The affluent enclave north of downtown along Broadway, with Clementine nearby, Cullum's Attaboy brunch, and a long-standing coffee and bakery scene.
Order The Feed Me tasting option, which lets the kitchen build the meal for you.
Chef John Russ and Elise Russ run Clementine in Castle Hills, a chef-driven New American room that has been one of San Antonio's most ambitious kitchens.
Order The smash burger, champagne brunch and a malt.
Cullum's Attaboy is chef Chris Cullum's retro diner near Alamo Heights, serving breakfast, a champagne brunch, and one of the best burgers in town.
Order Brisket, the mac-daddy stuffed baked potato and pork ribs.
The Smoke Shack grew from a food truck into a Broadway BBQ joint near Alamo Heights, smoking brisket and pork ribs and piling them onto loaded baked potatoes.
Order Pecan-crusted chicken, the burger and seasonal fish.
Cappy's has been an Alamo Heights neighbourhood mainstay on Broadway since 1977, a New American room with a leafy patio known for its pecan-crusted chicken.
Order Pad see ew, curries and bubble tea in the koi garden.
Tong's Thai has anchored Austin Highway near Alamo Heights for years, serving Thai curries and noodles plus sushi, with a serene koi-pond garden for bubble.
Order Pho, spring rolls and vermicelli bowls.
Viet-Nam Restaurant is a plain-fronted Broadway room that locals rate for some of the best pho in the city, a no-frills Vietnamese kitchen built on the broth.
Order Chispa margarita and traditional Mexican plates.
Soluna Cocina Mexicana on Broadway is a colourful family-run room serving traditional Mexican cooking since 1979, with the Chispa margarita signature.
Order Espresso and pour-over
Press Coffee pours espresso and locally roasted beans at the Boardwalk on Broadway near the Witte Museum, with a treehouse style interior and a patio.
Order Cappuccino with a cupcake
Bird Bakery on Broadway, founded by Elizabeth Chambers in 2012, is a cheerful bakery-cafe near Alamo Heights known for from-scratch cupcakes, layer cakes.
Order Bexar Latte and Latin-inspired drinks
Folklores Coffee House near Fort Sam Houston builds Latin-inspired drinks like the Bexar Latte and the Chagaccino, a community-minded local cafe.
Order Precision espresso and filter
Theory Coffee Company is a precision-minded roaster and cafe that has landed on Yelp's best US coffee shops, serving carefully dialled espresso and filter.
Order Espresso and seasonal lattes
Merit Coffee is a dependable Broadway stop in Alamo Heights with consistent espresso and seasonal lattes that rotate; ask the barista what is pouring.
Order Espresso and beer in one room
The PigPen near Brackenridge Park is a hybrid coffee bar and bar with a big shaded patio, pouring espresso in the morning and craft beer in the afternoon.
Order Sourdough and conchas
La Panaderia's Broadway location near the airport carries the Caceres brothers' Mexican-French bread programme north of downtown, with sourdough, conchas.
Order Eclairs and seasonal tarts
CommonWealth's Olmos Park branch near Alamo Heights is the handy second location of the South Flores bakery, carrying its French eclairs, tarts and cakes.
Also on this listBird Bakery
Berry to Bean Coffee House on Broadway is an ethically sourced roaster-cafe leaning on Kenyan and Colombian beans, a healthier-leaning Alamo Heights stop.
Also on this listTheory Coffee CompanyMerit CoffeeFolklores Coffee House
Postino brought its Arizona-born wine-cafe model to Broadway, with an accessible by-the-glass list and bruschetta boards in a converted industrial space.
Drink Carefully made elevated cocktails
Bar Du Mon Ami is a quieter, grown-up cocktail option in Alamo Heights where the bartenders take the classics seriously; let them steer the order.
Also on this listThe PigPen
The Olmos Basin Farmers Market sits in Olmos Basin Park off Jackson Keller, a long-running Tuesday and Saturday market for produce, meat, plants and flowers.
The San Antonio Botanical Garden hosts a seasonal farmers market among its grounds, pairing local produce and food vendors with a walk through the gardens.
Order Pineapple upside-down pancakes and breakfast tacos.
Snooze brings a retro-diner brunch to the Quarry area, with creative dishes like pineapple upside-down pancakes and shrimp and grits plus morning cocktails.
Also on this listCullum's Attaboy
