Guidebook for Houston

Vanessa
Guidebook for Houston

Food Scene

Great coffee, snacks, free wifi. Nice warm weather patio, popular local hang out.
76 locals recommend
Antidote
729 Studewood St
76 locals recommend
Great coffee, snacks, free wifi. Nice warm weather patio, popular local hang out.
OUR FAVORITE! Nominated for Greenest Restaurant in the World (seriously), this great local cafe has fantastic breakfast on the weekends & awesome food in general. We love the quinoa pasta and soups.
71 locals recommend
bellagreen
748 E 11th St
71 locals recommend
OUR FAVORITE! Nominated for Greenest Restaurant in the World (seriously), this great local cafe has fantastic breakfast on the weekends & awesome food in general. We love the quinoa pasta and soups.
Not the fanciest place in town, but our go-to breakfast spot because the owners are fabulous and they start making the amazing huevos rancheros when we walk in the door.
Java Java Cafe
911 W 11th St
Not the fanciest place in town, but our go-to breakfast spot because the owners are fabulous and they start making the amazing huevos rancheros when we walk in the door.
Quick, cheap, awesome mexican food. We love the fajitas for one (enough for two!) Trivia: Lady Gaga ate here late night, after her Houston show. Plus, they have the best dressed sanitizer in town.
33 locals recommend
Spanish Flowers Mexican Restaurant
4701 N Main St
33 locals recommend
Quick, cheap, awesome mexican food. We love the fajitas for one (enough for two!) Trivia: Lady Gaga ate here late night, after her Houston show. Plus, they have the best dressed sanitizer in town.
Best coffee in the Heights.
130 locals recommend
Boomtown Coffee
242 W 19th St
130 locals recommend
Best coffee in the Heights.
The foodies boutique market, good for specialty meats, sandwiches and don't miss the "Revival Dog". Good coffee, too.
46 locals recommend
Revival Market
550 Heights Blvd
46 locals recommend
The foodies boutique market, good for specialty meats, sandwiches and don't miss the "Revival Dog". Good coffee, too.
Our local satellite of the popular Austin taco joint. Damn Good tacos.
170 locals recommend
Torchy's Tacos
2400 Times Blvd
170 locals recommend
Our local satellite of the popular Austin taco joint. Damn Good tacos.
DON'T GO HERE! $40 fajitas. Enough said.
The El Cantina Superior
602 Studewood St
DON'T GO HERE! $40 fajitas. Enough said.
Voted Best Thai food in Houston! That's saying a LOT! It's grocery store as well, so needless to say, it does not exactly exude atmosphere, but some of the very best Tom Kha Gai ever.
19 locals recommend
Asia Market Thai Lao Food
3620 North Main Street
19 locals recommend
Voted Best Thai food in Houston! That's saying a LOT! It's grocery store as well, so needless to say, it does not exactly exude atmosphere, but some of the very best Tom Kha Gai ever.
Hand's down out favorite cafe in Houston. Awesome food, the best atmosphere, live music, coffee, and a great gallery space next door.
9 locals recommend
Brazil
9 locals recommend
Hand's down out favorite cafe in Houston. Awesome food, the best atmosphere, live music, coffee, and a great gallery space next door.
Voted the best Wine Bar in Houston. Owned by some very lovely friends of ours.
18 locals recommend
Camerata at Paulie's
1830 Westheimer Rd
18 locals recommend
Voted the best Wine Bar in Houston. Owned by some very lovely friends of ours.
Voted Best Restaurant in Houston. Japanese Farmhouse Cuisine. Need a reservation? Ask Vanessa.
219 locals recommend
Uchi
904 Westheimer Rd
219 locals recommend
Voted Best Restaurant in Houston. Japanese Farmhouse Cuisine. Need a reservation? Ask Vanessa.

Everything Else

Popular local music venue with big name headliners. Also good for local open mic and comedy nights. Located on the Heights main bar strip, White Oak.
42 locals recommend
Fitzgerald's
42 locals recommend
Popular local music venue with big name headliners. Also good for local open mic and comedy nights. Located on the Heights main bar strip, White Oak.
Coffe shop/cafe/bar with the BEST warm weather patio in the Heights! Great burgers & beer, dog-friendly patio. Lots of TVs.
96 locals recommend
Onion Creek Coffee House, Bar and Lounge
3106 White Oak Dr
96 locals recommend
Coffe shop/cafe/bar with the BEST warm weather patio in the Heights! Great burgers & beer, dog-friendly patio. Lots of TVs.
HUGE Mexican (i.e. NOT organic) Farmer's Market. Tons and tons of beautiful booths filled with produce and other goods. The freshly cracked open coconuts are a favorite.
19 locals recommend
Canino PRODUCE closed jan.26th 2019
2520 Airline Dr
19 locals recommend
HUGE Mexican (i.e. NOT organic) Farmer's Market. Tons and tons of beautiful booths filled with produce and other goods. The freshly cracked open coconuts are a favorite.
Hands down the best local ORGANIC farmer's market. A short drive from the Heights, but well worth the trip.
28 locals recommend
Urban Harvest Farmers Market
2752 Buffalo Speedway
28 locals recommend
Hands down the best local ORGANIC farmer's market. A short drive from the Heights, but well worth the trip.
Great trail for running, riding bikes, or an evening stroll through a historical neighborhood. Great people watching!
19 locals recommend
Heights Boulevard
Heights Boulevard
19 locals recommend
Great trail for running, riding bikes, or an evening stroll through a historical neighborhood. Great people watching!
Local mom & pop hardware & gift store with a competitively priced, fully stocked inventory. Their's are the friendliest and most helpful employees you will ever meet in your life, for real.
6 locals recommend
C and D Hardware
314 E 11th St
6 locals recommend
Local mom & pop hardware & gift store with a competitively priced, fully stocked inventory. Their's are the friendliest and most helpful employees you will ever meet in your life, for real.
Yoga and dance studio with walk-in classes available. Located on our street, within walking distance!
Studio NiaMoves
508 Pecore St
Yoga and dance studio with walk-in classes available. Located on our street, within walking distance!
We might go here too much.
11 locals recommend
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
512 W 19th St
11 locals recommend
We might go here too much.
100% handmade gifts. "I love their beautiful jewelry selection" - Joseph (just kidding -Vanessa)
22 locals recommend
Space Montrose
1706 Westheimer Rd
22 locals recommend
100% handmade gifts. "I love their beautiful jewelry selection" - Joseph (just kidding -Vanessa)
The view from the 70th floor is worth the elevator ride. Open to the public most days.
39 locals recommend
JPMorgan Chase Tower
600 Travis St
39 locals recommend
The view from the 70th floor is worth the elevator ride. Open to the public most days.
Awesome new addition to our 'hood, this Austin grown juice joint is tucked inside another great Austin business - Black Swan Yoga! Yoga classes are 7 days a week and are a $10-$20 donation.
24 locals recommend
JuiceLand
3206 White Oak Dr
24 locals recommend
Awesome new addition to our 'hood, this Austin grown juice joint is tucked inside another great Austin business - Black Swan Yoga! Yoga classes are 7 days a week and are a $10-$20 donation.

Shopping

A wonderful Antique Mall on a street full of resale shops of all kinds. Grace Hart is huge treasure hunt. Look for our booth, Eridu Modern, for awesome mid-century modern furniture and housewares!
Grace Hart & Co.
313 W 19th St
A wonderful Antique Mall on a street full of resale shops of all kinds. Grace Hart is huge treasure hunt. Look for our booth, Eridu Modern, for awesome mid-century modern furniture and housewares!
Adorable local handmade gift shop. Great souvenir and last minute gift idea place!
10 locals recommend
Hello Lucky Life
10 locals recommend
Adorable local handmade gift shop. Great souvenir and last minute gift idea place!
Our local record store. Specializing in vintage turntables & headphones.
Heights Vinyl
3301 Cline St
Our local record store. Specializing in vintage turntables & headphones.
Awesome locally made ice cream!
33 locals recommend
Fat Cat Creamery
1225 N Shepherd Dr
33 locals recommend
Awesome locally made ice cream!

Drinks & Nightlife

Famous for their tiki drinks!
63 locals recommend
Lei Low Bar
6412 N Main St
63 locals recommend
Famous for their tiki drinks!
Great local beer garden nestled in the northern Heights.
35 locals recommend
D & T Drive Inn
1307 Enid St
35 locals recommend
Great local beer garden nestled in the northern Heights.
Wonderful handmade cocktail bar hidden above the hot new "North Main" strip in what was formerly a formal lawyer's office.
52 locals recommend
Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge
308 Main Street
52 locals recommend
Wonderful handmade cocktail bar hidden above the hot new "North Main" strip in what was formerly a formal lawyer's office.
A must visit in the Houston bar scene. 100% of the profits go to a different charity each month. Good for playing pool and people watching.
62 locals recommend
OKRA Charity Saloon
924 Congress St
62 locals recommend
A must visit in the Houston bar scene. 100% of the profits go to a different charity each month. Good for playing pool and people watching.
Tucked inside the Houston's oldest building, La Carafe is famous for it's history and hauntings.
59 locals recommend
La Carafe
813 Congress St
59 locals recommend
Tucked inside the Houston's oldest building, La Carafe is famous for it's history and hauntings.
Houston's original craft beer pub, voted Bitterest Bar in America by Stone Brewing Company several times. Great patio and food, but expect to wait a loooong time for anything off the grill.
17 locals recommend
Petrol Station
985 Wakefield Dr
17 locals recommend
Houston's original craft beer pub, voted Bitterest Bar in America by Stone Brewing Company several times. Great patio and food, but expect to wait a loooong time for anything off the grill.
Popular hipster hangout.
87 locals recommend
Poison Girl Cocktail Lounge
1641 Westheimer Rd
87 locals recommend
Popular hipster hangout.
Famous handmade cocktails.
214 locals recommend
Anvil Bar & Refuge
1424 Westheimer Rd
214 locals recommend
Famous handmade cocktails.
Yum! A little on the pricey side, this awesome little spot serves a rotating menu or seasonal chef selections, tapas style.
135 locals recommend
Coltivare Pizza & Garden
3320 White Oak Dr
135 locals recommend
Yum! A little on the pricey side, this awesome little spot serves a rotating menu or seasonal chef selections, tapas style.