📍 St. Mary's Strip, San Antonio
16 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 16 Restaurants
SA's live-music corridor: dive bars, late-night cocktail rooms, and small venues along a stretch of St. Mary's Street that doesn't quiet down until 2 a.m.
Top 10 in St. Mary's Strip
1
The Luxury
The anchor of the St. Mary's Strip — craft cocktails, a serviceable burger menu, an outdoor area that does the actual work, and the kind of late-night arithmetic that pulls in San ...
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2
Paper Tiger
The anchor music venue of the St. Mary's Strip since 2015, booking indie rock, hip-hop, electronic, and punk acts on a main stage and a smaller side room. The 1,000-capacity room b...
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3
The Lonesome Rose
A 300-capacity honky-tonk on the St. Mary's Strip with a stage that runs live country, Americana, and roots acts most nights. The oldest honky-tonk on the strip draws two-steppers ...
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4
Little Death
A St. Mary's Strip natural-wine bar focused on bottles you won't find at the grocery store. Despite the adventurous selection of obscure and natural-process wines, the vibe stays u...
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5
Hi-Tones
A St. Mary's Strip dive on E Dewey Place where the stage runs most nights and the beer stays cheap. Hi-Tones is the room where the neighborhood bands cut their teeth and touring ac...
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6
Sam's Burger Joint
Burgers and live music on E Grayson Street, doing both without sacrificing either. The Sam's Burger is a no-apologies classic, the Chicken Fried Steak checks the Texas box, and the...
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7
Midnight Swim
St. Mary's Strip cocktail bar where the drink menu reads like a mezcal list with supporting roles for the Paloma Fresca and Midnight Negroni. Daily happy hour runs five to nine if ...
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8
Brass Monkey
The St. Mary's Strip's high-energy nightclub, no cover and a calendar of themed nights -- dollar-drink Tuesdays, Emo Night Wednesdays, throwback-hit weekends. The DJ keeps the floo...
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9
Holy Diver Tiki Lounge
Second-floor tiki lounge above Hi-Tones on E Dewey Pl, where 1970s kitsch and speakeasy restraint share space and somehow work. Tropical cocktails, moodily lit, and just obscure en...
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10
Neon Moon Saloon
Neon Moon Saloon on the St. Mary's Strip blurs the line between honky tonk and rock bar on purpose — it calls the sound 'y'allternative,' and that's about right. Live music, a danc...
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All 16 Restaurants in St. Mary's Strip
Faust Tavern
73
The Mix
72
TBA
71
Vibras
71
Slackers Bar
69
Joey's
67
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