13 restaurants in San Antonio, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday — the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in San Antonio.
Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia ★ 4.4
market-square · 218 Produce Row, San Antonio, TX 78207
Hours: Open 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.
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.
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery ★ 4.4
pearl · 136 E Grayson St Suite 120, San Antonio, TX 78215
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily
Chef Jeff Balfour's Southerleigh brews 15 beers in-house on the ground floor of the Pearl Brewery and pairs them with Texas coastal cooking.
Tip: Sit near the gleaming brew tanks and order the fried chicken with the house pilsner. The patio fills fast on Pearl market mornings.
Cullum's Attaboy ★ 4.4
alamo-heights · 111 Kings Ct, San Antonio, TX 78212
Hours: Daily, breakfast and lunch
Cullum's Attaboy is chef Chris Cullum's retro diner near Alamo Heights, serving breakfast, a champagne brunch, and one of the best burgers in town.
Tip: Weekend brunch fills the small room fast. The smash burger and the champagne brunch are the reasons to come.
La Gloria ★ 4.3
pearl · 100 E Grayson St, San Antonio, TX 78215
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily
La Gloria brings Mexican street food to the Pearl's River Walk patio, where a shared spread of tacos, ceviche and elotes beats ordering individual entrees.
Tip: The patio is the seat to want on a warm evening. Order a spread of antojitos rather than entrees and share.
Battalion ★ 4.3
southtown · 604 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Hours: Dinner 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.
Tip: The room, a converted fire station, is part of the appeal. Lead with the pastas and a bottle from the Italian list.
Supper at Hotel Emma ★ 4.3
pearl · 136 E Grayson St, San Antonio, TX 78215
Hours: Breakfast, 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.
Tip: Brunch and the bar at the Emma are as worth it as dinner. The market-driven specials change with the season.
The Smoke Shack ★ 4.2
alamo-heights · 3714 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209
Hours: Lunch and early dinner daily
The Smoke Shack grew from a food truck into a Broadway BBQ joint near Alamo Heights, smoking brisket and pork ribs and piling them onto loaded baked potatoes.
Tip: The mac-daddy baked potato is a meal on its own. Order at the counter and grab a patio table when the weather is good.
Rosario's ComidaMex & Bar ★ 4.1
southtown · 722 S St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily, weekend brunch
Rosario's is a two-storey Southtown Tex-Mex room with a rooftop bar, where enchiladas verdes, fajitas and frozen margaritas anchor a buzzy First Friday crowd.
Tip: Head upstairs to the rooftop bar for downtown views. First Friday in Southtown turns the place into a party.
Cappy's Restaurant ★ 4.1
alamo-heights · 5011 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209
Hours: Lunch 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.
Tip: Ask for a patio table under the oaks. The pecan-crusted chicken is the long-running signature dish.
El Mirasol ★ 4.0
north-side · 10003 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78231
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily
El Mirasol is a north-side Mexican kitchen where the chiles rellenos and enchiladas are the orders to make and the weekday lunch specials are the value play.
Tip: The chiles rellenos and the enchiladas are the orders to make. Weekday lunch specials are the value play.
Aldaco's Mexican Cuisine ★ 4.0
stone-oak · 20079 Stone Oak Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78258
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily
Aldaco's has served Mexican food in San Antonio since 1989, with a hilltop Stone Oak patio, a much-praised tres leches, and margaritas that win local awards.
Tip: Sit on the patio at sunset and order the shrimp brochette. Save room for the tres leches, which is the house signature.
Tommy's Restaurant ★ 4.0
north-side · 6702 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216
Hours: Breakfast and lunch daily
Tommy's Restaurant is the Tex-Mex spot whose 'Big Red and Barbacoa' sign made the combo a San Antonio shorthand, serving barbacoa tacos on flour tortillas.
Tip: Order barbacoa with a Big Red for the full local ritual. Weekend mornings draw the longest lines.
Blanco Cafe ★ 3.9
tobin-hill · 1720 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78212
Hours: Breakfast and lunch daily
Blanco Cafe is a cash-friendly Tobin Hill Tex-Mex counter where the carne guisada plate, enchiladas and chalupas come cheap to a loyal early-lunch crowd.
Tip: Cash is welcome and prices are low. The carne guisada is the order; come for an early lunch before the crowd.