1. Rose Garden: For more than 20 years, Rose, a delicate-voiced, entirely personable character, has run Rose Garden, one of the very finest neighborhood bars in Houston. Actually, to give it a proper scope, the building Rose Garden is in has been, in some form or fashion, a bar for more than seven decades. It is no bigger than most studio apartments, and appropriately vintage (cash only, playa), but most importantly, it is enjoyably kept-to-itself.
I remember going there last March to write about it, talking to several of the people inside, most of them reiterating the same point. To paraphrase: This place is great because the people that come here love it, so don't go writing how great it is because we don't want a bunch of weekenders wandering in. Love that. (Best of Houston winner, 2011)
2621 Link Rd, 77009
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