13 editor picks in San Antonio.
13 brunch in San Antonio, editor-picked for brunch open saturday. The saturday brunch spots worth queuing for. All brunch in San Antonio.
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.
OrderChampagne brunch with the smash burger.
TipThe champagne brunch and the smash burger are the orders. The small room fills fast on weekends; arrive early.
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.
OrderGerman pancakes and the apple-cinnamon crepes.
TipIt is walk-in only and the weekend wait is real; arrive before 9am. The German pancake is the signature order.
Maverick Texas Brasserie does a Southtown weekend brunch with mimosa bottle service, where the omelette du fromage and the salmon bagel are the orders.
OrderOmelette du fromage and the salmon bagel.
TipWeekend brunch comes with mimosa bottle service. Book on Resy; the brasserie room fills by late morning.
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.
OrderSeasonal market plates and the pastry basket.
TipThe brunch and the Sternewirth bar make a full Pearl morning. Book on Tock and pair brunch with a market walk.
Box St. All Day at Hemisfair is a downtown brunch room between the Tower and Yanaguana Garden, with brunch cocktails, a selected espresso bar and plates.
OrderBrunch plates with a shortlisted brunch cocktail.
TipBook ahead on weekends. The Hemisfair Garage gives the first 30 minutes free, handy for a quick stop.
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.
OrderSweet cream waffles and biscuits with the Pioneer flour gravy.
TipIt 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 at the Pearl is the lighter brunch before the market, where a quiche makes it more than the usual coffee, croissant and macaron run.
OrderQuiche, a croissant and a macaron with coffee.
TipBest for a lighter pastry brunch before the market. The quiche makes it more than a coffee-and-croissant stop.
Bar Loretta in King William turns its modern Texas kitchen toward a weekend brunch with proper cocktails, a polished neighbourhood room with a market.
OrderBrunch plates with proper cocktails.
TipThe cocktails are as serious as the food at brunch. Grab provisions from the adjoining market on your way out.
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.
OrderChilaquiles, breakfast tacos and a concha.
TipThe chilaquiles and a cafe con leche make the brunch; finish with a concha. A walkable downtown brunch stop.
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.
OrderPineapple upside-down pancakes and breakfast tacos.
TipPut your name on the app waitlist before you arrive. The pineapple upside-down pancakes are the brunch splurge.
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery handles a pastry-led brunch on South Flores, pairing French-style bakes and quiche with careful espresso in a bright room.
OrderQuiche, kouign-amann and a flat white.
TipLean on the French pastry case; the kouign-amann and quiche are the picks. Plenty of seating for a slow morning.
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.
OrderMigas, breakfast enchiladas and a frozen margarita.
TipHead to the rooftop bar with a frozen margarita and the migas. First Friday in Southtown turns brunch into a party.
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.
OrderBrunch plates with a coffee or a morning cocktail.
TipIt works for a casual, no-reservation brunch with coffee or a cocktail. The Blue Star setting draws an arts crowd.
