The Guenther House is a brunch brunch spot in King William, San Antonio.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: 205 E Guenther St, San Antonio, TX 78204
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.
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.
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.
Order: Chilaquiles, breakfast tacos and a concha.
Tip: The chilaquiles and a cafe con leche make the brunch; finish with a concha. A walkable downtown brunch stop.
Las Canarias at the Omni La Mansion del Rio runs one of downtown's grandest Sunday brunches, a riverside terrace spread for special occasions.
Order: The Sunday brunch spread on the river terrace.
Tip: The Sunday brunch on the river terrace is the occasion order. Book a riverside table well ahead on OpenTable.
