A San Antonio favorite, Chris Madrid’s has been dishing out massive burgers with some serious fries since 1977. The famous tostada bean burger proves memorable, combining a juicy burger patty, beans and crisp chips with a whole lot of cheese. Madrid’s sweet mango margarita is a perfect pairing for any of the burgers, chalupas or nachos on the menu.

2. Chester’s Hamburger Company
Multiple locations

3. Big’z Burger Joint
2303 N Loop 1604 W, (210) 408-2029, bigz-burgerjoint.com

Best Chicken-Fried Steak

1. DeWeses’s Tip Top Café
2814 Fredericksburg, (210) 732-0191, tiptopcafe.com

2. Lulu’s Bakery and Cafe
918 N Main, (210) 224-5001, luluscafeinsa.com

3. Good Time Charlie’s
2922 Broadway, (210) 828-5392, g tcsatx.com

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Best Chinese Restaurant

1. Golden Wok
Multiple locations, golden-wok.com

2. Hsiu Yu
8338 Broadway, (210) 828-2273, hsiuyu.com

3.Formosa Garden
1011 NE Loop 410, (210) 828-9988, formosagarden.com

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Best Coffee

1. Local Coffee
Multiple locations, localcoffeesa.com

Serious about coffee, the neighborhood java brewmasters at Local treat bean roasting like an art. Self-admittedly “obsessed” with crafting the best cup of joe, baristas offer a rotating lineup of new coffee from different roasters around the country on a weekly basis. The sleek, modern space and relaxed ambience of all three locations, including the most recent (and much anticipated) spot at the Pearl, is perfect for catching up with friends or weeding through your inbox—this year Local was rightfully named “best place to work on your laptop,” too. Readers salute Local for keeping them not just caffeinated with damn good coffee, but with the direct-trade, organic kind of black gold we can all get behind.

2. Olmos Perk Coffee
5223 McCullough, (210) 858-2956, olmosperk.com

3. Halcyon Southtown
1414 S Alamo, (210) 277-7045, halcyonsouthtown.com