Food destinations within easy reach of San Antonio, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of San Antonio, worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for German food, Wine Road 290 tasting rooms, and summer peaches
Fredericksburg is the heart of Texas Hill Country wine country, with over fifty wineries on Wine Road 290, German restaurants and summer peach stands.
Drive northwest on US-87 through the Hill Country
Famous for Riverside dining at the Gristmill and Texas's oldest dance hall
The historic Gruene district pairs Texas's oldest dance hall, Gruene Hall, with the Gristmill Restaurant in a converted cotton gin by the Guadalupe River.
Drive northeast on I-35 to the Gruene historic district
Famous for The Barbecue Capital of Texas: Black's, Kreuz, and Smitty's
Lockhart is the official Barbecue Capital of Texas, where Black's has smoked brisket since 1932 alongside Kreuz Market and Smitty's meat-market pits.
Drive northeast on I-35 then east on TX-130 toll or US-183
Make a night of it
Hotels in Lockhart
Famous for Burnt Bean Co., named Texas Monthly's number-one barbecue
Seguin is home to Burnt Bean Co., named the number-one barbecue joint in Texas by Texas Monthly, a downtown pit a short drive east of San Antonio.
Drive east on I-10 to downtown Seguin
Famous for German-Texan fare and the Herff Farm farmers market
Boerne is a Hill Country town with German-Texan restaurants along its Hill Country Mile and the Saturday Herff Farm farmers market, a short drive northwest.
Drive northwest on I-10 to the Boerne Hill Country Mile
Famous for Texas Pride Barbecue, a hole-in-the-wall pit
Texas Pride Barbecue in Adkins, about twenty miles east of San Antonio, is a hole-in-the-wall pit whose smoked brisket is its number-one seller.
Drive east on US-87 toward Adkins
Famous for Hill Country German-Texan cooking and small-town cafes
Comfort is a tiny Hill Country town with a well-preserved 19th-century German district, where cafes and a winery serve schnitzel, sausage and wine.
Drive northwest on I-10 to the Comfort historic district
Famous for Alsatian heritage baking and the Little Alsace of Texas
Castroville, the Little Alsace of Texas, was settled by Alsatians in 1844, with Haby's Alsatian Bakery turning out strudel, stollen and coffee cake.
Drive west on US-90 to Castroville
