Guidebook for San Antonio
Arts & Culture
If you're in town for an event at the UTSA Downtown campus, we're just a short walk away.
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization
If you're in town for an event at the UTSA Downtown campus, we're just a short walk away.
Always showcasing contemporary and traditional Latino art, dance, music, and theater.
10 locals recommend
Guadalupe Dance Company
723 S Brazos StAlways showcasing contemporary and traditional Latino art, dance, music, and theater.
Art galleries, restaurants, bars, and coffee. A great place to check out on the weekend, especially on First Fridays of the month.
150 locals recommend
Blue Star Contemporary
116 Blue StarArt galleries, restaurants, bars, and coffee. A great place to check out on the weekend, especially on First Fridays of the month.
Sightseeing
The biggest tourist draw in San Antonio is just a 20-minute walk from our home. By bus, only a few minutes.
804 locals recommend
San Antonio River Walk
610 River WalkThe biggest tourist draw in San Antonio is just a 20-minute walk from our home. By bus, only a few minutes.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great spot for delicious sandwiches and soups and a ridiculously affordable selection of craft beer.
26 locals recommend
Filling Station Tap Room
701 S St Mary's StGreat spot for delicious sandwiches and soups and a ridiculously affordable selection of craft beer.
One of our favorite spots. A German singing-society beer garden/club that is open to the public as a friendly neighborhood bar. They have live music and food on First Fridays.
29 locals recommend
Beethoven Maennerchor
422 Pereida StOne of our favorite spots. A German singing-society beer garden/club that is open to the public as a friendly neighborhood bar. They have live music and food on First Fridays.
This is one of the hottest spots for Tex-Mex in the city. A little touristy, but you'll find locals there as well. Great food and atmosphere.
180 locals recommend
Rosario's
722 S Alamo StThis is one of the hottest spots for Tex-Mex in the city. A little touristy, but you'll find locals there as well. Great food and atmosphere.
An ice-house (outdoor beer spot) lined with food trucks. Something for everyone.
19 locals recommend
Alamo Street Eat Bar
609 S Alamo StAn ice-house (outdoor beer spot) lined with food trucks. Something for everyone.
Food Scene
Fish tacos and cheesy burgers (beef or black bean) that just can't be beat.
87 locals recommend
La Tuna
100 Probandt StFish tacos and cheesy burgers (beef or black bean) that just can't be beat.
A modern twist on Mexican food (real Mexican food, not Tex-Mex). Try the cucumber margarita and the puerco en mole blanco.
38 locals recommend
The Fruteria
1401 S Flores StA modern twist on Mexican food (real Mexican food, not Tex-Mex). Try the cucumber margarita and the puerco en mole blanco.
Breakfast and lunch in the historic family home of the founders of the Pioneer Flour Mill.
140 locals recommend
The Guenther House Museum
205 E Guenther StBreakfast and lunch in the historic family home of the founders of the Pioneer Flour Mill.
Amazing and creative Asian fusion with great cocktails. Named the 7th best new restaurant in the US in 2014 by Bon Appétit magazine.
104 locals recommend
Hot Joy
1014 S Alamo StAmazing and creative Asian fusion with great cocktails. Named the 7th best new restaurant in the US in 2014 by Bon Appétit magazine.
Señor Veggie
620 S Presa StGreat spot for vegetarian/vegan fare.
24-hour Tex-Mex restaurant and bakery. A tourist hotspot that's so festively decorated that it's a bit absurd.
231 locals recommend
Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia
218 Produce Row24-hour Tex-Mex restaurant and bakery. A tourist hotspot that's so festively decorated that it's a bit absurd.