Guidebook for Houston

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Guidebook for Houston

Food Scene

Reservations suggested. Soul Fusion / Shrimp & Grits / Steak Sous Vide / Homemade bite size biscuits piped with homemade chili.
140 locals recommend
Lucille's
5512 La Branch St
140 locals recommend
Reservations suggested. Soul Fusion / Shrimp & Grits / Steak Sous Vide / Homemade bite size biscuits piped with homemade chili.
Family Dining / Breakfast / Salads
257 locals recommend
Barnaby's Cafe
414 W Gray St
257 locals recommend
Family Dining / Breakfast / Salads
Supposed to be the best dead fish in Houston. Expensive and well worth it. Reservations required for dinner.
45 locals recommend
MF Sushi Houston Museum District
1401 Binz Street
45 locals recommend
Supposed to be the best dead fish in Houston. Expensive and well worth it. Reservations required for dinner.
Fish Tacos / Burritos
39 locals recommend
Bodegas Taco Shop
1200 Binz St
39 locals recommend
Fish Tacos / Burritos
Moo Shu Peking Duck... but don't forget the hoysin sauce / Garlic Green Beans
14 locals recommend
Kam's Wok | Wine | Dine
4500 Montrose Blvd
14 locals recommend
Moo Shu Peking Duck... but don't forget the hoysin sauce / Garlic Green Beans
Great menu / Reliable Food
16 locals recommend
The Raven Grill
1916 Bissonnet St
16 locals recommend
Great menu / Reliable Food
Jalapeno Cheese Link Suasages
125 locals recommend
The Pit Room
1201 Richmond Avenue
125 locals recommend
Jalapeno Cheese Link Suasages
Margaritas / It has been here forever.
9 locals recommend
Spanish Village Restaurant
4720 Almeda Rd
9 locals recommend
Margaritas / It has been here forever.
Pricey but fabulous Spanish / Catalan cuisine
36 locals recommend
BCN Taste & Tradition
4210 Roseland St
36 locals recommend
Pricey but fabulous Spanish / Catalan cuisine
Fried chicken & waffles!!!
494 locals recommend
The Breakfast Klub
3711 Travis St
494 locals recommend
Fried chicken & waffles!!!
Pizza Rustica w/carrots... really!!! Pricey.
74 locals recommend
Weights + Measures
2808 Caroline St
74 locals recommend
Pizza Rustica w/carrots... really!!! Pricey.
New Orleans ambiance & cuisine. Fabulous Brunch! Expensive!
71 locals recommend
Brennan's of Houston
3300 Smith St
71 locals recommend
New Orleans ambiance & cuisine. Fabulous Brunch! Expensive!
Great Breakfast... if you don't mind waiting.
179 locals recommend
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
3217 Montrose Blvd
179 locals recommend
Great Breakfast... if you don't mind waiting.
Because these are some of the best, build it yourself, burgers in Houston.
28 locals recommend
Fuddruckers
2400b S MacGregor Way
28 locals recommend
Because these are some of the best, build it yourself, burgers in Houston.
It's always open
25 locals recommend
Denny's
3332 S Loop W
25 locals recommend
It's always open
Joe's deep dish whole wheat pie with sauteed garlic and spinach will set you free.
65 locals recommend
Star Pizza
77 Harvard St
65 locals recommend
Joe's deep dish whole wheat pie with sauteed garlic and spinach will set you free.
Great beef Tacos al Carbon.
19 locals recommend
Little Pappasito's Cantina
2536 Richmond Ave
19 locals recommend
Great beef Tacos al Carbon.
Reliable seafood.
26 locals recommend
Pappas Seafood House
3001 S Shepherd Dr
26 locals recommend
Reliable seafood.
Excellent Italian.
7 locals recommend
Sorrento Ristorante
415 Westheimer Rd
7 locals recommend
Excellent Italian.
Fabulous Indian food. They have a bacon wrapped quail appetizer that is not to be believed.
19 locals recommend
Indika
516 Westheimer Rd
19 locals recommend
Fabulous Indian food. They have a bacon wrapped quail appetizer that is not to be believed.
Gourmet Mexican. One of my absolute favorites.
160 locals recommend
Hugo's
1600 Westheimer Rd
160 locals recommend
Gourmet Mexican. One of my absolute favorites.
Because their brownies are a religious experience.
Stone Mill Bakers
2518 Kirby Dr
Because their brownies are a religious experience.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great place to stop for a drink after the Museum of Fine Arts. It's in Hotel Zaza next to Mecom Fountain.
6 locals recommend
Monarch
5701 Main St
6 locals recommend
Great place to stop for a drink after the Museum of Fine Arts. It's in Hotel Zaza next to Mecom Fountain.

Arts & Culture

Permanent Collection is significant. Lots of great exhibits.
979 locals recommend
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
979 locals recommend
Permanent Collection is significant. Lots of great exhibits.
IMAX Theater / Burke Baker Planetarium / Wonderful Gift Shop
863 locals recommend
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr
863 locals recommend
IMAX Theater / Burke Baker Planetarium / Wonderful Gift Shop
No reason I can think of. I hate this museum.
144 locals recommend
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
5216 Montrose Blvd
144 locals recommend
No reason I can think of. I hate this museum.
No reason I can think of... never been.
117 locals recommend
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St
117 locals recommend
No reason I can think of... never been.
No reason in particular but if body, mind and spirit is your gig, this might be just the place.
10 locals recommend
The Jung Center
5200 Montrose Blvd
10 locals recommend
No reason in particular but if body, mind and spirit is your gig, this might be just the place.
Very serene. You don't have to appreciate Rothko to enjoy the space and the reflecting pond with Broken Obelisk.
164 locals recommend
Rothko Chapel
3900 Yupon St
164 locals recommend
Very serene. You don't have to appreciate Rothko to enjoy the space and the reflecting pond with Broken Obelisk.
Chapel of St Basel is worth a look.
39 locals recommend
University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd
39 locals recommend
Chapel of St Basel is worth a look.
Dominique (Schlumberger) de Menil wore her full length furs inside out, which always seemed logical to me. One of the largest private art collections in the world and well worth the visit.
491 locals recommend
The Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
491 locals recommend
Dominique (Schlumberger) de Menil wore her full length furs inside out, which always seemed logical to me. One of the largest private art collections in the world and well worth the visit.
Its free and fun to do as long as it isn't July or August. It's an outdoor theater with everything from Shakespeare to Motown.
299 locals recommend
Miller Outdoor Theatre
6000 Hermann Park Dr
299 locals recommend
Its free and fun to do as long as it isn't July or August. It's an outdoor theater with everything from Shakespeare to Motown.

Sightseeing

It's a huge glass cone where a rain forest has been created as a butterfly sanctuary.
79 locals recommend
Cockrell Butterfly Center
5555 Hermann Park Dr
79 locals recommend
It's a huge glass cone where a rain forest has been created as a butterfly sanctuary.
It's a cool place just explore but, of particular interest is James Turrell's light installation, "SkySpace". Interesting to see anytime but there are automated light shows at dawn and dusk.
232 locals recommend
Rice University
6100 Main St
232 locals recommend
It's a cool place just explore but, of particular interest is James Turrell's light installation, "SkySpace". Interesting to see anytime but there are automated light shows at dawn and dusk.

Entertainment & Activities

One of the most important genealogical libraries in the country.
Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research
5300 Caroline St
One of the most important genealogical libraries in the country.
Golf is good.
96 locals recommend
Hermann Park Golf Course
2155 S MacGregor Way
96 locals recommend
Golf is good.

Everything Else

Cutting edge cancer treatment.
20 locals recommend
MD Anderson Main Bldg
1515 Holcombe Blvd
20 locals recommend
Cutting edge cancer treatment.
Largest in the world.
236 locals recommend
Texas Medical Center
236 locals recommend
Largest in the world.