Cloak & Dagger Social Club, just down the ways from UTSA on the northside of San Antonio, is now well into its second year of business. If seen from afar (read: online), one might think of it as your typical college bar, complete with cold beer, shot specials, and large TVs, but walking tells another story that left this writer pleasantly taken aback with how the bar will defy this assumption. Unlike most sports bars, Cloak & Dagger is equipped with…
Name: Periphery Background: Periphery opened in February of this year, where Old Main Association used to be housed. Opened by chef Mark Weaver, who was previously at Jason Dady’s Tre Trattoria, they specialize in food with an Italian-Southern influence. Happy Hour: Happy hour runs Tuesday thru Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. and features $5 glasses of wine, a list of $5 cocktails including Manhattans, Old Fashioneds, Negronis and a French 75, and half-off select beers. During happy hour, they offer $5 braised…
Fernet-Branca has a serious following among bartenders and those in the industry. For some the taste of the bitter liqueur (or amaro) might completely turn them off from the spirit and any drink made with it. For those that want to like it, but can’t overcome the herbaceous (it contains 27 herbs after all) nature of the digestif, your best bet is enjoying it in cocktail form. San Antonio has a handful of bars that aren’t hesitant to add Fernet to…
Name: The Fruteria Background: Opened by Chef Jonny Hernandez, it it one of his many restaurants in the San Antonio area, including El Machito, La Gloria (which has two locations), Fruteria and a couple of venues equipped with catering (like Casa Herman) and a soon-to-open Burgerteca concept. Happy Hour: Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. and features $5 house margaritas, $6 for the infused versions, then $4 house wine and draft beer and a $1 off bottled beers….
Earlier this summer it was announced that Tucker’s Kozy Korner would go through a change of hands, and was going to be taken on as a new project by Jeret Pena from The Boulvadier Group. The change in ownership came with a brief hiatus while the “Kozy” joint on the corner of Cherry and Houston went through a facelift. Pena didn’t change much about the bar. It’s still a neighborhood joint where people of all ages and backgrounds could come together for a…