Guidebook for San Antonio
Food Scene
Great happy hour with funky hipster asian food and great tiki drinks. One of my favorites in walking distance.
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Hot Joy
1014 S Alamo StGreat happy hour with funky hipster asian food and great tiki drinks. One of my favorites in walking distance.
The best Mexican food within walking distance. A good balance between Tex-Mex and some more traditional options on the menu. Good for something classically San Antonio.
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Rosario's
722 S Alamo StThe best Mexican food within walking distance. A good balance between Tex-Mex and some more traditional options on the menu. Good for something classically San Antonio.
A great fine dining restaurant within walking distance. If you need a more formal date night or a place for a business dinner this would be my recommendation. They have a classic menu with typically great execution.
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Bliss
926 S Presa StA great fine dining restaurant within walking distance. If you need a more formal date night or a place for a business dinner this would be my recommendation. They have a classic menu with typically great execution.
Fantastic gelato right down the street. The pistachio is delicious.
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South Alamode Panini & Gelato Company
1420 S Alamo StFantastic gelato right down the street. The pistachio is delicious.
Hole in the wall pizza place. Great food from a local fine dining chef in a casual setting.
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Il Forno
122 Nogalitos StHole in the wall pizza place. Great food from a local fine dining chef in a casual setting.
A little farther from the Casita, but one of the best places to spend an evening. I would get a drink at Hotel Emma which is a beautiful space in a restored brewery. Then stop by Cured for dinner which is also in a very interesting restored building. They have fantastic house made charcuterie. Then finish off the night with a drink at the Modernist who has the best cocktails in town. It's in an old house across the street so I would google it.
Pearl Brewery Bonus:
The farmers market on Saturday and Sunday in the morning
Bakery Lorraine: great sandwiches and pastries
Brown Coffee: The best coffee in town made by some overly committed/serious baristas.
High Street Wine Bar
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Pearl Parkway
Pearl ParkwayA little farther from the Casita, but one of the best places to spend an evening. I would get a drink at Hotel Emma which is a beautiful space in a restored brewery. Then stop by Cured for dinner which is also in a very interesting restored building. They have fantastic house made charcuterie. Then finish off the night with a drink at the Modernist who has the best cocktails in town. It's in an old house across the street so I would google it.
Pearl Brewery Bonus:
The farmers market on Saturday and Sunday in the morning
Bakery Lorraine: great sandwiches and pastries
Brown Coffee: The best coffee in town made by some overly committed/serious baristas.
High Street Wine Bar
The best coffee within walking distance. It is in a small trailer in front of the bike shop.
Sweet Pea by Estate Coffee Company
1203 S Alamo StThe best coffee within walking distance. It is in a small trailer in front of the bike shop.
So they only have carnitas on the menu... and they are amazing. With good salsa, pork and great tortillas I highly recommend it. But be aware they only have carnitas. It is farther south in a less developed area with awkward parking, but they probably have the best tacos I know.
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Carnitas Lonja
1107 Roosevelt AveSo they only have carnitas on the menu... and they are amazing. With good salsa, pork and great tortillas I highly recommend it. But be aware they only have carnitas. It is farther south in a less developed area with awkward parking, but they probably have the best tacos I know.
If you want the "Most San Antonio" restaurant in town this has to win. Order chicken puffy tacos with a bean cup and your soft drink of choice (Big Red is a city favorite but I think it's nasty) and you have hit peak San Antonio. It's a dive and you have to sit outside but this is a a perfect example of a local place you can't really find anywhere else.
Lala's Gorditas
1600 Roosevelt AveIf you want the "Most San Antonio" restaurant in town this has to win. Order chicken puffy tacos with a bean cup and your soft drink of choice (Big Red is a city favorite but I think it's nasty) and you have hit peak San Antonio. It's a dive and you have to sit outside but this is a a perfect example of a local place you can't really find anywhere else.
My favorite coffee place in town. They perhaps take coffee too seriously, but it is delicious and all roasted in house. I highly reccomend it.
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Brown Coffee Co - Southtown
812 S Alamo StMy favorite coffee place in town. They perhaps take coffee too seriously, but it is delicious and all roasted in house. I highly reccomend it.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great whiskey bar with an extensive selection within walking distance. Very good for classic cocktails.
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Bar 1919
1420 S Alamo StGreat whiskey bar with an extensive selection within walking distance. Very good for classic cocktails.
Good spot to sit outside and watch a Spurs game. For a casual place to get a beer nearby this is probably your best option.
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The Friendly Spot Ice House
943 S Alamo StGood spot to sit outside and watch a Spurs game. For a casual place to get a beer nearby this is probably your best option.