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What Happened to Restaurant Gwendolyn After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Restaurant Gwendolyn has closed — confirmed via sacurrent.com, December 2025.

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What the source shows: San Antonio Current and San Antonio Report both reported that chef Michael Sohocki closed Restaurant Gwendolyn's downtown location, with last service reported as 2025-12-18, and relocated the concept to a new restaurant called 5 Points.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Restaurant Gwendolyn was a chef-driven American tasting-menu restaurant from chef Michael Sohocki on the River Walk in downtown San Antonio, Texas, known for scratch cooking done largely without modern electric equipment. It was featured on the show, episode 'Culinary Revolutions' (S10E13). According to the San Antonio Current, Sohocki closed Restaurant Gwendolyn's downtown location, along with his restaurant Kimura, and moved the concept to a different building. The San Antonio Report reported the same closure, noting the restaurant's last service was 2025-12-18 and that Sohocki reopened in the former 5 Points Local space under a new name, 5 Points, retaining a similar approach to ingredients and preparation. The restaurant's original domain no longer hosts content related to the business; a 2026-09-08 site check found it resolved to unrelated third-party content. No source confirming continued operation under the Restaurant Gwendolyn name was found within this review's search budget.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 13
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Culinary Revolutions
What was featured
chef-driven scratch-cooked tasting menu
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Restaurant Gwendolyn

Frequently asked questions

Is Restaurant Gwendolyn still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Restaurant Gwendolyn has closed — confirmed via sacurrent.com, December 2025.

What happened to Restaurant Gwendolyn after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Restaurant Gwendolyn was a chef-driven American tasting-menu restaurant from chef Michael Sohocki on the River Walk in downtown San Antonio, Texas, known for scratch cooking done largely without modern electric equipment. As of September 2026, Restaurant Gwendolyn has closed — confirmed via sacurrent.com, December 2025.

Is Restaurant Gwendolyn permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Restaurant Gwendolyn has closed — confirmed via sacurrent.com, December 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Restaurant Gwendolyn located?

River Walk, San Antonio, TX 78205. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Restaurant Gwendolyn?

Season 10, Episode 13 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Culinary Revolutions”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

No source confirming continued operation under the Restaurant Gwendolyn name was found within this review's search budget. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Restaurant Gwendolyn still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

Restaurant Gwendolyn was a chef-driven American tasting-menu restaurant from chef Michael Sohocki on the River Walk in downtown San Antonio, Texas, known for scratch cooking done largely without modern electric equipment. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
River Walk, San Antonio, TX 78205
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
restaurantgwendolyn.com

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Sources

  • sacurrent.com — https://www.sacurrent.com/food-drink/san-antonio-chef-michael-sohocki-to-close-kimura-and-restaurant-gwendolyn-move-to-five-points-27236485/
  • sanantonioreport.org — https://sanantonioreport.org/restaurant-gwendolyn-downtown-san-antonio-closed/

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