The people of San Antonio have spoken! Here are the Best of San Antonio Food and Drink winners for 2025. 

5. La Panaderia Bakery & Café301 E. Houston St., (210) 592-6264, “Every time I come here I get nervous, my stomach can only handle so much and I want to order everything they have. This is by far the best bakery in Texas, the only way to get something similar is to go to Mexico City, and between you and me I like their bread better.” — Salvador P. Credit: Instagram / lapanaderia
Best Barbacoa Rios Barbacoa Multiple locations Credit: Jace Gertz
Best Barbecue 2M Smokehouse 2731 S. WW White Road (210) 885-9352 facebook.com/2msmokehouse Credit: Instagram / 2msmokehouse
Best Boba Bobalicious
 4961 NW Loop 410 (210) 979-8040
 bobaliciousbubbletea.com Credit: Instagram / bobalicious_cafe
Best Boerne Restaurant Cibolo Creek Brewing Co. 448 S. Main St., Boerne (830) 816-5275 cibolocreekbrewing.com Credit: Instagram / cibolocreekbrewingco
1. Pete’s Tako House 502 Brooklyn Ave., (210) 224-2911, petestakohouse.com “Great breakfast tacos! I would definitely say this was one up there in terms of best breakfast taco spots I’ve had in the area. I look forward to our next visit when we are back in San Antonio. Staff was super friendly and quick!” – Matthew N. Credit: Photo via Google Maps
Best Brunch Magnolia Pancake Haus Multiple locations magnoliapancakehaus.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / magnoliapancakehaus
Best Burger Burger Boy Multiple locations burgerboy.com Credit: Michael Karlis
Best Caribbean Restaurant Real Real Jamaica 6828 San Pedro Ave. (210) 858-3015 instagram.com/realrealjamaica Credit: Instagram / realrealjamaica
Best Charcuterie Cured 306 Pearl Parkway, Suite 101 (210) 314-3929 curedatpearl.com Credit: Instagram / curedatpearl
Best Chicken Fried Steak Bobbie’s Southern Kitchen 606 Embassy Oaks, Suite 100 (210) 923-1158 bobbiessouthernkitchen.com Credit: Instagram / bobbiescafe
Best Quality Daughter 602 Avenue A, (210) 819-4236, bestqualitydaughter.com This “New Asian-American” spot gets points for being incredibly inclusive, with ultra-progressive Chef Jennifer Hwa Dobberton at the helm. Credit: Nina Rangel
Best Coffee Shop Summer Moon Coffee Multiple locations summermooncoffee.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / Summer Moon Coffee
Best Comfort Food Comfort Cafe 6812 Bandera Road, Suite 101 (210) 501-9719 serenitystar.org/comfort-cafe Credit: Facebook / Comfort Cafe San Antonio
Best Concha La Panadería
 Multiple locations lapanaderia.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / La Panadería
Best Crawfish H-E-B Multiple locations heb.com Credit: Shutterstock / Moab Republic
Best Date Night Restaurant Bar Loretta 320 Beauregard St. (210) 757-3607 barloretta.com Credit: Courtest Photo / Culinaria
Best Donut Shop Art of Donut 3428 N. St. Mary’s St. (210) 265-5423 artofdonut.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / The Art of Donut
Best Enchiladas Blanco Cafe 1720 Blanco Road (210) 732-6480 blancocafesa.com Credit: Photo via Google Maps
Best Family Friendly Restaurant The Cove 606 W. Cypress St. (210) 227-2683 thecove.us Credit: Sanford Nowlin
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Best Food Truck Pete’s Hot Chicken 2418 S. Presa St. (210) 262-1109 instagram.com/peteshotchicken Credit: Courtesy Photo / Pete's Hot Chicken
Best Food Truck Park El Camino Food Truck Park & Bar 1009 Avenue B elcaminosa.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / El Camino
Best French Fries Sam’s Burger Joint 330 E. Grayson St. (210) 223-2830 samsburgerjoint.com Credit: Sanford Nowlin
Best French Restaurant Brasserie Mon Chou Chou 312 Pearl Parkway (210) 469-3743 brasseriemonchouchou.com Credit: Instagram / brasseriemonchouchou
Best Fried Chicken Cullum’s Attagirl 726 E. Mistletoe Ave. (210) 437-4263 cullumsattagirl.com Credit: Nina Rangel
Best Frutería Las Nieves Fruit Cups & More Multiple locations lasnieves.net Credit: Sanford Nowlin
Best Hot Dog The Dogfather Multiple locations sadogfather.com Credit: Instagram / thedogfather2sa
Best Ice Cream Lick Honest Ice Cream Multiple locations ilikelick.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / Lick Honest Ice Creams
Best Indian Restaurant Tarka Indian Kitchen Multiple locations tarkaindiankitchen.com Credit: Instagram / tarkaindiankitchen
Best International Market Tim’s Oriental & Seafood Market 7015 Bandera Road, Suite 8 (210) 523-1688 facebook.com/timsorientalmarketsatx Credit: Michael Karlis
Best Italian Food Paesano’s Multiple locations paesanos.com Credit: Instagram / paesanossa
Best Juice or Smoothie Shop Bee’s Wellness Cafe & Juicery 3030 Thousand Oaks Drive, Suite 102 (210) 836-8141 beeswellnesscafe.com Credit: Facebook / Bee's Wellness Cafe and Juicery
Best Late Night Place to Eat Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen 103 E. Jones Ave. (210) 201-5595 elsewheretexas.com Credit: Michael Karlis
Best Latin American Restaurant Gloria’s Latin Cuisine 17623 La Cantera Parkway, Suite 103 (210) 451-5412 gloriascuisine.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / gloriaslatincuisine
Best Mediterranean Restaurant Mina & Dimi’s Greek House 7159 W. U.S. Highway 90 (210) 674-3464 agreekhouse.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / agreekhouse
Best Menudo Mi Tierra Café y Panadería 218 Produce Row (210) 225-1262 mitierracafe.com Credit: Nina Rangel
Rosario’s 722 S. St. Mary’s St., (210) 223-1806, rosariossa.com There’s loads of Mexican restaurants to choose from in San Antonio, but Rosario’s is a must-try, with its mix of traditional Mexican foods and house specialties. Rosario’s new Southtown location is a two-story building featuring a 5,000-square-foot rooftop bar with breathtaking views of the downtown skyline. Credit: Nina Rangel
Best New Braunfels Restaurant Muck & Fuss Craft Beer and Burgers 295 E. San Antonio St., Suite 101, New Braunfels (830) 255-7055 muckandfuss.com Credit: Michael Karlis
Best New Restaurant (January 2024-Present) Fife & Farro 221 Newell Ave. (210) 759-0087 fifeandfarro.com Credit: Nina Rangel
Best Peruvian Restaurant Leche de Tigre 318 E. Cevallos St. (210) 265-5933 lechedetigretx.com Credit: Ron Bechtol
Best Pizza Mattenga’s Pizzeria Multiple locations mattengas.com Credit: Brandon Rodriguez
Best Pho Pho Kim Long 4230 McCullough Ave. #2 (210) 829-8021 kimlongsatx.wixsite.com/pho-kim-long Credit: Sanford Nowlin
Best Puffy Tacos Henry’s Puffy Tacos Multiple locations henryspuffytacos.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / henryspuffytacos
Best Ramen Bakudan Ramen Multiple locations bakudanramen.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / bakudanramenbandera
Best Salsa Las Palapas Multiple locations laspalapas.com Credit: Instagram / lapasrestaurants
Best Sandwiches Gino’s Deli 13210 Huebner Road #110 (210) 764-0602 myginosdeli.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / ginosdeli
Best Schertz Restaurant The Purple Pig BBQ 537 Main St., Schertz (210) 442-8246 thepurplepigbbq.com Credit: Instagram / purplepigbbq
Best Seafood Sea Island Shrimp House Multiple locations shrimphouse.com Credit: Instagram / seaislandshrimphouse
Best Soul Food The Jerk Shack 10234 TX-151, Suite 103 (210) 776-7780 thejerkshacksatx.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / The Jerk Shack
Best Steakhouse Bohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood 219 E. Houston St. (210) 472-2600 bohanans.com Credit: Sanford Nowlin
Best Sushi Sushihana 1810 NW Military Highway (210) 340-7808 sushihanasan.com Credit: Michael Karlis
Best Tacos Las Palapas Multiple locations laspalapas.com Credit: Instagram / lapasrestaurants
Best Tamales Alfonso’s Tamales 2000 SE Loop 410, Suite 103 (210) 648-6060 alfonsostamales.com Credit: Facebook / Alfonso's Tamales
Best Thai Restaurant Tong’s Thai 1146 Austin Highway (210) 829-7345 tongsthai.com Credit: Sanford Nowlin
Best Vegan Restaurant Plantaqueria 124 Broadway plantaqueria.com Credit: Brandon Rodriguez
Best Vegetarian Restaurant Green Vegetarian Cuisine 255 E. Basse Road, Suite 940 (210) 320-5865 eatatgreen.com Credit: Facebook / Green Vegetarian Cuisine
Best Wings Fried Hard 521 E. Grayson St.  (901) 598-7480 friedhard.square.site Credit: Michael Karlis