Popular San Antonio eatery Gigi’s Deli is taking a break from serving up East Coast-style sandwiches as chef and owner Matt Garcia turns his focus to a new venture in partnership with Tatanka Guerrero, the owner of El Tigre Coffee Roasters.
Miles is the name of a new cocktail bar and bistro that Garcia and Guerrero have been cooking up on East Commerce Street. Garcia told MySA that he will act as the owner, operator and director of hospitality of the new concept.
“I’m excited to work on this next venture and move kind of more into the front-of-house and hospitality side of things and really just curating the experience from top to bottom,” Garcia said during a phone interview. “So part of that is just putting Gigi’s on just a little bit of a hiatus while we get this place open.”
Miles will offer a bar program featuring classic cocktails and a selection of wine in addition to bites that represent San Antonio’s food scene at the moment. The bar aims to serve the people who inhabit the nearby surroundings, including visitors at the convention center and residents in the area. Garcia mentioned that the name Miles is in reference to the adjacent train tracks and the legendary jazz musician, Miles Davis.
“We really enjoy what Miles Davis did for the music and for the culture at a certain point, and so we hope to embody some of that spirit as much as we can,” Garcia said.
The exact location of Miles is still somewhat under wraps for now, but more details will be revealed as the concept approaches its opening date, pegged for the middle of May 2026. Gigi’s Deli will be on ice starting Sunday, April 19, but folks can expect to see it pop up again later this year.