 on its 50 best taco restaurants in Texas.
El Botanero Mariscos
$$Mariscos · Far East, Radiance Rd
Ceviche tacos and border-style seafood that earned an honorable mention on Texas Monthly’s statewide taco list.
West Texas Chophouse
$$$Steakhouse · Airway Blvd, near the airport
Dry- and wet-aged steaks butchered in house, plus burgers and desserts made on site.
Blazing Tree Brewery
$Brewery & taproom · East Side, Montwood Dr
A small East Side taproom doing its own beer, in a part of town that had nowhere to drink it.
Do this here
All things to do →Also worth knowing
- Julio's Café Corona
- Taco Tote locations
- Strip-center taquerías worth the parking lot
Nearby
- Ascarate Park
- Hueco Tanks day trip
- Cattleman's Steakhouse