{"id":217515,"date":"2026-03-24T03:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/217515\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T03:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:18:11","slug":"goth-club-cream-ii-closes-on-san-antonios-st-marys-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/217515\/","title":{"rendered":"Goth club Cream II closes on San Antonio’s St. Mary’s Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"

A favorite haunt for San Antonio\u2019s goth community has quietly slunk into the night. Cream II<\/a>, the self-proclaimed \u201cvampire bar\u201d at 2806 N St. Mary’s St. is now closed, according to a former employee.<\/p>\n

The story of the bar, located in the former home of Squeezebox on the St. Mary\u2019s Strip, is a tangled web. Cream first debuted at 527 W. Hildebrand Ave. in Beacon Hill in July 2022. Originally, it was a more conventional dance club, with signs that read \u201cPrada Marfa\u201d and \u201cBlessed.\u201d Over time, the bats took over the belfry, and the concept became known for its darker vibes.<\/p>\n

By 2023, the owners were ready to expand. They announced ambitious plans<\/a> to convert a historic building at 102 Heiman St. in St. Paul Square into a new Cream nightclub. The space would feature two levels of dancefloors \u2014 one playing death rock and post-punk, and the other house and techno \u2014 plus a rentable upstairs rooftop. That vision dissolved in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis could\u2019ve been special, but we got screwed,\u201d an Instagram post said at the time. \u201cLesson[s] were learned, and this is an example of doing your homework on a property.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the setback, the owners pivoted again. On Labor Day weekend 2024, they debuted \u201cy\u2019allternative\u201d space Neon Moon Saloon<\/a>. Like the original Cream, that bar quickly switched courses, too, trading country for nu-metal and emo despite the cowhides on the wall.<\/p>\n

The foray into yeehaw vibes proved to be short-lived, however. After barely two months, the owners rebranded the spot into Cream II<\/a>, which attracted more Doc Martens than Ropers. <\/p>\n

Cream has not made any public statements about the closure, but has been on the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission\u2019s delinquent list \u2014 a public list of retailers who haven’t paid alcohol wholesalers by the state’s credit payment deadline \u2014 for several weeks. A social media request for more information was not immediately returned, and the phone number for the business appears to be disconnected.<\/p>\n

The same ownership group also closed Libros Book Club<\/a>, a spooky reading room and lounge on Hildebrand Avenue, in August 2025.<\/p>\n