The people of San Antonio have spoken! Here are the Best of San Antonio Food and Drink winners for 2026.
Best Bakery/Concha
Winner: La Panadería
Multiple locations, lapanaderia.com.
Best Barbacoa
Winner: Rios Barbacoa
Multiple locations
Best Barbecue
Winner: Smoke Shack
3714 Broadway, (210) 957-1430, smokeshacksa.com.
Best Boba
Artea Bubble Tea + Eats
7010 W. Loop 1604 North, Suite 201, (210) 888-3820, drinkartea.com.
Best Breakfast Tacos
Winner: Tommy’s Restaurant
Multiple locations, mytommys.com.
Best Brunch
Winner: The Magnolia Pancake Haus
Multiple locations, magnoliapancakehaus.com.
Best Burger
Winner: Burger Boy
Multiple locations, burgerboy.com.
Best Caribbean Restaurant
Winner: Real Real Jamaica
6828 San Pedro Ave., (210) 858-3015, instagram.com/realrealjamaica.
Best Charcuterie
Winner: Festive and Fine Charcuterie Designs
Best Chicken Fried Steak
Winner: MK Davis Restaurant
1302 N. Flores St., (210) 223-1208, facebook.com/mkdavisrestaurant.
Best Chinese Food
Winner: Golden Wok – Wurzbach
8822 Wurzbach Road, (210) 615-8282, goldenwoksa.com.
Best Churros
Winner: Honchos, The House of Churros
Multiple locations, honchoschurros.com.
Best Coffee Shop
Winner: Summer Moon Coffee
Multiple locations, summermooncoffee.com.
Best Comfort Food
Winner: Max & Louie’s New York Diner San Antonio
226 W. Bitters Road, Suite 126, (210) 483-7600, maxandlouies.com.
Best Crawfish
Winner: Smashin’ Crab
Multiple locations, smashincrab.com.
Best Date Night Restaurant
Winner: Vino Grotta
19338 Babcock Road, Suite 209, (210) 512-8466, vinogrotta.com.
Best Donut Shop
Winner: The Original Donut Shop
3307 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 734-5661, facebook.com/theoriginaldonutshop.
Best Enchiladas
Winner: Blanco Cafe
1720 Blanco Road, (210) 732-6480, blancocafesa.com.
Best Family-Friendly Restaurant
Winner: The Cove
606 W. Cypress St., (210) 227-2683, thecove.us.
Best Food Truck/Fried Chicken/Hot Chicken
Winner: Pete’s Hot Chicken
2418 S. Presa St., instagram.com/peteshotchicken.
Best Food Truck Park
Winner: El Camino Food Truck Park & Bar
1009 Avenue B, elcaminosa.com.
Best French Fries
Winner: Tycoon Flats
Multiple locations, tycoonflats.com.
Best French Restaurant
Winner: Brasserie Mon Chou Chou
312 Pearl Parkway, (210) 469-3743, brasseriemonchouchou.com.
Best Frutería
Winner: Frutería La Mission
553 E. White Ave., (210) 922-2997, facebook.com/p/Fruteria-La-Mission-100063465941833.
Best Guacamole/Menudo
Winner: Panchito’s Mexican Restaurant
Multiple locations, panchitos.net.
Best Hot Dog
Winner: The Dogfather
6211 San Pedro Ave., (210) 481-4272, sadogfather.com.
Best Ice Cream
Winner: Lick Honest Ice Creams
Multiple locations, ilikelick.com.
Best Indian Restaurant
Winner: Tarka Indian Kitchen
Multiple locations, tarkaindiankitchen.com.
Best International Market
Winner: Tim’s Oriental & Seafood Market
7015 Bandera Road, Suite 8, (210) 523-1688, timsoriental.com.
Best Italian Restaurant
Winner: Mare e Monte Italian Restaurant
9390 Huebner Road, (210) 267-1233, mareemonte.com.
Best Juice or Smoothie Shop
Winner: Queen Bee Juicery
13469 Wetmore Road, (210) 332-5065, queenbeejuicery.square.site.
Best Korean Restaurant
Winner: Gogi Street
12820 Jones Maltsberger Road, Suite 104, (210) 455-5574, instagram.com/gogistreet210.
Best Late Night Place To Eat
Winner: Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen
103 E. Jones Ave., (210) 201-5595, elsewheretexas.com.
Best Latin American Restaurant/Peruvian Cuisine
Winner: Leche de Tigre Cebicheria Peruana
318 E. Cevallos St., (210) 265-5933, lechedetigretx.com.
Best Mediterranean Restaurant
Winner: Mina & Dimi’s Greek House
7159 W. U.S. Highway 90, (210) 674-3464, agreekhouse.com.
Best Mexican Restaurant
Winners: Paloma Blanca Mexican Cuisine
5800 Broadway, Suite 300, (210) 822-6151, palomablanca.net.
Best New Restaurant (January 2025-Present)
Winner: Tacos on the Street
22026 U.S. Highway 281, Suite 101, (210) 257-0532, tacosonthestreet.com.
Best Pet Friendly Restaurant
Winner: Hops & Hounds
1119 Avenue B, (210) 259-8221, hopsandhoundsllc.com.
Best Pho/Vietnamese Restaurant
Winner: Pho Kim Long
4230 McCullough Ave., Suite 2, (210) 829-8021, phokimlong.kwickmenu.com
Best Pizza
Winner: Il Forno
122 Nogalitos St., (210) 616-2198, ilfornosa.com.
Best Pollos Asados
Winner: Al Carbon Pollos Asados
Multiple locations, alcarbonsatx.com.
Best Puffy Tacos
Winner: Henry’s Puffy Tacos
Multiple Locations, henryspuffytacos.com.
Best Ramen
Winner: Bakudan Ramen
Multiple locations, bakudanramen.com.
Best Restaurant in Boerne
Winner: Sunny’s All Day Brunch & Bar
518 River Road, Boerne, (830) 266-0498, sunnysbrunch.com.
Best Restaurant in New Braunfels
Winner: Muck & Fuss Craft Beer and Burgers
295 E. San Antonio St., (830) 255-7055, muckandfuss.com.
Best Restaurant in Schertz
Winner: Mattenga’s Pizzeria – Schertz
6044 FM3009, Suite 290, (210) 592-1138, mattengas.com.
Best Salsa
Winner: Las Palapas
Multiple locations, laspalapas.com.
Best Sandwiches
Winner: Zito’s Deli
Multiple Locations, zitosdeli.com.
Best Seafood
Winner: Fish City Grill
Multiple Locations, fishcitygrill.com.
Best Soul Food
Winner: Tony G’s Soul Food
915 S. Hackberry St., (210) 451-1234, tonygssoulfood.com.
Best Steakhouse
Winner: Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse
Multiple locations, chamagaucha.com.
Best Sushi
Winner: Umiya Sushi
Multiple locations, umiyasa.com.
Best Tacos
Winner: Garcia’s Mexican Food
842 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 735-5686, instagram.com/garciasmexicanfoodsa.
Best Tamales
Winner: Delia’s Tamales
13527 Hausman Pass, (210) 864-1111, deliastamales.com.
Best Thai Restaurant
Winner: Tong’s Thai
1146 Austin Highway, (210) 829-7345, tongsthai.com.
Best Vegan Restaurant/Vegetarian Restaurant
Winner: Hash Vegan Eatery
5007 S. Flores St., (210) 332-9244, hashveganeatery.com.
Best Wings
Winner: Wayne’s Wings
Multiple locations, wayneswingssa.com.