New San Antonio food hall, The Bottling Department at The Pearl, sets opening date

Lunchtime at a pre-opening event at The Bottling Department, a food hall at The Pearl. Lunchtime at a pre-opening event at The Bottling Department, a food hall at The Pearl. Photo: Alma E. Hernandez /For The San Antonio Express News Photo: Alma E. Hernandez /For The San Antonio Express News Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close New San Antonio food hall, The Bottling Department at The Pearl, sets opening date 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

Joining cities like New York, Chicago, Portland and New Orleans, San Antonio will welcome its own high-profile urban food hall when The Bottling Department opens Monday at the historic Pearl complex.

The Bottling Department, housed in the rebuilt incarnation of one of The Pearl’s original buildings, brings together five local vendors doing ramen, doughnuts, rice bowls, rotisserie chicken and burgers, plus a bar selling beer and wine.

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Here’s a rundown of the vendors, food and prices to expect:

Tenko Ramen from restaurateurs Quealy Watson and Jennifer Dobbertin offers three kinds of ramen for $9-$11 plus appetizers like kimchi, edamame and a fried chicken katsu sandwich for $3-7.

Chef Tim McDiarmid’s The Good Kind builds on her Tim the Girl catering operation with breakfast sandwiches, smoothies and fresh juices for $6-$10, plus market bowls with black rice and fresh veggies starting at $9, along with mac and cheese, avocado toast and paninis for $6-$9. There’s also a grab-and-go case of salads, sandwiches, snacks and dips from $4 to $8.

Bud’s Southern Rotisserie is translating Susan and Pieter Sypesteyn’s success with The Cookhouse and NOLA Brunch & Beignets to rotisserie chicken and porchetta for $14 a plate with two sides or $12 for a sandwich and a side., which might include braised greens, jambalaya or candied yams. Half a chicken costs $8, or $15 for a whole bird.

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Former Culinary Institute of America instructor Sergio Remolina took Fletcher’s Hamburgers as the name of his burger operation in honor of Fletch Davis, a Texan who was among the first in the country to sell hamburgers in the late 1800s. Fletcher’s burgers start at $6.96, and the menu includes a fried chicken sandwich ($6.68) and a Texas Akaushi beef hot dog for $5.98. There also are Kennebec fries starting at $2.75, cane-sugar sodas and milkshakes for $4.87.

Maybelle’s Donuts puts its namesake first, with yeast and cake doughnuts around $3 each, fried cinnamon rolls for $3, Merit coffee for $2.50 and seasonal fried pies that might include chocolate custard rhubarb or peach melba for $5. Maybelle’s is an outpost of another Pearl favorite, Bakery Lorraine from Charlie Biedenharn and chefs Jeremy Mandrell and Anne Ng.

Beer and wine will be handled by The Bar at The Bottling Department, with a list curated by sommelier Scott Ota of the nearby High Street Wine Co. The bar offers 17 wines by the glass for $5-$9 and more than a dozen beers. Ota created pairing suggestions for each of the vendors, from riesling with rotisserie to dark beer with doughnuts.

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The Bottling Department sits atop the underground nightclub Jazz, TX at 312 Pearl Parkway, Building 6. Hours will be 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Maybelle’s Donuts and The Good Kind will offer breakfast, and all the vendors will open at 11 a.m. for lunch.

In October, Vogue magazine listed The Pearl among the nation’s best food halls, alongside such high-profile markets as Revival Food Hall in Chicago, the Bowery Market in New York City and St. Roch Market in New Orleans, plus markets in Denver, Atlanta, Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, California.

The Bottling Department opens ahead of a similar development in Austin called Fareground, with half a dozen vendors curated from innovative restaurants there like Dai Due, Contigo and Emmer & Rye. It’s set to open later this year.

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