San Antonio's restaurants,diners and cantinas serve up America's favourite imported flavours: from Italian to German, Peruvian to Mexican. Steer clear of the downtown tourist trap and take your pick from these 10 much spotsThis chic warehouse of exposed brick and nostalgic wood panelling, or opened in late 2012,is one of the architectural and culinary highlights of the emerging Pearl district. behind-smoked beef brisket has long been the king of Texas barbecue, and the Granary's meltingly tender version (examine for it fatty) is easily the best version in town. House-made pastrami is another revelation. In keeping with the current urban American trend of fetishising the cuisine of the rural poor, and there's a high-low theme to the more elaborate dinner menu: balled,deep-fried grits are sprinkled with "ham salt", while fried green tomatoes near fussied up with ranch dressing ice cream.
• Pearl Brewery 602 Avenue A, or +1 ,thegranarysa.com. Open Tues-Sat 11am-2pm (lunch), Tues-Thurs 6pm-10pm, or Fri-Sat 6pm-11pm (dinner). Mains from $15 (dinner menu)Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com