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One of Houston’s most iconic silo buildings, once part of the Riviana complex, The Silos at Sawyer Yards features 97 workspaces for over 100 artists, and it offers retail, gallery, and office space for creative entrepreneurs. The silos complex is home to SITE Gallery Houston, an alternative art space housed inside its 34 rice silos.
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The Silos at Sawyer Yards
1502 Sawyer St
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One of Houston’s most iconic silo buildings, once part of the Riviana complex, The Silos at Sawyer Yards features 97 workspaces for over 100 artists, and it offers retail, gallery, and office space for creative entrepreneurs. The silos complex is home to SITE Gallery Houston, an alternative art space housed inside its 34 rice silos.
Focus is on craft beer and cocktails along with a wine selection that reflects their style. Beautiful setting and great menu.
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Spring Street Beer and Wine Garden
1920 Houston Ave
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Focus is on craft beer and cocktails along with a wine selection that reflects their style. Beautiful setting and great menu.
Best burger in HOUSTON!! Not kidding. Walking distance from our place. Also has great sandwiches, salads and, please, have the tater tots!
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Stanton's City Bites
1420 Edwards St
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Best burger in HOUSTON!! Not kidding. Walking distance from our place. Also has great sandwiches, salads and, please, have the tater tots!
The locals say this is one of the best cups of espresso in town and that's because this cafe is serious about coffee. The wide variety of beans and means of brewing they offer have one thing in common: quality. Not a fancy place, and not designed for those craving a corporate coffee drink, Catalina Coffee is an authentic coffee lover's dream.
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Catalina Coffee
2201 Washington Ave
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The locals say this is one of the best cups of espresso in town and that's because this cafe is serious about coffee. The wide variety of beans and means of brewing they offer have one thing in common: quality. Not a fancy place, and not designed for those craving a corporate coffee drink, Catalina Coffee is an authentic coffee lover's dream.
Benjamin Berg, proprietor of B&B Butchers & Restaurant. B&B has three private dining rooms that are ideal for your next celebration or office gathering. The spacious rooftop patio, with views of downtown Houston, offers full-service dining and is available to rent for private parties along with the upstairs dining room and Butcher Shop.
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B&B Butchers & Restaurant
1814 Washington Ave
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Benjamin Berg, proprietor of B&B Butchers & Restaurant. B&B has three private dining rooms that are ideal for your next celebration or office gathering. The spacious rooftop patio, with views of downtown Houston, offers full-service dining and is available to rent for private parties along with the upstairs dining room and Butcher Shop.
Great fried chicken - cute place.
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Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
1815 Washington Ave
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Great fried chicken - cute place.
This rustic Italian spot in the Heights remains a perennial favorite, thanks in large part to its 3,000 square foot in-house garden and freshly-made pasta dishes. If the wait is running long, grab a drink at the bar and enjoy the people-watching before dinner.
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Coltivare Pizza & Garden
3320 White Oak Dr
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This rustic Italian spot in the Heights remains a perennial favorite, thanks in large part to its 3,000 square foot in-house garden and freshly-made pasta dishes. If the wait is running long, grab a drink at the bar and enjoy the people-watching before dinner.
Texas flair and Cajun fare collide at this beloved Houston chain. Open 24/7, it’s always an excellent option for po’ boys, a steaming bowl of gumbo, or enough fried seafood to satisfy any Gulf cravings.
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BB's Tex-Orleans
2701 White Oak Dr
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Texas flair and Cajun fare collide at this beloved Houston chain. Open 24/7, it’s always an excellent option for po’ boys, a steaming bowl of gumbo, or enough fried seafood to satisfy any Gulf cravings.
This bar from Houston hospitality titans Justin Yu and Bobby Heugel is just as well-known for its excellent pub fare as it is cocktails. The “party melt,” a decadent riff on a classic burger is a must, and groups can order the “cycle” (read: everything on the menu) for less than $100.
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Better Luck Tomorrow
544 Yale St
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This bar from Houston hospitality titans Justin Yu and Bobby Heugel is just as well-known for its excellent pub fare as it is cocktails. The “party melt,” a decadent riff on a classic burger is a must, and groups can order the “cycle” (read: everything on the menu) for less than $100.
The Tex-Mex institution that started it all. Fajitas, enchiladas, and other Tejano classics join Oaxacan-style pork tamales for the perfect blend of Texan and Mexican cuisines. Of course, no meal here is complete without a Ninfarita, the restaurant’s notoriously potent signature margarita.
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The Original Ninfa's on Navigation
2704 Navigation Blvd
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The Tex-Mex institution that started it all. Fajitas, enchiladas, and other Tejano classics join Oaxacan-style pork tamales for the perfect blend of Texan and Mexican cuisines. Of course, no meal here is complete without a Ninfarita, the restaurant’s notoriously potent signature margarita.
Pizaro’s is serious about Neapolitan pizza — so serious that it earned certification from the prestigious Vera Pizza Napoletana organization, which governs “authentic” pies from the region. Keep it classic with a margherita pie, or consider the Calabrese, topped with pepperoni, sopressata, fresh mozzarella, and Parmesan.
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Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana
1000 W Gray St
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Pizaro’s is serious about Neapolitan pizza — so serious that it earned certification from the prestigious Vera Pizza Napoletana organization, which governs “authentic” pies from the region. Keep it classic with a margherita pie, or consider the Calabrese, topped with pepperoni, sopressata, fresh mozzarella, and Parmesan.
Eater Houston’s 2018 Restaurant of the Year, Nancy’s Hustle has quickly earned a reputation as one of the city’s best (and coziest) neighborhood restaurants. The pillowy “Nancy Cakes” served with butter and salmon roe are simple and delicious, and the hand-cut spaghetti with lobster and fermented chili butter cannot be missed.
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Nancy's Hustle
2704 Polk St
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Eater Houston’s 2018 Restaurant of the Year, Nancy’s Hustle has quickly earned a reputation as one of the city’s best (and coziest) neighborhood restaurants. The pillowy “Nancy Cakes” served with butter and salmon roe are simple and delicious, and the hand-cut spaghetti with lobster and fermented chili butter cannot be missed.
50 years in, Brennan’s Creole and Cajun cuisine still shines thanks to iconic dishes like snapping turtle soup and Pontchartrain-style (read: crab, shrimp, and oyster-loaded) Gulf fish. Before digging into heartier fare, kick off dinner with a towering seafood platter that’s decadent without being outrageously priced.
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Brennan's of Houston
3300 Smith St
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50 years in, Brennan’s Creole and Cajun cuisine still shines thanks to iconic dishes like snapping turtle soup and Pontchartrain-style (read: crab, shrimp, and oyster-loaded) Gulf fish. Before digging into heartier fare, kick off dinner with a towering seafood platter that’s decadent without being outrageously priced.
Arguably Houston’s finest sushi institution, it’s pretty much impossible to go wrong at Kata Robata. Sashimi selections like madai topped with black truffle are always pristine, and allowing Chef “Hori” Horiuchi to guide an omakase dinner here is always a stunning journey into the world of raw fish.
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Kata Robata
3600 Kirby Dr
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Arguably Houston’s finest sushi institution, it’s pretty much impossible to go wrong at Kata Robata. Sashimi selections like madai topped with black truffle are always pristine, and allowing Chef “Hori” Horiuchi to guide an omakase dinner here is always a stunning journey into the world of raw fish.
At Anvil, we’re dedicated to making the best drinks we can with the highest quality spirits and ingredients we can find. Bobby Heugel and Steve Flippo opened Anvil in 2009 as Houston’s first bar devoted to classic cocktails and developed a list of 100 of our favorite classics we think you should try. There are always eight original cocktails on the menu, as well as a small, well-edited selection of beers on tap.
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Anvil Bar & Refuge
1424 Westheimer Rd
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At Anvil, we’re dedicated to making the best drinks we can with the highest quality spirits and ingredients we can find. Bobby Heugel and Steve Flippo opened Anvil in 2009 as Houston’s first bar devoted to classic cocktails and developed a list of 100 of our favorite classics we think you should try. There are always eight original cocktails on the menu, as well as a small, well-edited selection of beers on tap.

Sightseeing

Once a furniture factory, Winter Street Studios is now the home of 77 art studios. In 2005, it received the first Art Studio Ordinance granted in Houston, and since then, it has laid the groundwork for Houston’s thriving arts community.
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Sawyer Yards
2101 Winter St
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Once a furniture factory, Winter Street Studios is now the home of 77 art studios. In 2005, it received the first Art Studio Ordinance granted in Houston, and since then, it has laid the groundwork for Houston’s thriving arts community.
Spring Street Studios is a renovated warehouse that is leased out to many artists such as designers, marketing companies, screen printing, jewelers, etc. Once a month (second Saturday) they open their doors and the artists can showcase their work.
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Spring Street Studios
1824 Spring St
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Spring Street Studios is a renovated warehouse that is leased out to many artists such as designers, marketing companies, screen printing, jewelers, etc. Once a month (second Saturday) they open their doors and the artists can showcase their work.
One of Houston’s most iconic silo buildings, once part of the Riviana complex, The Silos at Sawyer Yards features 97 workspaces for over 100 artists, and it offers retail, gallery, and office space for creative entrepreneurs. The silos complex is home to SITE Gallery Houston, an alternative art space housed inside its 34 rice silos.
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The Silos at Sawyer Yards
1502 Sawyer St
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of Houston’s most iconic silo buildings, once part of the Riviana complex, The Silos at Sawyer Yards features 97 workspaces for over 100 artists, and it offers retail, gallery, and office space for creative entrepreneurs. The silos complex is home to SITE Gallery Houston, an alternative art space housed inside its 34 rice silos.
Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade (Buffalo Bayou Walk) Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade brings out the scenic best in Houston. Take a stroll along its path, alternately called the Buffalo Bayou Walk, and you will reach the scenic waterfront park by the same name. Along the walk you will be dazzled by a myriad of attractions set off against the lush, verdant greens that abound here. Go canoeing in the bayou, explore the connecting bridge or go biking along one of its prolific trails, either way, you're sure to have a gala time here! One of Theater District's many jewels, this outdoor space is often a multi-dimensional event spot. Cultural, local and community events are held here by the dozen. It is also the starting point for many a boat cruise and rides among other events. Check the website (www.cityseekr.com) for more details on current and upcoming events.
100 Sabine St
100 Sabine Street
Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade (Buffalo Bayou Walk) Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade brings out the scenic best in Houston. Take a stroll along its path, alternately called the Buffalo Bayou Walk, and you will reach the scenic waterfront park by the same name. Along the walk you will be dazzled by a myriad of attractions set off against the lush, verdant greens that abound here. Go canoeing in the bayou, explore the connecting bridge or go biking along one of its prolific trails, either way, you're sure to have a gala time here! One of Theater District's many jewels, this outdoor space is often a multi-dimensional event spot. Cultural, local and community events are held here by the dozen. It is also the starting point for many a boat cruise and rides among other events. Check the website (www.cityseekr.com) for more details on current and upcoming events.
buffalobayou.org/visit Buffalo Bayou Park is the 160-acre greenspace that lies just west of downtown Houston. Enhancement of the park was a collaboration of BBP, the Kinder Foundation, the City of Houston through Houston Parks & Recreation Department and Harris County Flood Control District.
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Parque Buffalo Bayou
Memorial Drive
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buffalobayou.org/visit Buffalo Bayou Park is the 160-acre greenspace that lies just west of downtown Houston. Enhancement of the park was a collaboration of BBP, the Kinder Foundation, the City of Houston through Houston Parks & Recreation Department and Harris County Flood Control District.
buffalobayou.org/visit/destination/the-cistern About the Cistern. The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston. As one of the city’s early underground reservoirs, it supported the municipal water system’s goals of fire suppression (water pressure) and drinking water storage.
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Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
105-B Sabine St
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buffalobayou.org/visit/destination/the-cistern About the Cistern. The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston. As one of the city’s early underground reservoirs, it supported the municipal water system’s goals of fire suppression (water pressure) and drinking water storage.
The selection of exhibits at Houston's Museum of Fine Arts covers both modern and ancient art and represents the talent of artists from Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. You will find Frederic Remington's fine Western art mingling with medieval pieces and the work of early European masters. Paintings are abundant, but the lovely sculpture garden here is also worth viewing. Both the Glassell School of Art and the Hirsch Library for Art History call this museum home. Film buffs love the museum for its weekly showings of classic and foreign films. A gift shop and restaurant are both on hand to satisfy your hunger after a day of exploring.
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
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The selection of exhibits at Houston's Museum of Fine Arts covers both modern and ancient art and represents the talent of artists from Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. You will find Frederic Remington's fine Western art mingling with medieval pieces and the work of early European masters. Paintings are abundant, but the lovely sculpture garden here is also worth viewing. Both the Glassell School of Art and the Hirsch Library for Art History call this museum home. Film buffs love the museum for its weekly showings of classic and foreign films. A gift shop and restaurant are both on hand to satisfy your hunger after a day of exploring.
The Menil Collection, located in Neartown Houston, Texas,[1] refers either to a museum that houses the private art collection of founders John de Menil and Dominique de Menil, or to the collection itself of approximately 17,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and rare books.[2] While the bulk of the collection is made up of a once-private collection, Menil Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt, nonprofit, public charity corporation formed under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally the Menil receives public funds granted by the City of Houston, the State of Texas, and the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts.[3] The museum's holdings are diverse, including early to mid-twentieth century works of Yves Tanguy, René Magritte, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, among others.[4] The museum also maintains an extensive collection of pop art and contemporary art from Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Robert Rauschenberg, Vija Celmins and Cy Twombly, Jr., among others. Also included in the museum's permanent collection are antiquities and works of Byzantine, Medieval and tribal art.[5]
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La Colección Menil
1533 Sul Ross St
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The Menil Collection, located in Neartown Houston, Texas,[1] refers either to a museum that houses the private art collection of founders John de Menil and Dominique de Menil, or to the collection itself of approximately 17,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and rare books.[2] While the bulk of the collection is made up of a once-private collection, Menil Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt, nonprofit, public charity corporation formed under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally the Menil receives public funds granted by the City of Houston, the State of Texas, and the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts.[3] The museum's holdings are diverse, including early to mid-twentieth century works of Yves Tanguy, René Magritte, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, among others.[4] The museum also maintains an extensive collection of pop art and contemporary art from Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Robert Rauschenberg, Vija Celmins and Cy Twombly, Jr., among others. Also included in the museum's permanent collection are antiquities and works of Byzantine, Medieval and tribal art.[5]
The Houston Museum of Natural Science offers a wide variety of exhibits that are worthy of a full day's outing. The three-level live butterfly exhibit will fascinate visitors of any age, as will the dinosaur exhibit in the Morian Hall of Paleontology. The Wiess Energy Hall and the hall of Gems and Minerals are also worth a visit. If you need a break, enjoy an IMAX film or sit in on one of Burke Baker Planetarium shows.
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El Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Houston
5555 Hermann Park Dr
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The Houston Museum of Natural Science offers a wide variety of exhibits that are worthy of a full day's outing. The three-level live butterfly exhibit will fascinate visitors of any age, as will the dinosaur exhibit in the Morian Hall of Paleontology. The Wiess Energy Hall and the hall of Gems and Minerals are also worth a visit. If you need a break, enjoy an IMAX film or sit in on one of Burke Baker Planetarium shows.
Situated in the lovely Hermann Park, the Houston Zoo is home to more than 4,500 animals and over 800 species. Experience a true wildlife adventure as you check out the lions, Komodo dragons, flamingos, tigers, gorillas, bears, and bats, just to name a few! There is a wonderful Natural Encounter area where you can get up close and personal with otters and meerkats; and be sure to take a spin on the Wildlife Carousel, featuring hand-carved and decorated animals that showcase many endangered species of the world. If watching the animals eat makes you hungry yourself, there are two outdoor concession stands and one indoor dining area. Get ready to spend a day with the animals as you learn more about the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
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Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr
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Situated in the lovely Hermann Park, the Houston Zoo is home to more than 4,500 animals and over 800 species. Experience a true wildlife adventure as you check out the lions, Komodo dragons, flamingos, tigers, gorillas, bears, and bats, just to name a few! There is a wonderful Natural Encounter area where you can get up close and personal with otters and meerkats; and be sure to take a spin on the Wildlife Carousel, featuring hand-carved and decorated animals that showcase many endangered species of the world. If watching the animals eat makes you hungry yourself, there are two outdoor concession stands and one indoor dining area. Get ready to spend a day with the animals as you learn more about the beauty and wonder of the natural world.