Guidebook for Houston

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Guidebook for Houston

Food Scene

1 of 3 on this very caffeinated corner… The others are across the street on the corner and inside the bookstore.
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Starbucks
2521 Post Oak Blvd
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1 of 3 on this very caffeinated corner… The others are across the street on the corner and inside the bookstore.
Great south american inspired cuisine.
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Américas River Oaks
2040 W Gray St
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Great south american inspired cuisine.
Need some pizza? Tried and true.
California Pizza Kitchen at River Oaks Center
1997 West Gray Street
Need some pizza? Tried and true.
Great food, great ambiance (inside and on the patio)
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La Griglia
2817 W Gray St
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Great food, great ambiance (inside and on the patio)
Quite the scene to see and be seen.
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Brasserie 19
1962 W Gray St
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Quite the scene to see and be seen.
Award winning food and a great neighborhood hangout… Best happy hour snacks!
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Mockingbird Bistro Wine Bar
1985 Welch St
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Award winning food and a great neighborhood hangout… Best happy hour snacks!
Great comfort food, just across the street
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Barnaby's Cafe
414 W Gray St
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Great comfort food, just across the street
good burritos right around the corner
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Chipotle Mexican Grill
2625 Louisiana St
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good burritos right around the corner
great local coffee shop
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Agora
1712 Westheimer Rd
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great local coffee shop
very chic bar, lounge and dining
Triniti
2815 S Shepherd Dr
very chic bar, lounge and dining
great spot for coffee with friends
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Brasil
2604 Dunlavy St
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great spot for coffee with friends
YUM… really!
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Underbelly
1100 Westheimer Road
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YUM… really!
Classic Greek Food
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Niko Niko's
2520 Montrose Blvd
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Classic Greek Food
great food and beverages… and even better service
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Federal American Grill
510 Shepherd Dr
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great food and beverages… and even better service
Mexican food staple
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Molina's Cantina
3801 Bellaire Blvd
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Mexican food staple
Delicious food and wine
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MAX's Wine Dive
4720 Washington Ave
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Delicious food and wine
Great food, cool upper lounge
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benjy's
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Great food, cool upper lounge
very good food
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BRC Gastropub
519 Shepherd Drive
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very good food
Best Tex-Mex local, family owned chain
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El Tiempo Cantina - Washington
5602 Washington Ave
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Best Tex-Mex local, family owned chain
Best Tex-Mex local, family owned chain
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El Tiempo Cantina - Montrose
1308 Montrose Boulevard
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Best Tex-Mex local, family owned chain

Everything Else

Beautiful, historic theater with and eclectic mix of viewings.
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Saint Cloud River Oaks
2020 W Gray St
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Beautiful, historic theater with and eclectic mix of viewings.
Need juice? They've got it.
Jamba Juice
2040 W Gray St
Need juice? They've got it.
Infamous drinks in the dark, newly re-opened.
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Marfreless
2006 Peden St
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Infamous drinks in the dark, newly re-opened.
Full service spa for those looking to relax.
Urban Retreat Salon and Spa
Full service spa for those looking to relax.
Always great to have a drugstore nearby
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Walgreens
3317 Montrose Blvd
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Always great to have a drugstore nearby
Cooking classes anyone?
Sur La Table
1996 W Gray St
Cooking classes anyone?
great folks, great service
Craft Salon
2307 Dunlavy St
great folks, great service
Home to many of Houston's best hospitals and Medical Schools
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Texas Medical Center
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Home to many of Houston's best hospitals and Medical Schools

Drinks & Nightlife

Hip and happening spot for drinks with friends.
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Local Pour Houston
1952 W Gray St
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Hip and happening spot for drinks with friends.
Classic Irish Pub
Irish Pub Kenneally's
2111 S Shepherd Dr
Classic Irish Pub
Cool evening hangout
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The FLAT
1701 Commonwealth St
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Cool evening hangout
Mixology from the beginning of the trend… better than trendy, it's great.
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Anvil Bar & Refuge
1424 Westheimer Rd
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Mixology from the beginning of the trend… better than trendy, it's great.
best back patio, cool people
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Boheme
307 Fairview St
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best back patio, cool people

Essentials

Great grocery store, very close by.
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Kroger
4000 Polk St
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Great grocery store, very close by.
Another full service grocery store
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Randalls
2225 Louisiana St
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Another full service grocery store
Great food, great prices
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Trader Joe's
11683 Westheimer Rd
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Great food, great prices
great food, great community
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Whole Foods Market
515 Elgin St
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great food, great community
great, healthy food
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Whole Foods Market
515 Elgin St
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great, healthy food
Best grocery store in Houston
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Central Market
3815 Westheimer Rd
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Best grocery store in Houston

Shopping

best thrift store around
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The Guild Shop
2009 Dunlavy St
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best thrift store around
Great local hardware store
Southland Hardware
1822 Westheimer Rd
Great local hardware store
Best + most global brands and high dollar shopping environment. World renowned.
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The Galleria
5085 Westheimer Rd
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Best + most global brands and high dollar shopping environment. World renowned.
Great shops and food. A walkable destination. (not walkable from the house)
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Highland Village
4055 Westheimer Rd
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Great shops and food. A walkable destination. (not walkable from the house)
High end shopping (walkable from the house)
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River Oaks Shopping Center
1964 W Gray St
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High end shopping (walkable from the house)

Arts & Culture

annual home of the US Men's Clay Court Championship
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River Oaks Country Club
1600 River Oaks Blvd
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annual home of the US Men's Clay Court Championship
Free admission, best small museum in town and maybe the nation.
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I-Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
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Free admission, best small museum in town and maybe the nation.
Great shows, amazing place, enjoy a day
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
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Great shows, amazing place, enjoy a day
Cool music scene and bar
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Fox Hollow
4617 Nett St
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Cool music scene and bar
Great small private museum with interesting contemporary exhibits moving through!
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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
5216 Montrose Blvd
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Great small private museum with interesting contemporary exhibits moving through!
PEVETO - A Fine Art Resource Management Company
2627 Colquitt St
great gallery on 'Gallery Row'
Boutique Gallery on 'Gallery Row'
Moody Gallery
2815 Colquitt St
Boutique Gallery on 'Gallery Row'
Interesting installations
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Station Museum of Contemporary Art
1502 Alabama St
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Interesting installations
See where the Art Car phenomenon all began… Houston!
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Iziko Lomuzi Wemisebenzi Yezobuchwepheshe
140 Heights Blvd
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See where the Art Car phenomenon all began… Houston!
Top American Decorative Collection behind Winterthur in the US
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Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
6003 Memorial Dr
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Top American Decorative Collection behind Winterthur in the US
European Decorative Arts museum house
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Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1406 Kirby Dr
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European Decorative Arts museum house
Performing arts center
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Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas Ave
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Performing arts center
Home of the Houston Symphony
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Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
615 Louisiana St
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Home of the Houston Symphony
Performing arts center
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Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby St
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Performing arts center
Home of the Houston Astros
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I Minute Maid Park
501 Crawford St
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Home of the Houston Astros
Home of the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
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NRG Stadium
NRG Parkway
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Home of the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Home of the Houston Rockets and many Live Music performances
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I-Toyota Center
1510 Polk St
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Home of the Houston Rockets and many Live Music performances

Sightseeing

Run, walk, enjoy the outdoors… great public park
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Washington Avenue
Washington Avenue
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Run, walk, enjoy the outdoors… great public park
A landmark and a folly
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Beer Can House
222 Malone St
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A landmark and a folly
Downtown Convention Center across from Discovery Green
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I-Centre ye-Convention ye-George R. Brown
1001 Avenida De Las Americas
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Downtown Convention Center across from Discovery Green
Best urban park in Houston, great food and fun activities
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Discovery Green
1500 McKinney St
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Best urban park in Houston, great food and fun activities
Great Zoo in the middle of an amazing park
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Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr
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Great Zoo in the middle of an amazing park
The 'Harvard of the South'
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Rice University
6100 Main St
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The 'Harvard of the South'
Amazing architecture and fantastic center for higher learning
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University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd
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Amazing architecture and fantastic center for higher learning
Amazing landmark
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Rothko Chapel
3900 Yupon St
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Amazing landmark