Food & Drink

San Antonio cocktail spot La Ruina has closed after just 2 years in business

Olaf Harmel and Gerry Shirley, the former owners of The Modernist, spent two years renovating the space.

by Sanford Nowlin September 28, 2024July 30, 2025

Olaf Harmel and Gerry Shirley, the former owners of The Modernist, spent two years renovating the space.

Food & Drink

Get your eggnog — or other holiday cocktail — fix at these San Antonio bars and restaurants

Cured at Pearl, The Board Couple and The Lemon Girls are a few spots serving up coquito and eggnog this holiday season.

by Nina Rangel December 8, 2023May 23, 2025

Food & Drink

First Look: San Antonio’s La Ruina unveils upstairs bar with sexy, bespoke vibes

Contrary to the downstairs area’s bright, South American-inspired wallpaper and color schemes, the upstairs space is decked out in dark paint and gilded accents.

by Nina Rangel July 19, 2023February 24, 2025

Food & Drink

Brooks Complex, Dimi Tsandoula: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

The upcoming expansion of several major brands across the Alamo City and a cocktail-focused charity event also interested readers.

by San Antonio Current Staff March 31, 2023August 3, 2023

Food & Drink

Downtown bar La Ruina to hold charity event benefitting San Antonio Food Bank on Monday

The benefit will center around a cocktail bartenders love to hate: the labor-intensive Ramos Gin Fizz.

by Nina Rangel March 24, 2023September 28, 2024

Food & Drink

Plans for three-story food truck park near San Antonio’s Hays Street Bridge gain steam

Brooklyn StrEat Food Park will occupy the vacant lot at the intersection of Burnet and Live Oak streets.

by Nina Rangel December 28, 2022June 26, 2025

Food & Drink

Shaking Things Up: Putting fresh spins on classic cocktails with some of SA’s best bartenders

The popularity of classic cocktails ebbs and flows, but recent additions to the Alamo City’s bar and nightlife scene are dedicating entire sections of their menus to those venerable tipples — and often adding a puro SA twist.

by Nina Rangel September 22, 2022June 25, 2025