📍 North Central, San Antonio
16 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 16 Restaurants
Craft-brewery row and comedy-club territory — casual bar-hopping with live music and open-mic nights along the IH-10 corridor
Top 10 in North Central
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SUKO Japanese Cuisine
SUKO deals in what it calls authentic-modern Japanese cooking, tucked into a Bulverde Road strip on San Antonio's North Central side. The pitch is traditional flavors run through c...
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Medina River Coffee Roasters
Medina River Coffee Roasters is a veteran-owned, family-run coffee shop and roastery on West Avenue near the airport, selling single-origin coffees, house blends, flavored coffees,...
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3
Sushihana Japanese Restaurant
Open since 2002 on NW Military Highway in North Central San Antonio, Sushihana pairs traditional Japanese sushi with modern Asian-fusion cooking. The counter turns out nigiri, sash...
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4
Thirsty Camel Bar
Thirsty Camel Bar is a neighborhood dive on McCullough Avenue built around a personal stage, an arcade game room, and an outdoor patio, drawing a laid-back, regulars-heavy crowd. T...
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Izumi Sushi & Hibachi
Izumi is an all-you-can-eat sushi and hibachi restaurant on Thousand Oaks Drive in North Central San Antonio. One set price covers both the sushi side and the hibachi grill, a form...
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Sushi Haya
Sushi Haya is an all-you-can-eat sushi and hibachi restaurant on West Bitters Road in North Central San Antonio. The kitchen turns out a wide selection of rolls, nigiri, and sashim...
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Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
A combined craft brewery and whiskey distillery on the north side, producing San Antonio Lager, small-batch bourbons, and seasonal releases. Weekend tours walk visitors through the...
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Wild Goji Revolving Sushi & Bar
Wild Goji is a revolving-belt sushi bar on Blanco Road in North Central San Antonio, where handcrafted rolls, sashimi, and specialty plates glide past for you to grab as they pass....
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The Bang Bang Bar
El Mio Drive dive bar with a backyard stage that books local punk, rock, and country without making a big deal about it. Cash-only at the bar, cheap beer and well shots, pinball ma...
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502 Bar
A neighborhood live-music room on Embassy Road that has been spotlighting local and touring acts since 2012 without chasing trends. Sunday open-mic nights run at concert quality; M...
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All 16 Restaurants in North Central
Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club
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Tinto y Tapas Latin Jazz Lounge
74
Club Humidor
72
Big Hops Bitters
71
Cosmic Mayhem
70
McFinnigan's Pub
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