Millette's Guidebook

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Millette's Guidebook

Food scene

Best Thai. Family-owned.
Fu Lu Su Restaurant
2487 Cartwright Rd
Best Thai. Family-owned.
Far best to any Caribbean in NYC
House of Manna
508 Murphy Rd
Far best to any Caribbean in NYC
Very impressive Indian food. Take-out only.
Grand Indian Kitchen
6701 Hwy 6
Very impressive Indian food. Take-out only.
Fusion
9 locals raden deze aan
Japaneiro's
2168 Texas Dr
9 locals raden deze aan
Fusion
Of the bahn mi sandwiches around town, this is one of my two favorites.
Don Cafe
609 Dulles Ave
Of the bahn mi sandwiches around town, this is one of my two favorites.
Best Napoli-style pizza outside of NYC
Grimaldi's Pizzeria
2643 Commercial Center Blvd
Best Napoli-style pizza outside of NYC
All my dates have been impressed with the style & ambiance of this place.
6 locals raden deze aan
Keepers
4654 Hwy 6
6 locals raden deze aan
All my dates have been impressed with the style & ambiance of this place.
Local steak house staple.
95 locals raden deze aan
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille
9827 Katy Fwy
95 locals raden deze aan
Local steak house staple.
Gotta try their beef rib and desserts!!! Long lines. Show up before opening hour or on bad weather days.
84 locals raden deze aan
Killen's Barbecue
3613 E Broadway St
84 locals raden deze aan
Gotta try their beef rib and desserts!!! Long lines. Show up before opening hour or on bad weather days.
The goat chops are renown.
14 locals raden deze aan
Aga's Restaurant & Catering
11842 Wilcrest Dr
14 locals raden deze aan
The goat chops are renown.
Best French restaurant. Sommelier is especially talented.
20 locals raden deze aan
Artisans
5745 Louisiana St
20 locals raden deze aan
Best French restaurant. Sommelier is especially talented.
Solidly delicious Mex. Buffet is amazing meat decadence.
160 locals raden deze aan
Hugo's
1600 Westheimer Rd
160 locals raden deze aan
Solidly delicious Mex. Buffet is amazing meat decadence.
Most inventive and seductive sushi.
219 locals raden deze aan
Uchi
904 Westheimer Rd
219 locals raden deze aan
Most inventive and seductive sushi.
Best Persian. P.S. I’m not a fan of Kasra’s food.
Avesta Persian Grill
11165 Wilcrest Dr
Best Persian. P.S. I’m not a fan of Kasra’s food.
Favorite local Szechuan!
Cooking Girl
2400 W Holcombe Blvd
Favorite local Szechuan!
Owner of Cooking Girl. It’s very slightly more upscale Szechuan.
32 locals raden deze aan
Pepper Twins
315 Fairview St
32 locals raden deze aan
Owner of Cooking Girl. It’s very slightly more upscale Szechuan.
Hole-in-wall-ish, but all your dream burgers are well-executed here.
M & M Burger
210 Wayside Dr
Hole-in-wall-ish, but all your dream burgers are well-executed here.
My fav for the Brazilian meat parade
47 locals raden deze aan
Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse
5865 Westheimer Rd
47 locals raden deze aan
My fav for the Brazilian meat parade
Best tea of your life. Nose-y, overly friendly clientele. NOT bubble tea. My fav is the frozen matcha.
The Path of Tea
2340 W Alabama St
Best tea of your life. Nose-y, overly friendly clientele. NOT bubble tea. My fav is the frozen matcha.
Event in Spring.
Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff
6575 W Loop S
Event in Spring.
I lived in Hawaii. Nothing beats Seaside’s poke, to me.
24 locals raden deze aan
SeaSide Poke
2118 Lamar St
24 locals raden deze aan
I lived in Hawaii. Nothing beats Seaside’s poke, to me.
Horrible acoustics. Fantastic sushi experiences.
60 locals raden deze aan
Kata Robata
3600 Kirby Dr
60 locals raden deze aan
Horrible acoustics. Fantastic sushi experiences.
Crazy expensive, but palate wonderful.
7 locals raden deze aan
Shun
2802 S Shepherd Dr
7 locals raden deze aan
Crazy expensive, but palate wonderful.
Really good grass-fed beef burgers. Beef bacon too, because they keep halal. Gotta try a spicy sauce.
Fanoosh - Burgers & Bites
7215 Museum Square Dr
Really good grass-fed beef burgers. Beef bacon too, because they keep halal. Gotta try a spicy sauce.
Really good. Often crowded. Owned by older Japanese couple.
Mori Ichi
4502 Hwy 6
Really good. Often crowded. Owned by older Japanese couple.
Heavy on the Tex for Tex-Mex. Very grilled and smoked meat-y.
El Tiempo Cantina- Stafford
12710 Southwest Freeway
Heavy on the Tex for Tex-Mex. Very grilled and smoked meat-y.
Possibly best fajitas, but the servings are relatively tiny even though by weight.
Lupitas Mexican Restaurant
3121 Hwy 6
Possibly best fajitas, but the servings are relatively tiny even though by weight.
I love this place! Everything great on the platters. Tea is amazing and a bit decadent to me.
Zara's Mediterranean Kitchen
415 Rayford Rd
I love this place! Everything great on the platters. Tea is amazing and a bit decadent to me.
Neighborhood-y Tex-Mex.
Raizes Mexican Kitchen
345 Dulles Ave
Neighborhood-y Tex-Mex.
A local fav. Solidly good meats, tortillas and sauces.
93 locals raden deze aan
Lupe Tortilla
1511 Shepherd Dr
93 locals raden deze aan
A local fav. Solidly good meats, tortillas and sauces.
93 locals raden deze aan
Lupe Tortilla
1511 Shepherd Dr
93 locals raden deze aan
My fav are the brisket tacos. In fact, they’re my fav tacos of all, anywhere.
Torchy's Tacos
15810 Southwest Freeway
My fav are the brisket tacos. In fact, they’re my fav tacos of all, anywhere.
Perry & Sons Market & Grille
614 S Friendswood Dr

Activities

Closest Texas approximation to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. I miss that park.
18 locals raden deze aan
Oyster Creek Park
4033 Hwy 6
18 locals raden deze aan
Closest Texas approximation to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. I miss that park.
863 locals raden deze aan
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr
863 locals raden deze aan
Farmers Market at Imperial
234 Matlage Way
Good for a city park. Horrible parking. Daily anti-climatic bat experience.
549 locals raden deze aan
Buffalo Bayou Park
Memorial Drive
549 locals raden deze aan
Good for a city park. Horrible parking. Daily anti-climatic bat experience.
For the better quality, more rare movies.
77 locals raden deze aan
Saint Cloud River Oaks
2020 W Gray St
77 locals raden deze aan
For the better quality, more rare movies.
Be prepared for the sight of practically naked male runners.
Hermann Park
6001 Fannin Street
Be prepared for the sight of practically naked male runners.
I studied w NYC’s Kaeshi Chai, eventually invited to join her troupe. Debbie will bring your skills to levels even beyond that.
Sirrom School of Belly Dance
9803 Stella Link Rd
I studied w NYC’s Kaeshi Chai, eventually invited to join her troupe. Debbie will bring your skills to levels even beyond that.
Big recliners.
13 locals raden deze aan
AMC Fountains 18
11225 Fountain Lake Dr
13 locals raden deze aan
Big recliners.

Art

Often some of the most interesting art is here.
13 locals raden deze aan
Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main St
13 locals raden deze aan
Often some of the most interesting art is here.
Very good artist lectures here. Also, try the thick hot chocolate, a.k.a. hot chocolate. Great place to walk around inside and out.
13 locals raden deze aan
The Glassell School of Art
5101 Holcombe Blvd
13 locals raden deze aan
Very good artist lectures here. Also, try the thick hot chocolate, a.k.a. hot chocolate. Great place to walk around inside and out.
Amazing exhibitions. South, East, West and Central Asian Art.
26 locals raden deze aan
Asia Society Texas Center
1370 Southmore Blvd
26 locals raden deze aan
Amazing exhibitions. South, East, West and Central Asian Art.
Jerry's Artarama
2201 Taylor St

Sightseeing

Well-respected in the international art scene. In the art world, CAM maps Houston!
144 locals raden deze aan
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
5216 Montrose Blvd
144 locals raden deze aan
Well-respected in the international art scene. In the art world, CAM maps Houston!
Private art collection of Oil heirs. Free.
491 locals raden deze aan
Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
491 locals raden deze aan
Private art collection of Oil heirs. Free.
49 locals raden deze aan
Menil Park
1423 Branard St
49 locals raden deze aan
VERY pricey
426 locals raden deze aan
Johnson Space Center
2101 E NASA Pkwy
426 locals raden deze aan
VERY pricey
Art Car was born in Houston. Yearly parade in Spring.
130 locals raden deze aan
Art Car Museum
140 Heights Blvd
130 locals raden deze aan
Art Car was born in Houston. Yearly parade in Spring.
Quite a bit magical and mesmerizing. Plan to arrive just before sunset.
66 locals raden deze aan
James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape
66 locals raden deze aan
Quite a bit magical and mesmerizing. Plan to arrive just before sunset.
Fascinating tour on its history, and play on interior space and sound. Tour guides are entertainingly sardonic.
126 locals raden deze aan
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
105-B Sabine St
126 locals raden deze aan
Fascinating tour on its history, and play on interior space and sound. Tour guides are entertainingly sardonic.
Generally old-money heirs and heiresses, local and international. Nouveau riche is rare.
124 locals raden deze aan
River Oaks
124 locals raden deze aan
Generally old-money heirs and heiresses, local and international. Nouveau riche is rare.
Everyone wonders, except Existentialists and admirers of Art Minimalism.
164 locals raden deze aan
Rothko Chapel
3900 Yupon St
164 locals raden deze aan
Everyone wonders, except Existentialists and admirers of Art Minimalism.
14 locals raden deze aan
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
1150 Brand Ln
14 locals raden deze aan
Turkish Center
9301 W Bellfort Ave

Shopping

8 locals raden deze aan
Costco Wholesale
17520 Southwest Fwy
8 locals raden deze aan
Best cook-at-home steak selection. Love the spice bins.
110 locals raden deze aan
Central Market
3815 Westheimer Rd
110 locals raden deze aan
Best cook-at-home steak selection. Love the spice bins.
28 locals raden deze aan
Urban Harvest Farmers Market
2752 Buffalo Speedway
28 locals raden deze aan
Magical place to even just walk through.
8 locals raden deze aan
Buchanan's Native Plants
611 E 11th St
8 locals raden deze aan
Magical place to even just walk through.
Their kebabs and lamb merguez are my favorite.
20 locals raden deze aan
Phoenicia Specialty Foods
12141 Westheimer Rd
20 locals raden deze aan
Their kebabs and lamb merguez are my favorite.
Basically a Japanese dollar store, except it often starts at $3.
Daiso
11151 Westheimer Rd
Basically a Japanese dollar store, except it often starts at $3.
This is best place to grocery shop, whether or not you’re wary to give tax-avoidant Jeff Bezos more of your money via Whole Foods
Sprouts Farmers Market
13550 University Blvd
This is best place to grocery shop, whether or not you’re wary to give tax-avoidant Jeff Bezos more of your money via Whole Foods

Fitness

Effort efficient
Orangetheory Fitness
15890 Southwest Fwy
Effort efficient

Coffee shops

Better than Starbucks, except no foam for the nitro. However, this location nickels and dimes every customization.
Minuti Coffee
1535 Hwy 6
Better than Starbucks, except no foam for the nitro. However, this location nickels and dimes every customization.
Very interesting aesthetics, but often sadly lukewarm and/or watery coffee.
7 locals raden deze aan
BlendIn Coffee Club
8410 US-90 ALT
7 locals raden deze aan
Very interesting aesthetics, but often sadly lukewarm and/or watery coffee.
Very good locally-roasted coffee. The creme brûlée coffee is a popular experience.
bean here coffee
4340 Sienna Pkwy
Very good locally-roasted coffee. The creme brûlée coffee is a popular experience.
This might be the best of the many locations. Solid execution, spacious place, and often less packed than the others nearby.
11 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks
4721 Highway 6
11 locals raden deze aan
This might be the best of the many locations. Solid execution, spacious place, and often less packed than the others nearby.