Guidebook for San Antonio

Valerie A
Guidebook for San Antonio

Food Scene

Jim's is OPEN 24 hours . a friendly comfortable American comfort food lunch place with great PANCAKES. Breakfast served 24 hours. Good coffee.
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jim's Restaurant
302 TX-1604 Loop
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jim's is OPEN 24 hours . a friendly comfortable American comfort food lunch place with great PANCAKES. Breakfast served 24 hours. Good coffee.
Excellent pizzas and Italian fare.
Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen and Pizzeria
17631 La Cantera Pkwy
Excellent pizzas and Italian fare.
Good sit -down restaurant between 2 great shopping areas. Good salads and entrees.
Olive Garden
7811 I-35
Good sit -down restaurant between 2 great shopping areas. Good salads and entrees.
Fast food but very healthy-chicken sandwiches very tasty, good salads and excellent milkshakes. Drive -thru or sit down (comfy seats) or bring home
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chick-fil-A
10634 Potranco Rd
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fast food but very healthy-chicken sandwiches very tasty, good salads and excellent milkshakes. Drive -thru or sit down (comfy seats) or bring home
Chinese fast food, very good, can sit indoors or out or bring home
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Panda Express
11619 Bandera Rd
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chinese fast food, very good, can sit indoors or out or bring home
Good Mexican food and drinks
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Alamo Cafe
14250 San Pedro Ave
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good Mexican food and drinks
Music, drinks and excellent Mexican Fare. Good evening place
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Salsalito Cantina
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Music, drinks and excellent Mexican Fare. Good evening place
Great Thai dishes. Very popular place. Comfy seating
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pei Wei
11398 Bandera Rd
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great Thai dishes. Very popular place. Comfy seating
Nearby--Delicious food. Indoor and outdoor seating Large $5 Fish sandwiches
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sea Island Shrimp House
11715 Bandera Rd
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nearby--Delicious food. Indoor and outdoor seating Large $5 Fish sandwiches
Good tacos! More authentic than Taco Bell.
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Taco Cabana
2908 Broadway
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good tacos! More authentic than Taco Bell.
Great salads, sandwiches, pizzas
Cosi
17503 La Cantera Parkway
Great salads, sandwiches, pizzas
Great vegetarian and lunch fare. Pizzas, salads, sanwiches, juice, iced teas. Indoor and Outdoor seating. No coffee. Inexpensive to Medium price
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zoës Kitchen
17603 La Cantera Pkwy
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great vegetarian and lunch fare. Pizzas, salads, sanwiches, juice, iced teas. Indoor and Outdoor seating. No coffee. Inexpensive to Medium price
Authentic American food. Nice environment. Popular. Serves beer.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
17403 I-10
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Authentic American food. Nice environment. Popular. Serves beer.
Inexpensive. Fast. Nice inside. Convenient.
McDonald's
7257 N Loop 1604 W
Inexpensive. Fast. Nice inside. Convenient.
Authentic Texas Bar-B-Que. Fried Chicken. Sides. Inexpensive. Delicious. Newly built.
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
1030 E César E. Chávez Blvd
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Authentic Texas Bar-B-Que. Fried Chicken. Sides. Inexpensive. Delicious. Newly built.
Authentic Texas Bar- B- Que. Delicious. Inexpensive. An even nicer, newer Bill Miller's is right up Hausman Rd in Helotes.
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
1030 E César E. Chávez Blvd
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Authentic Texas Bar- B- Que. Delicious. Inexpensive. An even nicer, newer Bill Miller's is right up Hausman Rd in Helotes.
Home cooked American food buffet--variety, including vegetable plates, baked potatoes, great pie and coffee. Lots of windows, light and airy, comfortable seating.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Luby's
4541 Fredericksburg Rd
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Home cooked American food buffet--variety, including vegetable plates, baked potatoes, great pie and coffee. Lots of windows, light and airy, comfortable seating.
nearby
Starbucks
1130 North Loop 1604 East
nearby

Drinks & Nightlife

Lights, music, variety of restaurants, cafes, fun at night-in day, San Antonio Art Museum at North end and lunch and strolling and gift shops.
Riverwalk
East Commerce Street
Lights, music, variety of restaurants, cafes, fun at night-in day, San Antonio Art Museum at North end and lunch and strolling and gift shops.

Sightseeing

MacDonald observatory has great star parties where you get to look through the telescopes at night. The surrounding Davis Mountains are very scenic but easy to drive throgh. Ft Davis and it's museum is the Old West but close to san Antonio, only a 7 hour drive. Limpia Hotel is good and also the state park. Lots of hiking. Big Bend only 2 hour drive south from here.
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
McDonald Observatory Visitors Center
3640 Dark Sky Dr
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
MacDonald observatory has great star parties where you get to look through the telescopes at night. The surrounding Davis Mountains are very scenic but easy to drive throgh. Ft Davis and it's museum is the Old West but close to san Antonio, only a 7 hour drive. Limpia Hotel is good and also the state park. Lots of hiking. Big Bend only 2 hour drive south from here.
This small town attracts antique buyers, it has a museum, a hundred gift shops and good restaurants. Good Strolling along street for exercise.
463 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fredericksburg
463 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This small town attracts antique buyers, it has a museum, a hundred gift shops and good restaurants. Good Strolling along street for exercise.
Corpus Christi has a beach, a waterfront strolling area, bay boat trips, an aquarium, a Navy Ship "The Lexington" you can board, and great restaurants down by the bay. It's about a 2.5- hour drive from my house, but the $5 Megabus goes there, too
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
North Beach
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Corpus Christi has a beach, a waterfront strolling area, bay boat trips, an aquarium, a Navy Ship "The Lexington" you can board, and great restaurants down by the bay. It's about a 2.5- hour drive from my house, but the $5 Megabus goes there, too
They have a big museum and outdoor tour of giant rockets. Very fun for whole family. Galveston beach Houston Zoo and Aquarium and Houston Art Museum good, too. About 3 hour ride East from my house. There is a $5 Megabus service between cities in Texas.
426 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Centro Espacial Johnson
2101 E NASA Pkwy
426 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
They have a big museum and outdoor tour of giant rockets. Very fun for whole family. Galveston beach Houston Zoo and Aquarium and Houston Art Museum good, too. About 3 hour ride East from my house. There is a $5 Megabus service between cities in Texas.
There's only one Alamo in the world. Very historic (for USA) Right next to Riverwalk.
879 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Álamo
300 Alamo Plaza
879 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
There's only one Alamo in the world. Very historic (for USA) Right next to Riverwalk.

Parks & Nature

Camp on the beach, $10 a week. Corpus Christi nearby for restaurants, entertainment
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Padre Island National Seashore
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Camp on the beach, $10 a week. Corpus Christi nearby for restaurants, entertainment
Very sacred to Indians--huge granite outcrop --very scenic. Camping, hiking, picnic
301 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Enchanted Rock Summit
301 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Very sacred to Indians--huge granite outcrop --very scenic. Camping, hiking, picnic
The Zoo is right next to Breckenridge Park and the Witte Science and Nature Museum and The Japanese Tea Garden. Lots to do
568 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
San Antonio Zoo
3903 N St Mary's St
568 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Zoo is right next to Breckenridge Park and the Witte Science and Nature Museum and The Japanese Tea Garden. Lots to do
Great hiking/biking/horse trails. Huge. Nature gift shop. Fee to get in
118 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Área Natural Estatal de Government Canyon
12861 Galm Rd
118 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great hiking/biking/horse trails. Huge. Nature gift shop. Fee to get in
Great hiking trails, all levels, picnic, playground for children
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Eisenhower
19399 NW Military Hwy
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great hiking trails, all levels, picnic, playground for children
Great hiking trails, all levels, picnicing, free
99 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Natural Friedrich
21395 Milsa Dr
99 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great hiking trails, all levels, picnicing, free

Arts & Culture

Museum of science and nature --RIGHT NEXT TO ZOO and large Brackenridge Park.
421 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Witte
3801 Broadway
421 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museum of science and nature --RIGHT NEXT TO ZOO and large Brackenridge Park.
2 blocks from me--large University campus with events.
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The University of Texas at San Antonio
1 UTSA Circle
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
2 blocks from me--large University campus with events.
Huge art museum. Egyptian mummies! Chinese vases! The Denman collection of Greek vases! Mexican folk art! Cafe . Right on the north end of the Riverwalk
352 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Arte de San Antonio
200 W Jones Ave
352 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Huge art museum. Egyptian mummies! Chinese vases! The Denman collection of Greek vases! Mexican folk art! Cafe . Right on the north end of the Riverwalk
Wonderful art museum: Classy. Setting is a very big home and grounds with great art, character and gardens and grounds to stroll in. Huge important exhibits come by here.
346 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
McNay Art Museum
6000 N New Braunfels Ave
346 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Wonderful art museum: Classy. Setting is a very big home and grounds with great art, character and gardens and grounds to stroll in. Huge important exhibits come by here.

Shopping

Used books, magazines, DVDs, low prices, good place to browse. Another very good Half Price Books one located on I-10
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Half Price Books
3207 Broadway
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Used books, magazines, DVDs, low prices, good place to browse. Another very good Half Price Books one located on I-10
People love shopping in these outlet malls, and this is a huge one. But remember, all the huge mall stores have 70 % off racks year around, as well.
88 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tanger Outlets San Marcos
4015 I-35 South
88 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
People love shopping in these outlet malls, and this is a huge one. But remember, all the huge mall stores have 70 % off racks year around, as well.
Sports and outdoor supplies
REI
11745 Interstate 10
Sports and outdoor supplies
Carries great deals on clothing, bedding, toys and home decors. Smaller store than at The Rim. Ross next door and Barnes and Noble bookstore with a real nice Starbucks. Target across the street
T.J. Maxx
11651 Bandera Rd
Carries great deals on clothing, bedding, toys and home decors. Smaller store than at The Rim. Ross next door and Barnes and Noble bookstore with a real nice Starbucks. Target across the street
Not indoors-outdoors--TJ Maxx, Ross, World Market, Target huge variety of places to shop and eat. 6 min from my house.
218 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Rim
17703 La Cantera Parkway
218 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Not indoors-outdoors--TJ Maxx, Ross, World Market, Target huge variety of places to shop and eat. 6 min from my house.
Great deals on clearance racks at Dillards-as much as 70% off name brands. Large bookstore, restaurants, pleasant to walk-outdoors. Trees and water features
450 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Shops at La Cantera
15900 La Cantera Pkwy
450 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great deals on clearance racks at Dillards-as much as 70% off name brands. Large bookstore, restaurants, pleasant to walk-outdoors. Trees and water features

Essentials

General store sells everything: groceries, clothes, toiletries, TVs.
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Walmart Supercenter
5555 De Zavala Rd
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
General store sells everything: groceries, clothes, toiletries, TVs.
Target is what they used to call a general store. you can get all essentials there, including food and clothes.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Target
Interstate 10
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Target is what they used to call a general store. you can get all essentials there, including food and clothes.
Walgreen's good quality corner drugstore-food, medicine, magazines, toiletries.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Walgreens
13619 Babcock Rd
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Walgreen's good quality corner drugstore-food, medicine, magazines, toiletries.
5 min from my house--use access roads to reach. HUGE grocery store. Carries toiletries, children's things, books and magazines and newspapers and gifts as well as fresh produce and food. Pharmacy inside also. Also place to eat inside.
43 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
H-E-B plus!
9238 N Loop 1604 W
43 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
5 min from my house--use access roads to reach. HUGE grocery store. Carries toiletries, children's things, books and magazines and newspapers and gifts as well as fresh produce and food. Pharmacy inside also. Also place to eat inside.