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Fearless Critic restaurant review
San Antonio
Food
Feel
Price
7.4
8.5
$70
Italian
Casual restaurant

Hours
Daily 11:00am–11:00pm

Features Date-friendly, good wines, Wi-Fi
Bar Beer, wine, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Accepted

www.paesanos.com

Uptown Central
555 E. Basse Rd.
San Antonio, TX
(210) 828-5191
Paesanos
A meeting ground for movers and shakers with food that knows not to intrude

It has been forty years since Paesanos appeared with its attitude, its now-iconic “Gamberi Paesano,” and its menu melding old-school Italian-American eats with upscale variations on a red-carpet theme. Over the years, owner Joe Cosniac’s empire has expanded, and though the 1604 location (reviewed separately) might appear fresher, the Basse…

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