Houston, TX Restaurant Guide - Best Restaurants in Houston

[DonRocks]

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[DonRocks]

Inside the Loop, Clockwise

Near Northside - Map
Gerardo's Drive In - Facebook - map

Downtown - Map
Xochi (Marriott Marquis)  - website - @XochiHou - map

EaDo - Map
Huynh - website - map
Nancy's Hustle - website - Twitter - Instagram - map

Midtown - Map
Luna y Sol - website - map
Weights and Measures - website - @wmhtx - map
Reef and 3rd Bar - Closed

Montrose - Map
BCN Taste & Tradition - website - map
Cuchara - website - @cucharahouston - map 
Da Marco - website - map
Emmaline - website - map
Hugo's - website - map
Nobie's - website - map
Paulie's - website - @pauliepetro - map
The Pit Room - website - @ThePitRoomBBQ - map
Riel - website - Facebook - map
Roost - website - Facebook - @iloveroost - map
Tacos Tierra Caliente - Facebook - @TTCfoodtruck - map
Underbelly - website - @UnderbellyHOU - map
see also Mala Sichuan Bistro

Rice Village - Map
Pokéology - website - map

Greenway / Upper Kirby - Map
Kata Robata - website - map
Pondicheri - website - @pondicheri - map

Lazybrook / Timbergrove - Map
Karbach Brewing - website - @karbachbrewing - map

Houston Heights - Map
Coltivare - website - @ColtivareHTX - map
Field and Tides - website - map
Golden Bagels & Coffee - website - @goldenbagelshtx - map
Kukuri - website - Facebook - map
La Fondita Michoacán - Facebook - map
Nam Eatery Vietnamese Cafe - website - map
Pinkerton's Barbecue - website - Facebook - map
Ritual - website - @RitualHouston - map
Skinny Rita's Grille - website - @srgrille - map
Star Fish - website - @starfishhtx - map
Willow's Texas BBQ - Facebook - map
see also Local Foods, Pho Binh, Samurai Noodle
The Corkscrew - 1308 W. 20th St. - Closed
Foreign Correspondents - 4721 N. Main St. - Closed

Outside the Loop, Inside the Beltway, Clockwise

Chinatown - Map
Cajun Kitchen - website - Facebook - map
Crawfish and Noodles - website (Broken as of Mar 6, 2017) - Facebook - map
Star Snow Ice & Teriyaki - (713) 779-8886 - map
see also Mala Sichuan Bistro

Uptown - Map
EatZi's Market & Bakery - 1702 Post Market Blvd. - Closed

Memorial - Map
Izakaya Wa - website - map
Laurenzo's - website - @Laurenzos4412 - map

Outside the Beltway, Clockwise

Pearland - Map
Killen's Texas Barbecue - website - @killensbbq - map

Katy - Map
Shish Kabob Cafe - website - map
see also Samurai Noodle

Simonton - Map
Roper's Country Store and Café - Facebook - map

Multiple Locations (* = Individual Locations Referenced)

Chinese
Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot - website - (Westheimer, Bellaire)
Mala Sichuan Bistro - Facebook - @MalaSichuan - (Chinatown, Montrose *)

Hamburgers
Hubcap Grill - website - @Hubcap_Grill - (3-5 area locations)

Japanese
Samurai Noodle - website - @SamuraiNoodleTX - (The Heights, Katy *)

Sandwiches
Local Foods - website - (3-5 area locations)

Steakhouses
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse - website - @PappasBros - (3-5 area locations)

Vietnamese
Phở Bình - website - (3-5 area locations)

Everything Else (Cuisines, Specific Items, Resources, Discussions, Etc.)

Where Do I Find It?

To Eat
Bánh Mì // Breakfast Tacos // Hot Guts // Poke

To Drink
Wine Bars

To Experience
James Beard Awards - 2018 // Eater's 38 Essential Houston Restaurants // Houston Chronicle Top 100 Restaurants - 2016 // Oldest Restaurants in the Houston Area

To Discuss
Cell Phones in Restaurants

Outside of Houston, Clockwise

Caldwell County - Map

Lockhart - Map
Smitty's Market - website - map