Top Picks

Those who follow the Houston food scene have probably seen the various articles extolling the Top 15, 38, or 50 essential eats in the city.

While several restaurants listed in the above links align with my own personal favorites, food enjoyment is an incredibly subjective experience. And when one factors in costs, the types of food, and location, it becomes even more difficult to all agree on the best places to dine.

It’s a work in progress, but below is a list of current favorite places (and things) to visit/order while dining out.

Casual Eats:

• 85 C Bakery & Cafe
• B&T Cafe
• Cloud 10
• Les Ba’get
• Mein
• Ramen Tatsuya
• Pinkerton’s Barbecue
• The Pit Room
• Tamashi Ramen & Sushi (Holcombe) Ramen Only
• Two Bowls
• Uchi

Fine Dining:

• Caracol
• Costa Brava
• Doris Metropolitan
• Kata Robata
• Truluck’s
• Uchi

Recommended Dishes:

Caracol:

• Sunday Brunch Buffet

Crawfish and Noodles:

• Asian Honey Garlic Wings
• Salt and Pepper Blue Crab (Or Dungeness)

Goode Company Taqueria:

• Cinnamon Chocolate Shake
• Mesquite Chicken Burger

Hugo’s:

• Sunday Brunch Buffet

Kata Robata:

• Bento Texas Kobe Beef Teriyaki

Les Ba’get :

• Pho Royale

Red Circle:

• Frosty Churro

Stanton’s City Bites:

• Grilled shrooms

Zero Degrees:

• Matchata