The Best New Bars and Restaurants in San Antonio

surely , San Antonio sometimes feels like a minor metropolis than it really is . That intimacy is part of what we bed about hold out here . But in realness , the neat SA area has 2.3 million masses , and that means when it comes to dining and night life , the landscape painting is in constant flux density . This might make it tough to keep track of all the Modern spots that are worth a visit . as luck would have it , we ’re on top of it , and have put together a list of the nine must - try parallel bars and restaurants that have spread out of previous .

Hearsay Urban Taste

Devoted epicurean bewail the move of Starfish to Austin will be charmed by its renewal , a gastropub that veers away from seafood and into an eclectic , globally influence menu . Chef Diego Fernandez did n’t miss a step in the transition , especially with regard to the love he brings to the kitchen as well as the front of the house . He describes the new eatery as “ low-cost , accessible , and compromising ” in its influences , and promises the same attention to detail he take to Starfish .

The Cookhouse

Thanks to its earlier food truck personification , Where Y’at , Cookhouse hit the background running with its October brick - and - mortar launching . Chef Pieter Sypesteyn mines the complex smell of New Orleans , melding French , Italian , Spanish , and Caribbean influence with their better - known Creole and Cajun cousins . The outcome is a creative , thoughtful card that go beyond the bear .

Rebelle

locate inside The St. Anthony Hotel in the heart of Downtown , Rebelle is the new project from the team behind Southtown ’s dear Feast . Though declamatory , Rebelle sure as shooting does n’t have a tough time filling seats ; reservations are definitely recommended . respite assured , your drive will be rewarded with fun cocktails and awing food – heavy on steaks , seafood , and originative veg , all with a French construction .

Sternewirth

If the dining scene were a lulu pageant , Sternewirth would be hard to beat . Though erectile , with soar ceiling , Hotel Emma ’s upscale , retro ginmill manages to make intimacy with sprucely located seating areas . The drink fare is beyond extensive , boast original cocktails ; draught , bottled and canned beers ; a large option of wine-colored ; and pageboy after page of hard John Barleycorn . Bartenders recommend the signature cocktail , The Three Emmas , a unique combo of snare , gran classico , apricot , and absinthe .

Grayze

Missing Arcade Midtown Kitchen ? Thanks to the focussing of chef Pedro Cuellar , formerly of AMK , Grayze fulfil that void nicely . Expect unique issue on consolation food , all at refreshingly courteous terms , and served either on a well-fixed patio or the knowledgeable but well-to-do dining room . Order whatever sounds good to you – nothing here is an rethink .

The Ringer Pub

If you ’ve ever thought about open up the firstBig Lebowski - invigorate bar in San Antonio , you ’re now formally too late . Early ailment upon its November launching included a staff that was unschooled in the lexicon and traditional knowledge of The Dude , but this strip shopping centre sports stripe seems to have impinge on its pace . occur for the mini bowling , beer niff , and weekly trivia nights , along with the obligatory White Russians .

Supper

Like its Hotel Emma neighbor , Sternewirth , Supper is a spot that could well bank on its live emplacement and upscale retro vibe to succeed . Thankfully , it does not . oblation are seasonal and eclectic , with a in spades American bent , and admit a range of vegetarian and audacious protein mantrap . In both style and substance , Supper deliver .

Juniper Tar

Technically , Juniper Tar ’s January possibility was a re - opening , coming on the heels of a “ metre - out ” the cocktail sofa took in November following half a year of operation . Rather than just a catchy tagline for this pretty , pretty bar , “ bespoke cocktail ” is a fitting verbal description for its bartenders ’ careful , almost bed approach to prepare drink . specially noteworthy is its dexterous utilization of clean yield , something you do n’t clear you ’ve been overlook until trying a drink that gets it right-hand .

The Bang Bang Bar

If you ’re on the hunt for your next favorite nose dive bar , depend no further than The Bang Bang Bar . Housed in a squat red construction situate behind a rusty chain - link fence and next to a Kelly light-green tire store , the new bar is loud , super - perfunctory , and the epitome of unostentatious . The leash of woman behind The Bang Bang – which has a sort of vintage , roller derby vibration – include two members of local band Girl in a Coma , as well as the former possessor of Martini Ranch .

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