Guidebook for Houston

Andrea And Jeff
Andrea And Jeff
Guidebook for Houston

Food Scene

Houston is a large city with tons of great restaurants to check out.These are just a few of our faves, most within a couple of miles of the house. Feel free to reach out for additional recommendations.
Great lunch spot with tasty, healthy options.
34 locals raden deze aan
Local Foods Rice Village
2424 Dunstan Rd
34 locals raden deze aan
Great lunch spot with tasty, healthy options.
Amazing pastries.
194 locals raden deze aan
Common Bond Café & Bakery
1706 Westheimer Rd
194 locals raden deze aan
Amazing pastries.
Craft beer bar with the best burger in Houston.
104 locals raden deze aan
The Hay Merchant
1100 Westheimer Rd
104 locals raden deze aan
Craft beer bar with the best burger in Houston.
Good, kind of fancy brunch place right next to the excellent Menil museum with a lovely patio.
23 locals raden deze aan
Bistro Menil
1513 W Alabama St
23 locals raden deze aan
Good, kind of fancy brunch place right next to the excellent Menil museum with a lovely patio.
Houston has a vibrant Vietnamese community. Located in the heart of Chinatown, Pho Dien has the best pho in town.
13 locals raden deze aan
Pho Dien
11830 Bellaire Blvd
13 locals raden deze aan
Houston has a vibrant Vietnamese community. Located in the heart of Chinatown, Pho Dien has the best pho in town.
Very good sushi and close to home.
60 locals raden deze aan
Kata Robata
3600 Kirby Dr
60 locals raden deze aan
Very good sushi and close to home.
Casual, cheap lunch place with a yummy, eclectic selection of bao.
15 locals raden deze aan
Fat Bao
3419 Kirby Dr
15 locals raden deze aan
Casual, cheap lunch place with a yummy, eclectic selection of bao.
Upscale Italian known for it's indulgent, but delicious spaghetti carbonara.
25 locals raden deze aan
Coppa Osteria
5210 Morningside Dr
25 locals raden deze aan
Upscale Italian known for it's indulgent, but delicious spaghetti carbonara.
Excellent ramen
119 locals raden deze aan
JINYA Ramen Bar
3201 Louisiana St
119 locals raden deze aan
Excellent ramen
A local chain with really good crawfish during crawfish season (march through June)
116 locals raden deze aan
BB's Tex-Orleans
2701 White Oak Dr
116 locals raden deze aan
A local chain with really good crawfish during crawfish season (march through June)
Great spot in the morning for coffee and breakfast, but also great for a happy hour cocktail. Cute place with a mid-century, tropical vibe.
Tropicales
2132 Bissonnet St
Great spot in the morning for coffee and breakfast, but also great for a happy hour cocktail. Cute place with a mid-century, tropical vibe.
Really good BBQ.
125 locals raden deze aan
The Pit Room
1201 Richmond Avenue
125 locals raden deze aan
Really good BBQ.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bustling happy hour scene with tons of outdoor seating.
54 locals raden deze aan
Kirby Ice House
3333 Eastside St
54 locals raden deze aan
Bustling happy hour scene with tons of outdoor seating.
A cozy neighborhood staple with a large selection of draft and bottled beers.
56 locals raden deze aan
The Ginger Man
5607 Morningside Dr
56 locals raden deze aan
A cozy neighborhood staple with a large selection of draft and bottled beers.
Incredible cocktails with a speakeasy vibe.
214 locals raden deze aan
Anvil Bar & Refuge
1424 Westheimer Rd
214 locals raden deze aan
Incredible cocktails with a speakeasy vibe.
Renowned tequila and Mezcal bar with a truly incredible selection.
54 locals raden deze aan
The Brewery Tap
310 Main St
54 locals raden deze aan
Renowned tequila and Mezcal bar with a truly incredible selection.
Huge beer garden with a fun, Austin vibe. It also has a great pizza place next door and a rotating food truck.
269 locals raden deze aan
Axelrad Beer Garden
1517 Alabama St
269 locals raden deze aan
Huge beer garden with a fun, Austin vibe. It also has a great pizza place next door and a rotating food truck.
Super casual, outdoor, ice house (they only serve beer) that is pure Texas. The taco truck that is always parked across the street is very good too.
64 locals raden deze aan
West Alabama Ice House
1919 W Alabama St
64 locals raden deze aan
Super casual, outdoor, ice house (they only serve beer) that is pure Texas. The taco truck that is always parked across the street is very good too.

Parks & Nature

Gators!
77 locals raden deze aan
Brazos Bend State Park
21901 Farm to Market Rd 762
77 locals raden deze aan
Gators!
Great place to run and a lovely arboretum. Some nice walking/bike trails too.
233 locals raden deze aan
Herdenkingspark
6501 Memorial Dr
233 locals raden deze aan
Great place to run and a lovely arboretum. Some nice walking/bike trails too.

Arts & Culture

A truly wonderful museum. An excellent permanent collection and a constant rotation of beautifully curated special exhibitions. Best of all, it's free.
491 locals raden deze aan
Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
491 locals raden deze aan
A truly wonderful museum. An excellent permanent collection and a constant rotation of beautifully curated special exhibitions. Best of all, it's free.
A great way to spend a sweltering hot day.
979 locals raden deze aan
Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
979 locals raden deze aan
A great way to spend a sweltering hot day.
Built in 2012, the pyramidal structure accommodates 120 people between two levels. Twilight Epiphany is acoustically engineered to host musical performances and to act as a laboratory for music school students on select days after sunset. Constructed of grass, concrete, stone and composite steel, the structure is equipped with an LED light sequence that projects onto the ceiling and through an aperture in the 72-foot square knife-edge roof just before sunrise and at sunset. Turrell's composition of light compliments the natural light present at twilight, and transforms the Skyspace into a locale for experiencing beauty and reflective interactions with the surrounding campus and the natural world. Viewing times for the sunrise and sunset light sequences, along with reservation and logistical details, can be found online.
66 locals raden deze aan
James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape
66 locals raden deze aan
Built in 2012, the pyramidal structure accommodates 120 people between two levels. Twilight Epiphany is acoustically engineered to host musical performances and to act as a laboratory for music school students on select days after sunset. Constructed of grass, concrete, stone and composite steel, the structure is equipped with an LED light sequence that projects onto the ceiling and through an aperture in the 72-foot square knife-edge roof just before sunrise and at sunset. Turrell's composition of light compliments the natural light present at twilight, and transforms the Skyspace into a locale for experiencing beauty and reflective interactions with the surrounding campus and the natural world. Viewing times for the sunrise and sunset light sequences, along with reservation and logistical details, can be found online.
A world class science museum with a really cool butterfly habitat.
863 locals raden deze aan
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr
863 locals raden deze aan
A world class science museum with a really cool butterfly habitat.

Essentials

342 locals raden deze aan
H-E-B
6055 South Fwy
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450 locals raden deze aan
Whole Foods Market
515 Elgin St
450 locals raden deze aan
Hands-down the best grocery store I've ever been to. Amazing produce, fish, meat, cheeses, and anything you can think of.
110 locals raden deze aan
Central Market
3815 Westheimer Rd
110 locals raden deze aan
Hands-down the best grocery store I've ever been to. Amazing produce, fish, meat, cheeses, and anything you can think of.