Guidebook for Houston
Food Scene
Starbucks
2521 Post Oak BlvdCoffee! :)
Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen
1710 Durham DrExtremely good Tex-Mex and margaritas.
Excellent Chinese food, and a surprisingly upscale-looking interior that doesn't break the budget.
8 residents recomanen
Fu's Garden
5866 San Felipe StExcellent Chinese food, and a surprisingly upscale-looking interior that doesn't break the budget.
Southwell's Hamburger Grill
5860 San Felipe StGreat burger joint!
MOD Pizza
5777 San Felipe StMake your own pizza!
Snap Kitchen
5785 San Felipe StHealthy eating.
Family-friendly, inexpensive sushi joint that still manages to be delicious.
11 residents recomanen
Sushi Choo Choo
1675 S Voss RdFamily-friendly, inexpensive sushi joint that still manages to be delicious.
Whataburger
3712 S Shepherd DrBurgers.
The Brisket House
5775 Woodway DrGood barbeque very close by.
Fountain View Cafe
1842 Fountain View DrOne of the best places for breakfast/brunch/lunch.
Delicious burger joint, and right next to the golf course entrance.
42 residents recomanen
Becks Prime
115 W 19th StDelicious burger joint, and right next to the golf course entrance.
Black Walnut Cafe
5510 Morningside DrHas really good food for all meals, and a nice bar.
Essentials
Tide Cleaners
5795 Woodway DrDry Cleaning.
Trotter Family YMCA
1331 Augusta DrExercise. Has large pools for lap swimming or kids.
Kroger
1505 Wirt RdAlso has a gas station and a pharmacy.
H-E-B Pharmacy
5895 San Felipe StBrand new, has a nice restaurant attached to it.
Right in the middle of the medical district. (Hospitals, hospitals everywhere!)
236 residents recomanen
Texas Medical Center
Right in the middle of the medical district. (Hospitals, hospitals everywhere!)
Hospital that is impossible to miss. Right next to Memorial City Mall, and right off of I-10.
14 residents recomanen
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
921 Gessner RdHospital that is impossible to miss. Right next to Memorial City Mall, and right off of I-10.
Everything Else
Walgreens
3317 Montrose BlvdPharmacy/general goods.
Downtown Houston
Lots of great things to do downtown. :)
Rice University
6100 Main StUniversity of Houston
4300 Calhoun RdTexas Southern University
3100 Cleburne StParks & Nature
Great place for biking, running, and just enjoying the outdoors. It has a large golf course/driving range as well.
246 residents recomanen
Washington Avenue
Washington AvenueGreat place for biking, running, and just enjoying the outdoors. It has a large golf course/driving range as well.
Nice small dog park + track. Very easy to get to, a lot of people come here in the late afternoons. Barbara Bush is known to come by here occasionally.
6 residents recomanen
Tanglewood Park
5801 Woodway DrNice small dog park + track. Very easy to get to, a lot of people come here in the late afternoons. Barbara Bush is known to come by here occasionally.
Very pleasant visitor's center with hiking trails. It is very easy to forget you are in an enormous city here.
188 residents recomanen
Houston Arboretum i Centre de la Natura
4501 Woodway DrVery pleasant visitor's center with hiking trails. It is very easy to forget you are in an enormous city here.
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
6003 Memorial DrGorgeous area to walk around in.
Houston Zoo is always fun to visit, especially during holidays. Halloween events encourage kids to come in costume, and wintertime Zoo Lights are always amazing. It is sandwiched in with the Museum District and the Medical Center. If you don't want to go into the zoo itself, Hermann Park literally surrounds it (and is free, with a cool train for kids).
1102 residents recomanen
Zoo de Houston
6200 Hermann Park DrHouston Zoo is always fun to visit, especially during holidays. Halloween events encourage kids to come in costume, and wintertime Zoo Lights are always amazing. It is sandwiched in with the Museum District and the Medical Center. If you don't want to go into the zoo itself, Hermann Park literally surrounds it (and is free, with a cool train for kids).
Really nice area that has been recently updated. There's a great dog park, nice areas to walk/run around, and a lot of people enjoy seeing the bat colony that lives under the Waugh Dr. bridge.
549 residents recomanen
Buffalo Bayou Park
Memorial DriveReally nice area that has been recently updated. There's a great dog park, nice areas to walk/run around, and a lot of people enjoy seeing the bat colony that lives under the Waugh Dr. bridge.
Shopping
Shopping, restaurants, bars... you name it, it's got it. It even has an enormous ice-skating rink. Just be prepared for how huge it is. EXTREMELY popular during holidays.
1869 residents recomanen
La Galleria
5085 Westheimer RdShopping, restaurants, bars... you name it, it's got it. It even has an enormous ice-skating rink. Just be prepared for how huge it is. EXTREMELY popular during holidays.
Large mall that is expanding. Not as big as the Galleria, but very nice and upscale. Includes movie theater and ice skating rink.
320 residents recomanen
Memorial City Mall
Memorial City MallLarge mall that is expanding. Not as big as the Galleria, but very nice and upscale. Includes movie theater and ice skating rink.
Entertainment & Activities
Large movie theater with lots of restaurants.
51 residents recomanen
Regal Edwards Houston Marq*E Screenx, 4DX, IMAX & RPX
7600 Katy FwyLarge movie theater with lots of restaurants.
Estadi NRG
NRG ParkwayA lot of events take place here.
My personal favorite movie theater to go to. Has recently renovated the bar, serves excellent lunch/dinner in-theater, and is surround by very upscale stores. Has a few locations for large-scale group events nearby too. Can reserve specific seats on website.
58 residents recomanen
Studio Movie Grill (City Centre)
822 Town and Country BlvdMy personal favorite movie theater to go to. Has recently renovated the bar, serves excellent lunch/dinner in-theater, and is surround by very upscale stores. Has a few locations for large-scale group events nearby too. Can reserve specific seats on website.
Right next to downtown, it is the home of the Astros baseball team.
638 residents recomanen
Parc Minute Maid
501 Crawford StRight next to downtown, it is the home of the Astros baseball team.
Arts & Culture
Enormous collection of fine art. They often also feature exhibits that are difficult to find in other cities, if at all.
979 residents recomanen
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet StEnormous collection of fine art. They often also feature exhibits that are difficult to find in other cities, if at all.
One of the most fun places to visit. They often feature amazing exhibits (for example, they were able to display the Magna Carta at one point, which is almost never taken out of UK).
863 residents recomanen
El Museu de Ciències Naturals de Houston
5555 Hermann Park DrOne of the most fun places to visit. They often feature amazing exhibits (for example, they were able to display the Magna Carta at one point, which is almost never taken out of UK).
Extremely prestigious theatres and symphony halls are featured here on the edges of downtown Houston. Alley Theatre and Wortham Theater are especially recommended.
91 residents recomanen
Theater District
Extremely prestigious theatres and symphony halls are featured here on the edges of downtown Houston. Alley Theatre and Wortham Theater are especially recommended.
Sometimes overshadowed by its big brother the Museum of Fine Arts, this is a fun museum to go to if you're looking for more in the museum district.
144 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Houston
5216 Montrose BlvdSometimes overshadowed by its big brother the Museum of Fine Arts, this is a fun museum to go to if you're looking for more in the museum district.