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A photo of Leche de Tigre Cebicheria Peruana restaurant
1. Leche de Tigre Cebicheria Peruana
4.8
Exceptional(86)
Price: Expensive
• Peruvian • Downtown
Booked 53 times today
*2024 Michelin Recommended* & *James Beard Nomination for Best Chef Texas 2025* - Leche de Tigre is a Peruvian cebichería and pisco bar in Southtown, San Antonio. Chef Emil Oliva has curated a menu that celebrates Peruvian cuisine in an authentic yet not traditional way using nikkei techniques, chifa recipes, criollo traditions, spanish and Italian influences. We invite you to experience different spaces in our restaurant. We have the greenhouse for a nice cozy space filled with plants, perfect for larger and private parties as well. Our ceviche bar where guests are able to have a much more personable experience with the chefs and the food. A Pisco bar full of talented bartenders curating amazing cocktails. Our dining room, exciting, busy, warm, and full of life. We also offer shaded front patio with a busy street and a covered back patio experience with beautiful trees surrounding us. We look forward to serving you, welcome to our home.
A photo of Brasserie Mon Chou Chou restaurant
2. Brasserie Mon Chou Chou
4.8
Exceptional(3473)
Price: Moderate
• French • Downtown
Booked 65 times today
Brasserie Mon Chou Chou is a vibrant place, bustling with energy and celebrated food prepared in a French style, with free-flowing drinks and people connecting over the every day and the special. We feature quintessential French comfort food that showcases simple, earthy, flavorful dishes from regions throughout France. Brasserie Mon Chou Chou is located in the Pearl district near the entrance of the hotel Emma at 312 Pearl Parkway Building 2, Suite 2104, in the space formerly occupied by The Culinary Institute of America's Nao. "Mon Chou Chou" is an affectionate French nickname given to a person who is special to you. Usually a person of unmatched care, love, and beauty who makes your world "go round".
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3. Best Quality Daughter
4.9
Exceptional(586)
Price: Moderate
• Unspecified • Downtown
Booked 109 times today
Best Quality Daughter houses a vibrant, chic décor and new, unique Asian-American menu. In 2018, chef Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin, wanting to address the sparsity of Asian-American female chefs in South Texas, developed a new concept through a series of pop-up dinners called Best Quality Daughter with fellow chef Anne Ng and artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk. Today Best Quality Daughter is located in the historic Mueller House at the Pearl Brewery. Curated by chef Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin, Best Quality Daughter's menu takes inspiration from her travels and the comfort food of her youth as a second-generation Chinese-American.
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4. Domingo Restaurante
4.5
Awesome(875)
Price: Expensive
• Mexican / Southwestern • Downtown
Booked 99 times today
Domingo Restaurante is an authentic Mexican/Southwestern cuisine spot in San Antonio. It's well-loved for its amazing food, drinks, and friendly service. As one reviewer put it, 'Wonderful San Antonio flavor!'. The restaurant's location on the historic San Antonio River Walk adds a unique charm to the dining experience. Domingo's menu offers flavors of South Texas, with a modern twist that celebrates the local culture. It's a go-to spot for locals and tourists alike, and is often praised for its excellent ambiance and exceptional service.
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5. Casa Catrina
4.1
Excellent(67)
Price: Moderate
• Mexican • Downtown
Booked 10 times today
Casa Catrina, our unique Dias de los Muertos themed restaurant on the historic River Walk, will offer a delightful array of authentic Mexican fare. Indulge in specialties like tender charred octopus and recado rojo rubbed Cochinita pibil tacos. Explore the diverse flavors with at least seven different salsas inspired by recipes from all over Mexico. Savor classic seafood dishes such as ceviches and compechanana cocktails, and don't miss out on our unique huitlacoche quesadillas. The bar will also shine with exquisite margaritas and craft cocktails, including a mezcal martini made with marigold flowers. Casa Catrina goes beyond being a mere restaurant – it's an immersive experience. Our establishment not only boasts captivating design and decor but also offers spectacular hospitality and elevated food and beverage options. With the ambiance inspired by the day of the dead, we bring the excitement and majesty of this celebration to San Antonio year-round.
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6. Nixtamali Molino Comedor
4.6
Exceptional(33)
Price: Expensive
• Mexican • Downtown
Booked 4 times today
Nixtamal is a traditional maiz process that has been a staple for Mexican food since the Mesoamerican cultures. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Nixtamali Molino + Comedor is a unique Mexican culinary experience bringing flavors from different regions of Mexico like: Mexico City, Yucatan, Oaxaca among other Northern regions of Mexico.Over the years, the value of corn has deteriorated, and our main objective is to revive and maintain this value in Mexican gastronomy. Nixtamali Molino Comedor is an authentic and regional Mexican cuisine in the United States. More than a restaurant, we offer an experience that takes you to Mexico with its flavors and, with the nixtamal process, to pre-Hispanic times.
A photo of Paesanos - River Walk restaurant
7. Paesanos - River Walk
4.4
Awesome(2287)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Downtown
Booked 88 times today
Walk-ins welcome! An iconic San Antonio River Walk restaurant, Paesanos is where locals and visitors come to enjoy an Italian meal in a sophisticated, yet relaxed setting. Located on the beautiful River Walk dine al fresco on our spacious riverside patio and let the cares of the day slip away.
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8. La Margarita
4.5
Awesome(524)
Price: Moderate
• Mexican • Downtown
Booked 10 times today
La Margarita Restaurant & Oyster Bar is proud to be a part of Market Square, “The Heartbeat of Mexico,” where locals and visitors alike enjoy spectacular fiestas, shopping as diverse as produce and piñatas, and the romantic music of strolling Mexican troubadours.In San Antonio, “The Mecca of Mexican Cuisine,” the Cortez Family and the entire staff of La Margarita welcomes you to the “Home of the Sizzling Fajitas.” Here, the most exciting dishes from across the border are presented to the most discriminating tastes.
A photo of Fiume Pizzeria and Wine Bar restaurant
9. Fiume Pizzeria and Wine Bar
4.9
Exceptional(113)
Price: Expensive
• Pizzeria • Downtown
Comming Soon-Fiume - in English meaning river - is a restaurant concept that merges the authentic flavors of Italy with traditional Texas ingredients. The artisan, Texas-crafted pizza incorporates local flavors that highlight Neapolitan-style pizza in what we define as Texapoletana.Fiume - also once a city in Italy - was known as a cultural melting pot in the height of its existence. Similarly, the San Antonio River is the core of our dynamic and culturally diverse city of San Antonio. Our vision and menu are exemplary of an elevated dining experience revered for its deep local roots and hyperlocal culinary craftsmanship
A photo of Ocho at Hotel Havana restaurant
10. Ocho at Hotel Havana
4.4
Awesome(471)
Price: Expensive
• Latin American • Downtown
Booked 11 times today
Situated in a glass conservatory overlooking the River Walk, Ocho serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night snacks indoors and on our breezeway. Ocho has created a menu rooted in the hotel’s pan-Latin cultural influences from Mexico, Cuba and Texas. The cocktail menu highlights the tequila of the hotel’s San Antonio roots with the rum of its Cuban namesake, with a love for old school recipes and, when the occasion calls, the simple satisfaction an ice cold Michelada. Ocho offers complimentary wifi and serves Stumptown espresso drinks to stay or take away.
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