Pastiche
- ★ 4.4
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Dignowity Hill
Drink Reimagined European classics
Pastiche pours playful European-leaning cocktails from a 1920s cottage in Dignowity Hill, a quiet east-side bar with charcuterie boards and real charm.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in San Antonio for grown-ups.
Where to drink
23 places
The Modernist
- ★ 4.4
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Pearl
Drink Made-to-taste classics, no menu
The Modernist near the Pearl runs without a menu; tell the bartender a spirit and a mood. It was named San Antonio's best cocktail bar in 2025.
Sternewirth
- ★ 4.3
- Hotel bar
- $$$
- Pearl
Drink Cocktails under the brewhouse tanks
Sternewirth is the bar inside Hotel Emma at the Pearl, set beneath the old brewery's restored cast-iron tanks, one of the most evocative rooms in the city.
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Hugman's Oasis
- ★ 4.2
- Tiki bar
- $$$
- Downtown and Market Square
Drink Tropical tiki cocktails
Hugman's Oasis is a river-level tiki bar on the River Walk where tropical cocktails meet mid-century flair, named for the architect who designed the river.
The Friendly Spot Ice House
- ★ 4.2
- Beer garden
- $$$
- Southtown
Drink Cold longnecks and frozen margaritas
The Friendly Spot is a family and dog friendly Southtown ice house with a huge beer list, where a frozen margarita and a taco under string lights is the move.
Faust Tavern
- ★ 3.9
- Dive bar
- $$$
- St Mary's Strip
Drink Stiff pours and 60-plus craft beers
Faust Tavern is a Tobin Hill dive with stiff pours and a craft-beer list past sixty, cash-friendly and busy with the St Mary's crowd on weekend nights.
The Esquire Tavern
- ★ 4.3
- Historic tavern
- $$$
- Downtown and Market Square
Drink Cocktails at the longest wooden bar in Texas
The Esquire Tavern downtown keeps the longest wooden bar in Texas upstairs and a cocktail room by the river below; a burger soaks up the drinks either way.
The Cherrity Bar
- ★ 3.9
- Cocktail and charity bar
- $$$
- Dignowity Hill
Drink Cocktails that fund local causes
The Cherrity Bar near downtown's east side pairs craft cocktails and comfort food with a charity model, donating proceeds to rotating local causes.
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Double Standard
Drink Cocktails with burgers and Texas oysters
Double Standard is a downtown American tavern with a serious cocktail list, chef-crafted burgers and small bites, and fresh Texas oysters on ice.
Bar 414
- ★ 4.0
- Speakeasy and live music
- $$$
- Downtown and Market Square
Drink Prohibition-era cocktails with live jazz and blues
Bar 414 is a downtown speakeasy stirring 1920s-style cocktails with house-made ingredients, named for the Gunter Hotel room where bluesman Robert Johnson.
Liberty Bar
- ★ 4.0
- Restaurant bar
- $$$
- Southtown
Drink Cocktails with Tex-Mex and American plates
Liberty Bar is a genuine Southtown institution that is equal parts restaurant and bar, where the cocktails and the enchiladas both more than hold their own.
Burleson Yard Beer Garden
- ★ 3.8
- Beer garden
- $$$
- Dignowity Hill
Drink Craft beer in a converted yard
Burleson Yard Beer Garden is a big open east-side yard good for groups and dogs, pouring craft beer alongside whatever food truck is parked that day.
Bar Du Mon Ami
- ★ 4.1
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Alamo Heights
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.
Maverick Whiskey
- ★ 4.0
- Distillery bar
- $$$
- Downtown and Market Square
Drink Texas whiskey flights and cocktails
Maverick Whiskey is a downtown distillery in a historic late-1800s building, where the Lockwood Bar pours Texas whiskey flights, cocktails and house brews.
Rumble
- ★ 3.9
- Beer bar and live music
- $$$
- St Mary's Strip
Drink Craft beer and themed cocktails on a patio
Rumble is a beer bar on the St Mary's Strip with a big patio, craft beer, themed cocktails, and a steady run of live music, a reliable anchor of the strip.
The PigPen
- ★ 4.0
- Coffee and beer bar
- $$$
- Alamo Heights
Drink Espresso early, craft beer late
The PigPen near Brackenridge Park is a hybrid coffee-and-beer bar with a large shaded patio, pouring espresso in the morning and craft beer in the afternoon.
Bar Loretta
- ★ 4.1
- Cocktail and wine bar
- $$$
- Southtown
Drink Proper cocktails with Texas plates
Bar Loretta in the King William district is a bar, restaurant, and market in one, with proper cocktails and a choice wine list behind modern Texas cooking.
Jue Let
- ★ 4.3
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Pearl
Drink Asian American cocktails like the Mint Jue Let
Jue Let is chef Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin's Asian American cocktail bar at the Pearl, a two-story room with brocade ceilings, private karaoke and a drinks list.
La Tuna Icehouse
- ★ 3.8
- Ice house
- $$$
- Southtown
Drink Cold beer in a historic ice house
La Tuna Icehouse is a Southtown ice house on Probandt whose shaded outdoor yard, cold beer and live music are the whole formula on a warm evening.
Hi-Tones
- ★ 3.8
- Dive and live-music bar
- $$$
- St Mary's Strip
Drink Cheap beer and live indie bands
Hi-Tones is a popular Tobin Hill dive and live-music room just off the St Mary's strip, with a patio, cheap drinks, and a steady run of indie and local bands.
Roadmap Brewing Co.
- ★ 4.0
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
- Downtown and Market Square
Drink Craft beer in a downtown taproom
Roadmap Brewing is a rare downtown taproom within walking distance of the Pearl, pouring its own wide-ranging craft beer with a rotating food truck out front.
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