Houston Top Restaurants

Introduction

Claudia and Alec like to eat food. The food near us is good. We made top restaurant lists!

Each time we visit a restaurant we fit it into the list. We try to make the lists show the order of our favorites. Our criteria for favoritism is entirely subjective: we aren't top chefs, just food-enjoyers.

Enjoy!

The Lists

Notes:

• An asterisk (*) indicates someone hasn't yet visited the restaurant. We've entered these into the list to keep the numbers the same. The position, however, defaults to last! That's not yet a rating, just a placeholder.

Places we still need to visit

• Sweetgeeen

  Salads!

  Website
• Salata

  Salads!

  Website
• GEN Korean BBQ

  Dope KBQ

  Website
• Artisan’s

  Cuisine & savior-faire

  Website
• Goode Co. BBQ

  Houston’s Smokehouse BBQ Tradition

  Website
• Pappas Bar-B-Q - Downtown

  It's BBQ!

  Website
• Tex-Chick

  Puerto Rican Restaurant

  Website
• El Meson

  Spanish & Latin American Cuisine

  Website
• Vinny’s Pizza

  A slice is nice

  Website
• Finn Hall

  CALLING ALL HOUSTON FOOD EXPLORERS

  Website
• Julep

  Fancy on Washington

  Website
• Gotti’s

  Creole and Cajun

  Website
• True Anomaly Brewing

  Brewery in Eado

  Website
• Bludorn

  French-inspired fare with passion and integrity

  Website
• Lucio’s

  Upscale without being uptight

  Website
• Ouisies Table

  All is new in our return to form, yet the best remains the same.

  Website
• Marigold Club

  French

  Website
• Uchi

  Sushi, "house" in Japanese

  Website
• Guard and Grace Steakhouse

  Award Winning Steakhouse

  Website
• Goode Co Cantina River Oaks

  Gray St

  Website
• Sophie Montrose

  Cocktail bar

  Website
• Handies Douzo Sushi

  Sushi Montrose

  Website
• WayGood Coffee

  Kirby

  Website
• Haywire (known for Whiskey)

  At the intersection of simple and sophisticated

  Website
• Fabio’s pasta across from TJs

  Website
• Sixty Vines

  Wine Dinner or Brunch

  Website
• Okto

  Mediterranean

  Website
• Tejas Brewery and Taproom

  AN EVERYDAY, EVERYMAN’S BEER THAT DRIVES VOLUME WITH A NOD TO TEXAS’ CROSS-CULTURAL HERITAGE.

  Website
• Gazebo

  From The Bayou to Your Table, Gazebo Seafood Kitchen is an all-day seafood restaurant celebrated for its innovative cajun flavors and expertly crafted cocktails.

  Website
• Pacific Coast Tacos

  Website
• Ramen Tatsu-ya

  Ramen bar

  Website
• Pico’s

  Seven Regions of Mexican Cuisine

  Website
• Riva’s Italian

  Montrose / Xmas

  Website
• Doña Leti’s

  Website
• La Jardinier

  Website
• Slowpokes Coffee

  Coffee

  Website
• French Riviera Chimney Rock Road

  Cafe

  Website
• Afuri Ramen

  Heights

  Website
• Melrose Cocktail Lounge

  Website
• Karbach brewing

  Website
• Brash brewery

  Website
• Better Luck Tomorrow

  There’s a lot of tomorrows

  Website
• Steak 48

  Website
• Mutiny Wine Room

  Usener St Houston

  Website
• Dirt Bag Plants & Wolfsmith Coffee

  Temp Heights Coffee in Montrose Plant Shop

  Website
• Agnes & Sherman

  Opening Spring 2025

  Website
• Canaraderie

  NEW!

  Website
• Jo's Coffee

  Studewood St Heights

  Website
• Perseid

  Inside of Hotel

  Website
• Montrose Country Club

  Tuam St

  Website
• XO eats & Entertainment

  Washington Ave

  Website
• Confessions Restaurant & Lounge

  Kirby Dr

  Website
• Succulent Fine Dining

  Dunlavy St - Opens in Spring

  Website
• The Library Wine Bar

  Spring Branch

  Website
• Bambolino’s

  COME AND VISIT BAMBOLINO'S, GET A SLICE OF PIZZA AND A FROZEN LEMONADE!

  Website
• Fiori Italian

  Montrose

  Website
• Apertivo

  Website
• Wicklow Heights

  Website

Do you agree?

Did we miss any great restaurants? Are there any we should revisit? What is the best order at each of these places?

Let us know! We want to know your list for the Midtown Houston area. It's all delicious, but it's also fun to argue over our favorites lists!