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Where to eat in San Antonio

55 hand-picked places in San Antonio, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Top Tables in San Antonio

Bohanan's Prime Steaks and Seafood Steak house · $$$$ · Downtown

4.6 stars over 2,000 reviews, the steak room San Antonio books when the night matters.

219 E Houston St #275, San Antonio, TX 78205

Mixtli Mexican restaurant · $$$$ · Southtown

James Beard winning tasting menu that rewrites itself every 45 days around one region of Mexico.

812 S Alamo St Ste 103, San Antonio, TX 78210

Clementine $$$ · Castle Hills

4.7 stars, chef and wife run New American room that locals pick over any hotel dining room.

Cured at Pearl $$$ · Pearl

4.6 stars, house charcuterie program in the old Pearl Brewery administration building.

Late Night in San Antonio

Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia Mexican restaurant · $$ · Market Square

Open 24 hours since 1941, enchiladas and pan dulce at 3am with live mariachis.

218 Produce Row, San Antonio, TX 78207

Chacho's Tex-Mex restaurant · $ · Medical Center

Enormous Tex-Mex plates and frozen margaritas running deep into the night.

7870 Callaghan Road at, I-10, San Antonio, TX 78229

Tacos El Regio $ · St Mary's Strip

Trailer tacos al pastor parked where the Strip bars empty out, the city's true 2am order.

Sushi in San Antonio

Kimura Japanese restaurant · $$ · Five Points

4.6 stars, tiny izakaya doing ramen and nigiri, expect a wait and take it.

1017 N Flores St, San Antonio, TX 78212

Godai Sushi Bar $$$ · Castle Hills

Old school sushi bar the north side has trusted for two decades, sit at the counter.

Sushi Zushi Sushi restaurant · $$ · Colonnade

San Antonio original with a huge roll list, the reliable late dinner option.

9867 I-10 W, San Antonio, TX 78230

Italian in San Antonio

Paesanos Riverwalk Italian restaurant · $$$ · River Walk

Shrimp Paesano is the single most ordered dish in the city, and the patio sits on the river.

111 W Crockett St Suite 101, San Antonio, TX 78205

Tre Trattoria Italian restaurant · $$$ · Museum Reach

Jason Dady's Tuscan room inside the San Antonio Museum of Art, river views included.

200 W Jones Ave #501, San Antonio, TX 78215

Battalion Italian restaurant · $$$ · Southtown

4.6 stars, Italian in a restored 1920s fire station, the pastas are made in house daily.

604 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Pizza in San Antonio

Dough Pizzeria Napoletana Pizza restaurant · $$ · Downtown

House pulled mozzarella and a properly blistered Neapolitan crust, the city's pizza benchmark.

518 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Il Forno Pizza restaurant · $$ · Southtown

Chef Michael Sohocki's wood fired pies, small room, big following, go early.

122 Nogalitos St, San Antonio, TX 78204

Fralo's Art of Pizza $$ · Leon Springs

Sprawling patio institution on the Hill Country side of town, thin crust and cold pitchers.