BB’s Cajun Café is a tiny diner-like eatery that specializes in
overstuffed poor boys and such Louisiana specialties as gumbo,
etouffee and grillades and grits with dark gravy. The restaurant is
open until three in the morning during the weekend and serves
breakfast and beignets all day. More >>
Spectacular fruits de mer platters, and French classics like onion soup, pate and escargot lead the list of attractions at this temple of old-fashioned French cooking. Crusty bread, simple wines and French draft beer round out the authentic experience. More >>
You'll get the best pizza and pasta dishes in the city at this intimate and unassuming little Montrose restaurant. Some of the unusual varieties of fish, such as the branzino (Italian sea bass) are jet-flown in from Italy. The wine list is just as innovative as the food, with lots of crisp... More >>
This is undoubtedly one of the citys finest and most authentic Italian restaurants. It feels like a little piece of Tuscany right here in Houston. This white tablecloth, fine-dining restaurant has long-term, knowledgeable waiters. The cold antipasto misto plate is always worth trying.... More >>
Dantons is one of the best Gulf seafood restaurants in town. Sit in the oyster bar during the winter and get a couple of dozen on the half shell. And no matter what time of year it is, dont miss the wonderful gumbo. More >>
Downstairs, the double-sided wine bar is one of the hottest see-and-be-seen spots in the Montrose area. Upstairs, a funky maze of dining rooms offers lots of quiet tables. The menu features pastas, antipasti, 12 pizzas and a list of nightly specials. This is a smart, fun place to eat affordable... More >>
Chef Hugo Ortega, long the top toque at Backstreet Cafe, is now turning out cutting-edge Mexican food at this stunning new spot on Westheimer's restaurant row. You won't find any nachos, fajitas or chips and salsa here. What you will find is roasted rabbit in guajillo adobo with mashed sweet... More >>
This may be the best Indian restaurant in the country. What makes Anita Jaisinghani's food great is that it's not only among the most creative takes on Indian cuisine in America, it's also muy picante when it's supposed to be. In New York and San Francisco, innovative Indian chefs have to please... More >>
Run by head cook and surrogate mother Eydie Prior, Lankford's may be the homiest restaurant in the city. The enormous breakfasts, with perfect eggs and homemade hash browns, are just like Mom used to make. Eydie's kitschy decorations change seasonally. Her grandkids often sit at the bar and... More >>
Chef Mark Cox lays out a nouveau American smorgasbord in a nicely rehabbed church. Entrées follow a theme of light (or no) sauces and eye-catching combinations, and the kitchen's timing on everything from duck to pasta can't be beat. Keep an eye on the ever-shifting menu. More >>
Maxs Wine Dive owes its unusual name to the combination of a terrific Texas dive menu with chili dogs, cheese fries and mussels steamed in Lone Star beer, and an innovative wine list thats light years ahead of the rest of the city. Its also a popular place for hip... More >>
At this outstanding Brazilian steak house on Montrose Boulevard, waiters in gaucho outfits parade around the restaurant with 11 varieties of hot, freshly grilled meats on swords. More >>
Fans of great Greek food flock to this converted service station whenever their inner Zeus starts whispering sweet-as-baklava nothings to their hungry stomachs. Warm, fluffy pita; fragrant, juicy lamb kabobs and crisp (not to mention remarkably greaseless) falafel bring them back. Daily specials... More >>
Primarily a takeout joint, this Midtown pizzeria looks the part, with a kitchen that's three times as big as the four-table indoor dining area. (There are also a couple of umbrella-shaded tables outside.) The original Ponzo's was in Pasadena, California, but despite its West Coast roots, the... More >>
Chef Bryan Caswell is reeling them in with his imaginative new take on Gulf seafood. The interior is cool but not lavish, the waitstaff wears blue jeans, and the bar menu includes the trendy little hamburgers called sliders; all of which gives this fine dining establishment a relaxed vibe. And... More >>
This restaurant on lower Westheimer is a gem. Sophisticated and unpretentious, it serves innovative Italian cuisine in a warm and inviting setting. Intimate, cozy, mahogany-lined rooms with a piano player add to the atmosphere. The five-course chef's tasting dinner highlights some of the menu's... More >>
Poscol is an Italian food-lover’s wine bar. The innovative Italian
food in served in tapas-size portions and stellar wine list is all-
Italian. The tables are small and the layout is crowded, so this is
more of a date-night destination than a hang-out for leisurely wine
sipping. Don’t miss... More >>