5 seafood places in San Antonio we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Antonio | Seafood across every city.
Despite sitting inland, San Antonio gets the Gulf Coast on its plates through a handful of focused rooms. Little Em's Oyster Bar in Southtown built its name on raw bar and oysters, while Ostra downtown leans into a polished coastal menu. El Bucanero in Stone Oak brings a Mexican-style mariscos approach to the category.
Little Em's Oyster Bar ★ 4.3
southtown · 1024 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78210
Little Em's Oyster Bar brings a proper raw bar to Southtown, with Gulf and East Coast oysters, a seafood tower, and Louisiana-leaning plates.
Signature ★ 4.4
16401 La Cantera Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78256
Signature is the tasting-menu restaurant at the Signia by Hilton La Cantera Resort, where chef John Carpenter builds a seasonal menu on Gulf seafood.
Ostra ★ 4.2
212 W Crockett St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Ostra is the riverside seafood room at the Mokara Hotel downtown, an upscale dining room built around a raw bar, whole fish and a terrace over the River Walk.
Little Em's Oyster Bar ★ 4.3
1024 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78210
Little Em's Oyster Bar brings a proper raw bar to Southtown, with Gulf and East Coast oysters, a seafood tower, and Louisiana-leaning plates.
El Bucanero ★ 4.1
stone-oak · 16505 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78232
El Bucanero in San Antonio: A north-side Latin-seafood room hidden in a Blanco Road strip, where the ceviches and seafood towers beat downtown prices.