4 Best Shopping in Alamo Heights and Brackenridge Park, San Antonio

Look for the distinctive smokestacks at this open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment center (the area was once a cement factory). Today, Alamo Quarry Market includes a Regal movie theater complex and many standard mall stores, such as Old Navy, Whole Foods, and Banana Republic. This entire area actually offers a huge array of shopping. Quarry Village is across from Quarry Market, and the Shops at Lincoln Heights are close by at the intersection of Broadway and East Base Road.

If you think a supermarket can't be a destination, think again. The only location of the chain in San Antonio (there are nine others in Texas), Central Market is both a foodie heaven and a popular gourmet grocery store in Alamo Heights. Among the many offerings, you'll find scratch-made baked goods, chef-prepared meals, a great wine selection, a fresh seafood counter, and an on-site tortilleria for fresh tortillas. Top off your finds with a fresh flower arrangement from the well-stocked floral center up front. An in-house cooking school provides classes (for a fee) in such areas as afternoon tea, autumn in Italy, sushi and sake party, make and take tamales, wines, and many more. Their very popular Hatch Chile Fest takes place every August. 

Upscale boutiques, especially in tony neighborhoods like Alamo Heights, can be intimidating, but there's no such vibe in this jewel of a find in the Uptown Alamo Heights Center. It's cozy space, but the multicategory store is comfortably filled with a wide variety of designer offerings in women's high-end fashion, perfumes, limited edition books, greeting cards, home accessories, gifts, and antiques. The fine artisan jewelry is irresistible—whatever you choose for that perfect gift, you will absolutely want one for yourself. Everything is beautifully displayed, and customer service is attentive and helpful.

Previously known as Sunset Ridge Home and Hardware, the name Sunset & Co. may be new, but it's the same wonderful place to browse to your heart's content. The store seems endless, brimming as it is with gifts and accessories for him and her, jewelry, bath and body products, men's hats, travel bags, clothing and accessories for babies and kids, and more. There's plenty for the home and kitchen, too, as well as hardware and outdoor items, like Weber grills, grilling accessories, coolers, and tool sets. They also offer services for glass-cutting, key-cutting, Miele vacuum repair, screen repair, paint color matching, and custom monogramming.