Mar 12, 2026 | 8:30 am
A cult favorite ice cream brand is finally opening in San Antonio. The Shops of La Cantera has scooped the city’s first location of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, converting a former Bahama Bucks shaved ice stand into a frosty new shop.
Although its pints have been long available at local gourmet grocers like Central Market and Royal Blue, Jeni’s has thus far skipped San Antonio for other Texas locales. It currently has several shops in Austin, Dallas, and Houston.
Each parlor carries a wide variety of scoops in cones, flights, and pints in a rotating lineup of 19 creative flavors. Guests can expect classics like sweet cream, along with creations like gooey butter cake, powdered jelly doughnut, watermelon taffy, wildberry lavender, and goat cheese with red cherries…