Mexican Tasting Menu Β· James Beard Award Winner 2023
Diego Galicia and Rico Torres run a rotating multi-course tasting menu through the regions and eras of Mexican cuisine β heirloom-corn courses, a seasonal mole flight, and one of t...
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Bliss
New American
Chef Mark Bliss runs a small Southtown dining room with the kind of precise New American cooking that doesn't need a marketing budget β braised short rib, seared diver scallops, a ...
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Battalion
Italian
A converted Southtown firehouse turned rustic Italian dining room β cacio e pepe, wood-fired branzino, burrata, house-made pasta in a space whose architecture does half the work th...
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Petit Coquin
French Β· Texas Monthly Best New Restaurant 2026
A three-course prix fixe in a small Southtown room from the Empty Stomach Group, running country pate and poulet a la creme on a rotating Thursday-Saturday dinner ticket. The wine ...
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Curry Boys BBQ
Indian-Texas BBQ Β· Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ, San Antonio Current Best BBQ
Tandoori-rubbed brisket. Tikka masala mac & cheese. Naan sliders. Chai. The Southtown smokehouse that fused Indian spices with Central Texas BBQ technique and earned a Texas Mo...
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Reese Bros Barbecue
Texas BBQ Β· Michelin Guide
Craft BBQ with a Mexican-Texan accent β flour tortillas and salsa replace white bread, and the queso fundido sausage is the reason regulars get in line before 11am. Michelin-recogn...
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Rosario's Mexican Cafe y Cantina
Mexican
Lisa Wong's Southtown institution since 1992 β Tex-Mex with interior Mexican flair, a puffy taco that locals defend, enchiladas suizas, margaritas tuned for the patio, which is one...
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Maverick Texas Brasserie
Texan Brasserie
A modern Texas brasserie inside the historic Blue Star Arts Complex in Southtown β local rancher ribeye, Gulf shrimp, bone marrow, pecan pie, all sourced toward the Texas-product s...
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Feast
Global Eclectic Β· San Antonio Current Best Chef
Chef Andrew Weissman's Southtown room β a globally inspired menu that changes regularly, bone marrow, pork belly, seasonal specials, and craft cocktails delivered with the kind of ...
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Il Forno
Pizza
A Southtown storefront pizzeria built on scratch-made everything, Il Forno cures its own coppa, prosciutto, and pepperoni in house. The pies come out of a small kitchen with seriou...