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

• Perry’s Steakhouse Rank

  Redefining dining

  Website
• SweetgeeenRank

  Salads!

  Website
• SalataRank

  Salads!

  Website
• GEN Korean BBQRank

  Dope KBQ

  Website
• Artisan’sRank

  Cuisine & savior-faire

  Website
• Goode Co. BBQRank

  Houston’s Smokehouse BBQ Tradition

  Website
• Pappas Bar-B-Q - DowntownRank

  It's BBQ!

  Website
• Southern Yankee CrafthouseRank

  Comfort is our craft

  Website
• Tex-ChickRank

  Puerto Rican Restaurant

  Website
• El MesonRank

  Spanish & Latin American Cuisine

  Website
• Vinny’s PizzaRank

  A slice is nice

  Website
• Finn HallRank

  CALLING ALL HOUSTON FOOD EXPLORERS

  Website
• JulepRank

  Fancy on Washington

  Website
• Gotti’sRank

  Creole and Cajun

  Website
• True Anomaly BrewingRank

  Brewery in Eado

  Website
• BludornRank

  French-inspired fare with passion and integrity

  Website
• Lucio’sRank

  Upscale without being uptight

  Website
• Ouisies TableRank

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

  Website
• Marigold ClubRank

  French

  Website
• Uchi Rank

  Sushi, "house" in Japanese

  Website
• Guard and Grace SteakhouseRank

  Award Winning Steakhouse

  Website
• Goode Co Cantina River OaksRank

  Gray St

  Website
• Sophie MontroseRank

  Cocktail bar

  Website
• Handies Douzo SushiRank

  Sushi Montrose

  Website
• WayGood CoffeeRank

  Kirby

  Website
• Haywire (known for Whiskey)Rank

  At the intersection of simple and sophisticated

  Website
• Fabio’s pasta across from TJsRank

  Website
• Sixty Vines Rank

  Wine Dinner or Brunch

  Website
• OktoRank

  Mediterranean

  Website
• Tejas Brewery and TaproomRank

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

  Website
• GazeboRank

  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 TacosRank

  Website
• Ramen Tatsu-yaRank

  Ramen bar

  Website
• Pico’s Rank

  Seven Regions of Mexican Cuisine

  Website
• Riva’s ItalianRank

  Montrose / Xmas

  Website
• Doña Leti’sRank

  Website
• La JardinierRank

  Website
• Slowpokes CoffeeRank

  Coffee

  Website
• French Riviera Chimney Rock RoadRank

  Cafe

  Website
• Afuri RamenRank

  Heights

  Website
• Melrose Cocktail LoungeRank

  Website
• Karbach brewingRank

  Website
• Brash brewery Rank

  Website
• Better Luck TomorrowRank

  There’s a lot of tomorrows

  Website
• Steak 48Rank

  Website
• Mutiny Wine RoomRank

  Usener St Houston

  Website
• Dirt Bag Plants & Wolfsmith CoffeeRank

  Temp Heights Coffee in Montrose Plant Shop

  Website
• Agnes & ShermanRank

  Opening Spring 2025

  Website
• CanaraderieRank

  NEW!

  Website
• Jo's CoffeeRank

  Studewood St Heights

  Website
• PerseidRank

  Inside of Hotel

  Website
• Montrose Country ClubRank

  Tuam St

  Website
• XO eats & Entertainment Rank

  Washington Ave

  Website
• Confessions Restaurant & LoungeRank

  Kirby Dr

  Website
• Succulent Fine Dining Rank

  Dunlavy St - Opens in Spring

  Website
• The Library Wine BarRank

  Spring Branch

  Website
• Bambolino’sRank

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

  Website
• Fiori ItalianRank

  Montrose

  Website
• Apertivo Rank

  Website
• Wicklow HeightsRank

  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!