
Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in San Antonio by diners
Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in San Antonio by diners
Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.
There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day—like a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream—or it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate—also a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.
Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, Stacker decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in San Antonio, using Yelp data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.
Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of San Antonio were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.
Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!
#13. Burger Boy
- Rating: 3.7/5 (143 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 151 West Bitters Road San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Burgers, fast food, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#12. Amore Bistro
- Rating: 3.8/5 (87 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4553 North Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Hookah Bars, Comfort Food, New American
- Read more on Yelp
#11. Longhorn Cafe
- Rating: 3.9/5 (446 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 17625 Blanco Road San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Burgers, Sandwiches, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#10. Barbecue Station
- Rating: 3.9/5 (466 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1610 Northeast Loop 410 San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Barbecue, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#9. Maverick Texas Brasserie
- Rating: 4.0/5 (601 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 710 South St. Mary's St. San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Comfort Food, New American, Brasseries
- Read more on Yelp
#8. The Lost Bar and Grill
- Rating: 4.1/5 (118 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 12730 Northwest Military Hwy San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Burgers, Sandwiches, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#7. Mama's Cafe
- Rating: 4.2/5 (492 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2442 Nacogdoches Road San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: American, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#6. La Tuna Grill
- Rating: 4.4/5 (404 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 100 Probandt St. San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: American, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#5. Thai Casa On Broadway
- Rating: 4.4/5 (128 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8503 Broadway Ste 100 San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Thai, Comfort Food, Wine Bars
- Read more on Yelp
#4. J's Eatery
- Rating: 4.6/5 (37 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 734 North New Braunfels Ave. San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Comfort Food, Soul Food, Caterers
- Read more on Yelp
#3. European Dumplings Cafe
- Rating: 4.8/5 (241 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2211 Northwest Military Hwy Ste 131B Castle Hills, Texas
- Categories: Ukrainian, Soup, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#2. Pastiche
- Rating: 4.8/5 (58 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1506 East Houston St. San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Cocktail Bars, Comfort Food, Lounges
- Read more on Yelp
#1. PB&J with Tay
- Rating: 4.9/5 (126 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5335 Mccullough San Antonio, Texas
- Categories: Sandwiches, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.