3. Phoenicia, 12141 Westheimer

It's a grocery store, it's a deli, it's a cafe, it's everything all in one! Whether you need a refill on your apple tobacco for your hookah, some dried packets of borscht, a case of Mythos beer, freshly made lebne, 24 different kinds of olives or halal lamb for dinner, Phoenicia has you covered. But if you want to just sit and enjoy a leisurely meal, you can do that too. We love their piping hot pita bread (which you can watch come down on a giant conveyor belt) paired with baba ghanoush and piquant muhammara. And no meal is complete without dessert: Phoenicia rocks the best baklava in town in its pastry case.

2. Rioja, 11920 Westheimer

Yes, the best Spanish restaurant in town is outside the Loop. Way outside the Loop. But the trip to this oddly located Spanish paradise is entirely worth it. You'd never know once you're inside that you're bordered by some rough apartments and a Fuddrucker's -- Rioja is a little slice of Alicante in Houston. And while the paella here is very good (not stupendous, but better than you'll get anywhere else in town), the real treat is the tapas menu. On weekdays, Rioja offers a phenomenal lunch deal: three tapas for $13.95. The patatas bravas and the jamon serrano will make you feel as if you're right back on the Costa Blanca.

1. Cafe Pita +, 10890 Westheimer

Anyone who's eaten at this charmingly rough-around-the-edges Bosnian restaurant will tell you that it's not only the best place to eat in Westchase, it's one of the best in the entire city. Bosnian cuisine is an interesting confluence of Mediterranean cooking and Central/Eastern European influence. As such, you'll find dishes here that seem oddly familiar, like the spanakopita-on-steroids-esque burek. But the best items are the succulent meat dishes like plejskavice (especially when filled with cheese) and the cevap. After one meal, you'll ponder why it's taken you so long to try Bosnian food. And you'll never look back.