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Where to celebrate Bad Bunny's 'Benito Bowl' in San Antonio

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Sure, February 8 might technically feature a football game in Santa Clara, California. But let’s not kid ourselves: the real main event is Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance.

Want to plan a Benito Bowl watch party with only a few field goal distractions? These San Antonio bars and restaurants have the right food, drinks, and vibes. Because while it’s bad for quarterbacks to drop pigskins, magic happens when Bad Bunny drops beats.

Grab Puerto Rican food
San Antonio has some real gems when it comes to Puerto Rican food. Grab ropa vieja, tapas, arroz mamposteado, and more at Luna Rosa Puerto Rican Grill y Tapas at its new Southtown location. You can also check out other Boricua restaurants around town, including El Pilón Sabor Boricua, La Marginal, El Mesón Boricua, and Cocina El Jibarazo.

Luna Rosa bites Find your favorite Puerto Rican bites at Luna Rosa.Luna Rosa/ Facebook

Drop some Bad Bunny classics
Jue Let, a glittering gem from Best Quality Daughter founder Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin, doesn’t just have one but two karaoke rooms, and it stays open until 2 am on Sunday. The karaoke rooms book up fast, but if you manage to snag a reservation, you and your friends can take your best shot at Bad Bunny classics like “Tití Me Preguntó,” “Me Porto Bonito,” “Callaíta,” “Dakiti,” “Yo Perreo Sola,” and “Ojitos Lindos.”

Participate in a Bad Bunny lookalike contest
Howdy, Sore Loser, the downtown sports bar, run by the owners of Pink Shark, is hosting a Bad Bunny lookalike contest immediately after halftime. The lucky winner gets their bar tab covered up to $200. Look nothing like Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio? No problem. You can still enjoy the bar’s candles and cocktails served in Bad Bunny glasses.

Howdy Sore Loser Bad Bunny drinks We could just drink Bad Bunny up.Photo courtesy of Tejanas in Media

Drink an actual Benito Bowl
Rosario's is taking the Benito Bowl literally They’ve crafted a stunning blue jumbo margarita named after the in honor of the reggaeton superstar. And because no party is complete without snacks, guests can enjoy half-off select appetizers and, of course, the Benito Bowl all Super Bowl Sunday. Cheers to drinking like a champion.

Indulge in the ultimate fusion snack
Atlee's Rally in St. Paul Square will be showing the big game and serving up endless lumpia, courtesy of adorable pink lumpia food truck Lumpia by Bebot. Several mouthwatering varieties of the Filipino-style spring rolls will be dished out, including a Texas Twinkie flavor and some with a Puerto Rican twist. Your taste buds are going to want front-row seats.

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PIZZA PROBLEMS

Texas-based Pizza Hut to shutter 250 restaurants as U.S. sales plummet

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Pizza Hut will close 250 restaurants by mid-2026.

By the middle of the year, San Antonio could have a few fewer Pizza Huts. Yum! Brands, the parent company of the almost 70-year-old chain, announced it plans to close an estimated 250 restaurants — about four percent of the chain’s massive global footprint.

The closures were revealed during Yum's fourth quarter earnings call on February 4. The company said that U.S. store sales slid three percent as value initiatives, like the $5 Crafted Flatzz personal pizza, have failed to take hold with customers, who are increasingly spending their pizza budget at rival Domino’s.

In November 2025, Yum Brands announced that it would launch a “formal review of strategic options,” a program called “Hut Forward,” which officials said could result in a global reduction in the number of Pizza Hut outlets or an eventual sale of the concept.

“The Pizza Hut team has been working hard to address business and category challenges; however, Pizza Hut’s performance indicates the need to take additional action to help the brand realize its full value, which may be better executed outside of Yum! Brands,” said Chris Turner, CEO of Yum! Brands, in a previous press release.

It’s unclear how any such sale would affect the franchise’s Texas headquarters. The corporation is currently in the process of moving KFC, which has been experiencing its own financial struggles, from Kentucky to its Plano home base.

In recent years, the overall pizza landscape has been rocky for national chains. Concepts like Papa John’s, Blaze Pizza, and Mod Pizza have closed units as dining shifts increasingly favor more “interesting” concepts like Nashville-style hot chicken. In early January, the Wall Street Journal reported that pizzerias are no longer the second most popular chain format in the U.S., plummeting below Mexican restaurants and coffee shops to sixth place.

Although Pizza Hut has not disclosed exactly which locations would be shuttering, it did say it expects to wrap up the closure round by the middle of 2026. The chain currently operates 57 restaurants within San Antonio city limits.

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