San Antonio River Walk bar and restaurant The Luxury has closed; new Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen plans to open in the space – mySA

One of several shaded patios and open spaces at chef Andrew Weissman's bar and grill called The Luxury, which has closed in preparation for its move to the airport this summer. Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen is moving into the space.

One of several shaded patios and open spaces at chef Andrew Weissman's bar and grill called The Luxury, which has closed in preparation for its move to the airport this summer. Elsewhere Garden Bar &

Photo: Mike Sutter /Staff File Photo

One of several shaded patios and open spaces at chef Andrew Weissman's bar and grill called The Luxury, which has closed in preparation for its move to the airport this summer. Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen is moving into the space.

One of several shaded patios and open spaces at chef Andrew Weissman's bar and grill called The Luxury, which has closed in preparation for its move to the airport this summer. Elsewhere Garden Bar &

San Antonio River Walk bar and restaurant The Luxury has closed; new Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen plans to open in the space

Star San Antonio chef Andrew Weissman has closed his River Walk bar and grill The Luxury as he prepares to move the operation to the airport this summer.

He sold the warren of storage containers, shaded patios and riverside swings to entrepreneurs Terrin Fuhrmann and Nolan Ellis, who plan to rename the space Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen, which they pledged on Facebook to transform the space into a carefully curated, overly landscaped bar and kitchen experience.

Closing the River Walk location of The Luxury allows Weissman to focus on the airport expansion as well as Mr. Juicy, which he plans to expand to the North Side in the late spring, he said. Mr. Juicy was named the best burger joint from the 2019 Express-News series, 52 Weeks of Burgers. Read the winning rankings here.

No opening date has been announced for Elsewhere. Its representatives could not be reached for comment.

Weissman opened The Luxury in 2013, an ironically named space cobbled together from cargo containers adjacent to the San Antonio Museum of Art on Jones Avenue just north of downtown. From its shady perch above the River Walks Museum Reach, The Luxury sold gourmet burgers, banh mi sandwiches, craft beer and one of the citys best fried chicken sandwiches.

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The operation is moving to the San Antonio International Airport this summer, along with a second location of Weissmans downtown coffee shop Sip Brew Bar & Eatery. Weissmans restaurant portfolio in San Antonio also includes the Olmos Park burger joint Mr. Juicy and the upscale La Cantera restaurant Signature, Inspired by Chef Andrew Weissman.

Mike Sutter is a food and drink reporter and restaurant critic in the San Antonio and Bexar County area. Read him on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. | msutter@express-news.net | Twitter: @fedmanwalking

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