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Local Brewery

**WALKING DISTANCE** Great Beer with a nod to all things Houston. Great food truck as well. Indoor and outdoor. Perfect spot to watch a game or live music. Kid friendly with a huge back yard to run around in and play games. **WALKING DISTANCE**
253 locals recommend
8th Wonder Brewery
2202 Dallas St
253 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Great Beer with a nod to all things Houston. Great food truck as well. Indoor and outdoor. Perfect spot to watch a game or live music. Kid friendly with a huge back yard to run around in and play games. **WALKING DISTANCE**
**WALKING DISTANCE** New Houston Brewery focused around wild and sour beers! Great tap room and the beers are some of the best around. Have only been a couple times but will be visiting frequently to taste the different beers and catch an Astro game or two there. **WALKING DISTANCE**
14 locals recommend
True Anomaly Brewing Company
2012 Dallas St
14 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** New Houston Brewery focused around wild and sour beers! Great tap room and the beers are some of the best around. Have only been a couple times but will be visiting frequently to taste the different beers and catch an Astro game or two there. **WALKING DISTANCE**
Texas' oldest craft Brewery. Saint Arnold has been around since 1994. Incredible beers. Amazing new, covered, beer garden. Great restaurant on site! Beautiful downtown views! Take the tour!
291 locals recommend
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2000 Lyons Ave
291 locals recommend
Texas' oldest craft Brewery. Saint Arnold has been around since 1994. Incredible beers. Amazing new, covered, beer garden. Great restaurant on site! Beautiful downtown views! Take the tour!

BAR

The establishments listed in this part of our guide are bars/lounges that we like here in Houston and visit frequently. There are many other great bars/lounges to visit around Houston.
**WALKING DISTANCE** Great Bar!! Perfect spot to watch a game, socialize, or catch some live music. They make a great cheese steak and have a rotation of 2 - 3 food trucks in the yard every night! Family and dog friendly! **WALKING DISTANCE**
134 locals recommend
Truck Yard
2118 Lamar St
134 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Great Bar!! Perfect spot to watch a game, socialize, or catch some live music. They make a great cheese steak and have a rotation of 2 - 3 food trucks in the yard every night! Family and dog friendly! **WALKING DISTANCE**
**WALKING DISTANCE** Sleek, lounge-like, new bar on the East end! Creative and traditional cocktails and all the local beers. Just a great evening spot to hang out! Incredible pub grub menu! **WALKING DISTANCE**
29 locals recommend
Miss Carousel
1201 St Emanuel St
29 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Sleek, lounge-like, new bar on the East end! Creative and traditional cocktails and all the local beers. Just a great evening spot to hang out! Incredible pub grub menu! **WALKING DISTANCE**

Food scene

**WALKING DISTANCE** The food here is incredible! From brunch, to lunch and dinner! Modern American fare. Probably the best buttermilk biscuit on the planet! Great Modern dining room! **WALKING DISTANCE**
20 locals recommend
Indianola
1201 St Emanuel St
20 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** The food here is incredible! From brunch, to lunch and dinner! Modern American fare. Probably the best buttermilk biscuit on the planet! Great Modern dining room! **WALKING DISTANCE**
**WALKING DISTANCE** Probably one the hottest and best restaurants in Houston! One of our favorites! A modern bistro with incredible cocktails! Get the burger, it is fantastic!!! **WALKING DISTANCE**
104 locals recommend
Nancy's Hustle
2704 Polk St
104 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Probably one the hottest and best restaurants in Houston! One of our favorites! A modern bistro with incredible cocktails! Get the burger, it is fantastic!!! **WALKING DISTANCE**
**WALKING DISTANCE** Awesome pizza! Get the whole pie or just order a slice, it is all good! Grab a cookie for dessert. The cookie is very underrated because it is a pizza place. Dine in or carry out! **WALKING DISTANCE**
11 locals recommend
Vinny’s
1201 St Emanuel St
11 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Awesome pizza! Get the whole pie or just order a slice, it is all good! Grab a cookie for dessert. The cookie is very underrated because it is a pizza place. Dine in or carry out! **WALKING DISTANCE**
**WALKING DISTANCE** Great brunch spot!! All the food is great here. Perfect spot to grab a bite and cocktail! **WALKING DISTANCE**
59 locals recommend
Leeland House
2119 Leeland St
59 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Great brunch spot!! All the food is great here. Perfect spot to grab a bite and cocktail! **WALKING DISTANCE**
**WALKING DISTANCE** Really great variety of burgers! Great spot to hit before or after an Astros game, or just a Saturday afternoon on their covered patio! **WALKING DISTANCE**
65 locals recommend
Rodeo Goat
2105 Dallas St
65 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Really great variety of burgers! Great spot to hit before or after an Astros game, or just a Saturday afternoon on their covered patio! **WALKING DISTANCE**
Excellent Tex-Mex!!! One of our Favorites! Their Sunday Brunch menu is incredible and try the Pancake! In the historic Houston Heights neighborhood.
18 locals recommend
Superica
1801 N Shepherd Dr
18 locals recommend
Excellent Tex-Mex!!! One of our Favorites! Their Sunday Brunch menu is incredible and try the Pancake! In the historic Houston Heights neighborhood.
Absolutely great dinner spot in the Historic Houston Heights neighborhood. Unique menu based on an old local spot "The San Jacinto Inn". Great Gulf Coast seafood dishes and the fried chicken is out of this world. The Hamburger has been voted one of Houston's best!!
23 locals recommend
La Lucha
1801 N Shepherd Dr
23 locals recommend
Absolutely great dinner spot in the Historic Houston Heights neighborhood. Unique menu based on an old local spot "The San Jacinto Inn". Great Gulf Coast seafood dishes and the fried chicken is out of this world. The Hamburger has been voted one of Houston's best!!
A Houston staple in BBQ!
72 locals recommend
Goode Company BBQ
5109 Kirby Dr
72 locals recommend
A Houston staple in BBQ!
Hugo Ortega's, James Beard award winner, Central American food restaurant!
63 locals recommend
Xochi
1777 Walker St
63 locals recommend
Hugo Ortega's, James Beard award winner, Central American food restaurant!
James Beard awarding winning chef, Chris Shephard.
20 locals recommend
Georgia James
3503 Westheimer Rd
20 locals recommend
James Beard awarding winning chef, Chris Shephard.

Sightseeing

Visit the very spot where Texas won its Independence! The monument on site is the tallest masonry column memorial structure on earth. It is actually 15 feet taller that the Washington Monument located in Washington, D.C.
67 locals recommend
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
3523 Independence Pkwy
67 locals recommend
Visit the very spot where Texas won its Independence! The monument on site is the tallest masonry column memorial structure on earth. It is actually 15 feet taller that the Washington Monument located in Washington, D.C.
1102 locals recommend
Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr
1102 locals recommend
Learn how Houston became known as the Space City! Short drive south of Houston.
429 locals recommend
Space Center Houston
1601 E NASA Pkwy
429 locals recommend
Learn how Houston became known as the Space City! Short drive south of Houston.
Shop till you drop! You will find the worlds finest designers and shops here! At the Galleria, you can ice skate in the middle of summer, in Houston.
77 locals recommend
Galleria Mall
5085 Westheimer Rd
77 locals recommend
Shop till you drop! You will find the worlds finest designers and shops here! At the Galleria, you can ice skate in the middle of summer, in Houston.
575 locals recommend
Kemah Boardwalk
215 Kipp Ave
575 locals recommend
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
2501 Seawall Blvd
662 locals recommend
933 locals recommend
Discovery Green
1500 McKinney St
933 locals recommend

Concert / Sporting Venues

**WALKING DISTANCE** Watch the Houston Astros or catch a concert here! Great tours available. **WALKING DISTANCE**
638 locals recommend
Minute Maid Park
501 Crawford St
638 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Watch the Houston Astros or catch a concert here! Great tours available. **WALKING DISTANCE**
**WALKING DISTANCE** Go watch the local NBA team, Houston Rockets, or catch one of the many concerts at the stadium. **WALKING DISTANCE**
606 locals recommend
Toyota Center
1510 Polk St
606 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Go watch the local NBA team, Houston Rockets, or catch one of the many concerts at the stadium. **WALKING DISTANCE**
**WALKING DISTANCE** Watch a match with the MLS team, Houston Dynamo or DASH. ***WALKING DISTANCE***
293 locals recommend
BBVA Compass Stadium
2200 Texas Ave
293 locals recommend
**WALKING DISTANCE** Watch a match with the MLS team, Houston Dynamo or DASH. ***WALKING DISTANCE***
**WALING DISTANCE** Great local concert venue! **WALKING DISTANCE**
82 locals recommend
Warehouse Live
2600 St Emanuel St
82 locals recommend
**WALING DISTANCE** Great local concert venue! **WALKING DISTANCE**
Great new outdoor concert venue on the north side of downtown Houston.
113 locals recommend
White Oak Music Hall
2915 N Main St
113 locals recommend
Great new outdoor concert venue on the north side of downtown Houston.
39 locals recommend
Revention Music Center
520 Texas Ave
39 locals recommend
Watch the NFL's Houston Texans, visit the worlds largest Livestock Show and Rodeo, or catch a concert here! Right next to the historic Astrodome!
771 locals recommend
NRG Stadium
NRG Parkway
771 locals recommend
Watch the NFL's Houston Texans, visit the worlds largest Livestock Show and Rodeo, or catch a concert here! Right next to the historic Astrodome!
Goode Company Armadillo Palace
5015 Kirby Dr
16 locals recommend