Guidebook for Houston

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Guidebook for Houston

Food Scene

Some of the best fajitas and margaritas you will have anywhere.
47 locals recommend
El Tiempo Cantina - Montrose
1308 Montrose Boulevard
47 locals recommend
Some of the best fajitas and margaritas you will have anywhere.
So good. Just so good.
14 locals recommend
Christy's Donuts Kolaches
1103 W Gray St
14 locals recommend
So good. Just so good.
It's open all day, but breakfast tacos are why you want to be there.
24 locals recommend
La Mexicana
1018 Fairview St
24 locals recommend
It's open all day, but breakfast tacos are why you want to be there.
Fantastic, very special hamburgers. The Grim Burger is something unique.
23 locals recommend
Lankford's Grocery & Market
88 Dennis St
23 locals recommend
Fantastic, very special hamburgers. The Grim Burger is something unique.
Fantastic sushi. Always crowded. Get there for happy hour if you can.
219 locals recommend
Uchi
904 Westheimer Rd
219 locals recommend
Fantastic sushi. Always crowded. Get there for happy hour if you can.
Cajun food is always good, especially late at night.
116 locals recommend
BB's Tex-Orleans
2701 White Oak Dr
116 locals recommend
Cajun food is always good, especially late at night.
Yummy pizza by the slice.
14 locals recommend
Pepperoni's
8502 S Main St
14 locals recommend
Yummy pizza by the slice.
Another late-night staple.
54 locals recommend
Katz's Deli
616 Westheimer Rd
54 locals recommend
Another late-night staple.
Open 24-hours for the surprising number of people who need Greek food at 2 AM.
6 locals recommend
Theo's
812 Westheimer Rd
6 locals recommend
Open 24-hours for the surprising number of people who need Greek food at 2 AM.
Great food. You probably need a reservation.
61 locals recommend
Underbelly
1100 Westheimer Road
61 locals recommend
Great food. You probably need a reservation.
Tasty and cheap sandwiches.
Juan Mon's International
1901 Taft St
Tasty and cheap sandwiches.
Tasty pizza. Great for take-out.
47 locals recommend
Pink's Pizza
710 W Gray St
47 locals recommend
Tasty pizza. Great for take-out.
Hookah and hummus on the patio.
Byzantio
403 W Gray St
Hookah and hummus on the patio.
Champagne and fried chicken go together remarkably well.
113 locals recommend
MAX's Wine Dive
4720 Washington Ave
113 locals recommend
Champagne and fried chicken go together remarkably well.
Houston has a huge Vietnamese population and there is no place better for banh mi Vietnamese sandwiches (most under $3) than here.
36 locals recommend
Les Givral's
2704 Milam St
36 locals recommend
Houston has a huge Vietnamese population and there is no place better for banh mi Vietnamese sandwiches (most under $3) than here.
Excellent pho.
21 locals recommend
Pho Saigon
2808 Milam St
21 locals recommend
Excellent pho.
Mexican food straight out of Mexico City, very different to Tex-Mex.
71 locals recommend
Cuchara
214 Fairview St
71 locals recommend
Mexican food straight out of Mexico City, very different to Tex-Mex.
Funky fresh Vietnamese food.
25 locals recommend
LES BA'GET
1717 Montrose Blvd
25 locals recommend
Funky fresh Vietnamese food.
Coffee shop formerly known as Inversion. It’s great.
Canary Coffee House
Coffee shop formerly known as Inversion. It’s great.

Drinks & Nightlife

The diviest dive bar in a neighborhood of dive bars.
10 locals recommend
Lola's Depot
2327 Grant St
10 locals recommend
The diviest dive bar in a neighborhood of dive bars.
Great neighborhood sports bar. Fantastic place to watch football on the weekends. Thursday is Steak Night (do it!). Friday is epic karaoke.
PJ's Sports Bar
614 W Gray St
Great neighborhood sports bar. Fantastic place to watch football on the weekends. Thursday is Steak Night (do it!). Friday is epic karaoke.
If hand-crafted drinks are your thing, Anvil is your place.
214 locals recommend
Anvil Bar & Refuge
1424 Westheimer Rd
214 locals recommend
If hand-crafted drinks are your thing, Anvil is your place.
Fantastic selection of beers.
104 locals recommend
The Hay Merchant
1100 Westheimer Rd
104 locals recommend
Fantastic selection of beers.
Very solid bar--you can be relaxed or be trendy here.
8 locals recommend
Royal Oak Bar and Grill
1318 Westheimer Rd
8 locals recommend
Very solid bar--you can be relaxed or be trendy here.
Great wine bar.
159 locals recommend
Boheme
307 Fairview St
159 locals recommend
Great wine bar.
Great place to knock back with a Guinness and good company.
39 locals recommend
Rudyard's British Pub and Grill
2010 Waugh Dr
39 locals recommend
Great place to knock back with a Guinness and good company.
Solid neighborhood bar.
6 locals recommend
Cecil's Pub
600 W Gray St
6 locals recommend
Solid neighborhood bar.

Sightseeing

Next to Inversion Coffee House. Worth a stop-in for interesting exhibits if you are there.
Art League Houston
1953 Montrose Blvd
Next to Inversion Coffee House. Worth a stop-in for interesting exhibits if you are there.
One of the best private (or public) museums in the country and absolutely free. Lots of good surrealist work and a very relaxing lawn in front.
491 locals recommend
The Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
491 locals recommend
One of the best private (or public) museums in the country and absolutely free. Lots of good surrealist work and a very relaxing lawn in front.
A unique space created by abstract expressionist Mark Rothko.
164 locals recommend
Rothko Chapel
3900 Yupon St
164 locals recommend
A unique space created by abstract expressionist Mark Rothko.
Get there at sunset to watch a LOT of bats head out for the evening.
77 locals recommend
Waugh Drive Bat Colony
Waugh Drive
77 locals recommend
Get there at sunset to watch a LOT of bats head out for the evening.
Something you will see nowhere else--a house covered in beer cans.
75 locals recommend
Beer Can House
222 Malone St
75 locals recommend
Something you will see nowhere else--a house covered in beer cans.
Worth a stop-in, a museum that celebrates Houston's love affair with the Art Car.
130 locals recommend
Art Car Museum
140 Heights Blvd
130 locals recommend
Worth a stop-in, a museum that celebrates Houston's love affair with the Art Car.

Everything Else

Best place in the city (and maybe world) to buy second-hand cowboy boots but also so much more. ***Open only some Fridays and Saturdays*** Call ahead.
Texas Junk Company
215 Welch St
Best place in the city (and maybe world) to buy second-hand cowboy boots but also so much more. ***Open only some Fridays and Saturdays*** Call ahead.
Best cleaners in Houston for tough jobs, also provide same-day pressing.
Up To Date Cleaners
714 W Gray St
Best cleaners in Houston for tough jobs, also provide same-day pressing.
Very solid and inexpensive cleaner--where I do most of my cleaning.
Hi Cleaners & Alterations
165 W Gray St
Very solid and inexpensive cleaner--where I do most of my cleaning.
beautifully redone park is fabulous place to take a jog or stroll.
549 locals recommend
Buffalo Bayou Park
Memorial Drive
549 locals recommend
beautifully redone park is fabulous place to take a jog or stroll.
Close by dog park. For the puppies!
West Webster Dog Park
1913 Gillette St
Close by dog park. For the puppies!

Essentials

Organic groceries, a huge range of prepared food, and a surprisingly pleasant bar.
450 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
515 Elgin St
450 locals recommend
Organic groceries, a huge range of prepared food, and a surprisingly pleasant bar.
Not just any Kroger, this is Disco Kroger.
97 locals recommend
Kroger Fresh Fare
3300 Montrose Blvd
97 locals recommend
Not just any Kroger, this is Disco Kroger.