10 Best places to eat in Houston
10 Best places to eat in Houston
10 BEST PLACES TO EAT IN HOUSTON
- Hugo’s
This restaurant is named after the chef Hugo Ortega of Xochi. The dishes are natural and raw with an inventive approach without being too trendy. Hugo’s restaurant is known for its Mexican cuisine among the people of Houston. It was opened in the district Montrose in 2002 to give the taste of traditional and regional cuisine to the people of Houston. You can have Mexican delicacies like chilaquiles, tamales, and decadent desserts, everything just for $35.
- Xochi
Xochi is where the star chef, Hugo Ortega is famous for his Oaxacan cuisine. You will experience dishes like memelas served with roasted pork along with tomatillo-avocado sauce and a crispy tlayuda with a topping of grilled skirt steak & mole negro. The place gives you a soulful, fresh, and sophisticated Oaxacan spot where you will find homemade moles and masas in every dish. Some bold dishes you may find here are the suckling pig, black-footed chicken, goat, or even insects!!
- Gatlin’s BBQ
Texas is known for its delicious and mouth-watering barbeque and Houston offers some best-smoked meat in the country. Gatlin’s BBQ is constantly ranked for its seasoned brisket and melts off the bone ribs. Regionally inspired flavors with strong links of Texas and Louisiana are reflected in the most famous dishes and delicacies of Gatlin’s BBQ.
- Xin Chao
Xin Chao is a modern Vietnamese restaurant represented by chefs Christine Ha and Tony Nguyen that serves devotion to both the chefs’ tradition alongside Texas and Gulf Coast food. You can have dishes like smoked beef rib with flat rice noodles (made with 44 Farms ribs), lemongrass-buttermilk with fried chicken and pandan rice, cucumber pickle, beef tallow aioli, and hot sate honey.
- Brennan’s of Houston
There is something about a restaurant if it has been around for more than 50 years. Brennan’s of Houston is a quintessential southern restaurant serving extraordinary Creole cooking with authentic hospitality. Each ingredient is like applause to the city and the menu proudly puts Cajun dishes on full display. Must-try dishes are – turtle soup, wood-grilled Matagorda Bay oysters containing jalapeno & cornbread crumbs, and crushed seaweed flakes.
- Coltivare Pizza & Garden
Coltivare does a fantastic rustic Italian along with a Gulf beach spin in The Heights. The dishes have local ingredients like heirloom okra, particularly on the menu. The restaurant serves pasta, pizza, seafood, and crostata along with roasted Texas peaches for dessert. You will also enjoy the lavish cocktails along with the deluxe G&T with garden herbs. Wine lovers can enjoy crazy and exotic wines by the glass.
- Ostia
Ostia is one of Houston’s most fascinating new section eateries that offer creative yet relaxed cuisine to the Montrose. Dishes to feed on are tuna srudo with shallot, capers, and sour orange & lamb shoulder gnocchi, roasted chicken with lemon and salsa verde, New York strip served with hazelnut romesco, Half Chicken and the changing line –up of gnocchi, bucatini, and linguine, etc. You can book a table online and shareable and main courses may cost on average $40 for dinner.
- Turner’s
This restaurant offers the old-world charm with its intimate, sulky supper club & lounge experience. Turner’s is the best option for a weekday celebration with dishes like creamy lobster bisque, and beef carpaccio with king crab terrine. Caviar service can be enjoyed by those who are looking to ball out while for entry choices you will find rigatoni in vegetarian Bolognese and roasted branzino along with white beans and lemons. For the casual meal, there is always a Texas Wagyu ‘hot dog service’ to munch on.
- Lee’s Fried Chicken & Donuts
Lee’s has a waffle-like house exterior with a no-frills interior which states that it is mainly a quick grab & go point. Some popular cuisines here include lee’s spicy bird, sandwich jammed with spicy chicken tenders, pickles, jalapenos, onions, and pepper jack, and mashed potatoes having sour cream with bacon jalapeno cream gravy. You must also try the double donut chicken sandwich with your customized sauce. For sweet teeth out there, try out the daily donut special that comes with bacon, pralines, and caramel.
- Rosie Cannonball
Rosie Cannonball is known for its Italian menu that centers around a pizza oven and wooden grill with smoked basque chicken, grilled napa cabbage, cavatelli Bolognese are some of the exceptional. Along with these, you can add cocktail kits, wine, and pints of gelato to your meal. A bowl of baked ziti or pizza with accurate peeled crust is a comforting delight dinner that is offered at the Rosie Cannonball.
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