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5 Best Restaurants in San Antonio, Texas You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

San Antonio, Texas — a city where the river curls beneath cypress and stone, where the air hums with the music of mariachi and the laughter of families, where the scent of mesquite and cumin drifts through neighborhoods stitched together by memory and migration. Here, Spanish missions rise beside glass towers, and every block tells a story — of Tejano roots, German bakers, military families, and dreamers who found their way to the heart of Texas. San Antonio is a crossroads — of old and new, of tradition and reinvention, of cultures that meet and mingle beneath the wide, sunlit sky.

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Luby’s Is Still Here, and So Is the LuAnn

If you grew up in Texas, you probably remember the tray. Brown plastic, a little damp from the stack, and way too much room for a kid with big eyes. You slid it down the rails at Luby’s past the Jell-O cubes and the pies, and somewhere around the fried fish your grandmother told you to pick one dessert. One.

San Antonio, TX · 2d

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The Barnlike Central Texas Seafood Shack Where The Onion Rings Alone Are Worth The Drive

The onion rings here come stacked in a tower, and one family ordered the Texas size and still carried half of it home. That’s not a side dish. The rings are cut fresh and dipped in batter right in the kitchen. Even the leftover onion centers get served cold and crunchy, so nothing goes to waste.

New Braunfels, TX · 1d

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Terry Black’s Barbecue to Open First San Antonio Restaurant on Broadway

Terry Black’s Barbecue is preparing to bring its Central Texas barbecue to San Antonio, with the Austin-based restaurant chain set to open its first Alamo City location near the Pearl District. The new restaurant will open at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 2102 Broadway, San Antonio,...

San Antonio, TX · 3d

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On San Antonio, Texas’ South Side, This Hole-In-The-Wall Neighborhood Tortillería Serves Barbacoa With Handmade Tortillas

Some of the best breakfasts in San Antonio never touch a plate. They leave in a paper bag, get passed around a break room, or vanish in a parked car before the engine even cools. On the city’s South Side, one small tortillería has built a loyal following that way,...

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Floore’s Country Store In Helotes Still Serves Tamales And Dancing Like It Did In 1942

Some Texas traditions refuse to fade, and one of the best sits just outside San Antonio in the small town of Helotes. It is part honky-tonk, part country store, and part outdoor concert ground where crowds of about 2,000 gather under the open sky. The menu still features tamales, beef...

Helotes, TX · 2d

San Antonio Express News

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez’s salsa is now at H-E-B. We tried it.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez’s salsa is at H-E-B. We compared it with the grocer’s house brand for heat and flavor.

San Antonio, TX · 20h

San Antonio Express News

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Best (and worst) things Mike Sutter ate in San Antonio in October

A month of surprises for our restaurant critic included something new at Pearl, a cafe’s opening night on Halloween and a truly awful smashburger.

San Antonio, TX · 3d

KSAT 12

All-You-Can-Eat Sausage, German Food and Festival Fun in Texas | Wurstfest

You can watch “Texas Eats NOW” Mondays through Saturdays at 10 a.m. - Saturdays and Sundays at 11 p.m. on KSAT 12, KSAT.com, and KSAT Plus, our free streaming app. Wurstfest returns to New Braunfels from Nov. 6-15, celebrating its 65th anniversary with 10 days of German food, music, and Texas Hill Country traditions. Located along the Comal River, the annual festival features authentic German sausages, giant pretzels, potato pancakes, strudels, and a wide selection of beers. Guests can enjoy more than 250 musical performances across five stages, traditional polka dancing, carnival rides, and stein-holding competitions. The celebration also features family-friendly activities, including Kinderhalle, and free admission Monday through Thursday and for children ages 12 and under. With its lively Bavarian atmosphere and signature salute to sausage, Wurstfest remains one of New Braunfels’ most popular annual traditions.

San Antonio, TX · 23h

mySanAntonio.com

Las Palapas continues 45-year celebration with November deals

From Black Friday specials to margarita discounts, Las Palapas is dropping it low. Here's a look at the specials for its 45-year anniversary celebration this month.

San Antonio, TX · 2d

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Quirky Midwest pizza buffet chain moves forward with San Antonio debut

When Midwest buffet chain Pizza Ranch teased a 9,942-square-foot restaurant at 5307 Walzem Rd. in September 2025, it was set to be Texas’ first location. Since then, the company has started work on outposts in Tyler and Waco, but the long-delayed Windcrest restaurant is now moving forward after clearing a hurdle with the city’s Economic Development Corporation.

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San Antonio Express News

San Antonio’s Magic Time Machine gets a purple makeover. What else is changing?

San Antonio’s Magic Time Machine has a new purple exterior, but its costumed servers, vintage salad car and family-friendly theme are here to stay.

San Antonio, TX · 21h

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52 Pitmasters Battle It Out at Brooks Saturday to Fight San Antonio Utility Debt

Fifty-two barbecue teams are firing up their smokers at historic Hangar 9 at Brooks on Saturday, squaring off in ribs, chicken and brisket for CPS Energy's GrillsGiving competition. The event runs from noon to 5 p.m., and organizers expect somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000 people to show up for the smoky showdown.

San Antonio, TX · 21h

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Balsamic Ribeye Tastes Even Better on the River-View Deck at This Rustic Texas Grill

Some of the best meals happen when you walk in expecting nothing special. A heavy wooden door, a quiet river out back, and a menu full of comfort food can turn a simple lunch into something you talk about for weeks. That is exactly what waits at one rustic riverside...

New Braunfels, TX · 1d

mySanAntonio.com

Uncertainty surrounds temporary closure of San Antonio Vietnamese spot

The business has mysteriously disappeared, but there's a chance it'll return eventually.

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Filipino bakery chain tied to Jollibee closes only Texas shop

A Filipino bakery with ties to Jollibee has left the Texas market.

San Antonio, TX · 2d

whatnow.com

Jersey Mike’s Subs Plans Castroville Restaurant at Town East Crossing

Jersey Mike’s Subs is preparing to join the growing retail and dining lineup at Town East Crossing in Castroville, with a proposed $415,000 tenant build-out at 1762 U.S. Highway 90 East, Suite 105, Castroville, TX 78009. According to Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) records, the project involves...

Castroville, TX · 1d

QSR magazine

Smokey Mo’s BBQ Highlights First Remodeled Drive-Thru Location in Spring Branch, Texas

Smokey Mo’s BBQ, the neighborhood barbecue brand known for Texas classics smoked in-house daily with fast, friendly service, is celebrating the grand reopening of its newly remodeled Spring Branch restaurant on Friday, November 13, from 5–7 p.m. The festivities will feature food and drink specials, family-friendly activities and a fundraiser benefiting the Smithson Valley High School Band, while showcasing the brand’s first remodeled drive-thru location.

Spring Branch, TX · 1d

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