San Antonio’s dining scene kicked off August with a busy slate of restaurant openings — including a new bagel truck, a mall taqueria, and an ice cream parlor and cereal bar. Elsewhere, the event calendar is filling up with chef collaborations and several excuses to sip wine. Read on for more essential Alamo City food news.
Openings
Guerito’s Tacos is now tempting shoppers at Ingram Park Mall. On August 1, the San Antonio taqueria chain opened its latest outpost in the shopping center’s food court, serving Tijuana-style street tacos and a colorful row of aguas frescas.
A new Southtown food truck is cooking up breakfast at Eight Ball Coffee. Bagel Babes recently opened at 1432 S. St. Mary’s St., serving, surprise, bagel sandwiches. The trailer originally intended to debut on August 4, but delayed the opening to fine-tune its bread recipe. On August 6, it was ready to go with a menu that covers smoked salmon, Black Forest ham, and gyro meat.
Out with ice cream, in with more ice cream. Following the early 2025 closure of Casa Morgana Gelatos, visitors to downtown’s Make Ready Market can once again get scoops. Spooniverse, a soft serve shop with a cereal bar, is now open in the food hall. It will soon be joined by a new location of Dominion-area Japanese restaurant Hotaru Sushi, according to Instagram updates.
Clementine’s tasting is one of three wine events coming to San Antonio this August.Clementine/ Facebook
Other news and notes
Castle Hills neighborhood fave Clementine has a busy August of events planned for the last half of August. The fun kicks off with a wine tasting on Thursday, August 14, followed by a New Orleans-themed Friday lunch, an oyster party, and Clay & Cuisine — where diners get to take home a handcrafted ceramic bowl made by local artist Jesselyn Gordon. For dates and times, consult Clementine’s event page.
Three celebrated San Antonio chefs are teaming up for a rooftop dinner at the Thompson San Antonio’s The Moon’s Daughters. On August 28, Nicola Blaque (The Jerk Shack, Freight Fried Chicken), Luis Colón (Esquire Tavern, Tokyo Cowboy), and in-house chef David Arciniega will join cocktail guru Derik Cortez of Sojourn Trading Co. for a night benefiting disaster relief nonprofit Texas Search and Rescue. Tickets are available here for $150.
Decisions, decisions. Award-winning William Chris Vineyards is headed to Dorrego’s Restaurant at Hotel Valencia for a wine pairing dinner also held on August 28. The $125 prix fixe includes four courses, each paired with selections from the Hye winery.
More vinous fun can be found at Stone Oaks Copa Wine Bar on August 23. From 6-9, the enoteca will host a Wine 101 class hosted by owner Jeff Bridges. The $30 class price will include light bites. Reservations can be made by calling (210) 495-2672.