Downtown

Guide

Where to grab a bite to eat the next time you’re in downtown Houston.

Gianni Greene & Chelsea Thomas

September 1, 2023

Review

Flip 'N Patties is a restaurant specializing in Filipino-American street food.

Gianni Greene

September 1, 2023

Review

Kokoro is a sushi restaurant in Bravery Chef Hall downtown.

Gianni Greene

September 1, 2023

Review

Phoenicia Specialty Foods downtown is a Mediterranean grocery and prepared food store.

Chelsea Thomas

September 1, 2023

Review

You won't have to scale a mountain to go to Andes Cafe, but you will have to navigate downtown traffic.

Chelsea Thomas

August 23, 2023

Review

Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge is a downtown bar with some of the best cocktails in town.

Chelsea Thomas

August 10, 2023

Review

Sugar FRK is a bakery and wine bar in Midtown.

Gianni Greene

August 8, 2023

Review

Xochi is a Oaxacan restaurant on the ground floor of the Mariott Marquis downtown.

Gianni Greene

July 28, 2023

Review

Pappas Bros. is a classic steakhouse in downtown Houston.

Chelsea Thomas

July 18, 2023

Review

Z On 23 is a rooftop bar on the top floor of the Le Méridien hotel downtown.

Gianni Greene

July 17, 2023

Review

Saint Arnold's is the oldest independent brewery in town.

Gianni Greene

June 23, 2023

Review

The Altitude Rooftop & Pool makes sure you know everything is bigger in Texas.

Chelsea Thomas

June 23, 2023

Review

While this may not be the best New York-style pizza you’ve ever had—although it almost always tastes incredible after midnight—Frank’s is reliable and consistent.

Chelsea Thomas

March 31, 2023

Review

Fifth Vessel Coffee basically functions as a chic extension of the UH Downtown campus.

Chelsea Thomas

March 16, 2023

Review

La Carafe may be a haunted wine bar in Downtown, but that's why we like it.

Chelsea Thomas

February 13, 2023

Review

Bungalow, a luxe steakhouse in downtown Houston, invites you to feel the fantasy.

Chelsea Thomas

February 7, 2023

Review

Theodore Rex is a fine dining spot in downtown Houston that's, unfortunately, an expensive letdown.

Chelsea Thomas

January 17, 2023

Review

Irma’s Original in Downtown Houston has kitschy decor and classic Tex-Mex.

Gianni Greene

December 15, 2022

Review

ChopnBlok serves a casual spin on West African dishes in the Post Market food hall downtown, and it's incredible.

Gianni Greene

December 7, 2022