Pearl's Delights Are Your Neighbors
Like all great neighborhoods, Pearl has a rich history tied to place and time. Pearl is also a place to share meals, to learn, to work, to live. With apartments, restaurants and cafes, retailers and resident businesses, as well as a twice-weekly Farmers Market, this neighborhood is always full of life and activity.
HOTEL EMMA
One of just ten U.S. hotels that made Travel & Leisure’s 2016 “It List” and the focus of high praise from The New York Times, Southern Living, Architectural Digest and Garden & Gun, Hotel Emma is the flagship for Pearl’s culinary and cultural community. World-class hospitality, dining, drinks and gourmet groceries, right next door.
CULINARY DESTINATIONS
Restaurants, bakeries, cafes and bars. Pearl is a frontier of culinary destinations, an experimental space, a collaboration between farmers, ranchers, chefs, home cooks and people who just love food. And it’s home to the third U.S. campus of The Culinary Institute of America, where you can take a number of “food enthusiast” not-for-credit courses.
DANCE TO THE MUSIC
Jazz, TX is Pearl’s "Sound Underground" in the cellar of the Bottling Department where they celebrate the full spectrum of South Texas music—Jazz, Blues, Swing, Salsa and Folk. Plus, lots of live music flavors the events Pearl hosts in the Park and amphitheater year round to celebrate South Texas culture y cultura.
GET FRESH AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Every Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine, Pearl holds a farmers market. Browse the bounty of fresh, local, and seasonal products that come from farms and ranches within 150 miles of San Antonio. More than 40 vendors set up to sell goods ranging from farm-fresh produce and dairy, to honey, salsas and gourmet candies.
SHOP PEARL
Start your shopping trip at Hotel Emma’s gift shop, Curio, where you’ll find alluring, eclectic items characterized by good design, artisanal quality and confident style. Seek further retail bliss at Tiny Finch (linens, jewelry, clothing), Rancho Diaz, Lee Lee Shoes, Dos Carolinas, and Feliz Modern Pop, and many other sources of temptation.