Hello
all! My name is Brittany; I blog over at Your Friend, Brittany and I'll be
taking over Alanna & Company today! Before I get started on my post I just wanted to say a quick hi and give you a bit of info about my blog. Your Friend, Brittany is a lifestyle blog where I discuss any and everything I'm interested in. I wanted to have a space where I could discuss books, pop culture, my personal life, and anything else I wanted to share. My hope was that the space would be fun, inviting, and interesting and that it would spark conversation with readers and that the conversation would be an easy one, just like with friends; hence the name. I also have a street style/fashion blog on Tumblr called BritBritLand. If you get a chance I hope you'll stop by one of the blogs and say hi! Now let's get to my post!
5 Things You Have to do When Visiting San
Antonio: Kid Free Edition
The Pearl Brewery
There
is lots of history about The Pearl but the short version goes like this: The Pearl was a
brewery, it shut down, then San Antonio decided to be awesome and turn into a
wonderful space with shops, restaurants, a soon to be opening hotel, and condos
and it's WONDERFUL. You can find a list of all the places in The Pearl here but my favorites are Southerleigh, Blue Box, Arcade Midtown Kitchen, and Cured (for Saturday brunch). Southerleigh is the newest addition and I don't know if
it's even on the list of places yet but it's amazing!! And they have wine on
tap; the end.
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Float the River
OK,
neither of these is technically in San Antonio but it's less than 30 minutes
away and floating the river is one of the best things about summer in TX.
People drive from all over the state to come float either the Guadalupe or the Comal. You drink, you float, you make friends
with strangers who offer to share their cooler of alcohol with you and you get
to stop at Buc-ee's on your way to and from the river; you basically
live the dream.
Eat, Eat, and Eat Some More
You
can have the GIANT pizza at Big Lou's, the giant cinnamon roll at Lulu's, amazing breakfast
at Magnolia Pancake Haus, some fine dining at The Cookhouse or Cured or Boiler
House or Southerleigh or anywhere in The Pearl really, have BBQ
have Smoke Shack or Coopers (go here after river floating) or eat your
weight in Mexican food. Basically this is Texas and in Texas we love our food
and we've got lots of great options here in San Antonio so do not waste your
time eating at chain restaurants; there are too many other options to try!
If You Need a Food and Drink Break
If
you're looking for something a bit more cultured or at least need a break from
drinking and eating there are tons of other options! Obviously you can visit
the Alamo but you can also check out river boat tours through downtown SA!
There's also the San Antonio Museum of Art, The
Witte, and The McNay for museums. If you want a bit more fun there's
a Ripley's Believe It or Not right across from the Alamo (strange I know).
We've also got the Natural Bridge Caverns (super fun but not for anyone who may
be claustrophobic!) and Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, the Historic King William District, and more! I've included a pretty extensive list of historical
places in San Antonio below.
Drink!
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A
margarita float, y'all!
And
now we're on to the important stuff! Drinking! OK, maybe not the important
stuff but a good part of any trip is having a few cocktails! San Antonio has
so many wonderful places you can try but for the sake of not making this
entire post about alcohol I'll only list a few.
Beer Lovers: The Friendly Spot, Alamo Brewing Co, The Cove, Big Hops, Stella Public House, Southerleigh *All of these except Alamo Brewing and Big Hops serve wine as well and Stella has a small liquor selection. Craft Cocktails: Blue Box, Stay Golden Social House, Park Social, The Last Word and Juniper Tar This is Random but it Works: Halycon-a coffee house that also has brunch on the weekends and serves alcohol. They have an amazing brunch margarita! Restaurants with Good Bars: Taco Garage (this is the place where I got a margarita flight!), La Gloria, Hofbrau (they have like 20 something versions of a margarita with something in it, see photo below), Arcade Midtown Kitchen  |
San
Antonio is one of those places that people tend to forget about when talking
about Texas. You've got Dallas, Houston, and Austin so why visit San Antonio
but I've got to tell you, San Antonio is great! I have lived in a few places
around the state and I have to say that San Antonio is one of my favorites.
It's also worth noting that I've heard from friends with kids that this is also
a really kid friendly place to visit (both The Cove and The Friendly Spot allow
kids and have playgrounds) so if you have kids you should definitely look into
some of those options. Now that you know a little about me and a lot about San
Antonio I hope you'll consider visiting both my blog and this great city!
*All photos, unless otherwise noted, are my own.
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