San Antonio : Food Tour with Tacos, BBQ & Tex-Mex Classics
Explore San Antonio’s vibrant food culture on a Downtown guided walking tour. Taste authentic Tex-Mex favorites, family-owned specialties, and creative bites while dis...
What to order at Isidore
- Must order
- The seasonal tasting built around local farms and producers.
- Editor tip
- Book the dining room rather than the bar for the full menu. Reservations go quickly after the star; plan ahead.
CuisineAmerican
Price$$$$
Neighborhoodpearl
HoursDinner by reservation, closed Sun-Mon
Phone(210) 756-7359
Last verified
Must order: The seasonal tasting built around local farms and producers.
Tip: Book the dining room rather than the bar for the full menu. Reservations go quickly after the star; plan ahead.
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Mezquite ★ 4.4
Mezquite at Pullman Market celebrates the Sonoran food pathways of northern Mexico, with handmade flour tortillas and mesquite-grilled meats.
Order: Flour-tortilla tacos, grilled meats and a mezcal cocktail.
Tip: The Sonoran-style flour tortillas are the point; build a meal of tacos and grilled meats. The mezcaleria is next door.
Supper at Hotel Emma ★ 4.3
Supper at Hotel Emma is the Pearl's farm-to-table flagship, where market-driven specials change with the season and the bar and brunch rival dinner itself.
Order: Seasonal market plates and the pasta of the day.
Tip: Brunch and the bar at the Emma are as worth it as dinner. The market-driven specials change with the season.
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Mezquite ★ 4.4
Mezquite at Pullman Market celebrates the Sonoran food pathways of northern Mexico, with handmade flour tortillas and mesquite-grilled meats.
Order: Flour-tortilla tacos, grilled meats and a mezcal cocktail.
Tip: The Sonoran-style flour tortillas are the point; build a meal of tacos and grilled meats. The mezcaleria is next door.
Signature ★ 4.4
Signature at the Signia by Hilton La Cantera resort is chef John Carpenter's tasting-menu room blending French technique with Mexican flavour.
Order: The chef's tasting blending French technique with Mexican flavour.
Tip: It is a resort restaurant, so dress up and make a night of it. The tasting menu shows the kitchen at its best.
Battalion ★ 4.3
Battalion is an Italian restaurant in a converted downtown fire station on South Alamo, where house pastas and wood-fired pizza lead a small-plates menu.
Order: House pastas, wood-fired pizza and Italian small plates.
Tip: The room, a converted fire station, is part of the appeal. Lead with the pastas and a bottle from the Italian list.
Cappy's Restaurant ★ 4.1
Cappy's has been an Alamo Heights neighbourhood mainstay on Broadway since 1977, a New American room with a leafy patio known for its pecan-crusted chicken.
Order: Pecan-crusted chicken, the burger and seasonal fish.
Tip: Ask for a patio table under the oaks. The pecan-crusted chicken is the long-running signature dish.
Supper at Hotel Emma ★ 4.3
Supper at Hotel Emma is the Pearl's farm-to-table flagship, where market-driven specials change with the season and the bar and brunch rival dinner itself.
Order: Seasonal market plates and the pasta of the day.
Tip: Brunch and the bar at the Emma are as worth it as dinner. The market-driven specials change with the season.
Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia ★ 4.4
Mi Tierra has run 24 hours at Market Square since the Cortez family opened it in 1941, a Tex-Mex landmark with strolling mariachis and an in-house bakery.
Order: Enchiladas with chili gravy, pan dulce from the panaderia, a margarita with the mariachis.
Tip: The dining room never closes, so a 3am plate of enchiladas after a night downtown is a San Antonio rite. Buy conchas from the front bakery counter to go.