San Antonio‘s Dining Scene Expands with Six New Restaurants Slated for Late 2025 & 2026
San Antonio foodies have much to anticipate as a wave of new restaurants-from established chains to chef-driven concepts-are set to debut across the city in the coming months and years. These additions promise a diverse range of culinary experiences, bolstering the Alamo City’s already vibrant dining landscape.
First to arrive this fall is Sixty Vines, a Dallas-based chain specializing in draught wines and wine country-inspired cuisine. The restaurant will open at 15900 La Cantera Pkwy, marking its first location in San Antonio.
Further out, early 2026 will see the launch of Southtown Food Hall, a collaborative project from celebrity chef Johnny Hernandez. Combining his concepts Burgerteca, The Fruteria, and Southtown Coffee, the hall will be located in a former warehouse at 1725 S. Alamo St. and will feature a full bar, indoor and outdoor seating, live music, and shopping.
Pizza lovers will have a new destination on the Far North Side as Stout’s, a local brick-oven pizza joint, prepares to open a new location at 21114 US Hwy. 281 within the Encino Commons progress, with an estimated opening at the end of 2025.Along the River Walk, the owners of Casa Rio and Schilo’s are developing The Night Heron, a new rooftop concept expected to open by the end of 2026.
Two highly anticipated,yet currently unnamed,restaurants are also in the works. Lauded chef Andrew Weissman,known for Mr. Juicy, is returning to his French roots with a new restaurant in the former Hayden spot at 10003 NW Military Hwy. #2115, targeting a November opening. Meanwhile, chef Michael Sohocki of Kimura is transforming the former Tucker’s Kozy Korner into a new Italian concept, distinct from a second Il Forno location, though he jokingly notes that ”‘opening dates’ are an open joke.”
