Magnolia Pancake Haus is a brunch spot in North Side, San Antonio.
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.
Must 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.
Address: 606 Embassy Oaks Ste 100, San Antonio, TX 78216
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.
Best Quality Daughter does an Asian American weekend brunch at the Pearl, with a crab rangoon dip and a dim-sum spread; book ahead and request the patio.
Order: Crab rangoon dip and the brunch dim-sum spread.
Tip: Book ahead and request the patio. The crab rangoon dip is the must-order; the brunch cocktails are worth it.
Supper inside Hotel Emma runs a market-driven weekend brunch at the Pearl, leaning on the adjacent farmers market and the hotel garden for seasonal plates.
Order: Seasonal market plates and the pastry basket.
Tip: The brunch and the Sternewirth bar make a full Pearl morning. Book on Tock and pair brunch with a market walk.
