Four San Antonio Restaurants Serve Up Special Menus for Culinaria Restaurant Weeks

SAN ANTONIO, TX (July 27, 2026) - Culinaria Restaurant Weeks returns August 8 through 29, offering San Antonio diners three weeks to explore local restaurants through specially priced menus and exclusive dining experiences. This summer, Ácenar, Embers Wood Fired Restaurants, Maverick Texas Brasserie and Smashin Crab will participate with options ranging from River Walk Tex-Mex and French-inspired cuisine to wood-fired favorites and Gulf Coast seafood.

Located along the San Antonio River Walk, Ácenar will offer a three-course dinner menu for $35 per person, available daily from 5 p.m. to close.

Guests may begin with cheese quesadillas or chicken flautas served with queso fresco and sour cream. Entrée selections include puerco and chile cascabel, enchiladas de mole or oyster tacos topped with charred pineapple, jalapeño honey mayo and cilantro. The meal concludes with a choice of cinnamon-spiked chocolate mousse cake or tres leches layered with sweet milks, cajeta, berries and melon pico.

Ácenar is located at 146 E. Houston St. For more information or reservations, visit acenar.com.

Both Embers Wood Fired Restaurants locations will offer a $55 Dinner for Two menu during Culinaria Restaurant Weeks, giving guests a flexible way to build a shared meal around the restaurant’s wood-fired favorites, comfort classics and seafood selections. The menu includes one appetizer, two entrées and one dessert.

Guests can start with Embers Fries, Smoked Mozzarella or Fried Mushrooms before choosing two entrées from a wide-ranging lineup. Options span hearty plates such as Ribs with Tenders or Shrimp, Chicken Fried Steak, the F.A.B Burger and an 8-ounce Ribeye with Shrimp, alongside seafood-forward selections including Wood-Fired Grilled Salmon, Salmon Florentine, Bourbon Glazed Salmon, all salmon salads and Parmesan Shrimp. Chicken & Broccoli and Hot Italian Pasta round out the entrée choices.

For dessert, diners may finish with Made In House Cheesecake, Chocolate Ganache Cake or the Ultimate Brownie. For locations and more information, visit emberssa.com.

Maverick Texas Brasserie will present a French-inspired, multi-course dinner for $45 per person, available nightly from 5 to 9 p.m.

Dinner begins with freshly baked gougères, followed by a choice of summer gazpacho or baby romaine Caesar salad with brioche croutons, heirloom tomatoes and roasted garlic dressing.

Entrée selections include beef bourguignon with potatoes and lardons, lemon chicken Provençal with citrus beurre blanc and pommes purée, or pork schnitzel with lemon caper butter and double-cooked frites. Guests may add mushrooms for $5 or an egg for $4.

For dessert, diners may select honey almond butter cake or bananas Foster crème brûlée. Maverick Texas Brasserie is located at 710 S. St. Mary’s St. For more information or reservations, visit mavericktexas.com.

Smashin Crab will offer a three-course seafood dinner for $45 per person at its Alamo Ranch, Leon Valley and Stone Oak restaurants. The menu will be available daily throughout Restaurant Weeks, with walk-in service offered at each participating location.

Appetizer options include a choice of three favorites from calamari strips, fried pickles, hush puppies, jambalaya bites and boudin balls. Guests may also select six chargrilled Gulf Coast oysters topped with garlic butter and Parmesan cheese or six raw oysters served with house-made cocktail sauce.

Entrée selections include Catfish Atchafalaya with crawfish cream sauce and dirty rice, Cajun-spiced grilled redfish with vegetables and Trinity butter sauce, or a shrimp and snow crab cluster boil served with corn, potato and andouille sausage.

The meal concludes with a choice of brownie à la mode or bread pudding. For locations and more information, visit smashincrab.com.

San Antonians are encouraged to support Culinaria and the city’s hospitality community by dining local throughout Restaurant Weeks. Guests can explore participating restaurants, try limited-time menus and help celebrate the chefs, teams and locally owned businesses that make San Antonio a leading culinary destination.

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About Culinaria - Culinaria is a San Antonio-based nonprofit organization that supports the city’s culinary community through dining events, educational initiatives and experiences celebrating local food and hospitality. For a complete list of participating restaurants and menus, visit satxrestaurantweek.com.