- Max's Wine Dive on McKinney is great for lunch. Great fried chicken.
- Bread Winners Cafe & Bakery is solid. Quarter Bar is a French Quarter style bar attached to it.
- Ziziki's is very good if you're into Greek.
Just a little east of uptown are some great places:
- The Porch is very laid back and has great food.
- Sissy's Southern Kitchen is at Henderson and 75. Great for a down-home, southern-style meal. The chilli fried oysters are out of this world.
If you are looking for dinner, you should check out Hibiscus (next door to Sissy's). One of the bartenders there makes the best traditional gin martini I've ever had. One of D Magazine's best for good reason. You will love it, promise.