Welcome to Flavor: Winter 2018
It was a steady year for the San Antonio dining community. For this season’s Flavor: San Antonio’s Ultimate Food Lover’s Guide, we take a look at 11 restaurants and shops we love such as the addition of Clementine, The Jerk Shack and a brick-and-mortar for Singhs Vietnamese. We highlight essential places to visit in each…
11 New Restaurants in San Antonio We Love
Clementine 2195 NW Military Hwy., (210) 503-5121, clementine-sa.com From our review: From the looks and tastes of the Clementine menu, John [Russ] spent the last year fine-tuning the restaurant’s concept of “seasonal Southern and American eats.” Don’t visit Clementine expecting fried chicken or a burger or collard greens. Visit for some of the city’s best…
Where to Brunch in San Antonio Right Now: A Brunch for Every Occasion
Thank goodness for brunch. The weekend’s most important meal has a solid grip on San Antonians and here’s where we’re brunching right now. For Sunday After Pay Day If you’re feeling bad and bougie, there are a handful of brunches to check out this summer. The Maverick (710 S. St. Mary’s St., 210-973-6050), which opened…
Coffee Shop Culture: San Antonio’s Buzzing with Coffee Shops
Barrio Barista // Part-community center, part-café and part-java emporium, tahis self-proclaimed coffee house is bringing San Antonio Coffee Roasters’ beans to the West Side. Owned by father and son team Gilbert De Hoyos (Jr. and Sr.), the former meat market is a haven for poetry nights, healthful lunches by Ruben Jimenez and Mexican-American studies. Don’t…
Seasonal Suds in San Antonio
Partial to pale pink rosé in winter? Go for it. Find yourself jonesing for bruiser-big cabernets in July? Bottoms up! Feel free, for that matter, to ignore seasons altogether — with the possible exception of tasteless tomatoes in December; next-day global shipping, for all its problematic carbon footprint, has made it possible for us to…
San Antonio Restaurant Listings By Cuisine
Alternative Diets Bok Choy // The third joint from the minds behind Green brings Asian flavors to the Broadway corridor. From vegan ramen to pad thai to fried rice to fresh summer rolls — tofu — there’s a bit of the whole continent here. 5130 Broadway, (210) 437-2200, eatbokchoy.com. Earth Burger // Try the original…
Testin’ Tortillas in San Antonio: From Moctezuma to Mass Production
Admit it: Texans take tortillas for granted. We expect our breakfast taco of papa con huevo to come cradled in a warm, flaky, just slightly chewy flour tortilla. Tacos callejeros should, by birthright, appear on fragrant disks of corn masa, fresh off the griddle — a tradition that survives from pre-Columbian times. How did we…
Culinary Calendar: 10 Ways to Get Your Drink/Grub This Spring
San Antonio Cocktail Conference Do you ever wish you knew how to make badass cocktails? Or maybe you just want to sip on them. Either way, the San Antonio Cocktail Conference is right up your alley. With classes, tastings, seminars and, of course, parties, the annual Conference has it all. The 2019 schedule is still…
Southern Grit: San Antonio’s Fresh Take on Classic Beignets
You’ll find San Antonio’s best beignets — the golden brown, pillowy doughnuts synonymous with New Orleans — at Southern Grit, a popup dedicated to great taste and unique flavors, served with hot coffee. Michael Grimes and his wife, Elisa Treviño, established Southern Grit as a creative sauces and condiments business in 2016, but their time…
Chains in San Antonio That We Love
Shake Shack // These New York natives were a big hit with San Antonians when the chain’s first store opened near Park North. Expect another one location spring coming to Mulberry and Broadway. 7427 San Pedro Ave., (210) 277-4770, shakeshack.com. In ‘N Out Burger // California natives can’t get enough of the stuff. Whataburger forever,…
Cottage Co.: Home Bakers On the Rise in San Antonio
A growing number of San Antonio bakers are looking to work from the comfort of their home rather than open traditional brick-and-mortars. Since 2011, Texas’ cottage food law has inspired local food entrepreneurs like Annie Vu, owner of Annie’s Petite Treats, to start and grow their business without stepping into a commercial kitchen space. Vu…
