It’s a South Texas food store with a dash of Euro-sophistication where Hotel Emma guests and locals alike can stock up on life’s culinary luxuries or simply enjoy a glass of wine in Brewmeister’s alley at the end of the day.

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SATISFACTION FOR EVERY PALATE.

A splendid little gustatory temple tucked away in the old brewing department, LARDER at Hotel Emma is for guests and locals alike. We carry local groceries, global provisions, fine wine, beer worthy of our location, just-out-of-the-oven baked goods, fresh flowers, house-butchered meats and freshly-prepared foods to eat in or take out.

Chef John Brand

Hotel Emma Chef and Culinary Director

John is responsible for the flavor, quality and eclecticism of Larder’s prepared foods and groceries. Larder is integral to John’s holistic culinary vision, which encompasses Supper, Sternewirth and the hotel’s unparalleled catering and in-room dining. Twenty-five years after impressive stints at The Little Nell in Aspen, The Broadmoor and Keswick Hall, John celebrates San Antonio’s rich local sources and international flavor at Larder.  

Merit Coffee

There is merit in pursuing perfection. Merit Roasting Co. sources beans directly from mostly single-farm growers, perfects them through the art/science of precision roasting, and delivers directly to us. Then we make transcendent coffee for you. 

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GROCERY

Oh, the shelves of plenty — stocked with wondrous and diverse foodstuffs, inspiring cookbooks and kitchenware you are unlikely to find anywhere else in town. Browse, sample, eat, drink, shop, savor.

"There is no sincerer love than the love of food."

- George Bernard Shaw

Local Vendors

Bakery Lorraine Breads and Pastries

Grassfield Farm Pastured Eggs and Grassfed Meat

Gretchen Bee Ranch Honey

HGD Foods Jams, Jellies, Pickled Vegetables, Salsa, Soups and Milled Flours

Humble House Foods Pesto and Hummus

Imagine Lavender Farm Body Care Products and Teas

Lick Honest Ice Creams

Peaceful Pork Pastured, Grassfed Pork

Madge's Pickles Fermented Vegetables and Kimchee

MALK Artisan Nut Milks

Mother CultureYogurt

Ms.Chocolatier Chocolates and Sweets

River Whey CreameryCheese

Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard Olives, Tea and Olive Oil

Shrub Drinks

Taste Elevated Mustards and Condiments

Auriela's Sausages

CKC Farms Cheese

Cat Spring Tea

Element Kombucha

Others

Olympia Provisions Charcuterie

El Guapo Bitters (New Orleans)

Olive & Sinclair Chocolate

Elliot's Adult Nut Butters

NOBLE Syrups & Vinegars

General

Rich array of cheeses and crackers

Smoked Salmon

Pate

Sausages

Charcuterie

Fine Oils & Vinegars

Italian Pasta

Spanish Anchovies and Sardines

Gourmet Chips, Nuts, Snacks

Select Fresh Produce

Smoked Duck Breast & Duck Bacon

Cereal, Granola, Oatmeal

Hard-to-find Spices & Ingredients

Vegan and Gluten-Free Foods

Fresh Flowers

Uncommon Wines and Craft Beers

Periodicals

Short Stack Editions

Sugar & Rice Magazine

Art Culinaire

Kitchen Wares & Staples

Hedley & Bennett Aprons

Bar Wares

Cheese Knives and Boards

Culinary Gifts

Gift Baskets

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  • "The gourmet market inside the Hotel Emma offers a thoughtfully chosen selection of imported and artisan products, kitchen tools, cookbooks, beers and wines and a deli case filled with house-prepared salads, prepared and house-cured meats, assorted pastries, coffees (including a special Hotel Emma blend from Merit Coffee), and an array of cold and pressed sandwiches. Like everything else in the hotel, this grab-and-go market has its own sense of high-low style."

     — San Antonio-Express News

  • "For fresh salads, playful pressed sandwiches (we’re down with Brie, apple, and burnthoney), and endless riffs on that Texas treasure, the kolache, Larder is the place to be. At this refined gourmet grocery, you can eat-in and relax over a glass of Texas wine or a cup of coffee (they exclusively serve Merit brand), or select from farm-fresh snacks such as fine cheeses and tart pickles to stock up your hotel “ice box” for later. Hint: the corn and coconut pudding pop always proves a winner."

     — The Local Palate

  • "Little sister Larder, the hotel's coffee shop/bakery/boutique grocer is perfect for morning and afternoon pick-me-ups and a quick grab-and-go lunch."

     — SA Current
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