Audrey's San Antonio Recommendations
Dining and Shopping
Areas within 5 - 10 minute drive from our guesthouse
Only 5 minutes from our home. Parking is abundant. The Pearl District has retail, dining, green space, a riverside amphitheater, and the third campus of The Culinary Institute of America. As a former brewery operating from 1883 to 2001, Pearl reflects a vivid past while embracing the future with environmentally sustainable buildings mixed with historic architecture.
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Pearl Brewery
303 Pearl PkwyOnly 5 minutes from our home. Parking is abundant. The Pearl District has retail, dining, green space, a riverside amphitheater, and the third campus of The Culinary Institute of America. As a former brewery operating from 1883 to 2001, Pearl reflects a vivid past while embracing the future with environmentally sustainable buildings mixed with historic architecture.
Stroll, shop and dine along the winding path of the River Walk for a uniquely San Antonio experience.
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River Walk
River WalkStroll, shop and dine along the winding path of the River Walk for a uniquely San Antonio experience.
Market Square is a three-block outdoor plaza lined with shops, and restaurants in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Market Square is the largest Mexican market in the United States. The "El Mercado" section has 32 specialty shops and the "Farmer's Market Plaza" section has 80.
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Place du marché historique
514 W Commerce StMarket Square is a three-block outdoor plaza lined with shops, and restaurants in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Market Square is the largest Mexican market in the United States. The "El Mercado" section has 32 specialty shops and the "Farmer's Market Plaza" section has 80.
Local Favorites Nearby
Small bar located near the Alamodome and a short drive from our guesthouse. (I don't recommend walking, as there is a bit of a rough area in between our place and there.) Great food; local beer selections; live music; friendly staff and owner. Combination of local neighborhood folks and visitors staying near downtown area.
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The Dakota East Side Ice House
433 S HackberrySmall bar located near the Alamodome and a short drive from our guesthouse. (I don't recommend walking, as there is a bit of a rough area in between our place and there.) Great food; local beer selections; live music; friendly staff and owner. Combination of local neighborhood folks and visitors staying near downtown area.
Good food and drink. Located on the Riverwalk. Make sure to check out the "speakeasy" basement bar.
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The Esquire Tavern
155 E Commerce StGood food and drink. Located on the Riverwalk. Make sure to check out the "speakeasy" basement bar.
Dignowity Meats
1701 E Houston StGood BBQ in the neighborhood
Rosario's
722 S Alamo StGreat Tex-Mex food at a great price
Maverick Texas Brasserie
710 S St Mary's StUpscale Restaurant with Texas flair
Local ice house with 250-plus brews, Mexican & American fare & brunch in a relaxed setting.
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The Friendly Spot Ice House
943 S Alamo StLocal ice house with 250-plus brews, Mexican & American fare & brunch in a relaxed setting.
Espresso drinks, snacks, beer & wine served in industrial-chic digs with free WiFi & patio seats.
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Rosella Coffee Company
203 E Jones AveEspresso drinks, snacks, beer & wine served in industrial-chic digs with free WiFi & patio seats.
Authentic Tex-Mex Restaurant...
Great breakfast menu - both American & Mexican food. Really good breakfast tacos (a South Texas thing).
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Pete's Tako House
502 Brooklyn AveAuthentic Tex-Mex Restaurant...
Great breakfast menu - both American & Mexican food. Really good breakfast tacos (a South Texas thing).
Sightseeing
Stroll, shop and dine along the winding path of the River Walk for a uniquely San Antonio experience.
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River Walk
River WalkStroll, shop and dine along the winding path of the River Walk for a uniquely San Antonio experience.
The Alamo is in the heart of San Antonio and it is Texas' most visited historic landmark. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The Alamo
300 Alamo PlazaThe Alamo is in the heart of San Antonio and it is Texas' most visited historic landmark. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church's façade and Rose Window are considered the finest examples of Spanish colonial ornamentation in the U.S.. The church holds a bilingual Mariachi Mass every Sunday at 12:30 pm.
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Mission San José
6701 San Jose DrUNESCO World Heritage Site. The church's façade and Rose Window are considered the finest examples of Spanish colonial ornamentation in the U.S.. The church holds a bilingual Mariachi Mass every Sunday at 12:30 pm.
Located in downtown San Antonio, the 750-foot-tall Tower of the Americas provides guests the most spectacular view of the Alamo City. Enjoy the gorgeous panorama from the Tower's revolving Chart House Restaurant, take in the scenery from the Observation Deck.
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Tower of the Americas
739 E César E. Chávez BlvdLocated in downtown San Antonio, the 750-foot-tall Tower of the Americas provides guests the most spectacular view of the Alamo City. Enjoy the gorgeous panorama from the Tower's revolving Chart House Restaurant, take in the scenery from the Observation Deck.
Museum Reach - 1.33 mile stretch
Between 5 -10 minute drive from our guesthouse.
1.33-mile stretch featuring San Antonio’s world-famous zoo, the Japanese Tea Gardens, Brackenridge Park, the historic, but funky Pearl District, and three very distinguished, but very different, museums – The Witte, The Doseum and The San Antonio Museum of Art.
The zoo is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is home to a wide variety of animals representing 750 species on 56 acres, of which 34 acres are public pathways. More than 1,000,000 guests visit the San Antonio Zoo annually
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Zoo de San Antonio
3903 N St Mary's StThe zoo is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is home to a wide variety of animals representing 750 species on 56 acres, of which 34 acres are public pathways. More than 1,000,000 guests visit the San Antonio Zoo annually
The DoSeum (The-Doo-See-Um) is San Antonio’s only museum just for children where kids learn by doing, creating and tinkering—instead of just looking and listening.
It is comprised of a series of three, two-story exhibit halls totaling 65,000 square feet. Between each exhibit hall, glass facades create daylight-flooded transitional spaces that connect visitors to the additional 39,000 square feet of outdoor exhibit yards.
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The DoSeum
2800 BroadwayThe DoSeum (The-Doo-See-Um) is San Antonio’s only museum just for children where kids learn by doing, creating and tinkering—instead of just looking and listening.
It is comprised of a series of three, two-story exhibit halls totaling 65,000 square feet. Between each exhibit hall, glass facades create daylight-flooded transitional spaces that connect visitors to the additional 39,000 square feet of outdoor exhibit yards.
Natural History Museum - Located on the banks of the San Antonio River.
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Witte Museum
3801 BroadwayNatural History Museum - Located on the banks of the San Antonio River.
On the banks of the Museum Reach of the river, SAMA is housed in the historic complex of buildings that was once home to the Lone Star Brewery. Today, the museum is renowned for the most comprehensive ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art collections in the southern United States.
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Musée d'Art de San Antonio
200 W Jones AveOn the banks of the Museum Reach of the river, SAMA is housed in the historic complex of buildings that was once home to the Lone Star Brewery. Today, the museum is renowned for the most comprehensive ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art collections in the southern United States.
The McNay Art Museum is a modern art museum in San Antonio specializes in 19th- and 20th-century European and American art
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Musée d'Art McNay
6000 N New Braunfels AveThe McNay Art Museum is a modern art museum in San Antonio specializes in 19th- and 20th-century European and American art
Features a lush year-round garden and a floral display with shaded walkways, stone bridges, a 60-foot waterfall and ponds filled with Koi.
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Japanese Tea Gardens
3853 N St Mary's StFeatures a lush year-round garden and a floral display with shaded walkways, stone bridges, a 60-foot waterfall and ponds filled with Koi.
Historic Brackenridge Park is a favorite with San Antonio natives and visitors alike.
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Brackenridge Park
3700 N St Mary's StHistoric Brackenridge Park is a favorite with San Antonio natives and visitors alike.
Museum - art, history, and culture of the American West
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Briscoe Western Art Museum
210 W Market StMuseum - art, history, and culture of the American West