Across 7,278 places in this guide, San Antonio's restaurants number 5,246. Quick service accounts for 718, cafes for 489 and bars for 764. Mexican leads the category counts at 1,185, with bars (738) and coffee shops and cafes (505) next in line among the listed places.
Above the 41.8 median across all cities, San Antonio's density reaches 47.7 places per ten thousand residents.
4,664 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Subway (132), Starbucks (93), McDonald's (90) and Whataburger (58).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, San Antonio ranks #159 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in San Antonio by cuisine
Mexican in San Antonio
- Restaurant · Mexican · 13907 SW Loop 410
- Restaurant · Mexican · 5345 Roosevelt Ave
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 10003 NW Military Hwy #2107
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1300 Callaghan Rd
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 849 E Commerce St #693
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 12403 West Ave
Bars in San Antonio
- Bar · 7350 Tezel Rd
- Bar · 11407 West Ave
- Restaurant · 23330 W I-10
- Bar · 114 Jefferson St
- Bar · 622 Roosevelt Ave
- Bar · Chain · 111 W Crockett St
Coffee shops and cafes in San Antonio
- Cafe · Chain · 9703 Bandera Rd
- Cafe · Chain · 2810 SW Military Dr
- Cafe · Chain · 8746 Wurzbach Rd
- Cafe · Chain · 210 W Bitters Rd
- Cafe · Chain · 5314 Thousand Oaks Dr
- Cafe · Chain · 1 Trinity Place
Pizza in San Antonio
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 3322 se military 104
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 3130 SE Military Dr Ste 103
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 5203 Eisenhauer Rd, Ste 123
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 9902 potranco
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 22151 Bulverde Rd, Ste 111
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 4622 W Commerce St
Bakeries and donuts in San Antonio
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 3307 Fredericksburg Rd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 15900 La Cantera Pkwy Suite 6698
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 6458 N New Braunfels Ave
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · South Park Mall, 2310 SW Military Dr #110
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 713 S Alamo St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 145 E Zavalla St
Desserts and ice cream in San Antonio
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2310 SW Military Dr
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 255 E Basse Rd Ste 152
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 849 E Commerce St #681
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 627 Bandera Road
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2501 Bandera Rd
- Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 18030 US-281
Own a restaurant in San Antonio?
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