First time on the outdoor dining list
October 2025
Stacker has spoken. Gino’s Deli Stop N Buy has secured a top position on San Antonio’s culinary map, ranking as the #9 highest-rated restaurant with outdoor seating in the area. Now usually known for their outdoor seating, Stacker surprisingly ranked Gino’s Deli in the top 10.
This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the sheer number of positive responses: the deli maintains an exceptional 4.8 out of 5-star rating across a massive 2,445 user reviews. This high rating, based on thousands of diner experiences, underscores the restaurant’s reputation for delivering consistent quality.
The establishment, located at 13210 Huebner Road, is a beloved spot specializing in Delis, Sandwiches, and signature Cheesesteaks. Its success on the outdoor dining list suggests that customers are highly satisfied with the experience of enjoying its popular, mid-priced fare ($$) in an al fresco setting. For San Antonians seeking high-quality comfort food—especially its renowned cheesesteaks—combined with a pleasant dining atmosphere, Gino’s Deli Stop N Buy is a confirmed local favorite.
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Highest-rated restaurants with outdoor seating in San Antonio by diners
The average person spends over 74 minutes eating and drinking on any given weekday. On weekends and holidays, that goes up to over 81 minutes. Where is a better place to spend that time than a restaurant?
Consumers agree. The National Restaurant Association states that 9 in 10 adults enjoy eating out at restaurants, which give people access to a world of great-tasting food that’s often difficult to reproduce at home.
People choose restaurants to scope out the latest food trends, including deeper dives into Southeast Asian cuisines from Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines, without trying to master these complex dishes at home. Chefs also have the resources to experiment with ingredients and bring new favorites like hot honey, spicy maple, matcha, and pickled foods to the table.
Dining out also offers unique, hyperlocal experiences featuring local farmers, food producers, brewers, winemakers, and distillers in a way that connects diners to the area.
When the weather’s nice, diners flock to al fresco seating. At least 2 in 5 diners like eating outdoors and look for great ambience like skyline views, rooftop settings, and waterfront seating to enhance their dining experience.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants in the San Antonio area using data from Yelp. Data is as of Aug. 4, 2025. Only businesses marked as having outdoor seating on the Yelp website were included. Yelp’s ranking system calculates an adjusted rating value that considers the number of ratings and the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews within a 10-kilometer radius of San Antonio were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included. Read on to see if your favorite spot made the list.
