4 Best Restaurants in King William Historic District, San Antonio

If you want something different from the usual Mexican or Tex-Mex offerings, venture south to find festive fare here hailing from the Caribbean, Spain, and South and Central America. Executive chef Rene Fernandez mixes up flavors and styles con pasion. Start with an appetizer sampler (five different apps) and move on to Seafood Curry Latino or Parillada Mixta, a mix of chicken, pork, and sausage basted with chimichurri, a tangy basil sauce. Tempting desserts include coconut flan, chocolate truffles made to order, and a dessert sampler with five house creations and homemade ice cream. Dance it all off with live salsa music Friday and Saturday. Reservations are recommended for weekend nights.

Formerly a convent, this historic pink building now offers an eclectic, something-for-everybody menu that includes sourdough pizzas, homemade fettuccini, hearty pot roast, grilled salmon and late-night bites. The bar has seasonal cocktails, wines, and draft beer in bottles and cans. Reservations are recommended for weekend brunch.

On a mission to reinvent health food into something more flavorful and inspiring since 2015, Pharm Table's chef-owner Elizabeth Johnson takes a plant-forward approach to anti-inflammatory cuisine. The restaurant uses locally sourced produce with no dairy, refined sugar, or processed foods anywhere on the menu. To that end, they also  incorporate smaller portions of clean animal proteins with an emphasis on nutrient-dense foods.

A longtime popular Southtown mainstay, this vibrant, colorful, contemporary space is just one of the restaurants launched by notable restaurateur Lisa Wong. Dubbed Rosario's "Forever Home," the 25,000 square-foot indoor/outdoor dining areas feature the popular made-fram-scratch Mexican favorites that have delighted locals and visitors alike since 1992, including chicken chipotle, enchilidas, tender tips of beef tongue, fresh fish tacos, and some of the city's best margaritas. Check out the restaurant's 24x69-foot mural by Chilean-born artist INTI.