A familiar San Antonio chef is bringing a new cafe concept to Hemisfair, a year after a beloved tap house closed its doors there.
Chef Rene Fernandez is opening Park @ 510 Deli and Market at the Pereida House on Wednesday, according to CultureMap San Antonio. The historic home, previously the site of Künstler Tap Haus, is at 510 S. Alamo St., near Hemisfair’s Yanaguana Garden.
Fernandez is the chef behind two Southtown mainstays: Azuca Nuevo Latino, which opened in 2003, and Hola!, which opened in 2022 just across the street from Hemisfair.
Park @ 510 Deli and Market will offer panini, salads, bowls, charcuterie, fresh juice and smoothies with Fernandez’s signature fusion of seafood and Tex-Mex.
“We brought together the warmth of a classic deli and the energy of a modern market — a place for a quick bite between park visits or a long, easy lunch,” the restaurant’s website says.
Starters and sides include ceviche, shrimp cocktail, guacamole, gourmet potato chips and pasta salad. The charcuterie menu offers a small or large board with choice of meat and cheese.
Those in search of a heartier meal can choose from a wide variety of hot and cold panini. The menu includes classic Italian staples, as well as dishes inspired by Tex-Mex flavors, like Southwest Cheesesteak and Chicken Quesadilla. Bowl options range from the Tuna Poke Bowl to the San Antonio Chicken Bowl.
Customers can also stop by for the restaurant’s frutería, which will offer cups of seasonal fruit.
The restaurant is taking over the former space of Künstler Brewing’s Tap Haus, which said goodbye to its Hemisfair location in October 2025. Ownership said years of construction along South Alamo and the newly renamed Durango Boulevard (formerly known as César E. Chávez Boulevard) pushed away customers.
Hemisfair is drawing renewed attention amid plans to build a new Spurs arena at the downtown park, but the new chapter hasn’t come without challenges. The San Antonio Police Department announced last month that it was increasing patrols around the park after a string of violence in the area, including a fatal shooting on its basketball court and a robbery where a man was shot in the face.
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