Saw this article linked on mysa. Some really good local places on this list that really demonstrate how far SA has come in the last few years.
This is probably my favorite restaurant in SA. While they aren't serving lunch anymore, if you are on a date downtown you need to be eating here.
If you aren't at Gwendolyn you should be here.
This is an interesting place. Not my favorite ont he list but a different dining experience and worth trying.
Good lunch spot for those in the area.
I like this place. good mix of beer and asian street food. You must get the peanuts if you go.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/weekend/san-antonio/2014/03/10/10-best-foodie-spots-san-antonio/6137793/
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1. Gwendolyn: Foodies take note: This is a restaurant to be reckoned with. Not just because chef Michael Sohocki is a fanatic about authentic, locally sourced ingredients – he uses no electricity in his back-to-the-1800s kitchen, and all fresh ingredients come from within a 100-mile radius
This is probably my favorite restaurant in SA. While they aren't serving lunch anymore, if you are on a date downtown you need to be eating here.
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2. Mixtli: Never has a railroad car taken a passenger on a more delicious journey than the little blue one that lies on the tracks at the back of The Yard, an old railroad yard-turned-strip mall in Olmos Park. Here two young Mexican chefs, Diego Galicia and Rico Torres, are toiling away at the self-appointed task of elevating their national cuisine from Tex-Mex mediocrity to the sublime.
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3. The Monterey: Owner Chad Carey has had his hands full with other notable enterprises, but that hasn't diminished the creative culinary explosion that happens daily at this Southtown hub.
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4. Las Canarias: Chef John Brand's passion for the farm-to-table concept and sustainably harvested ingredients has taken two winners – Las Canarias of La Mansion del Rio and his seafood restaurant across the river, Ostra (formerly Pesca) – and pushed them over the top.
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5. Farmers' Markets at the Pearl Brewery and Alamo Quarry Market: It doesn't get more local than the bustling open-air markets that transform the parking lots of these two establishments on weekends – Saturdays at the Pearl, Sundays at the Quarry.
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6. Dough: Accolades have ranged from Rachael Ray to Zagat to USA Today for this unpretentious Neapolitan-style neighborhood pizzeria, where the line is always out the door, according to Zagat.
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7. Bliss: The appropriately named chef, Mark Bliss, has been called one of the leading gourmet chefs in the Southwest, honing his talents for two decades before opening this eponymous restaurant.
If you aren't at Gwendolyn you should be here.
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8. Cured: Owner/chef Steven McHugh has to be a patient man, given that his charcuterie menu is made of items aged for a minimum of two months. Fresh, local and handmade are the emphasis of this sparkling new addition to the Pearl Brewery complex, where McHugh, former executive chef at John Besh's Lüke, has been hard at work remodeling the 109-year-old building that now houses his first restaurant.
This is an interesting place. Not my favorite ont he list but a different dining experience and worth trying.
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9. Arcade Midtown Kitchen: Executive chef and owner Jesse Perez has created quite the buzz since being named Top Latino Chef in the U.S. in 2009.
Good lunch spot for those in the area.
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10. Tuk Tuk Tap Room: This creative take on Southeast Asian street food, paired with one of the city's most extensive craft beer collections, is what can come of a conversation over good beer.
I like this place. good mix of beer and asian street food. You must get the peanuts if you go.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/weekend/san-antonio/2014/03/10/10-best-foodie-spots-san-antonio/6137793/