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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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KENS 5 sports anchor Nate Ryan signs off after familiar face makes a comeback

For KENS 5 viewers, the announcements mark a changing of the guard — with one familiar voice signing off and another returning to the lineup.

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The mystery behind a gutted Jack in the Box in a Texas boomtown

Residents are questioning the future of its only Jack in the Box

New Braunfels, TX · 1d

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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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Texas Has a Lot of Italian Restaurants but This Hidden Gem Deserves Your Attention

Chicken parmigiana, half a lasagna, and fettuccine Alfredo all arrive together on one platter. The menu actually calls it a Tour of Italy, and it gives you a pretty good idea of how seriously this Texas restaurant takes comfort food. There are homemade baked pastas, including beef cannelloni and manicotti...

San Marcos, TX · 4d

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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 · 2d

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KSAT 12's Japhanie Gray reveals hair journey and why she wears locs on-air

Another San Antonio TV anchor is opening up about her on-air hair journey after deciding to wear locs instead of a wig.

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Terry Black's Barbecue Opens Massive New San Antonio Location With Six Giant Smokers

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. Terry Black’s Barbecue is bringing its legendary Central Texas barbecue to San Antonio with a new Broadway location scheduled to open November 17. The massive smokehouse features six 1,000-gallon Moberg smokers operating around the clock, preparing brisket, pork ribs, chopped beef, and house-made sausage. Guests can also enjoy traditional sides such as mac and cheese, creamed corn, pinto beans, and potato salad, along with desserts including peach cobbler and banana pudding. The restaurant features a spacious dining room decorated with local memorabilia, historic Pearl Brewery signs, and large windows overlooking Broadway, bringing a classic Texas barbecue experience to the heart of San Antonio.

San Antonio, TX · 9h

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San Antonio Has Cowboy Boots So Big They Stand Outside a Shopping Mall

The giant cowboy boots outside North Star Mall are a public-art landmark, not a wearable...

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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.

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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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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.

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'Love what I do': Nate Ryan signs off at KENS 5 in emotional final newscast

He said goodbye to the station in one final broadcast, but it may not be long before you see this former anchor again. Here's what Nate Ryan had to say in his last KENS 5 show.

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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.

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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.

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San Antonio thrift store keeps shoppers coming back for more

This shop opened in 1953 and still draws a steady stream of customers for fashions and homewares from one of San Antonio's wealthiest neighborhoods. Here's what we found.

San Antonio, TX · 16h

KSAT 12

LIST: Veterans Day discounts and freebies for veterans, active-duty military in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – Several San Antonio attractions and restaurants are offering free admission, meals and discounts to thank veterans, retired service members and active-duty military personnel ahead of Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Here is a list of freebies and where you can find them:. Attractions. San Antonio...

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Novemburger: Longhorn Cafe’s still got the juice

The Original Big Juicy keeps this local chain fueled up for restaurant critic Mike Sutter’s monthlong San Antonio burger series.

San Antonio, TX · 15h

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