Favorite Local Places

Hello!  It is Val again.

I thought a good place to start would be a list of our favorite local places, which we will update as time goes on and we try new places.  Even if we have not yet posted a review of these places, if it is listed here, the food or other offerings are amazing!

San Antonio Area Restaurants:

(Current as of 5/22/2013)

Italian:

Pompeii - 16109 Nacogdoches Road  San Antonio, TX 78247 - (210) 946-5518

Cerroni's Purple Garlic (small local chain) - 1017 Austin Highway  San Antonio, TX 78209 - (210) 822-2300

Korean:

Kiku Garden - 4527 Goldfield  San Antonio, TX 78218 - (210) 662-6699

Japanese:

Koi Kawa - 4051 Broadway Street  San Antonio, TX 78209 - (210) 805-8111

Vietnamese:
Pho Hai An - 4934 Windsor Hl  Windcrest, TX 78239 - (210) 590-1688

Thai:

Yum Yum - 13777 Nacogdoches Ste 101 San Antonio, TX 78217 - (210) 598-1731 (Amazing food, quiet setting, NEW) - Note - Now called Peng and Po - new owners - still very good, but will need a separate review. 

Thai Chalurn - 4941 Walzem Rd #1  San Antonio, TX 78218 - (210) 599-6835 (Great food, good prices, quiet place to eat) 

Tong's Thai (actually pan-Asian) - 1146 Austin Highway  San Antonio, Texas 78209 - (210) 829-7345 (on the pricier side, great variety, cool atmosphere)

German/Bavarian:

Bavarian Restaurant - 5512 Fm 78  Kirby, TX 78219 - (210) 662-7500 (small intimate setting, huge portions, amazing food and baking) 

Middle Eastern:

Naara Cafe - 9329 Wurzbach Rd San Antonio, TX 78240-1045 - (210) 558-9800 (good food, great hookah, lovely atmosphere, open late) 

Late Night Dining:

Naara (see Middle Eastern)

Iron Skillet - 1112 Ackerman Road  San Antonio, TX 78219 - (210) 661-8419 (Yes, it is a chain restaurant, but the food rocks)

Breakfast:

Magnolia Pancake Haus - 606 Embassy Oaks  San Antonio, TX 78216  - (210) 496-0828 (great food LONG wait)

Cigar Shops/Humidors:

Finck's - great service, knowledgeable staff, fine quality

6100 West Avenue  San Antonio, TX 78213 (210) 341-8888                                                 New Braunfels Area: Cigars: Tobacco Haus - New Braunfels, TX - in the Marketplace shopping center Cigar bar, trivia, bingo nights - Right off I35 Restaurants: Fork and Spoon - German Food, Marketplace Shopping Center Winery: The Grapevine - Gruene TX