Guidebook for Houston
Parks & Nature
Willow Waterhole Greenspace
5300 S Willow DrHager Park
12100 Landsdowne DriveHermann Park
6001 Fannin StShopping
Meyerland Plaza
420 Meyerland PlzThe Galleria
5085 Westheimer RdRice Village
2376 Rice BoulevardEntertainment & Activities
NRG Stadium
NRG Parkway
Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park DrArts & Culture
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park DrThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St Free on Thursdays!
Food Scene
Kolache Factory
7811 Main StRusso's New York Pizzeria
4870 Beechnut StLuby's
1743 Post Oak BlvdShipley Do-Nuts
9203 South Main StreetMarble Slab Creamery
3175 W Holcombe BlvdFuddruckers
2400b S MacGregor WayBoston Market
1915 W Gray StFadi's Meyerland Mediterranean Grill
4738 Beechnut StThe Egg & I Restaurants
Chick-fil-A
3101 W Holcombe BlvdLos Tios Mexican Restaurant
4840 Beechnut StOriginal Napoli Pizza & Pasta
5266 Beechnut StLupe Tortilla
1511 Shepherd DrTexMex fajitas are very good!
Excellent Vietnamese fusion food...like the ambiance of the place.
Be careful about parking on the streets. You will be tickected! More parking opposite their small parling lot.
25 locals recommend
LES BA'GET
1717 Montrose BlvdExcellent Vietnamese fusion food...like the ambiance of the place.
Be careful about parking on the streets. You will be tickected! More parking opposite their small parling lot.
Good coffee and cakes...half off cakes on Mondays!
Outside seating option...cross the street to browse at an antique store.
87 locals recommend
Empire Café
1732 Westheimer RdGood coffee and cakes...half off cakes on Mondays!
Outside seating option...cross the street to browse at an antique store.
Wine bar featuring "gourmet comfort food"...excellent wine selections from around the world.
Popular among locals!
113 locals recommend
MAX's Wine Dive
4720 Washington AveWine bar featuring "gourmet comfort food"...excellent wine selections from around the world.
Popular among locals!
Serves tacos with a twist...variety beer selections and regular drinks
137 locals recommend
Velvet Taco
4819 Washington AveServes tacos with a twist...variety beer selections and regular drinks
Bar-b-que ribs and brisket, southern comfort food, inventive cocktails, and microbrew beers.
If you love bacon, this is the place to be...just fun novelty offerings!
13 locals recommend
Original Beaver's
Bar-b-que ribs and brisket, southern comfort food, inventive cocktails, and microbrew beers.
If you love bacon, this is the place to be...just fun novelty offerings!
Oporto Fooding House & Wine (midtown)
125 W Gray StOne of our favorite place to go...
Arnaldo Richard's Picos Restaurant
3601 Kirby DrLove their soft shell crab...
Rustika Cafe & Bakery
3237 Southwest FwyPopular for breakfasts among locals
Breakfasts, light lunches of soup, salads, paninis, sandwiches, and pastries
11 locals recommend
Corner Bakery Cafe
2615 Yale StBreakfasts, light lunches of soup, salads, paninis, sandwiches, and pastries
Etoile Cuisine Et Bar
1101-11 Uptown Park BlvdGood for a date night. Fantastic food and ambince!
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
3217 Montrose BlvdUchi
904 Westheimer RdContemporary Japanese dining & sushi restaurant.
BCN Taste & Tradition
4210 Roseland StBarcelona taste and Tradition Restaurant
Elegant eatery offering sushi, modern Japanese dishes & a multicourse omakase dinner.
45 locals recommend
MF Sushi Houston Museum District
1401 Binz StreetElegant eatery offering sushi, modern Japanese dishes & a multicourse omakase dinner.
Hearty plates of upscale pub fare are served in easygoing, industrial-chic digs with a jumbo patio.
Dog friendly venue
38 locals recommend
Cottonwood
3422 N Shepherd DrHearty plates of upscale pub fare are served in easygoing, industrial-chic digs with a jumbo patio.
Dog friendly venue
McIntyre’s Spirits & Friends is a Greater Heights watering hole for beer lovers, sports fans (there are 40 TVs), and lovers of the food truck (different trucks for different days). The wall of 24 taps is devoted to Texas-essential brews, and is backed by a collection of bottles and cans. If barley isn’t your thing, there are wines on offer, as well as classic cocktails and signatures, like The One Time At Band Camp -- tequila, blood orange, blackberries, lime juice, agave, and Champagne. The back patio sports standard picnic table seating, benches, and high top tables. And a swing set, because really, what better way is there to drink beer than on a swing?
41 locals recommend
McIntyre's
1230 W 20th StMcIntyre’s Spirits & Friends is a Greater Heights watering hole for beer lovers, sports fans (there are 40 TVs), and lovers of the food truck (different trucks for different days). The wall of 24 taps is devoted to Texas-essential brews, and is backed by a collection of bottles and cans. If barley isn’t your thing, there are wines on offer, as well as classic cocktails and signatures, like The One Time At Band Camp -- tequila, blood orange, blackberries, lime juice, agave, and Champagne. The back patio sports standard picnic table seating, benches, and high top tables. And a swing set, because really, what better way is there to drink beer than on a swing?
Laid-back spot for twice-fried Korean fried chicken, plus craft beer & a casual atmosphere.
29 locals recommend
Dak & Bop
1801 Binz StLaid-back spot for twice-fried Korean fried chicken, plus craft beer & a casual atmosphere.
One of favorites of visitors to Houston. Casual, fast, inexpensive, and so tasty. The only downside is it gets awfully crowded at times.
15 locals recommend
Fat Bao
3419 Kirby DrOne of favorites of visitors to Houston. Casual, fast, inexpensive, and so tasty. The only downside is it gets awfully crowded at times.
Barnaby's Cafe
414 W Gray StAmerican (New) breakfast, brunch, and salad
Houston's first and foremost al fresco restaurant serving seasonal American bistro fare by award-winning chef Hugo Ortega in a 1930s home in the city's historic ...
62 locals recommend
Backstreet Cafe
1103 S Shepherd DrHouston's first and foremost al fresco restaurant serving seasonal American bistro fare by award-winning chef Hugo Ortega in a 1930s home in the city's historic ...
BAC offers two distinct environments to relax and enjoy a variety of fresh, local, chef-driven cuisine (don’t miss the mac ‘n’ cheese with braised short ribs) paired with artisanal wines, craft cocktails and beer. The Clubhouse offers all the creature comforts of fine dining while the 'BACyard' reflects a more casual vibe, with picnic style fare and gaming areas dedicated to bocce, horseshoes, ping pong, badminton and croquet.
BAC is open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner.
20 locals recommend
Brooklyn Athletic Club
601 Richmond AvenueBAC offers two distinct environments to relax and enjoy a variety of fresh, local, chef-driven cuisine (don’t miss the mac ‘n’ cheese with braised short ribs) paired with artisanal wines, craft cocktails and beer. The Clubhouse offers all the creature comforts of fine dining while the 'BACyard' reflects a more casual vibe, with picnic style fare and gaming areas dedicated to bocce, horseshoes, ping pong, badminton and croquet.
BAC is open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner.
Goode Company BBQ
5109 Kirby DrDemeris Bar-B-Q
2911 S Shepherd DrEverything Else
St Albert Church
11027 S Gessner Rd