Snooze, an A.M. Eatery is a brunch spot in Alamo Heights, San Antonio.
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.
Must 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.
Address: 255 E Basse Rd Ste 160, San Antonio, TX 78209
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.
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.
Order: Quiche, a croissant and a macaron with coffee.
Tip: Best 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.
Order: Brunch plates with proper cocktails.
Tip: The cocktails are as serious as the food at brunch. Grab provisions from the adjoining market on your way out.
