Now, the Alamo City gem is gleaming with yet another accolade from a respected global tastemaker\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Food & Wine magazine.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s right \u2014 the publication once again recognized Hotel Emma as one of America\u2019s 10 best hotels for its culinary caliber, according to its 2026\u00a0list<\/a> ranking the \u201cTop 10 US Hotels for Food and Drink.\u201d<\/p>\n To determine and place nominees for this desired designation, Food & Wine surveys over 400 judges, including chefs, travel experts and wine connoisseurs, each year. The San Antonio stay weighed in at 8th place, up from 10th place in last year\u2019s ranking<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hotel Emma earned its elevated place among other nationally recognized lodgings, like the\u00a0Aragosta in Deer Isle and the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City, for continually exhibiting \u201cthe spirit of convivial Southern hospitality.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the publication, the charm begins \u201cat check-in with a welcome Margarita.\u201d It\u2019s a signal toward the hotel\u2019s hardy happy hour, which \u201ctakes the form of Friday afternoon chef\u2019s\u00a0tastings in the library.\u201d There, guests can mingle while \u201csampling seasonal dishes that highlight ingredients from nearby farms.\u201d<\/p>\n But happy hour is just the start, according to Food & Wine judges. Breakfast or lunch at Larder<\/a> brings a carefully curated list of pastries and sandwiches to the table, along with a wide selection of local libations.\u00a0If you\u2019re in the mood for something that\u2019ll stick to your ribs, however, Supper<\/a> offers \u201celevated American food like truffle omelets and smoked fried quail.\u201d<\/p>\n The publication also praises the hotel\u2019s tavern and club room Sternwirth<\/a>, which offers a selection of signature craft cocktails\u00a0\u2014 including \u201cThe Three Emmas,\u201d named after a legendary 1914 true-crime scandal<\/a> involving the\u00a0president of the Pearl Brewery, Otto\u00a0Koehler, who was murdered by his mistress.<\/p>\n Although Food & Wine offers just a taste of what Hotel Emma is all about, \u201cThose eager for even more can check the event calendar for frequent wine dinners and spirits events,\u201d the publication notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now, the Alamo City gem is gleaming with yet another accolade from a respected global tastemaker\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Food & Wine…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-245218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-san-antonio","9":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","10":"tag-san-antonio-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}