Mixtli
Mexican restaurant · South of Southtown ·
Narrative tasting menus exploring Mexico's regions with storytelling plates
Narrative tasting menus exploring Mexico's regions with storytelling plates
"I found the menu at Mixtli shifts every season to a different region of Mexico, showcasing contrasting ingredients and preparations from the coast, mountains, and jungle; as San Antonio’s only MICHELIN-starred restaurant, dining there carries the cachet of a special occasion." - David Shortell
"Expectations for a special occasion dinner like Mixtli are sky-high, which is fitting since the restaurant’s name is the Nahuatl word for “cloud.” But the $160-per-person ticket price (not including tax, tip, optional drink pairings, or parking) actually pays off for the fanciest dining experience in the area. On a recent visit, the tasting menu featured 10 courses meant to represent Mexico’s Pacific coast, from briny swordfish to a tamal in heavenly green curry. The standouts were the mains: perfect carnitas with a sope in the shape of a pig, and steak prepared only with salt but cooked to pink-in-the-middle perfection and served with creamy cashew butter. Unless you’re just sipping a cocktail at the bar, where even the zero-proofs have ingredients you might not recognize, save Mixtli for a splurgeworthy event and spring for the wine or cocktail pairings." - Kris Seavers
"In San Antonio, it took home a Michelin star and an Outstanding Service award in 2024." - H. Drew Blackburn
"The multi-course tasting menu reframes a roughly 20-year historical period up to 1848, drawing on techniques and ingredients from Mexicans, Texicans, Spaniards, Europeans, and Indigenous Americans to tell a layered culinary story. A memorable course featured acorn and pecan mole served over root vegetables with amaranth; the acorn appears as a carefully selected flour (chosen from several varieties for flavor), while pecans, acorns, and root vegetables reference foraged ingredients and are presented minimally altered—left uncut with twisted roots intact—to evoke their ancestral textures and origins." - Courtney E. Smith
"A San Antonio restaurant that was a finalist in the Outstanding Hospitality category at the 2025 James Beard Awards." - Nicole Adlman