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Guidebook for Houston

Drinks & Nightlife

13 locals raden deze aan
Public House Heights
2802 White Oak Dr
13 locals raden deze aan
Sports bar
46 locals raden deze aan
Christian's Tailgate Bar and Grill
2820 White Oak Dr
46 locals raden deze aan
Sports bar
Dive Bar
The Shiloh Club
1321 Studewood St
Dive Bar
Beer served in chalices, frozen pizza, closes when Alice goes to bed.
Alice’s Tall Texan Drive Inn
4904 N Main St
Beer served in chalices, frozen pizza, closes when Alice goes to bed.
Divey hipster joint
11 locals raden deze aan
Big Star Bar
1005 W 19th St
11 locals raden deze aan
Divey hipster joint
Cocktail heaven and gorgeous balcony with downtown views. Don't go here for Budweiser or there may be consequences.
52 locals raden deze aan
Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge
308 Main Street
52 locals raden deze aan
Cocktail heaven and gorgeous balcony with downtown views. Don't go here for Budweiser or there may be consequences.
This is one of the strangest bars in Houston, made out of an old clothing store/shoe factory. I have no idea how to describe it. A little bit Trainspotting a little bit performance art. You may see a metal band from Finland there one night, and a sword swallower the next night.
10 locals raden deze aan
Notsuoh
314 Main St
10 locals raden deze aan
This is one of the strangest bars in Houston, made out of an old clothing store/shoe factory. I have no idea how to describe it. A little bit Trainspotting a little bit performance art. You may see a metal band from Finland there one night, and a sword swallower the next night.
113 locals raden deze aan
Houston
2915 N Main St
113 locals raden deze aan

Food Scene

Sausalito Chicken Salad and meatloaf, ftw
257 locals raden deze aan
Barnaby's Cafe
414 W Gray St
257 locals raden deze aan
Sausalito Chicken Salad and meatloaf, ftw
Vietnamese
38 locals raden deze aan
Pho Binh
2916 White Oak Dr
38 locals raden deze aan
Vietnamese
Rita's Italian Ice
2802 White Oak Dr
Fancy hot dogs
46 locals raden deze aan
Good Dog Houston
903 Studewood St
46 locals raden deze aan
Fancy hot dogs
Coffee shop, bar, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This place is a one-stop shop
72 locals raden deze aan
Down House
1801 Yale St
72 locals raden deze aan
Coffee shop, bar, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This place is a one-stop shop
Coffee and donuts
18 locals raden deze aan
Morningstar
4721 N Main St
18 locals raden deze aan
Coffee and donuts
131 locals raden deze aan
Tacos A Go Go
3704 Main St
131 locals raden deze aan
Best bread and pastry around. Good coffee too.
194 locals raden deze aan
Common Bond Café & Bakery
1706 Westheimer Rd
194 locals raden deze aan
Best bread and pastry around. Good coffee too.
Great coffee, chill vibe, solid food.
33 locals raden deze aan
Cafeza
33 locals raden deze aan
Great coffee, chill vibe, solid food.
Belgian food
25 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Brussels
1718 Houston Ave
25 locals raden deze aan
Belgian food
Pizza that delivers
32 locals raden deze aan
Pinks Pizza
1403 Heights Blvd
32 locals raden deze aan
Pizza that delivers
Great coffee, good food too -- great outdoor seating in a big old house.
33 locals raden deze aan
EQ Heights
1030 Heights Blvd
33 locals raden deze aan
Great coffee, good food too -- great outdoor seating in a big old house.
Fresh, organic, veggie option
71 locals raden deze aan
bellagreen
748 E 11th St
71 locals raden deze aan
Fresh, organic, veggie option
Delicious Vietnamese place with full bar open until 2 a.m.
86 locals raden deze aan
Mai's Restaurant
3403 Milam St
86 locals raden deze aan
Delicious Vietnamese place with full bar open until 2 a.m.
Coffee and pastries. But mostly great coffee en route to downtown.
85 locals raden deze aan
Catalina Coffee
2201 Washington Ave
85 locals raden deze aan
Coffee and pastries. But mostly great coffee en route to downtown.
This is a cafe that is good if half your party wants coffee and the other wants wine. Nice outdoor seating. Walkable from the house.
76 locals raden deze aan
Antidote
729 Studewood St
76 locals raden deze aan
This is a cafe that is good if half your party wants coffee and the other wants wine. Nice outdoor seating. Walkable from the house.
Fusion Taco
Great burgers and salads in a sweet old building with a nice back courtyard. Great service.
Market Square Bar & Grill
311 Travis Street
Great burgers and salads in a sweet old building with a nice back courtyard. Great service.
New American, nice place for date night or taking the family out. Nice area to walk around in on 19th Street.
19 locals raden deze aan
Shade
250 W 19th St
19 locals raden deze aan
New American, nice place for date night or taking the family out. Nice area to walk around in on 19th Street.
The Houston Classic Mexican Restaurant.
265 locals raden deze aan
The Original Ninfa's on Navigation
2704 Navigation Blvd
265 locals raden deze aan
The Houston Classic Mexican Restaurant.
Great, casual authentic Thai food next to the Fulton Street train stop.
16 locals raden deze aan
Asia Market Thai Restaurant
4822 Fulton St
16 locals raden deze aan
Great, casual authentic Thai food next to the Fulton Street train stop.
Great crawfish. They also serve New Orleans fare -- gumbo, red beans, po boys and are open late. Nice outdoor seating.
116 locals raden deze aan
BB's Tex-Orleans
2701 White Oak Dr
116 locals raden deze aan
Great crawfish. They also serve New Orleans fare -- gumbo, red beans, po boys and are open late. Nice outdoor seating.
This place manages to do everything well -- great coffee, tasty food, delicious cocktails. It's the downtown equivalent of the Heights' Down House.
130 locals raden deze aan
Boomtown Coffee
242 W 19th St
130 locals raden deze aan
This place manages to do everything well -- great coffee, tasty food, delicious cocktails. It's the downtown equivalent of the Heights' Down House.

Shopping

My favorite neighborhood gift store for all things Texas-artist-made.
10 locals raden deze aan
Hello Lucky Life
10 locals raden deze aan
My favorite neighborhood gift store for all things Texas-artist-made.
This place is a cross between a taxidermy exposition and a goth meet-and-greet. It is amazing.
The Wilde Collection
1446 Yale St
This place is a cross between a taxidermy exposition and a goth meet-and-greet. It is amazing.

Essentials

Drugstore, grocery store, wine/beer, clothing, everything
178 locals raden deze aan
Target
2580 Shearn St
178 locals raden deze aan
Drugstore, grocery store, wine/beer, clothing, everything
gasoline too
334 locals raden deze aan
Kroger
4000 Polk St
334 locals raden deze aan
gasoline too
Gas and convenience shop.
Little Buddy
2302 White Oak Dr
Gas and convenience shop.

Arts & Culture

979 locals raden deze aan
Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
979 locals raden deze aan
144 locals raden deze aan
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
5216 Montrose Blvd
144 locals raden deze aan
Experimental film and video
Aurora Picture Show
201 Bartlett St
Experimental film and video
Best surrealist collection and chill place to hang out -- great cafe and park too.
491 locals raden deze aan
Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
491 locals raden deze aan
Best surrealist collection and chill place to hang out -- great cafe and park too.

Entertainment & Activities

120 locals raden deze aan
AMC Dine-in Houston 8
510 Texas Ave
120 locals raden deze aan
51 locals raden deze aan
Regal Edwards Houston Marq*E Screenx, 4DX, IMAX & RPX
7600 Katy Fwy
51 locals raden deze aan
Small, great local theater.
The Catastrophic Theatre
3400 Main St
Small, great local theater.
Baseball Stadium
638 locals raden deze aan
Minute Maid Park
501 Crawford St
638 locals raden deze aan
Baseball Stadium
Basketball stadium & live performance venue
606 locals raden deze aan
Toyota Center
1510 Polk St
606 locals raden deze aan
Basketball stadium & live performance venue

Getting Around

Bus stop on Watson just south of Byrne.
Watson Street
Watson Street
Bus stop on Watson just south of Byrne.