The Esquire Tavern is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

1. The Esquire Tavern

8.7
155 E Commerce St (at St. Marys), San Antonio, TX
Cocktail Bar · 182 tips and reviews

Nancy R.Nancy Rickert: Demand a drink or you won't get served. Pretentious bartenders. We left after being ignored.

Roberto B.Roberto Bruder Aguiar: Nice view of the River, awesome selection of single malts, great food! Definitely worth trying to get a break from Mexican Food.

Nan P.Nan Palmero: Try the Moscow Mule.

Lüke is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

2. Lüke

125 E Houston St (at Soledad St.), San Antonio, TX
American Restaurant · Downtown San Antonio · 92 tips and reviews

Robert M.Robert M: Great food. Nice lunch specials. Generous happy hour. Service is excellent. Staff is always extremely polite.

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Whole Foods Market is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

3. Whole Foods Market

9.1
255 E. Basse Rd (Basse & Jones Maltsberger), San Antonio, TX
Grocery Store · Uptown Broadway · 46 tips and reviews

Whole Foods MarketWhole Foods Market: BYOB! Get 10 cents back for every bag you bring for your groceries.

Faith P.Faith Perez: Good Stuff There

Rhiannon E.Rhiannon Everitt: You are what you eat~

Central Market is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

4. Central Market

9.2
4821 Broadway St (at Hildebrand), San Antonio, TX
Grocery Store · Uptown Broadway · 103 tips and reviews

Jorge R.Jorge R.: Awesome selection of everything: fruits, vegetables, cheeses, meats, seafood, breads, wines, beers, you name it. Truly impressive.

Heather S.Heather Speck: Heads up ladies: the tampon selection is awful. Unless, of course, you prefer the chlorine-free, vegan, hand-picked, $8/box variety -_-

Juju R.Juju Rafii: The Kale salad from counter is absolutely the BEST!!

Picnikins Patio Cafe is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

5. Picnikins Patio Cafe

7.9
6901 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX
American Restaurant · 35 tips and reviews

Lauren M.Lauren Madrid: The chicken salad is a great lunch. Chicken salad with greens, cucumber, avocado, and tomatoes. Get the cilantro dressing!

Lauren M.Lauren Madrid: Try the sweet potato fries!

Yvette A.Yvette Allen: Try the roasted poblano pepper soup

P.F. Chang's is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

6. P.F. Chang's

8.5
255 E Basse Rd Ste 1200, San Antonio, TX
Chinese Restaurant · Uptown Broadway · 32 tips and reviews

Cari G.Cari Gillespie: Best kung pao shrimp ever. No bogging the fresh shrimp down with heavy sauce, or overwhelming it with a ton of veggies.

Rhiannon E.Rhiannon Everitt: PF CHANGS is totally overpriced for the portions they serve~ and it really IS NOT fantastical~

Patrick H.Patrick Hamann: Try the Banana Spring Rolls!

Apple La Cantera is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

7. Apple La Cantera

8.4
15900 La Cantera Parkway (at The Shops at La Cantera), San Antonio, TX
Electronics Store · Northwest Side · 44 tips and reviews

Kristen👸🏻 B.Kristen👸🏻 Benson: Hang out around the Apple Store for free fast wifi!

ᴡ P.ᴡ Poklitar: Macs suck.

Alejandra A.Alejandra Andrade: Genius Bar on time + awesome service.

The Granary 'Cue & Brew is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

8. The Granary 'Cue & Brew

602 Avenue A (Newell), San Antonio, TX
BBQ Joint · Tobin Hill · 61 tips and reviews

Sandra R.Sandra Riela: Fantastic coffee IPA and rye saison. Ribs were also delicious.

Vanessa J.Vanessa Jupe: These reviews are over the top! the sauce is ok,beans are good, potato salad is disappointing and the meats (sausage and turkey) were not very good. sweet pickles=yuck. Not Texas bbq.

Josh H.Josh Halvorson: It's just Rediculous how good this place is. Get the burnt end beans or smoked corn for a side. And the beer flight is a good way to sample all their home brew selections. Amazing BBQ place!!!!

Blue Box is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

9. Blue Box

7.9
312 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio, TX
Cocktail Bar · Tobin Hill · 42 tips and reviews

Mark Ferdin M.Mark Ferdin Martinez: Love this place! A great cozy bar to relax and enjoy a beer. They have a diverse selection of beers.

Linda S.Linda Suttner: I'm not a beer drinker, but I have it on good authority that the devil's backbone on tap will knock you on yo ass ;)

Heather S.Heather Schlough: Pablo is the coolest door man! *nod*

Urban Taco is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

10. Urban Taco

340 E Basse Rd Ste 105, San Antonio, TX
Mexican Restaurant · Uptown Broadway · 57 tips and reviews

Eric B.Eric Bishop: The corn and lime crema is PHENOMENAL as a side! Best creamed corn EVER!!!

Jose J.Jose Juarez: overpriced Mexican street food for yuppies. plenty of better places here in San Antonio.

Will F.Will Flores: They call these chips?

Alamo Quarry Market is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

11. Alamo Quarry Market

8.7
255 E Basse Rd, San Antonio, TX
Shopping Mall · Uptown Broadway · 17 tips and reviews

SityGrl ✈.SityGrl ✈️☕️💄: Great place! Food, shopping, movies all in one place. ❤️

TonyTony: When looking for unique novelties visit Whole Earth, one of the best stores in the entire city.

SarahSarah: Too many speed bumps!

Bottom Bracket Social Club is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

12. Bottom Bracket Social Club

1603 N Colorado St (Culebra), San Antonio, TX
Bar · West Side · 4 tips and reviews

Itzel O.Itzel O.: Ask Tito for a green tea shot/drink. SO GOOD.

Staci H.Staci Hummel: This place is always closed. I've stopped by 3 times when it's hours on Yelp and Google say open and no luck. I've officially given up on trying it.

Samantha K.Samantha Keeffe: It's ok.. ...

Lily's Cookies is one of The 13 Best Pretentious Places in San Antonio.

13. Lily's Cookies

6.9
2716 McCullough Ave (E. Huisache Avenue), San Antonio, TX
Bakery · Monte Vista · 7 tips and reviews

Yessika R.Yessika Rodriguez: Cute store with beautiful decorated cookies. A good place to checkout on a day out.

shalisa v.shalisa villarreal: Shark week cookies heehee

Ashley R.Ashley Ross: Everything here is delicious!