CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery handles a pastry-led brunch on South Flores, pairing French-style bakes and quiche with careful espresso in a bright room.
Must order: Quiche, kouign-amann and a flat white.
Tip: Lean on the French pastry case; the kouign-amann and quiche are the picks. Plenty of seating for a slow morning.
Address: 1913 S Flores St #A, San Antonio, TX 78204
Rosario's is a two-storey Southtown Tex-Mex landmark whose weekend brunch leans on migas, breakfast enchiladas and frozen margaritas, with a rooftop bar.
Order: Migas, breakfast enchiladas and a frozen margarita.
Tip: Head to the rooftop bar with a frozen margarita and the migas. First Friday in Southtown turns brunch into a party.
Magnolia Pancake Haus is a walk-in-only north-side breakfast institution off Embassy Oaks, scratch-making German pancakes and apple-cinnamon crepes to crowds.
Order: German pancakes and the apple-cinnamon crepes.
Tip: It is walk-in only and the weekend wait is real; arrive before 9am. The German pancake is the signature order.
Cullum's Attaboy in Alamo Heights pairs a champagne brunch with a famous smash burger, a Michelin Bib Gourmand diner whose small room fills fast on weekends.
Order: Champagne brunch with the smash burger.
Tip: The champagne brunch and the smash burger are the orders. The small room fills fast on weekends; arrive early.
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.
Order: Pineapple upside-down pancakes and breakfast tacos.
Tip: Put your name on the app waitlist before you arrive. The pineapple upside-down pancakes are the brunch splurge.
Maverick Texas Brasserie does a Southtown weekend brunch with mimosa bottle service, where the omelette du fromage and the salmon bagel are the orders.
Order: Omelette du fromage and the salmon bagel.
Tip: Weekend brunch comes with mimosa bottle service. Book on Resy; the brasserie room fills by late morning.
The Guenther House sits in the 1860 home of the Pioneer Flour Mills family in King William, serving sweet-cream waffles and biscuits made with Pioneer flour.
Order: Sweet cream waffles and biscuits with the Pioneer flour gravy.
Tip: It is walk-in only with a weekend wait; the sweet-cream waffle is the order. Ask for a table on the garden patio.
