CuisineModern Texas
Price$$$$
Neighbourhoodpearl
HoursDinner by reservation, closed Sun-Mon

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.

Location

Address: 221 Newell Ave, San Antonio, TX 78215

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Mezquite ★ 4.4

Sonoran Mexican$$$pearlLunch and dinner, closed Monday

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

Farm to table$$$pearlBreakfast, lunch, and dinner daily

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

Sonoran Mexican$$$pearlLunch and dinner, closed Monday

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

French Mexican$$$$north-sideDinner, closed Sun-Mon

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

Italian$$$southtownDinner daily

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

New American$$$alamo-heightsLunch and dinner daily

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

Farm to table$$$pearlBreakfast, lunch, and dinner daily

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

Tex-Mex$$market-squareOpen 24 hours daily

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.

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