SA Yacht Club Is San Antonio’s Weird-Yet-Cool Food And Retail Destination

By Sara Branstetter | December 16, 2023

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Beer, food, retail. Pretty much all you need to survive. And now all can be found at San Antonio’s newest, and quirkiest, retail center, the SA Yacht Club.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sara Branstetter has called San Antonio, TX home for the last 20 years. She’s a wife of a veteran, mom of four, and a cuddler of the world's best dog. The army brought her family to San Antonio years ago, and the city, its culture, and its food have kept her here.

Located just two blocks west of the Pearl Brewery, the SA Yacht Club is an eccentric place to enjoy some of the best San Antonio has to offer. This really is an odd place. The buildings are recycled shipping containers and there’s a bright orange VW Beetle parked in front as a sign.

The location is a bit random with one side of the street filled with brand new buildings and designer townhomes while the other side is occupied by old (read: falling apart) houses and buildings.

And the Yacht Club businesses themselves are a mashup that don’t make a lot of sense. Tacos, coffee, Filipino food, leather goods, and vacation rentals. But in the case of the SA Yacht Club, weird works and odd is more than agreeable.

If you’re coming for food, you are coming for the right reason. One of San Antonio’s best taco joints, Naco 210, just closed up its shop at Los Patios (for which we are shedding a few tears - that place was gorgeous!) and decamped to the Yacht Club. They rebranded and are now Naco Grayson.

The menu is the same and the tacos haven’t lost a step. And for those of us mourning the loss of the Los Patios location, you can still catch their taco truck which is parked at 410 and Nacogdoches. Either location is a stellar taco option.

Other food options include the outstanding Filipino food truck, Jeepney Street Eats, where lumpia, pancit, and sisig rule the roost, and Drippy’s and Sippy’s, places to get your coffee and booze respectively.

The SA Yacht Club rounds out its offerings with the Bexar Goods Co, a leather maker with a brick and mortar airstream for browsing, and upper level Airbnb vacation rentals.

Given the food and laid back vibe at the SA Yacht Club, it is definitely worth a visit for a chill lunch or evening.

But beware the parking situation. The only options for parking in the area are surface parking along the streets. Given that this is both a residential and industrial neighborhood, parking is tight and has the potential to be an irritant to local homeowners and businesses. So it’s best to be conscientious when parking and be prepared to walk.

WEBSITE | 310 W Grayson St, San Antonio, TX 78212