Guidebook for San Antonio

Mercedes
Guidebook for San Antonio

Food Scene

Situated in approximately 6,000 square feet of restaurant space along with an expansive outdoor patio, many of the building's significant architectural features have been preserved and incorporated into the design of the restaurant. Executive Chef Jeff White's menu focuses on Texas ranch style grilling with wild game, seafood and the freshest local ingredients available.
36 recommandé par les habitants
Boiler House Texas Grill & Wine Garden
312 Pearl Pkwy
36 recommandé par les habitants
Situated in approximately 6,000 square feet of restaurant space along with an expansive outdoor patio, many of the building's significant architectural features have been preserved and incorporated into the design of the restaurant. Executive Chef Jeff White's menu focuses on Texas ranch style grilling with wild game, seafood and the freshest local ingredients available.
Bakery Lorraine specializes in classic French pastry techniques while bringing a playful inventiveness to everything it does. Every item that it puts out is handmade with the utmost care and attention to detail. Each ingredient is treated with the proper respect and thoughtfulness it deserves—from the miller's flour to the dairy farmer's eggs and butter.
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Bakery Lorraine
306 Pearl Pkwy
152 recommandé par les habitants
Bakery Lorraine specializes in classic French pastry techniques while bringing a playful inventiveness to everything it does. Every item that it puts out is handmade with the utmost care and attention to detail. Each ingredient is treated with the proper respect and thoughtfulness it deserves—from the miller's flour to the dairy farmer's eggs and butter.
Botika is a Peruvian-Asian restaurant with dishes handpicked by Chef Geronimo Lopez based on his experience and travels throughout Asia and Latin America. The restaurant’s vibrant ambiance invites curiosity about the cuisine and celebrates the variety of fresh ingredients being used daily.
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Botika
303 Pearl Pkwy
28 recommandé par les habitants
Botika is a Peruvian-Asian restaurant with dishes handpicked by Chef Geronimo Lopez based on his experience and travels throughout Asia and Latin America. The restaurant’s vibrant ambiance invites curiosity about the cuisine and celebrates the variety of fresh ingredients being used daily.
Chef Steve McHugh's new restaurant makes use of the purest regional ingredients, paired with organic methods and is built on a foundation of lovingly hand-crafted cured foods, from charcuterie to pickles. The restaurant's renovated historical building, built in 1904 as Pearl's Administration Building which included the president's office, embodies the perfect blend of a contemporary and historical atmosphere. Cured has been nominated for Bon Appetit's America's Best New Restaurants of 2014.
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Cured
306 Pearl Pkwy
81 recommandé par les habitants
Chef Steve McHugh's new restaurant makes use of the purest regional ingredients, paired with organic methods and is built on a foundation of lovingly hand-crafted cured foods, from charcuterie to pickles. The restaurant's renovated historical building, built in 1904 as Pearl's Administration Building which included the president's office, embodies the perfect blend of a contemporary and historical atmosphere. Cured has been nominated for Bon Appetit's America's Best New Restaurants of 2014.
The Granary, headed up by Chef Tim Rattray and Brewmeister Alex Rattray, and featured as one of the best restaurants in 2014 by Texas Monthly, introduces diners to a variety of globally inspired barbecue traditions and flavors. Craft beer brewed on-site and a selection of highlights from craft breweries around the world.
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The Granary
27 recommandé par les habitants
The Granary, headed up by Chef Tim Rattray and Brewmeister Alex Rattray, and featured as one of the best restaurants in 2014 by Texas Monthly, introduces diners to a variety of globally inspired barbecue traditions and flavors. Craft beer brewed on-site and a selection of highlights from craft breweries around the world.
San Antonio's only 100% Kosher Vegetarian restaurant. Green's mission is to serve delicious and affordable vegetarian comfort food to its diverse and growing community of customers, while striving to provide a wide range of options for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores alike in order to promote healthier choices in a fast-food world.
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Green Vegetarian Cuisine
255 East Basse Road
63 recommandé par les habitants
San Antonio's only 100% Kosher Vegetarian restaurant. Green's mission is to serve delicious and affordable vegetarian comfort food to its diverse and growing community of customers, while striving to provide a wide range of options for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores alike in order to promote healthier choices in a fast-food world.
Owned by the renowned chef Andrew Weissman, the five-star Italian cafe features Italian fare found in the trattorias and osterias of Rome and Florence.
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Il Sogno Osteria
200 E Grayson St
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Owned by the renowned chef Andrew Weissman, the five-star Italian cafe features Italian fare found in the trattorias and osterias of Rome and Florence.
It’s all about fire and heat at the CIA’s restaurant at the Pearl Brewery. At dinner, the open kitchen makes it easy for diners to experience the drama created by cooking with live fire. The contemporary menu, with its nod to Latin flavors, offers creatively re-imagined dishes and a highly curated beverage program. This world-class restaurant is operated by students about to graduate from the CIA’s degree program.
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Nao
312 Pearl Pkwy
7 recommandé par les habitants
It’s all about fire and heat at the CIA’s restaurant at the Pearl Brewery. At dinner, the open kitchen makes it easy for diners to experience the drama created by cooking with live fire. The contemporary menu, with its nod to Latin flavors, offers creatively re-imagined dishes and a highly curated beverage program. This world-class restaurant is operated by students about to graduate from the CIA’s degree program.
Named for the prevailing Gulf breeze and the Texas coast's proud sense of place, Southerleigh serves Chef Jeff Balfour's modern take on Texas' cross-cultural cuisine. The on-premise brewery offers a rotating array of original recipe, craft batch beers from Brewer, Les Locke.
101 recommandé par les habitants
Southerleigh Fine Food and Brewery
136 E Grayson St
101 recommandé par les habitants
Named for the prevailing Gulf breeze and the Texas coast's proud sense of place, Southerleigh serves Chef Jeff Balfour's modern take on Texas' cross-cultural cuisine. The on-premise brewery offers a rotating array of original recipe, craft batch beers from Brewer, Les Locke.
Coming together for good food at your favorite place… it’s an American tradition. Hotel Emma embraces the tradition at Supper, where Chef John Brand’s approach is straightforward and creative, guided by flavor, what’s in season, and what feels good in the center of a table shared by friends.
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Supper
136 E Grayson St
56 recommandé par les habitants
Coming together for good food at your favorite place… it’s an American tradition. Hotel Emma embraces the tradition at Supper, where Chef John Brand’s approach is straightforward and creative, guided by flavor, what’s in season, and what feels good in the center of a table shared by friends.

Everything Else

Chef Johnny Hernandez spent five years traveling throughout Mexico to develop La Gloria's menu filled with the heavenly flavors ordinarily found only among the street vendors, taquerias and kitchens of interior Mexico.
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La Gloria
100 E Grayson St
137 recommandé par les habitants
Chef Johnny Hernandez spent five years traveling throughout Mexico to develop La Gloria's menu filled with the heavenly flavors ordinarily found only among the street vendors, taquerias and kitchens of interior Mexico.
Chef Johnny Hernandez spent five years traveling throughout Mexico to develop La Gloria's menu filled with the heavenly flavors ordinarily found only among the street vendors, taquerias and kitchens of interior Mexico.
137 recommandé par les habitants
La Gloria
100 E Grayson St
137 recommandé par les habitants
Chef Johnny Hernandez spent five years traveling throughout Mexico to develop La Gloria's menu filled with the heavenly flavors ordinarily found only among the street vendors, taquerias and kitchens of interior Mexico.

Drinks & Nightlife

Located in the cellar of the Bottling House at the historic Pearl Brewery, Jazz, TX is San Antonio’s newest hot spot for live music.
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Jazz TX
312 Pearl Pkwy
85 recommandé par les habitants
Located in the cellar of the Bottling House at the historic Pearl Brewery, Jazz, TX is San Antonio’s newest hot spot for live music.
Sam’s Burger Joint and Music Hall is known to both artists and appreciative fans alike as the best music room in San Antonio. With an excellent sound system, an unobstructed view, great food and a diverse line-up of acts, it’s not hard to see why it has that reputation.
56 recommandé par les habitants
Sam's Burger Joint
330 E Grayson St
56 recommandé par les habitants
Sam’s Burger Joint and Music Hall is known to both artists and appreciative fans alike as the best music room in San Antonio. With an excellent sound system, an unobstructed view, great food and a diverse line-up of acts, it’s not hard to see why it has that reputation.

Essentials

From the best in Texas to global goodies from all over the world, Central Market sources some of the finest foods to bring back to your local store. So shop our aisles and meet our experts, and you’ll see that Central Market is really, really into food.
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Central Market
4821 Broadway
168 recommandé par les habitants
From the best in Texas to global goodies from all over the world, Central Market sources some of the finest foods to bring back to your local store. So shop our aisles and meet our experts, and you’ll see that Central Market is really, really into food.
354 recommandé par les habitants
H-E-B
2118 Fredericksburg Road
354 recommandé par les habitants
We are located in the Alamo Quarry shopping center off of Basse Road, proudly serving San Antonio and surrounding community as San Antonio's first certified organic grocer. Like all Whole Foods Market stores, we are committed to selling the highest quality natural and organic products available. We pride ourselves on guest service and knowing our guests’ names, so be sure to introduce yourself the next time you visit us. Thank you for choosing to shop with us at Whole Foods Market Quarry!
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Whole Foods Market
255 E Basse Rd
77 recommandé par les habitants
We are located in the Alamo Quarry shopping center off of Basse Road, proudly serving San Antonio and surrounding community as San Antonio's first certified organic grocer. Like all Whole Foods Market stores, we are committed to selling the highest quality natural and organic products available. We pride ourselves on guest service and knowing our guests’ names, so be sure to introduce yourself the next time you visit us. Thank you for choosing to shop with us at Whole Foods Market Quarry!
This little store has a decent selection, but is not in the best of neighborhoods, so I generally frequent this one only in the daytime.
354 recommandé par les habitants
H-E-B
2118 Fredericksburg Road
354 recommandé par les habitants
This little store has a decent selection, but is not in the best of neighborhoods, so I generally frequent this one only in the daytime.

Entertainment & Activities

Information - A Family Water park has something fun for everyone!!! Over 50 Rides & Attractions FREE Life Jackets Covered Public Picnic Area Restaurant & Concessions Dive-In Movies Lockers for Rent Professionally Trained Lifeguards FREE Parking Restrooms with Shower Facilities Souvenir Shop Special Events Sorry, NO outside food or beverage allowed in the park. No pets allowed. Swim Diapers required in park.
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Splashtown
Interstate 35
35 recommandé par les habitants
Information - A Family Water park has something fun for everyone!!! Over 50 Rides & Attractions FREE Life Jackets Covered Public Picnic Area Restaurant & Concessions Dive-In Movies Lockers for Rent Professionally Trained Lifeguards FREE Parking Restrooms with Shower Facilities Souvenir Shop Special Events Sorry, NO outside food or beverage allowed in the park. No pets allowed. Swim Diapers required in park.

Shopping

* FRESH * * LOCAL* *SEASONAL* Saturdays, 9am - 1pm • Sundays, 10am - 2pm • Rain or Shine Pearl Weekend Market, a true representation of our South Texas growing ranching and artisanal food community, features a producer-only Farmers Market on Saturday followed by a Sunday market with a bigger emphasis on artisanal and prepared foods. All 45+ vendors are located within a 150-mile-radius, selling produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, locally produced cheeses, olive oils, and a diverse selection of prepared foods and treats. Come meet your local food producers!
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Marché des producteurs de Pearl
312 Pearl Pkwy
115 recommandé par les habitants
* FRESH * * LOCAL* *SEASONAL* Saturdays, 9am - 1pm • Sundays, 10am - 2pm • Rain or Shine Pearl Weekend Market, a true representation of our South Texas growing ranching and artisanal food community, features a producer-only Farmers Market on Saturday followed by a Sunday market with a bigger emphasis on artisanal and prepared foods. All 45+ vendors are located within a 150-mile-radius, selling produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, locally produced cheeses, olive oils, and a diverse selection of prepared foods and treats. Come meet your local food producers!

Arts & Culture

Museum Hours Tuesday and Friday:10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday:10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday:Closed FREE General Admission: Tuesdays: 4:00–9:00 p.m. Sundays: 10:00 a.m.–noon The Museum will be closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve (Closing at 3:00 p.m.) Christmas Day New Year's Day Easter Sunday Fiesta Friday (April 27, 2018) Fiesta Flambeau Parade (April 28, 2018, Closing at 3:00 p.m.) July 4th (Museum is open. Closing at 5:00 p.m. Free hours from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) General Admission Members:FREE Adults:$15 Seniors (65+):$12 Students* and Military (ID Required):$8 Children 12 and under:FREE
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Musée d'Art de San Antonio
200 W Jones Ave
352 recommandé par les habitants
Museum Hours Tuesday and Friday:10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday:10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday:Closed FREE General Admission: Tuesdays: 4:00–9:00 p.m. Sundays: 10:00 a.m.–noon The Museum will be closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve (Closing at 3:00 p.m.) Christmas Day New Year's Day Easter Sunday Fiesta Friday (April 27, 2018) Fiesta Flambeau Parade (April 28, 2018, Closing at 3:00 p.m.) July 4th (Museum is open. Closing at 5:00 p.m. Free hours from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) General Admission Members:FREE Adults:$15 Seniors (65+):$12 Students* and Military (ID Required):$8 Children 12 and under:FREE