Guidebook for Houston

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Guidebook for Houston

Food Scene

Cheap decent, breakfast and lunch, the better out of the tacos in the area.
Tacos El Jaibo
5821 Bellaire Blvd
Cheap decent, breakfast and lunch, the better out of the tacos in the area.
Vegetarian fast food, some decent burgers.
Green Vegetarian Cuisine
6720 Chimney Rock Rd
Vegetarian fast food, some decent burgers.
Heavy duty burgers and good beer.
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Bernie's Burger Bus
5407 Bellaire Blvd
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Heavy duty burgers and good beer.
Quiet Vietnamese fusion; one my go-to treats.
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Lemongrass Cafe
5107 Bellaire Blvd
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Quiet Vietnamese fusion; one my go-to treats.
Upscale Mexican, kind of pricey.
Saltillo Mexican Kitchen
5427 Bissonnet St
Upscale Mexican, kind of pricey.
Upscale Spanish/French, very quiet. Always good.
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Costa Brava Bistro
5107 Bellaire Blvd
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Upscale Spanish/French, very quiet. Always good.
Best coffee in Houston.
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Catalina Coffee
2201 Washington Ave
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Best coffee in Houston.
Second best coffee in town.
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Mercantile
5411 Morningside Dr
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Second best coffee in town.
Not super authentic Indian, but great, fresh ingredients. Check out their bake lab upstairs too. Yeah, a bake lab, it's nuts.
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Pondicheri
2800 Kirby Dr
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Not super authentic Indian, but great, fresh ingredients. Check out their bake lab upstairs too. Yeah, a bake lab, it's nuts.
Cheap bahn-mi, usually with a long, but fast-moving line. Do it.
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Les Givral's
2704 Milam St
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Cheap bahn-mi, usually with a long, but fast-moving line. Do it.
Best Ramen in town. Expect a slight wait. Worth it!
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JINYA Ramen Bar
3201 Louisiana St
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Best Ramen in town. Expect a slight wait. Worth it!
Fantastic Vietnamese near downtown.
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Huynh Restaurant
912 St Emanuel St
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Fantastic Vietnamese near downtown.
They make their own beer and have a constantly rotating selection of other beers. Also a good place to get a gourmet hotdog.
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Moon Tower Inn
3004 Canal St
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They make their own beer and have a constantly rotating selection of other beers. Also a good place to get a gourmet hotdog.
They take food seriously here. You've been warned.
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Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar
1050 Studewood St
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They take food seriously here. You've been warned.
A little pricey, but decisively compelling and good food and drinks.
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Weights + Measures
2808 Caroline St
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A little pricey, but decisively compelling and good food and drinks.
Get something with Sichuan peppers--tingly!
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Mala Sichuan Bistro
1201 Westheimer Rd
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Get something with Sichuan peppers--tingly!
Good value and good quality pasta and sandwiches. Go for a late breakfast or early lunch--they've got pretty good coffee.
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Paulie's
1834 Westheimer Rd
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Good value and good quality pasta and sandwiches. Go for a late breakfast or early lunch--they've got pretty good coffee.
Great farmers market, often with live entertainment. Saturday mornings!
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Urban Harvest Farmers Market
2752 Buffalo Speedway
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Great farmers market, often with live entertainment. Saturday mornings!

Parks & Nature

Secluded, but beautiful hiking trails. Easy to feel as if you've left the city, if only for a moment.
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Washington Avenue
Washington Avenue
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Secluded, but beautiful hiking trails. Easy to feel as if you've left the city, if only for a moment.
Miles of walking and biking trails. Great way to experience downtown too.
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Buffalo Bayou Park
Memorial Drive
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Miles of walking and biking trails. Great way to experience downtown too.

Arts & Culture

Great non-profit art venue in the museum district. Always free, usually some really interesting work.
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Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main St
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Great non-profit art venue in the museum district. Always free, usually some really interesting work.
Does cost admission, but worth it to access the permanent collection and temporary shows.
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
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Does cost admission, but worth it to access the permanent collection and temporary shows.
Always fresh, always free. The CAMH is a must see if you plan on being around Montrose or the museum district. Some really good shows up right now!
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Kaasaegse Kunsti Muuseum Houstonis
5216 Montrose Blvd
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Always fresh, always free. The CAMH is a must see if you plan on being around Montrose or the museum district. Some really good shows up right now!
Fantastic non-profit, has rotating shows that engage the community with issues in art and politics.
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Project Row Houses
2521 Holman St
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Fantastic non-profit, has rotating shows that engage the community with issues in art and politics.
Weird place you should go if you have a minute. Admission is $5 or something. A sort of insane Houston treasure. Bring a camera.
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The Orange Show
2401 Munger St
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Weird place you should go if you have a minute. Admission is $5 or something. A sort of insane Houston treasure. Bring a camera.
Houston's hackerspace. If you are interested in making things come check this place out. One of the best equipped makerspaces in the nation. Virtually anything can be made here. Come take a tour Friday nights. They also offer dinner and breakfast during those times.
TXRX Labs
6501 Navigation Boulevard
Houston's hackerspace. If you are interested in making things come check this place out. One of the best equipped makerspaces in the nation. Virtually anything can be made here. Come take a tour Friday nights. They also offer dinner and breakfast during those times.
Make a reservation for a sunset viewing; it's free, but I recommend parking in the lot for a few bucks. Do it! http://skyspace.rice.edu/cms/visit-skyspace/
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James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape
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Make a reservation for a sunset viewing; it's free, but I recommend parking in the lot for a few bucks. Do it! http://skyspace.rice.edu/cms/visit-skyspace/
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Station Museum of Contemporary Art
1502 Alabama St
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Showcases strong work from Latin-American Artists, contemporary and modern.
Sicardi Gallery
1506 W Alabama St
Showcases strong work from Latin-American Artists, contemporary and modern.
Gotta stop by here if you need a break, it's free and worth hunting for parking.
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Rothko Chapel
3900 Yupon St
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Gotta stop by here if you need a break, it's free and worth hunting for parking.
Free, fantastic collection of ancient, contemporary, and surrealist art.
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Menili kogu
1533 Sul Ross St
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Free, fantastic collection of ancient, contemporary, and surrealist art.
David Shelton Gallery
4411 Montrose Blvd
Non-profit art space in a beautiful space downtown.
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DiverseWorks
3400 Main St
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Non-profit art space in a beautiful space downtown.
I really recommend getting tickets to a tour of the cistern. They are very affordable. http://buffalobayou.doubleknot.com/facilitysearch/3280
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Buffalo Bayou Parki tsister
105-B Sabine St
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I really recommend getting tickets to a tour of the cistern. They are very affordable. http://buffalobayou.doubleknot.com/facilitysearch/3280
Houston's non-profit community-oriented center for photography.
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Houston Center for Photography
1441 W Alabama St
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Houston's non-profit community-oriented center for photography.
Beautiful architecture hosting long-term installations.
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Byzantine Fresco Chapel
4011 Yupon St
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Beautiful architecture hosting long-term installations.
Lovely, tucked-away building hosting contemporary and modern work.
Hiram Butler Gallery
4520 Blossom St
Lovely, tucked-away building hosting contemporary and modern work.

Drinks & Nightlife

Dive-y bar, good cocktails.
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Grand Prize Bar
1010 Banks St
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Dive-y bar, good cocktails.
Great beer selection. Really good cocktails.
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Mongoose Versus Cobra
1011 McGowen St
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Great beer selection. Really good cocktails.
Really neat place, good cocktails.
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Julep
1919 Washington Ave
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Really neat place, good cocktails.
Beautiful interior. Great place to relax and have a classic cocktail
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Public Services Wine & Whisky
202 Travis St
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Beautiful interior. Great place to relax and have a classic cocktail
Usually have a band or a dj. Good place to go dance and sweat in the summer.
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The Continental Club
3714 Main St
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Usually have a band or a dj. Good place to go dance and sweat in the summer.
One of three tiki bars in Houston; this one's the weirdest.
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Lei Low Bar
6412 N Main St
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One of three tiki bars in Houston; this one's the weirdest.
Make sure you make it upstairs, drinks are fine, but the view from 5 stories up of highway 45 and the bayou is as Houston as it gets.
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The Raven Tower
310 North St
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Make sure you make it upstairs, drinks are fine, but the view from 5 stories up of highway 45 and the bayou is as Houston as it gets.
Take a tour of Houston's Oldest Microbrewery, try some beer!
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Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2000 Lyons Ave
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Take a tour of Houston's Oldest Microbrewery, try some beer!

Shopping

Fairly priced grocery store. Good produce.
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H-E-B
6055 South Fwy
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Fairly priced grocery store. Good produce.