Southside
Southside is the part of San Antonio that remembers it was here first. Generational Tejano families, Catholic parishes that still pack the lot on Sundays, taquerias that outlasted three rounds of gentrification talk, and Mission Espada sitting in the middle of it like a five-hundred-year-old anchor. The dating economics are not Pearl Brewery economics: rents are lower, the bar scene is neighborhood-bar scene, and Friday night tends to involve family before it involves anyone else. If you are dating someone from the Southside, you will meet the abuela early. Treat that as the feature, not the bug.
Southside by the numbers
Southside runs male-heavy, about 61% men to 39% women.
Median individual income in Southside is about $23,900.
Texas has no party registration, so this is a 2024 election proxy: Bexar County voted about 54% Harris to 44% Trump, a Democratic-leaning county that shifted toward Trump.
The median renter in Southside pays about $990 a month.
About 4,400 Southside residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
- SouthsideDrinks
The Esquire Tavern
- SouthsideDining
Tokyo Cowboy
- SouthsideCafés
210 Ice Cream Shop
Good for groupsWheelchair access - SouthsideActivity
DragonClaw - Claw Machine Arcade
Wheelchair access - SouthsideDrinks
Drink Texas Bar
- SouthsideDrinks
Shady Lady Saloon
- SouthsideDrinks
THE STEER COCKTAILS & BEER
- SouthsideDrinks
Alchemy Cocktail Lounge & Hookah
- SouthsideActivity
Texas Air Museum-Stinson Chapter - Museum with Historic Aviation and Military Exhibits
Wheelchair access - SouthsideActivity
Elephant Room
Wheelchair access - SouthsideActivity
Klaw Time - Claw Machine Arcade
Wheelchair access - SouthsideDrinks
Gloria's Hideout