Guidebook for Houston

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Guidebook for Houston

Drinks & Nightlife

Great little wine bar
83 locals recommend
13 celsius
3000 Caroline St
83 locals recommend
Great little wine bar
A great little bar -- good happy hours --- great DJs on the weekends -- dollar mimosas on sunday
89 locals recommend
The Dogwood
2403 Bagby St
89 locals recommend
A great little bar -- good happy hours --- great DJs on the weekends -- dollar mimosas on sunday
Famous for turtle races on Thursdays
121 locals recommend
Little Woodrow’s Midtown
2306 Brazos St
121 locals recommend
Famous for turtle races on Thursdays
Fun small bar! Spin the wheel of shots on Thursdays before 11 -- guess the color right and shots are free.
19 locals recommend
Shot Bar Houston
2315 Bagby St
19 locals recommend
Fun small bar! Spin the wheel of shots on Thursdays before 11 -- guess the color right and shots are free.
The place to go for a large beer selection
61 locals recommend
Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
705 Main St
61 locals recommend
The place to go for a large beer selection
A bar with all old (free) arcade games, karaoke rooms, and a great DJ
63 locals recommend
Kung Fu Saloon
5317 Washington Ave
63 locals recommend
A bar with all old (free) arcade games, karaoke rooms, and a great DJ

Everything Else

One of the best places to dance! Vegas style nightclub even including a pool
133 locals recommend
Clé
2301 Main St
133 locals recommend
One of the best places to dance! Vegas style nightclub even including a pool
biggest liquor store in Texas! Lots of samples
116 locals recommend
Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods
1011 Westheimer Rd
116 locals recommend
biggest liquor store in Texas! Lots of samples
Sabine Park - great place to run or walk to check out the bayou. There are also volleyball courts.
1600 Allen Pkwy
1600 Allen Parkway
Sabine Park - great place to run or walk to check out the bayou. There are also volleyball courts.
Basketball arena -- also hosts lots of concerts
606 locals recommend
Toyota Center
1510 Polk St
606 locals recommend
Basketball arena -- also hosts lots of concerts
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236 locals recommend
Texas Medical Center
236 locals recommend
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Food Scene

Great Sushi -- They even serve fried rolls!
7 locals recommend
Azuma Downtown
909 Texas Ave
7 locals recommend
Great Sushi -- They even serve fried rolls!
My favorite Mexican restaurant -- try the chicken fajitas
64 locals recommend
El Tiempo Cantina - Westheimer
322 Westheimer Rd
64 locals recommend
My favorite Mexican restaurant -- try the chicken fajitas
Small Thai place -- great for lunch
Mango Tree
914 Main St
Small Thai place -- great for lunch
Greek Food!
116 locals recommend
Niko Niko's
2520 Montrose Blvd
116 locals recommend
Greek Food!
bakery with amazing pastries
194 locals recommend
Common Bond Café & Bakery
1706 Westheimer Rd
194 locals recommend
bakery with amazing pastries
Small hipster coffee shop where you can sit and read a book all day -- try the greek yogurt -- its so smooth its like ice cream
63 locals recommend
Black Hole Coffee House
4504 Graustark St
63 locals recommend
Small hipster coffee shop where you can sit and read a book all day -- try the greek yogurt -- its so smooth its like ice cream
Specialty Coffees and mixed drinks
87 locals recommend
Empire Café
1732 Westheimer Rd
87 locals recommend
Specialty Coffees and mixed drinks
The best tacos in town. Save room for dessert -- fried cookie dough balls.
74 locals recommend
Torchys Tacos
2411 S Shepherd Dr
74 locals recommend
The best tacos in town. Save room for dessert -- fried cookie dough balls.
Not a Houston tradition...but who doesn't love chipotle?!
94 locals recommend
Chipotle Mexican Grill
2625 Louisiana St
94 locals recommend
Not a Houston tradition...but who doesn't love chipotle?!
a great place to watch football games with an awesome selection of pub food (burgers, salads, etc) and beer
45 locals recommend
Pub Fiction
2303 Smith St
45 locals recommend
a great place to watch football games with an awesome selection of pub food (burgers, salads, etc) and beer
a tiny little lunch spot with HUGE burgers
28 locals recommend
Hubcap Grill
1111 Prairie St
28 locals recommend
a tiny little lunch spot with HUGE burgers
vietnamese food -- open late!
86 locals recommend
Mai's Restaurant
3403 Milam St
86 locals recommend
vietnamese food -- open late!
Expensive but good pizza -- open late on the weekends
Gotham Pizza
2204 Louisiana St
Expensive but good pizza -- open late on the weekends

Sightseeing

Small Art museum
491 locals recommend
The Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
491 locals recommend
Small Art museum
great art museum
979 locals recommend
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
979 locals recommend
great art museum
My favorite museum -- HUGE -- and then walk around Herman park after to see the beautiful gardens
863 locals recommend
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr
863 locals recommend
My favorite museum -- HUGE -- and then walk around Herman park after to see the beautiful gardens
if you have a bank of america card, entrance is free!
1102 locals recommend
Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr
1102 locals recommend
if you have a bank of america card, entrance is free!
A quirky houston tradition - decorated "art cars"
130 locals recommend
Art Car Museum
140 Heights Blvd
130 locals recommend
A quirky houston tradition - decorated "art cars"
Come see the elaborate tunnel system -- only open during working hours
325 locals recommend
Downtown Houston
325 locals recommend
Come see the elaborate tunnel system -- only open during working hours

Shopping

A mind glowingly large mall -- even has an ice skating rink inside
6 locals recommend
Galleria
6 locals recommend
A mind glowingly large mall -- even has an ice skating rink inside
A little collection of shopping, restaurants, and bars -- great area to walk around
379 locals recommend
Rice Village
2376 Rice Boulevard
379 locals recommend
A little collection of shopping, restaurants, and bars -- great area to walk around

Arts & Culture

Lots of plays and performances
78 locals recommend
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby St
78 locals recommend
Lots of plays and performances
lots of great bands come through here...
195 locals recommend
House of Blues Houston
1204 Caroline St
195 locals recommend
lots of great bands come through here...
bowling!
39 locals recommend
Lucky Strike Entertainment
1201 San Jacinto Street
39 locals recommend
bowling!

Parks & Nature

246 locals recommend
Washington Avenue
Washington Avenue
246 locals recommend