The Waves Taco Club

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The Waves Taco Club

Guacamole taquero. Representative illustration, not a photograph or recreation of a dish served at The Waves Taco Club.
AI-generated illustration based on photographic references.

Type	Taquería
Location	Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, California
Known for	Tacos, Fresh guacamole, Taco Tuesday
Address	916 5th Ave., San Diego, CA
Status	Open
Recognition	Yelp Top 100 US Taco Spots 2025: No. 59
Links	Map

The Waves Taco Club is a taco bar on Fifth Avenue in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, known for live music and local art, listed at No. 59 on Yelp's Top 100 Taco Spots for 2025.

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Overview
Notes
Reviews
References

Overview

The Waves Taco Club is located at 916 Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego. FOX 5 San Diego reported in October 2025 that Yelp had ranked it 59th on its national Top 100 Taco Spots list.

Notes

According to the station, the shop serves three salsas, makes guacamole fresh every day, hosts live music and events, and hangs paintings by local artists on its walls. It is a popular Taco Tuesday stop downtown. Sources reviewed do not give a founding date or owners.

Reviews

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Google Maps reviews Yelp

References

"4 San Diego taco spots make Yelp's Top 100 list". FOX 5 San Diego. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Categories: Taquerías Taquerías in California Taquerías in San Diego Taquerías in San Diego County