The people of San Antonio have spoken! Here are the Best of San Antonio Food and Drink winners for 2024.
Best Bakery
La Panadería, Multiple locations, lapanaderia.com Credit: Claire McCormack
Best Barbacoa
Rios Barbacoa, Multiple locations Credit: Jace Gertz
Best Barbecue
Smoke Shack BBQ, 3714 Broadway, (210) 957-1430, smokeshacksa.com Credit: Jace Gertz
Best Breakfast Tacos
Pete’s Tako House, 502 Brooklyn Ave., (210) 224-2911, petestakohouse.com Credit: Photo via Google Maps
Credit: Photo via Instagram / magnoliapancakehaus
Best Burger
Burger Boy, Multiple locations, burgerboysa.com Credit: Jace Gertz
Best Caribbean Restaurant
The Jerk Shack, 10234 TX-151, Suite 103, (210) 776-7780, thejerkshacksatx.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / The Jerk Shack
Best Charcuterie
Cured, 306 Pearl Parkway, Suite 101, (210) 314-3929, curedatpearl.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / Cured
Best Chicken Fried Steak
Josephine Street, 400 E. Josephine St., (210) 224-6169, josephinestreet.com Credit: Michael Karlis
Best Chinese
Hung Fong, 3624 Broadway, (210) 822-9211, hungfongsa.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / hungfongsa
Best Churros
Honchos – The House of Churros, 6421 Broadway, (210) 760-0377, honchoschurros.com Credit: Michael Karlis
Best Coffee Shop
Summer Moon Coffee, Multiple locations, summermooncoffee.com Credit: Brandon Rodriguez
Credit: Instagram / maxandlouies
Best Concha
La Panadería, Multiple locations, lapanaderia.com Credit: Claire McCormack
Best Crawfish
Smashin Crab, Multiple locations, smashincrab.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / Smashin Crab
Best Date Night Restaurant
Paesanos, Multiple locations, paesanos.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / paesanossa
Best Donut Shop
The Original Donut Shop, 3307 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 734-5661, facebook.com/theoriginaldonutshop Credit: Jace Gertz
Best Enchiladas
Blanco Café, 1720 Blanco Road, (210) 732-6480, blancocafe.net/ Credit: Google News
Best Family-Friendly Restaurant
Pinstack, Multiple locations, pinstackbowl.com Credit: Photo by San Antonio Current Staff
Best Food Truck
The Baked Bird, Various locations, (989) 975-2521, thebakedbirdsa.com Credit: Courtesy photo / thebakedbirdsa.com
Best Food Truck Park
1604 Cantina Food Truck Park, 1850 W. Loop 1604 South, (210) 255-3755, 1604cantina.com
Credit: Courtesy photo / @1604Cantina on Instagram
Best French Fries
Mr. Juicy, 3315 San Pedro Ave., instagram.com/mrjuicyburger Credit: Michael Karlis
Best Fried Chicken
Southerleigh Fine Food and Brewery,
136 E. Grayson St. #120, (210) 455-5701, southerleighatpearl.com
Credit: Instagram / southerleigh
Best Frutería
Las Nieves Fruit Cups & More, Multiple locations, lasnieves.net Credit: Sanford Nowlin
Best Hot Chicken
Pete’s Hot Chicken, 2418 S. Presa St., (210) 420-6444, facebook.com/PetesChickenShack Credit: Pete's Hot Chicken (@peteshotchicken)
Best Hot Dog
The Dogfather, Multiple locations, sadogfather.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / thedogfathersa
Best Ice Cream
Lick Honest Ice Creams, Multiple locations, ilikelick.com
Credit: Courtesy Photo / Lick Honest Ice Creams
Best Indian Restaurant
Multiple locations, tarkaindiankitchen.com Credit: Photo via Instagram, thevegannextdoorrr
Best International Market
Tim’s Oriental & Seafood Market, 7015 Bandera Road, Suite 8, (210) 523-1688, facebook.com/timsorientalmarketsatx Credit: Michael Karlis
Best Italian Restaurant
Paesanos, Multiple locations, paesanos.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / paesanossa
Best Juice Shop
Queen Bee Juicery, 13469 Wetmore Road, (210) 332-5065, queenbeejuicery.square.site Credit: Stephanie Koithan
Best Korean Restaurant
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot, 12485 I-10, (210) 910-4494, thekpot.com/location/san-antonio-texas Credit: Facebook / KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
Best Late Night Place To Eat
Whataburger, Multiple locations, whataburger.com Credit: Shutterstock / Moab Republic
Best Latin American Restaurant
Luna Rosa Puerto Rican Grill y Tapas, 901 S. Alamo St., (210)-314-2723, lunarosatapas.com Credit: Nina Rangel
Best Mediterranean
Pasha Mediterranean Grill, Multiple locations, gopasha.com
Credit: Instagram / @PashaGrill
Best Menudo
Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia, 218 Produce Row, (210) 225-1262, lafamiliacortez.com/mi-tierra
Credit: Nina Rangel
Best Mexican Restaurant
La Fogata, Multiple locations, lafogata.com Credit: Courtesy Photo / La Fogata
Best New Restaurant
Cuarto De Kilo Burgers, 12411 Bandera Road, Suite 108, (210) 263-9228, cuartodekilo.us Credit: Cuarto De Kilo
Best Pizza
Mattenga’s Pizzeria, Multiple locations, mattengas.com Credit: Brandon Rodriguez
Best Puffy Tacos
Henry’s Puffy Tacos, Multiple locations, henryspuffytacos.com Credit: Brandon Rodriguez
Best Ramen
Bakudan Ramen, multiple locations, bakudanramen.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / bakudanramenbandera
Best Restaurant for Special Diets
HASH Vegan Eatery, 5007 S. Flores St., (210) 332-9244, hashveganeatery.com
Credit: Photo via Instagram / hash.veganeats.sa
Best Salsa
Rosario’s, 722 S. St. Mary’s St., (210) 223-1806, rosariossa.com
Credit: Photo by Nina Rangel
Best Sandwiches
Gino’s Deli, 13210 Huebner Road, #110, (210) 764-0602, myginosdeli.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / ginosdeli
Best Seafood
Sea Island Shrimp House, Multiple locations, shrimphouse.com Credit: Instagram / seaislandshrimphouse
Best Snack
Lily’s Cookies, 2716 McCullough Ave., (210) 832-0886, lilyscookies.com
Credit: Instagram / @lilyscookies
Best Soul Food
Tony G’s Soul Food, Multiple locations, tonygssoulfood.com Credit: Instagram / tonygssoulfood
Credit: Sanford Nowlin
Credit: Photo via Instagram / godai_sushibar
Best Tacos
Taqueria Datapoint, Multiple locations, taqueriadatapoint.net Credit: Instagram / taqueria datapoint
Best Tamales
Delia’s, 13527 Hausman Pass, (210) 864-1111, deliastamales.com Credit: Brandon Rodriguez
Best Thai Restaurant
Thai Dee, 5307 Blanco Road, (210) 342-3622, thaideesa.com Credit: Photo via Instagram / thaideesa
Best Vegan Restaurant
Thai Topaz, 2177 NW Military Highway, (210) 290-9833, thaitopaz-sat.com
Credit: Google Maps
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Green Vegetarian Cuisine, 255 E. Basse Road, Suite 940, (210) 320-5865, eatatgreen.com Credit: Nina Rangel
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Pho Kim Long, 4230 McCullough Ave. #2, (210) 829-8021 Credit: Sanford Nowlin
Copa Wine Bar
This intimate and cozy wine bar is a must-visit for vino fanatics. Pair domestic or European wines with pizza and tapas. 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy Suite 704, (210) 495-2672, thecopawinebar.com/. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Copa Wine Bar
Best Wings
Wayne’s Wings, Multiple locations, wayneswingssa.com
Credit: Facebook / Wayne’s Wings