San Antonio/ Food & Drinks
Published on January 29, 2019
Check out the 4 most popular spots in San Antonio's Harmony Hills neighborhoodLittle Italy Restaurant. | Photo: Alex S./Yelp

Spending time in Harmony Hills? Get to know this San Antonio neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from an Asian food eatery to a Peruvian restaurant.

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Harmony Hills, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.

1. Lucky Noodle

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Topping the list is Asian fusion and Chinese spot Lucky Noodle, which offers noodles and more. Located at 8525 Blanco Rd., it's the highest rated business in the neighborhood, boasting 4.5 stars out of 260 reviews on Yelp. 

Choose from Asian soups, rice and noodle dishes, dumplings and more at Lucky Noodle. Look for selections like the hand-pulled noodle with beef soup, beef celery dumplings, marinated pig eggs and the mapo tofu.

2. What's Brewing?

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Next up is coffee roastery and arcade What's Brewing?, situated at 138 W. Rhapsody Drive. With five stars out of 51 reviews on Yelp, it's proven to be a local favorite. 

With almost 40 years of history, What’s Brewing offers organic, decaf, flavored, blended and single origins coffee. They also have tea. Pick from a list of coffees that include the Guatemala Cubulco coffee, featuring almond and chocolate flavors or an organic French roast coffee. 

3. Little Italy Restaurant

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Italian spot Little Italy Restaurant, which offers pizza and seafood, is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 824 Afterglow St., four stars out of 267 reviews. 

Owned by the Visocaro family, the restaurant originally opened in New York in 1983, before relocating to San Antonio 12 years later. Little Italy Restaurant serves a variety of Italian dishes. Try the Gnocchi A La Romana with ricotta and spinach and filled potato dumplings, served with meat sauce. Also, keep an eye out for the Fettuccine Primavera, which is a medley of fresh broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, squash and carrots in a garlic butter sauce.

4. Brasa Chicken

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Brasa Chicken, a Peruvian spot, is another neighborhood go-to, with four stars out of 76 Yelp reviews. Head over to 8523 Blanco Road to see for yourself.  

Brasa Chicken specializes in authentic cuisine from Peru. The menu consists of chicken, sandwiches, sides, desserts and main dishes. Look for meals like the Arroz Chaufa Especial, Peruvian fried rice with green onions, eggs, ginger and Peruvian soy sauce, or the Lomo Saltado, which is another standout with sirloin, red onion, Peruvian soy sauce, ginger, white rice and crispy fries.