Guidebook for Houston
Food Scene
Wonderful sandwiches and coffee; people drive in to go to Brasil. Two outdoor patios. Music, wine, beer.
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Brasil
2604 Dunlavy StWonderful sandwiches and coffee; people drive in to go to Brasil. Two outdoor patios. Music, wine, beer.
Common Bond Café & Bakery
1706 Westheimer RdBakery everybody is mad about.
Empire Café
1732 Westheimer RdAnother cafe.
Paulie's
1834 Westheimer RdGood, handy, neigborhood pasta with great owners.
Pondicheri
2800 Kirby DrIndian yum yum Especially breakfast!
La Guadalupana Bakery & Cafe
2109 Dunlavy StAmazing tres leche cake, breakfasts, and meals.
Luigi's Pizzeria
3700 Almeda Rdpizza
Romano's Pizza
1528 W Gray StNY inspired
Black Hole Coffee House
4504 Graustark Styum
If you have kids or an old person who likes soft food, this is a Luby-style cafeteria that is very upscale and delicious. Food is really good to everybody, though simple and old-fashioned.
Cleburne Cafeteria
3606 Bissonnet StIf you have kids or an old person who likes soft food, this is a Luby-style cafeteria that is very upscale and delicious. Food is really good to everybody, though simple and old-fashioned.
Les Givral's
2704 Milam StGreat, inexpensive Vietnamese food.
In Houston, a taco a day is blasphemous. You should have two or three. These are good. (Guadalupana is closer, and as good, but they aren't open so late.)
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Tacos A Go Go
3704 Main StIn Houston, a taco a day is blasphemous. You should have two or three. These are good. (Guadalupana is closer, and as good, but they aren't open so late.)
Drinks & Nightlife
Dive Bar with a literary reading every third week of the month on Thursdays.
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Poison Girl Cocktail Lounge
1641 Westheimer RdDive Bar with a literary reading every third week of the month on Thursdays.
World class. Has a vegetarian menu -- but also a 'regular' menu. My dad gets goat, I get the vegetarian sampler. Make reservations on a weekend.
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Hugo's
1600 Westheimer RdWorld class. Has a vegetarian menu -- but also a 'regular' menu. My dad gets goat, I get the vegetarian sampler. Make reservations on a weekend.
If you want a cold beer, walk here. Ice Houses are Texas musts.
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West Alabama Ice House
1919 W Alabama StIf you want a cold beer, walk here. Ice Houses are Texas musts.
Everything Else
Whole Foods Market
515 Elgin Stgroceries
H-E-B
6055 South Fwygroceries
Trader Joe's
11683 Westheimer Rdgroceries
Half Price Books
1011 Westheimer RdBooks
Star Pizza
77 Harvard Stpizza, deep dish
Marshalls & HomeGoods
5000 Westheimer RdMarshall's Home Goods
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet StGet Inspired
Barnaby's Cafe
414 W Gray StHealthy Breakfast
Zoo, lovely park to walk around. Lake, playgrounds, Japanese garden, prairie scapes...also, all Children's Museum and Museum of Natural Science are all around it's campus.
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Washington Avenue
Washington AvenueZoo, lovely park to walk around. Lake, playgrounds, Japanese garden, prairie scapes...also, all Children's Museum and Museum of Natural Science are all around it's campus.
Sightseeing
Space Center Houston
1601 E NASA PkwyParks & Nature
Houston Arboretum og Náttúru Miðstöð
4501 Woodway DrArts & Culture
Menil-safn
1533 Sul Ross StWorld famous for a reason.