Houston Restaurant Options 

Foodies will love Houston. If individuals plan on spending an additional day or so in town, we suggest they check-out the food scene. National newspapers have taken notice of the restaurants in Houston.  In 2010 the New York Post wrote “. . . after two visits in 2009, it’s easy to conclude that Houston has one of the most satisfying food scenes in the country right now.” In 2010 The New York Times followed up with the observation that Houston is a “place with a world-class food scene and a rising generation of culinary stars.” We list a sample of the better restaurants below as well as suggesting some reasonable choices closer to the hotel. 

A Few Highly Rated Restaurants

• Au Petit Paris: 2048 Colquitt St. @ Shepherd Dr. (713) 524-7070 – French
• Americas: 2040 W Gray St. (832) 200-1492 – South American
• Brennan’s Houston: 3300 Smith St. (713) 522-9711, Cajun/Creole – Steakhouse
• Da Marco: 1520 Westheimer Rd. (713) 807-8857 – Italian
• Haven: 2502 Algerian Way (713) 581-6101 – New American – Texas Regional Cuisine- Farm-to-Table menu
• Huynh: 912 St. Emanuel St. (713) 224-8964 – Vietnamese
• Hugo’s: 1600 Westheimer Rd. (713) 524-7744 – Mexican
• Mark’s American Cuisine: 1658 Westheimer Rd. (713) 523-3800 – New American
• Reef: 2600 Travis @ McGowen (713) 526-8282 – Seafood
• Tony’s: 3755 Richmond Ave. (713) 622-6778 – Italian

Rice Village Restaurants

• Benjy’s: 2424 Dunstan Rd. (713) 522-7602 – New American
• Bombay Brasserie: 2414 University Blvd. (713) 355-2000 – Indian
• Café Rabelais: 2442 Times Blvd. (713) 520-8841 – French
• El Meson: 2425 University Blvd. (713) 522-9306 – Mexican, Cuban and Spanish
• Istanbul Grill: 5613 Morningside Drive (713) 526-2800 – Turkish
• Kubo’s Sushi Bar & Grill: 2414 University Blvd. #200 (713) 528-7878 – Japanese
• Pasha: 2325 University Blvd. (713) 592-0020 – Turkish
• Prego: 2520 Amherst St. (713) 529-2420 – Italian