Visiting for the weekend where is the food

Where to Eat

Houston is one of the world's great food cities. From fine dining to local ethnic neighborhood spots, you can find whatever you need. Restaurants are everywhere, but the better places are concentrated in a corridor stretching from downtown directly west. There is also good dining in the outlying areas like the Woodlands and Sugarland.

Best Restaurants
Reef (Midtown) - Seafood from celeb chef Bryan Caswell
Haven (Upper Kirby) - Seafood, southern
Tony's (Greenway plaza) - High-end Italian and French, society/celeb hangout
Mark's (Inner Westheimer) - New American cuisine
Hugo's (Inner Westheimer) - Real Mexican cuisine (not Tex-Mex)
Da Marco (Inner Westheimer) - Italian
Catalan (Washington Ave) - New American cuisine

Higher-end Steakhouses
Pappas Bros (Galleria) - Best steaks in town
Vic & Anthony's (Galleria) - Second best steaks
Strip House (Downtown) - Cool burlesque atmosphere
Sullivan's (Galleria) - Major pick-up spot
Mo's (Galleria) - Major sugar daddy / sugar baby hangout

Mexican
Chuy's (Upper Kirby) - Fun atmosphere, good Austin-style Tex-Mex
Mama Ninfa's (East Side) - Go-to spot for Tex-Mex
Lupe Tortilla's (All over) - Fantastic fajitas
Pappasito's (All over) - Everything is good

Italian
Dolce Vita (Inner Westheimer) - Italian-style pizzas
Maggiano's (Galleria) - Traditional Italian
Ciao Bello (Galleria) - Italian, focused on seafood
Laurenzo's (Washington Ave) - Modern Italian
Stella Sola (Heights) - Texas/Italian Originally Posted by blowpop