Guidebook for Houston

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Guidebook for Houston

Food Scene

This is a great coffee shop within walking distance
63 locals recommend
Black Hole Coffee House
4504 Graustark St
63 locals recommend
This is a great coffee shop within walking distance
Great coffee and a great atmosphere
86 locals recommend
Siphon Coffee
701 W Alabama St
86 locals recommend
Great coffee and a great atmosphere
Arguably Houston's best bakery. Get a croissant!
194 locals recommend
Common Bond Café & Bakery
1706 Westheimer Rd
194 locals recommend
Arguably Houston's best bakery. Get a croissant!
Mexican bakery with tasty offerings
32 locals recommend
La Guadalupana Bakery & Cafe
2109 Dunlavy St
32 locals recommend
Mexican bakery with tasty offerings
Texas BBQ... need I say more?
125 locals recommend
The Pit Room
1201 Richmond Avenue
125 locals recommend
Texas BBQ... need I say more?
The Menil isn't just for art, they can cook too!
23 locals recommend
Bistro Menil
1513 W Alabama St
23 locals recommend
The Menil isn't just for art, they can cook too!
Vietnamese sandwiches only two blocks away
6 locals recommend
Oui Banh Mi
1601 Richmond Ave
6 locals recommend
Vietnamese sandwiches only two blocks away
Delicious upscale Mexican restaurant
160 locals recommend
Hugo's
1600 Westheimer Rd
160 locals recommend
Delicious upscale Mexican restaurant
Relaxed dining option for any time of day
123 locals recommend
Brasil
2604 Dunlavy St
123 locals recommend
Relaxed dining option for any time of day
Makes a great 1-2 punch with West Alabama Icehouse
23 locals recommend
Tacos Tierra Caliente
2003 W Alabama St
23 locals recommend
Makes a great 1-2 punch with West Alabama Icehouse
Classy, creative dining
56 locals recommend
Pax Americana Restaurant
4319 Montrose Blvd
56 locals recommend
Classy, creative dining
Dine in or delivery, this is Houston's best pizza
65 locals recommend
Star Pizza
77 Harvard St
65 locals recommend
Dine in or delivery, this is Houston's best pizza
Great Italian dining, amazing wood-fired pizzas
23 locals recommend
Dolce Vita Pizzeria Enoteca
500 Westheimer Rd
23 locals recommend
Great Italian dining, amazing wood-fired pizzas
Casual pan-Asian noodle house
34 locals recommend
Jenni's Noodle House
602 E 20th St
34 locals recommend
Casual pan-Asian noodle house
Authentic Szechuan cuisine
36 locals recommend
Mala Sichuan Bistro
1201 Westheimer Rd
36 locals recommend
Authentic Szechuan cuisine

Drinks & Nightlife

Less than a block walk to a great hipster spot!
10 locals recommend
LOWBROW
1601 W Main St
10 locals recommend
Less than a block walk to a great hipster spot!
A dark, cozy Irish pub
The Harp
1625 Richmond Ave
A dark, cozy Irish pub
Houston's best craft cocktail spot, hands down
214 locals recommend
Anvil Bar & Refuge
1424 Westheimer Rd
214 locals recommend
Houston's best craft cocktail spot, hands down
Lively outdoor patio
47 locals recommend
La Grange
2517 Ralph St
47 locals recommend
Lively outdoor patio
The granddaddy of icehouses, outdoor only! Fantastic taco truck too
64 locals recommend
West Alabama Ice House
1919 W Alabama St
64 locals recommend
The granddaddy of icehouses, outdoor only! Fantastic taco truck too
Quirky Mexican dive bar
16 locals recommend
Under the Volcano
2349 Bissonnet St
16 locals recommend
Quirky Mexican dive bar
Eccentric, punk-ish dive bar
87 locals recommend
Poison Girl Cocktail Lounge
1641 Westheimer Rd
87 locals recommend
Eccentric, punk-ish dive bar

Getting Around

Houston's bike sharing system, rent bikes by the hour
Houston BCycle - Menil Collection/Alabama & Mandell
1533 Sul Ross St
Houston's bike sharing system, rent bikes by the hour

Parks & Nature

The neighborhood park
Mandell Park
4399 Mandell St
The neighborhood park
Impeccably manicured Japanese garden
55 locals recommend
Japanese Garden
6000 Fannin St
55 locals recommend
Impeccably manicured Japanese garden

Arts & Culture

An internationally recognized museum with a fascinating, idiosyncratic collection
491 locals recommend
The Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
491 locals recommend
An internationally recognized museum with a fascinating, idiosyncratic collection
Pure, unadulterated Mark Rothko
164 locals recommend
Rothko Chapel
3900 Yupon St
164 locals recommend
Pure, unadulterated Mark Rothko
Houston's marquee art institute
979 locals recommend
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
979 locals recommend
Houston's marquee art institute
Huge and fascinating, great for both kids and adults
863 locals recommend
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr
863 locals recommend
Huge and fascinating, great for both kids and adults
Free outdoor shows most weekend nights from spring to autumn
299 locals recommend
Miller Outdoor Theatre
6000 Hermann Park Dr
299 locals recommend
Free outdoor shows most weekend nights from spring to autumn
Photography resource center with free exhibitions
15 locals recommend
Houston Center for Photography
1441 W Alabama St
15 locals recommend
Photography resource center with free exhibitions

Essentials

The neighborhood post office
14 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
4110 Almeda Rd
14 locals recommend
The neighborhood post office
Major grocery store two blocks away
342 locals recommend
H-E-B
6055 South Fwy
342 locals recommend
Major grocery store two blocks away
Specialty grocer
148 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
11683 Westheimer Rd
148 locals recommend
Specialty grocer

Entertainment & Activities

A large, modern zoo
1102 locals recommend
Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr
1102 locals recommend
A large, modern zoo
Exhibitions of sound and light at dawn and dusk
66 locals recommend
James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape
66 locals recommend
Exhibitions of sound and light at dawn and dusk