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The 100 Best Restaurants in San Antonio

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The best restaurants in San Antonio, according to the experts: AAA, James Beard Awards, and Texas Monthly have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Mixtli comes out on top.

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Leche de Tigre and Ladino hold the next two places. San Antonio Express-News shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.

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  1. Rank 1. Mixtli

    Mexican

    Each tasting menu here is built around a different region or era of Mexican cuisine, so the kitchen might be cooking through Oaxacan traditions one month and pre-Columbian ingredients the next. Mixtli is a fine dining restaurant holding a Michelin star and an AAA Five Diamond, and it's the kind of place where the food has a thesis. The team treats Mexico's culinary geography like a curriculum, and somehow the results are as delicious as they are cerebral.


  2. A little bungalow turned Peruvian ceviche bar where the kitchen leans hard into citrus-cured fish, leche de tigre in several forms, and a pisco sour menu that makes the decision-making easy. The cooking draws from the owners' Peruvian roots, and the flavors are bright and punchy in a way that earns that description. A James Beard nominee two years running, and the cute patio fills up fast.


    Address
    318 E. Cevallos St., San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 4 PM–10 PM

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  3. Rank 3. Ladino

    Mediterranean

    A wood-burning oven churns out sourdough pita at this Mediterranean grill house in San Antonio's Pearl District, where the menu roams from North Africa to the Levant without losing the thread. The terrace overlooks a courtyard, the cocktails lean into the same bold spicing as the food, and the Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand. Dress is casual, the vibe is lively, and the food punches well above the price point.


  4. Rank 3. Mezquite

    Sonoran

    Paper-thin flour tortillas arrive with a spread of grilled onion, toreado chili, and black garlic before any protein lands on the table, which tells you where this place is coming from. Mezquite is a Sonoran Mexican restaurant inside Pullman Market, sun-bleached decor and all, serving the hyper-regional cooking of the Sonoran desert rather than anything resembling Tex-Mex. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.


    Address
    221 Newell Ave., San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  5. The Chinoiserie wallpaper alone could anchor a design magazine spread, but this is a Chinese American restaurant where the food keeps pace with the room. The chef started with pop-ups exploring identity and landed somewhere more interesting than a thesis: Korean corn cheese egg rolls, dan dan noodles with wagyu guisada. A James Beard semifinalist, and the Victorian veranda fills up fast on sunny afternoons.


    Address
    602 Ave A, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  6. The Crunch Bar dessert has kept regulars coming back to this Castle Hills neighborhood restaurant long enough to feel like a local institution. The menu shifts constantly, landing somewhere between globally curious and quietly unfussy, with vegetables given real attention alongside the occasional surprise like trout roe on crispy polenta. The wine program is serious without making you feel underdressed for it. A 2023 James Beard nominee for Best Chef: Texas.


    Address
    2195 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 5 PM–9 PM

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  7. A roll of paper towels sits at the center of every table, and that tells you most of what you need to know about eating here. The Jerk Shack is a Caribbean spot in an industrial space west of downtown, with warehouse floors, high ceilings, and vivid art on the walls. The mixed plate of grilled jerk chicken and fried chicken is where to start. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and the chef was a James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef: Texas.


    Address
    10234 Texas 151, Ste. 103, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM

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  8. The working brewery behind the bar is the first thing you notice, copper tanks visible through the glass while the dining room fills up around you. This is a Texas American restaurant and brewpub set inside the old Pearl brewhouse, where the kitchen leans hard into Gulf seafood and Southern comfort food. The house beers are brewed on site, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand acknowledges the whole relaxed, unpretentious operation.



  9. The line outside the squat building on Fredericksburg Road has been a fixture of San Antonio mornings, afternoons, and evenings for as long as anyone can remember. This is a Tex-Mex diner in the old sense, the kind where eggs over easy get doused in salsa and scooped up with warm flour tortillas, and where the menu is so sprawling that regulars still haven't covered it. The staff treats everyone like they've been coming for years, which, in many cases, they have.


  10. Rank 11. Supper

    American


    Address
    136 E Grayson St., San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 7 AM–10 PM

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  11. Address
    109 Crane Ave, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closed now, opens Wed 10 AM

    Tuesday 10 AM–8 PM

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    434 N.Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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  13. Rank 20. Madurai Mes

    South Indian

    Southern Indian cooking in a strip mall near the Medical Center, where the booths are scuffed and the lighting belongs in a horror meme but the thalis arrive on banana leaves piled around a mound of white rice. This is the kind of casual, inexpensive spot that fills a real gap, since Northern Indian food tends to dominate the city. The biryanis and Madras curries hold up well for delivery, though the lunch thali is the reason regulars keep coming back.


    Address
    5152 Fredericksburg Rd, Unit 125, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Open now, until 10:30 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–10:30 PM

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  14. Address
    3615 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 4 PM–10 PM

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  15. Rank 20. Ro-Ho Pork & Bread

    Guadalajaran Mexican




  16. Address
    926 S Presa Street, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  17. Address
    312 Pearl Parkway Bldg 2, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

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    604 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 5 PM–9 PM

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    421 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  20. Address
    8822 Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  21. Address
    1810 NW Military Hwy, Suite B, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    1203 N Loop 1604 W Acc Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–3 PM

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  24. Rank 32. Cibolo Moon

    Texas American

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    Address
    150 East Houston St., San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 5 PM–9 PM

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    112 College Street, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–3 PM

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    11802 Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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    420 W. Market Street, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 6:30 AM

    Tuesday 6:30 AM–11 AM



  31. Address
    300 E Travis St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Tuesday 7 AM–11 PM

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  32. Rank 42. Ocho

    Spanish



  33. Address
    1013 Schriewer, Seguin, TX · Seguin
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM

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  34. Rank 46. 410 Diner

    American

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  38. Rank 46. La Gloria

    Mexican

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    Address
    120 Produce Row, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–2 PM


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  42. Address
    310 W Grayson St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–3 PM

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  43. Address
    2347 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–2 PM

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  44. Address
    5514 Walzem Rd, San Antonio, TX · Windcrest
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    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM

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  45. Address
    1846 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–5 PM

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  46. Address
    602 NW 24th St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–2 PM

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    Address
    111 S Leona St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 7 AM–9 PM


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    424 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–2:30 PM


  50. Address
    11975 Alamo Ranch Pkwy, Unit 110, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday Noon–9 PM

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  51. Address
    8343 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–2 PM

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  53. Address
    6030 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 10 AM–9 PM

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  54. Address
    4310 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday Noon–10 PM

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  55. Address
    6702 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–8 PM

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  56. Address
    2415 N Main Ave, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9:30 PM, in 56 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–9:30 PM

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  57. Address
    5800 Broadway St, Unit 300, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  58. Address
    13802 Embassy Row, Unit 2079, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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    2442 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 8 AM–9 PM

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  60. Address
    146 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  61. Address
    20079 Stone Oak Pkwy, Unit 4100, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  62. Address
    109 Waterview Pkwy, Ste 103, Boerne, TX · Boerne
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 10 AM

    Tuesday 10 AM–5 PM

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  63. Address
    1006 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  64. Address
    1900 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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    170 S Main St, Boerne, TX · Boerne
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 26 min

    Tuesday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    938 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  67. Address
    1933 Fredericksburg Rd, Unit 105, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Closes soon, 9:30 PM, in 56 min

    Tuesday 3 PM–9:30 PM

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  68. Address
    103 E Jones Ave, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Open now, until midnight

    Tuesday 4 PM–Midnight

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  69. Address
    838 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX · San Antonio
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 10 AM–10 PM

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  70. Address
    109 S Saunders St, Boerne, TX · Boerne
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8:30 PM

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  71. Address
    342 North Main Street, Boerne, TX · Boerne
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 10 AM

    Tuesday 10 AM–5:30 PM

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