San Antonio's bar and restaurant scene is warming up after a cold snap with a new Beacon Hill brunch spot and more steak and cocktails in Boerne. Elsewhere, a West Side coffee house has an arty new identity, and a viral creator’s new cookbook is taking root. Read on for more essential San Antonio dining news.
Openings
A new daytime cafe has quietly opened at 1719 Blanco Rd. in Beacon Hill. Humo Eatery has taken over the former home of SoHill Cafe with a menu that features classic brunch fare like crab cake Benedicts and buttermilk pancakes, lunch offerings like an asada-stuffed burrito gigante, and specialty coffee and matcha drinks. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 8 am-3 pm. A request for further details was not answered in time for publication.
Pokeworks is continuing its San Antonio takeover with an upcoming outpost at 4343 Medical Dr. State regulatory filings list the location as a Pokeworks/ Pizzaworks dual concept, but it's unclear if it will actually use that name. A rep for the poke says the company is not affiliated with the pizza half of the operation and has no plans to get into the pie game. At one time, franchisee Agustin Guzman operated two Pieology restaurants in the Valley, but it’s unclear if he still has stakes.
Boerne’s dining scene got a glow-up over the winter with the opening of two new concepts. The Kendall Restaurant took over the former home of Peggy’s on the Green after it shuttered in November 2025, serving a steakhouse menu of filets, burgers, and classic appetizers. For after-dinner drinks, upstart cocktail bar Twelve to Twelve is now pouring at 1491 S. Main St. The hours? Tuesday through Saturday, noon to midnight, of course.
San Antonio’s Merit Coffee is continuing its Austin takeover with a fourth location opening in Austin’s Mueller development on February 14. "Austin has embraced the Merit café experience from day one," said Bill Ellis, CEO of Merit Coffee, in a press release.
Goodbye Shotgun House; hello Mural Roasters.Mural Roasters/ Facebook
Other news and notes
Shotgun House Roasters has a new name after being purchased by a group that includes Eduardo Bravo, Beto Gomez, and former San Antonio mayoral candidate Beto Altamirano in May 2025. In an Instagram announcement, Mural Roasters says the change was inspired by the West Side, “where public art lives as part of everyday life, we honor a culture built on creativity, resilience, and pride.”
Social media chef Maxine Sharf, hot off releasing her debut cookbook, Maxi’s Kitchen: Easy Go-To Recipes to Make Again and Again, will be the special guest at the San Antonio Botanical Garden’s annual Bubbles and Blooms. The viral creator is known for her accessible recipes that take cues from diverse global flavors like Korean, Japanese, Italian, and Mediterranean. Sponsorship and opportunities are now available for the annual luncheon online.
Fife & Farro in Pearl’s Pullman Market has launched a pizza collaboration series with a portion of the sales benefitting the San Antonio Food Bank. In February, the restaurant will partner with Ladino on a pie featuring Sujuk sausage layered with Kefolatyri cheese, roasted and marinated tomatoes, red onion, and fresh herbs, finished with a drizzle of pomegranate molasses and Skhug vinaigrette. March will showcase St. Paul Square fave Gigi’s Deli.
