The Best Place to Shop in San Antonio, Texas

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With its rich ethnic heritage, this city is a wonderful place to buy Mexican imports, most of them inexpensive and many of high quality. A good number of San Antonio's shopping options are centered on the popular River Walk area that winds through downtown. There you'll find plenty of restaurants and bars that make perfect pit stops as you stroll from one shop to the next.

Alamo Quarry Market

Alamo Heights

Look for the distinctive smokestacks at this open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment center (the area was once a cement factory). Today, Alamo Quarry Market includes a Regal movie theater complex and many standard mall stores, such as Gap, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and Williams Sonoma. This entire area boasts many retail offerings. Quarry Village is across from Quarry Market, and the nearby Shops at Lincoln Heights are at the intersection of Broadway and East Basse Road.