Guidebook for San Antonio

Richard
Guidebook for San Antonio

Food Scene

A good burger and fries at a local joint. Very small place and certainly no wine, but great milkshakes!
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Burger Boy
2323 N St Mary's St
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A good burger and fries at a local joint. Very small place and certainly no wine, but great milkshakes!
Burgers, fish tacos, sweet potato fries. Good grub. Was featured on Iron Chef Michael Simon's new BBQ and Beer show!
80 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Tycoon Flats
2926 N St Mary's St
80 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Burgers, fish tacos, sweet potato fries. Good grub. Was featured on Iron Chef Michael Simon's new BBQ and Beer show!
Pizza and subs; caters to the college crowd. No alcohol, but plenty of inexpensive and good food.
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Main Street Pizza & Pasta
1906 N Main Ave
15 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Pizza and subs; caters to the college crowd. No alcohol, but plenty of inexpensive and good food.
Pizza, salad, and craft beer or wine, and a full bar with excellent cocktails. Much better pizza than any takeout!
127 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Barbaro
2720 McCullough Ave
127 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Pizza, salad, and craft beer or wine, and a full bar with excellent cocktails. Much better pizza than any takeout!
We love this place! Free WI FI, couches and sofas to sit on. Beer and wine and really good food. Very relaxed for when you want to take your time.
58 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Candlelight Coffeehouse
107 Kings Ct
58 (рекомендации местных жителей)
We love this place! Free WI FI, couches and sofas to sit on. Beer and wine and really good food. Very relaxed for when you want to take your time.
This is great Q very close to downtown. Get there early before they run out of ribs. Texas Magazine rated them one of the best in the state - that's in Texas where there are BBQ joints every block!
67 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Smoke Shack BBQ + Southern Kitchen
3714 Broadway
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This is great Q very close to downtown. Get there early before they run out of ribs. Texas Magazine rated them one of the best in the state - that's in Texas where there are BBQ joints every block!
Another nice place to have a coffee.
79 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Local Coffee
24175 W I-10
79 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Another nice place to have a coffee.
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives rated this the best pizza in San Antonio -- but that was before Barbaro opened. Still, great pizza!
93 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Dough Pizzeria Napoletana
6989 Blanco Rd
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Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives rated this the best pizza in San Antonio -- but that was before Barbaro opened. Still, great pizza!
This is our favorite non-taco joint Mexican restaurant. The dishes here are fantastic. Local place with great food. This is the place to take your guests for a very nice Mexican dinner.
154 (рекомендации местных жителей)
La Fonda On Main
2415 N Main Ave
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This is our favorite non-taco joint Mexican restaurant. The dishes here are fantastic. Local place with great food. This is the place to take your guests for a very nice Mexican dinner.
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives rated this the best taco in San Antonio. That's quite a claim, but they do have good tacos.
15 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Taco Taco Cafe
145 E Hildebrand Ave
15 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives rated this the best taco in San Antonio. That's quite a claim, but they do have good tacos.
The best croissants this side of Paris! Ask for some jelly to go with - they've got it and will be happy to provide.
152 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Bakery Lorraine
306 Pearl Pkwy
152 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The best croissants this side of Paris! Ask for some jelly to go with - they've got it and will be happy to provide.
Ma Harper has won 100's of trophy's for her gumbo. This joint is far from fancy, but has THE best gumbo. Not walkable from us, but worth a short drive for the gumbo.
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Ma Harper's Creole Kitchen
1816 N New Braunfels Ave
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Ma Harper has won 100's of trophy's for her gumbo. This joint is far from fancy, but has THE best gumbo. Not walkable from us, but worth a short drive for the gumbo.
This restaurant has a "Steak & Whiskey" sign in the window, and they mean it! Visit this place before a Spurs game and ride the free bus to the AT&T Center them back after the game.
31 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Josephine Street
400 E Josephine St
31 (рекомендации местных жителей)
This restaurant has a "Steak & Whiskey" sign in the window, and they mean it! Visit this place before a Spurs game and ride the free bus to the AT&T Center them back after the game.

Arts & Culture

Great local museum right on the Riverwalk. Free on Tuesday afternoon and Sunday morning.
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Музей искусств Сан-Антонио
200 W Jones Ave
352 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great local museum right on the Riverwalk. Free on Tuesday afternoon and Sunday morning.
Interesting museum; well worth the trip, especially if the weather isn't cooperating!
421 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Музей Витте
3801 Broadway
421 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Interesting museum; well worth the trip, especially if the weather isn't cooperating!
Another great museum; this one has fabulous grounds to tour.
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Художественный музей Макней
6000 N New Braunfels Ave
346 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Another great museum; this one has fabulous grounds to tour.

Shopping

Local bookstore with a nice selection of books in a wide variety of categories.
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The Twig Book Shop
306 Pearl Pkwy
7 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Local bookstore with a nice selection of books in a wide variety of categories.
When you want a mall, this one is as good as any.
280 (рекомендации местных жителей)
North Star Mall
7400 San Pedro Ave
280 (рекомендации местных жителей)
When you want a mall, this one is as good as any.
The Pearl is a destination for many restaurants, shops, coffee or wine, etc. It's a nice place to walk around, and it's less than a 10 minute walk. Also, on weekends there is a Farmer's Market.
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Pearl Brewery
303 Pearl Pkwy
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The Pearl is a destination for many restaurants, shops, coffee or wine, etc. It's a nice place to walk around, and it's less than a 10 minute walk. Also, on weekends there is a Farmer's Market.
UPS Store just a couple of miles up the street from us.
The UPS Store
4007 McCullough Ave
UPS Store just a couple of miles up the street from us.
When you need a hardware store, nothing else will do. This is an old-fashioned hardware store with just about everything, and it's close. They make keys, too.
Schnabel's True Value
4337 McCullough Ave
When you need a hardware store, nothing else will do. This is an old-fashioned hardware store with just about everything, and it's close. They make keys, too.
Fantastic ice cream cones!
31 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Lick Honest Ice Creams
312 Pearl Pkwy
31 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Fantastic ice cream cones!

Essentials

This is the nearest full grocery store.
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H-E-B
2118 Fredericksburg Road
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This is the nearest full grocery store.

Sightseeing

Iconic and historic. The line moves quickly. Worth seeing again no matter how many times you've been! A Texas shrine; the most important tourist destination in the entire state - that's Texas! BIG!
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78205
86 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Iconic and historic. The line moves quickly. Worth seeing again no matter how many times you've been! A Texas shrine; the most important tourist destination in the entire state - that's Texas! BIG!
There are 5 missions; the Alamo is the northernmost, but the other 4 are well worth visiting! When you go make sure you see the movie! 20 minutes of a great, great short film.
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Mission San Jose
63 (рекомендации местных жителей)
There are 5 missions; the Alamo is the northernmost, but the other 4 are well worth visiting! When you go make sure you see the movie! 20 minutes of a great, great short film.

Everything Else

The Hotel Emma is a culinary destination with a great bar, a shop selling upscale foodie items, and VERY expensive hotel rooms ($328!). Still, close by and well worth stopping in to gawk & get a drink
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Hotel Emma
136 E Grayson St
81 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The Hotel Emma is a culinary destination with a great bar, a shop selling upscale foodie items, and VERY expensive hotel rooms ($328!). Still, close by and well worth stopping in to gawk & get a drink