11 brunch in San Antonio, editor-picked for saturday brunch. The saturday brunch spots worth queuing for. All brunch in San Antonio.
Cullum's Attaboy ★ 4.4
alamo-heights · 111 Kings Ct, San Antonio, TX 78212
Hours: Daily, breakfast and lunch
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.
Tip: The champagne brunch and the smash burger are the orders. The small room fills fast on weekends; arrive early.
Magnolia Pancake Haus ★ 4.3
north-side · 606 Embassy Oaks Ste 100, San Antonio, TX 78216
Hours: Daily 7am-2pm
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.
Tip: It is walk-in only and the weekend wait is real; arrive before 9am. The German pancake is the signature order.
Supper at Hotel Emma ★ 4.2
pearl · 136 E Grayson St, San Antonio, TX 78215
Hours: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily
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.
Tip: The brunch and the Sternewirth bar make a full Pearl morning. Book on Tock and pair brunch with a market walk.
Box St. All Day ★ 4.2
downtown · 623 Hemisfair Blvd Ste 108, San Antonio, TX 78205
Hours: Daily 9am-2:30pm
Box St. All Day at Hemisfair is a downtown brunch room between the Tower and Yanaguana Garden, with brunch cocktails, a curated espresso bar and plates.
Tip: Book on OpenTable on weekends. The Hemisfair Garage gives the first 30 minutes free, handy for a quick stop.
The Guenther House ★ 4.1
king-william · 205 E Guenther St, San Antonio, TX 78204
Hours: Daily, breakfast and lunch
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.
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.
Bakery Lorraine ★ 4.1
pearl · 306 Pearl Pkwy Ste 110, San Antonio, TX 78215
Hours: Daily 7am-8pm
Bakery Lorraine at the Pearl is the lighter brunch before the market, where a quiche makes it more than the usual coffee, croissant and macaron run.
Tip: Best for a lighter pastry brunch before the market. The quiche makes it more than a coffee-and-croissant stop.
La Panaderia ★ 4.1
downtown · 301 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Hours: Daily, breakfast and lunch
La Panaderia's downtown cafe does a Mexican-bakery brunch of chilaquiles and breakfast tacos with a cafe con leche; finish with a concha from the counter.
Tip: The chilaquiles and a cafe con leche make the brunch; finish with a concha. A walkable downtown brunch stop.
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery ★ 4.0
alamo-heights · 255 E Basse Rd Ste 160, San Antonio, TX 78209
Hours: Daily, mornings into afternoon
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.
Tip: Put your name on the app waitlist before you arrive. The pineapple upside-down pancakes are the brunch splurge.
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery ★ 4.0
south-side · 1913 S Flores St #A, San Antonio, TX 78204
Hours: Daily, mornings and afternoons
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery handles a pastry-led brunch on South Flores, pairing French-style bakes and quiche with careful espresso in a bright room.
Tip: Lean on the French pastry case; the kouign-amann and quiche are the picks. Plenty of seating for a slow morning.
Rosario's ComidaMex & Bar ★ 4.0
southtown · 722 S St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily, weekend brunch
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.
Tip: Head to the rooftop bar with a frozen margarita and the migas. First Friday in Southtown turns brunch into a party.
Halcyon Southtown ★ 3.9
southtown · 1414 S Alamo St Ste 101, San Antonio, TX 78210
Hours: Daily, breakfast through evening
Halcyon in the Blue Star complex runs an easy all-day brunch where you can pair eggs and pastries with a coffee or a cocktail, a relaxed Southtown room.
Tip: It works for a casual, no-reservation brunch with coffee or a cocktail. The Blue Star setting draws an arts crowd.