Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Some of my favorite places to eat and drink in Houston

Locally inspired:
Reef
Underbelly
Revival market
Haven
Down House
Roost
Paulies
Relish
Local Foods
Benjys
Sparrow
Eatsie boys cafe

Indian:
Udipi
Sri balaji bhavan
Indika
Pondicheri
Kirans
Himalaya
London sizzler
Bombay sweets
Raja Sweets

Seafood:
Tampico
Reef
Goode Co Seafood
Haven raw bar

Mexican:
Tila's
La Guadalupana (bfast)
El Gallo de Jalisco (bfast)
Villa Arcos (bfast tacos)
Hugo's (brunch)
El Gran Malo
El Real
Canino (taqueria tacambaro)
Teotihuacan
Gerardo's drive in grocery
Tony's Mexican
La Victoria Bakery
Taco Palenque
Chapultepec lupita
Picos
Ninfas
Torchy's tacos
Cuchara

BBQ:
Beavers
Gatlins
Blakes
Hickory hollow (live music)
Bobbies que
Virgies
Pierson & co
Guys meat market
Demeris

Southern comfort/soul food:
Lucille's
Zelko bistro
Mamas oven
This is it
Esther's cajun cafe
Frenchys Fried chicken

Japanese:
Uchi
Kata robata
Katsuya
Sushi toro
Oishi
Matsu
Sushi miyagi

Chinese:
Mala Sichuan
Peking cuisine
East wall (Peking duck)
Jin Bo
HK dimsum
Fungs kitchen

Burgers:
Lankford grocery
Roznovskys
Hubcap grill
Bernie's burger bus
Burger guys
Stanton's supermarket
Little bitty burger barn

Pub food and good drinks:
Moontower Inn (game meat sausages)
Petrol Station
BRC
Hay Merchant
Witchcraft
Cottonwood
Shepard Park
Crisp
Queen Vic
Rudyards
Mucky Duck
Plonk
Phoenicia market bar

Pizza:
Pizzaro
Piola
Dolce Vita
Luigis
poscol
Vallone
Bombay pizza
Coppa
Pi pizza truck

Vietnamese:
Kim Tai
Pho Saigon
Saigon pagolac
Crawfish & noodles (mixed Asian)

Thai:
Asia Market
Vieng Thai
Thai Lana
Kanomowan
Les givrals

High end cuisine:
Oxheart
Pass & Provision
Triniti

Coffeeshops:
Catalina
Boomtown
Blacksmith
Southside
Inversion
Black Hole
Antidote
Revival Market
Eatsie Boys cafe

Classic Houston restaurants:
Backstreet cafe
Rainbow lodge

Steaks:
Killens
Vick & Anthony
Papas brothers

Craft beer:
Petrol station
Moontower inn
Hay merchant
Down House
Flying Saucer
Liberty Station
Cottonwood
Shepard Park
Witchcraft
Mongoose vs cobra
Gingerman

Cocktails:
Anvil
Pass & provisions
Down House
Mongoose vs cobra
Cottonwood
Grand Prize
Eighteenth Street
OKRA charity bar
Double trouble
Beavers

Wine Bar:
13 Celsius
Crisp
Maxs wine dive
Boheme

Icecream:
Fat Cats
Eatsie Boys
Hanks
Paciugo
Amy's