5 Points Neighborhood & Points Of Interest
We have some great places that are definite go to spots located 3-4 blocks of our vacation homes in the 5 Points neighborhood. We highly recommend checking them out!
San Antonio’s only authentic Mexican Cantina y Cocina. Sanchos offers a full bar featuring award-winning margaritas and Mexican beers. Our cocina serves up made-from-scratch Mexican food favorites in a festive environment that includes daily Happy Hours and outstanding live music. Come see us for your puro San Antonio experience!
This is obviously true of the food we serve, but it goes deeper than that. We buy locally, not just because it provides you with fresher, healthier food, but also because it makes for a healthier community. Buying local means we are supporting our neighbors, our friends, people we develop relationships with. We don’t have to wonder about where our food came from, we have shaken the hands of the people who grew or raised it.
And, we do know those growers well! We choose them because they share our values of raising food in a sustainable way that causes the least harm to the environment. Animals are grass-fed and raised without hormones. Most of our produce is grown organically, some of it right here at The Cove in our kitchen garden!
We don’t stop at food. We now have almost 60 Texas-brewed beers on tap in our Texas Beer Garden! When you come to The Cove and enjoy one of these great beers, you are supporting a local craftsperson, someone who has lovingly and with care created the particular brew you have chosen. You are not just having a great time out with friends and family, you are supporting the local economy, in a very direct way.
The bottom line is we are all about celebrating Texas and all it has to offer, by supporting our local ranchers, farmers and craftspeople.
Our story begins in 1956 when Melvin & Aurora Davis purchased a Lone Star Ice House. They immediately changed the name to M.K. Davis Ice House. Little did they know they were history in the making. M.K. Davis began with ice cold beer, a few picnic tables, and Augie sausage botanas. As the number of customers began to grow so did our menu. They began small by serving hamburgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken. During the 60s, is when M.K. Davis began serving their ice cold 32oz frosted schooners of beer. Throughout the years, they have added a variety of American, Mexican, and Seafood dishes including their famous Chicken Fried Steak, Fried Pollock, and Crispy Dogs
Dab owners Erika de la Rosa and her husband, Gabriel Garza, have partnered with two San Antonio businesses, Puro Nitro and La Popular Bakery, to make some of Dab’s beverages and all of its pastries, and the lineup of juices are produced in house. Dab is among San Antonio’s first businesses dedicated to promoting the known nutritional properties of hemp seeds (high in protein and omega-3 and -6 fatty acids) and the less clinically established medicinal benefits (alleged relief of pain, seizures, cancer, anxiety and sleep disorders) of CBD.
Starbucks, Whataburger, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Dunkin Donuts, Wendy’s, Sonic, Bill Millers
Grocery Near Surrounding (Walkable)
In February 1986, a Mexican family opened a small store in Houston. They were also looking to serve the Hispanic community that most people hadn’t noticed. The majority of the stores are in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Our main focus is our meats, fresh, meats, fresh, juicy and prepared just how our customers like. Michocana is the biggest chain of Hispanic supermarket in the United States.
HEB (Small) 516 South Flores (Downtown)
The story of H‑E‑B begins more than 100 years ago in a small, family‑owned store in the Texas Hill Country. Today H‑E‑B serves families all over Texas and Mexico in 155 communities, with more than 340 stores and over 100,000 employees.
Our commitment to excellence has made us one of the nation’s largest independently owned food retailers. Yet our success hasn’t changed our commitment
Places To Visit Downtown / Surrounding
San Pedro Springs Park is located in the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Surrounding the source of the springs, the 46-acre park is the oldest in the state of Texas. It is the location of a Payaya Indian village known as Yanaguana, and is the original site of the city of San Antonio.
San Pedro Creek is where the Spanish first settled in our community and where the Payaya people lived for thousands of years prior to the Spanish settlements. Over the course of the last 300 years, many groups lived, worked and worshipped along San Pedro Creek. This historic creek became the location where the convergence of civilizations in our community took root and evolved.
Market Square is a three-block outdoor plaza lined with shops, and restaurants in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Market Square is the largest Mexican market in the United States. The “El Mercado” section has 32 specialty shops and the “Farmer’s Market Plaza” section has 80
Sprawling zoo with 750 species (from alligators to zebras), cageless habitats, exhibits & a train.
Historic riverside park with trails, picnic & play areas, athletic fields & miniature train rides.
Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Latin American & contemporary collections in the former Lone Star Brewery.
Historic 1738 church once occupied by General Santa Ana & the site of hero Jim Bowie’s wedding.
Known for its ornate 19th-century mansions, the residential King William neighborhood is also an indie arts hotspot with relaxed coffeehouses. Overlooking the San Antonio River, the Blue Star Contemporary complex includes exhibition spaces and artists’ studios in airy converted warehouses, plus eclectic restaurants, gift shops and a craft brewery. Just west, vendors at SoFlo Market sell handicrafts and vintage goods.
Modern museum housing art & artifacts reflecting the history & culture of the American West.
Nonprofit group staging children’s classics & offering educational programs in a storied 1895 venue.
With nearly 300 years of history, La Villita offers many unique tales and is considered a cornerstone piece of San Antonio’s foundation. Although the “little village” now wears the hat of a cultural art hub, it has served as home, refuge and opportunity for people throughout the ages. As you walk through the cobble stoned streets, take a moment to embrace the evolution of La Villita.
Pearl is a thriving and vibrant community, home to many spirited visionaries who each paint a unique portrait of the South Texas past, present and future. From culture to cuisine, we hope you explore to your heart’s content.
Pearl has a rich history dating back to 1883. Read about the former brewery’s transformation to become the crown jewel in revitalization efforts of southern Midtown and northern Downtown San Antonio.
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a National Historical Park and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas, USA. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives.
The Only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas
In 2015, a group of five Spanish colonial missions in the San Antonio area – including most of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and the Alamo – were named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The designation includes Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan, Mission Espada, Mission San Antonio de Valero, Rancho de las Cabras, and their associated irrigation and agricultural features. This rare honor has been bestowed upon only 24 sites in the United States. The missions are the first and only World Heritage Site in Texas.
The Alamo Mission, commonly called the Alamo and originally known as the Misión San Antonio de Valero, is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.
The San Antonio River Walk is a city park and special-case pedestrian street in San Antonio, Texas, one level down from the automobile street. The River Walk winds and loops under bridges as two parallel sidewalks lined with restaurants and shops, connecting the major tourist draws from the Shops at Rivercenter, to the Arneson River Theatre, to Marriage Island, to La Villita, to HemisFair Park, to the Tower Life Building, to the San Antonio Museum of Art, to the Pearl and the city’s five Spanish colonial missions, which have been named a World Heritage Site, which includes the Alamo. During the annual springtime Fiesta San Antonio, the River Parade features flowery floats that float down the river
Open to the public since 2015, Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair is a beautifully landscaped outdoor wonderland for kids and adults of all ages and abilities. Kids dig in the Sand Play area and cool off in the Union Pacific Railroad Splash Pad. Adults play ping pong or cornhole over drinks in the shade. Adaptive play equipment allows wheelchair users and little ones to join in on the playground fun. In the evening, Yanaguana Garden is lit up with artistic colors, inviting diners to stroll toward one of the lively outdoor eateries.
It’s a place where interactive fun and hands-on learning come together—a place where minds are always at play. The DoSeum offers exhibits, programs, camps, classes, and field trips designed for all learners, encouraging young minds to explore the joy of learning through connections to STEM, the arts, and literacy. Originally founded as San Antonio Children’s Museum, The DoSeum has grown over the past 25 years to become a premier leader in informal education, while still staying true to the mission of connecting families and transforming communities.
The garden has its origins with the donation of an eleven acre tract to the city of San Antonio in 1915 that was adjacent to an abandoned quarry and to Brackenridge Park, a large municipal park that had opened in 1915. Newly appointed City Parks Commissioner Ray Lambert saw what was a big hole in the ground as a sunken gardens, and over the next few years had a design drawn up and a lily pond with a central island and stone bridges constructed. Using prison labor, donated plants and lighting, and rocks from the quarry, the new garden was completed for just $7,000. To add atmosphere to the site, Lambert asked local Japanese American artisan Kimi Eizo Jingo and his family to live on the property. The family—which included wife Alice Miyoshi Jingo and what would become eight children—opened and staffed the Bamboo Garden restaurant, with the older daughters serving customers dressed in kimono. Five of the Jingu children were born on the property and they grew up on the site, becoming part of the attraction for tourists. In one case, one of the younger girls become so popular with visitors that she had a to wear a sign imploring them not to feed her snacks.
Yanaguana Garden was designed to be an inclusive space and follows the American Disabilities Act standards for public playgrounds. Park amenities range from the beloved Union Pacific Railroad Splash Pad to climbing structures and Foosball tables.
Let the other out-of-towners swarm the Alamo while you slip away to Southtown, a two-square-mile swatch just a few blocks below San Antonio’s touristy epicenter. Here, tucked into historic pockets are grassroots art communities and notable architectural gems (not to mention the local enthusiasts working to preserve both) as well as more than enough unpretentious watering holes and good restaurants to make you consider taking up permanent residence.
The San Antonio Botanical Garden was first imagined nearly eight decades ago by civic influencers Mrs. R. R. Witt and Mrs. Joseph Murphy. Forty years of planning and partnerships finally blossomed on May 3, 1980, with the official opening of the Botanical Garden.
Since that day, the formal gardens and collections of native Texas plants have evolved to make the Botanical Garden one of the most noteworthy botanical centers in the state, educating and inspiring visitors from around the world.
Favorite Locally-Owned Restaurants Outside Of 5 Points
Downtown Neighborhood
La Panderia
Maverick Texas Brasserie
Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia
Monte Vista Neighborhood
La Fonda On Main
Las Salsas
Mr. Juicy Burgers
Volare Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
Auditorium Neighborhood
Eddie’s Taco House Bar & Grill
Augie’s Alamo City BBQ Steakhouse
Guillermo’s
Government Hill Neighborhood
Alta Vista
Garcia’s Mexican Food To Go
Smoke BBQ + SKYBAR
The Pearl Neighborhood
Pinch Boil House
Cured
Down On Grayson
Southerleigh Fine Food and Brewery
SouthTown Neighborhood
Rosario’s Mexican Cafe Y Cantina (Southtown)
Burgerteca
Liberty Bar
Francis Bogside