Want the inside word on San Antonio's buzziest local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to uncover which eateries have been getting extra notice this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at San Antonio businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are on a hot streak, right now.
CoCo Bongo Cocina & Bar
Open since February, this Mexican restaurant is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Mexican" on Yelp.
Citywide, Mexican spots saw a median 2.4% increase in new reviews over the past month, but CoCo Bongo Cocina & Bar saw a 42.9% increase, maintaining a mixed 3.5-star rating throughout.
Located at 18740 Stone Oak Parkway, CoCo Bongo Cocina & Bar offers an array of authentic, Mexican dishes, such as roasted chicken with rice, chile rellenos, shrimp quesadillas, short rib mole, ceviche and a house burrito meal.
Lucy Cooper's Ice House
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Shady Oaks's Lucy Cooper's Ice House, the traditional American restaurant and bar is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Bars" on Yelp saw a median 3.1% increase in new reviews over the past month, Lucy Cooper's Ice House bagged a 9.8% increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining a mixed three-star rating.
Open at 16080 San Pedro Ave. since last December, Lucy Cooper's Ice House offers low country boils, burgers and sandwiches, salads and the option to build-your-own pizza to go along with the bar's signature cocktails.
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery
Downtown San Antonio's CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery is also making waves. Open at 611 Hemisfair Blvd. since 2017, the breakfast, brunch and lunch spot, which offers coffee, tea, authentic French pastries and more, has seen a 10% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 3.3% for all businesses tagged "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis, CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery's review count increased by more than 240%.
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery serves breakfast tacos, omelets and quiche as well as soups, salads and sandwiches. Also, all the breads and breakfast pastries are made fresh daily from scratch. Over the past month, it's maintained a convincing 4.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Zero Degrees
Zero Degrees is the city's buzziest coffee and tea spot by the numbers.
The popular bubble tea and coffee tea spot, which opened at 6903 Blanco Road last December, increased its new review count by 20% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 4.3% for the Yelp category "Coffee & Tea."
Zero Degrees serves smoothies, signature fruit mix split cups, horchata and Thai milk teas, as well as hot snacks like chicken wings, elotes and carne asada fries every day for lunch and dinner.
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