Tacos from La Fonda de Jaime 2.0.
Photograph by José R. Ralat
I’d just caught myself singing along to the lovelorn Mexican ballads streaming from the overhead speakers at Tony’s Siesta when I was brought back to reality. The purpose of my visit to this old-school bar in downtown San Antonio was to sample La Fonda De Jaime 2.0, the taco truck in the adjacent parking lot but first I ducked inside for a quick beer with some friends, and I was glad I did.
A bartender strolled over to hand us a spiked summer-in-a-cup watermelon agua fresca and a couple of tropical, hazy beers. “Who got dumped?” one of my dining companions asked the employee. His reply was a puzzled “no one.” Nevertheless, the cry-in-your-beer tunes and darkly lit, gently renovated old dive had me reminiscing about a youth spent in similar joints with yellowed ceiling titles and sticky surfaces the kind of places where if the bartender took a shine to you, he or she would quietly top off your cheap domest
Embrace the boozy aguas frescas at downtown San Antonio bar Tony s Siesta
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The boozy aguas frescas at Tony s Siesta are the right refreshment for this unseasonably warm winter.Paul Stephen /StaffShow MoreShow Less
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The outdoor seating space at Tony s Siesta is well shaded with plenty of picnic table seating.Chuck Blount /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less
There’s never a wrong time for an agua fresca in San Antonio. And make that a double if you happen to be in the downtown area and craving a fruity adult beverage.
The recently opened Tony’s Siesta is serving a trio of booze-spiked aguas frescas that are ideal any time of year. I’ve sipped my way through all three over the course of a couple recent visits and can heartily say I’ll be back for more.