Guidebook for Houston
Parks & Nature
This is our favorite place to go for a jog. The park is exceptionally manicured and gives some of the best views of the city. Bring your camera or selfie stick in hand because the pictures taken here will be definitely post-worthy!
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Buffalo Bayou Park
Memorial DriveThis is our favorite place to go for a jog. The park is exceptionally manicured and gives some of the best views of the city. Bring your camera or selfie stick in hand because the pictures taken here will be definitely post-worthy!
Discovery Green is in located in the heart of downtown. You can walk to it from our house as long as you are prepared to take a 20 minute walking tour of downtown which we love to do! There is always something going on at Discovery Green such as the recent free concerts during Final Four, to movie nights on the lawn, to festivals of all sorts.
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Discovery Green
1500 McKinney StDiscovery Green is in located in the heart of downtown. You can walk to it from our house as long as you are prepared to take a 20 minute walking tour of downtown which we love to do! There is always something going on at Discovery Green such as the recent free concerts during Final Four, to movie nights on the lawn, to festivals of all sorts.
Eleanor Tinsley Park is less than a five minute walk from our place. The landscaping here is breathtaking with picture perfect views of the downtown skyline. We love jogging here, taking walks, renting bikes, renting canoes to take down the Bayou, and picnicking here. The trails go several miles down Allen Parkway; you can stop for breakfast at the Dunlavy or at night, watch the bats take flight along the Waugh bridge.
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Eleanor Tinsley Park
18-3600 Allen PkwyEleanor Tinsley Park is less than a five minute walk from our place. The landscaping here is breathtaking with picture perfect views of the downtown skyline. We love jogging here, taking walks, renting bikes, renting canoes to take down the Bayou, and picnicking here. The trails go several miles down Allen Parkway; you can stop for breakfast at the Dunlavy or at night, watch the bats take flight along the Waugh bridge.
Food Scene
Come in the early morning for a quiet cup of coffee and a melt in your mouth crepe. Get relaxed at a table outdoors with a book or just your thoughts as you watch midtown wake up. Don't worry, its open until 10pm, so you can enjoy the view and their mouth watering crepes pretty much any time of day. They sell champagne and orange juice so you can turn breakfast to brunch anytime.
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CoCo Crêpes, Waffles & Coffee
218 Gray StCome in the early morning for a quiet cup of coffee and a melt in your mouth crepe. Get relaxed at a table outdoors with a book or just your thoughts as you watch midtown wake up. Don't worry, its open until 10pm, so you can enjoy the view and their mouth watering crepes pretty much any time of day. They sell champagne and orange juice so you can turn breakfast to brunch anytime.
This place is so yummy! If you are craving some pancakes, biscuits with gravy, migas, or any other mouth watering breakfast meal and you want every bite to make each taste bud happy, then you MUST eat here! My favorite is the French Omelette. Harry's has a great cup of coffee and/or a great carafe of mimosas. If you want to eat healthy but hearty you can ask for egg whites on any of their omelettes.
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Harry's Restaurant
318 Tuam StThis place is so yummy! If you are craving some pancakes, biscuits with gravy, migas, or any other mouth watering breakfast meal and you want every bite to make each taste bud happy, then you MUST eat here! My favorite is the French Omelette. Harry's has a great cup of coffee and/or a great carafe of mimosas. If you want to eat healthy but hearty you can ask for egg whites on any of their omelettes.
This a small but popular locale for authentic Mexican food and pastries. I am in love of their migas breakfast plate and visit quite often just for them. Their cinnamon coffee is a bit hit around these parts that they sell packages of it for you to take home. The rest of their menu is a delight such as their tortas and tacos plates. Sooo good!
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La Guadalupana Bakery & Cafe
2109 Dunlavy StThis a small but popular locale for authentic Mexican food and pastries. I am in love of their migas breakfast plate and visit quite often just for them. Their cinnamon coffee is a bit hit around these parts that they sell packages of it for you to take home. The rest of their menu is a delight such as their tortas and tacos plates. Sooo good!
Their Sunday Brunch buffet is our favorite! From the fresh fruit bar, to the omelette station, to the fresh and hot breakfast items, and picture perfect scenery, to the $5 mimosas, this brunch is worth the $25 per person.
We are also fans of their regular lunch and dinner menu. Healthy and tasty selections; great sandwiches; overall solid menu. Great patio seating! Do not forget to take a few pics by their pond before you leave!
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Baba Yega
2607 Grant StTheir Sunday Brunch buffet is our favorite! From the fresh fruit bar, to the omelette station, to the fresh and hot breakfast items, and picture perfect scenery, to the $5 mimosas, this brunch is worth the $25 per person.
We are also fans of their regular lunch and dinner menu. Healthy and tasty selections; great sandwiches; overall solid menu. Great patio seating! Do not forget to take a few pics by their pond before you leave!
This is the original location for Barnaby's restaurants. Very cozy seating inside. While small, it is big in taste! Fresh squeezed orange juice, green eggs and ham is a popular option. The service is great; the waitstaff will make you feel at home.
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Barnaby's Cafe
414 W Gray StThis is the original location for Barnaby's restaurants. Very cozy seating inside. While small, it is big in taste! Fresh squeezed orange juice, green eggs and ham is a popular option. The service is great; the waitstaff will make you feel at home.
District 7 Grill is around a 7 minute walk from our place. They have a large patio and diner seating inside. The waitstaff is very attentive; the menu options are pretty wide for brunch, lunch, and dinner.
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District 7 Grill Midtown
501 Pierce StDistrict 7 Grill is around a 7 minute walk from our place. They have a large patio and diner seating inside. The waitstaff is very attentive; the menu options are pretty wide for brunch, lunch, and dinner.
We recommend that you check this place out, not just for a unique cocktail but for their tapas menu! Come with a group or with your SO and select a variety of tapas dishes so that you can sample their unique Japanese fusion flavors. We were not only surprised but delighted by the mix of flavors. Delicious and fun!
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Izakaya
318 Gray StWe recommend that you check this place out, not just for a unique cocktail but for their tapas menu! Come with a group or with your SO and select a variety of tapas dishes so that you can sample their unique Japanese fusion flavors. We were not only surprised but delighted by the mix of flavors. Delicious and fun!
If you do not have time for a sit down breakfast, pick up a pastry and coffee from here. All pastries are freshly baked and will ignite every taste bud when you bite into any one of their delicious concoctions! This place is seriously dangerously tasty. I can never say no to one of their snickerdoodles.
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Fluff Bake Bar
1701 West 15th StreetIf you do not have time for a sit down breakfast, pick up a pastry and coffee from here. All pastries are freshly baked and will ignite every taste bud when you bite into any one of their delicious concoctions! This place is seriously dangerously tasty. I can never say no to one of their snickerdoodles.
If you are new to Houston or to Texas, you MUST try some BBQ before you leave. Jackson's Street Barbeque is highly rated around here and is conveniently next to Minute Maid Park. How much more Texan can you get?
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Jackson Street Barbecue
209 Jackson StIf you are new to Houston or to Texas, you MUST try some BBQ before you leave. Jackson's Street Barbeque is highly rated around here and is conveniently next to Minute Maid Park. How much more Texan can you get?
Drinks & Nightlife
This little bar looks like a house but don't pass it up. Stop by, have a beer, and sit on the patio. Since it is so close to our house, it becomes the place we have our first beer of the night or our last. The bartenders are friendly and have the skills to mix you a good drink or recommend a local beer.
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Komodos
2004 Baldwin StThis little bar looks like a house but don't pass it up. Stop by, have a beer, and sit on the patio. Since it is so close to our house, it becomes the place we have our first beer of the night or our last. The bartenders are friendly and have the skills to mix you a good drink or recommend a local beer.
Arts & Culture
The museum district is home to the Houston Museum of Fine Arts (HMFA), Contemporary Arts Museum, Children's Museum, The Holocaust Museum, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The museums are in walking distance of each other with the Houston Zoo at Hermann Park right there as well! From our house, ditch the car and parking prices, and walk to the rail line for a quick zip to the Museum District.
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Le quartier des musées de Houston
The museum district is home to the Houston Museum of Fine Arts (HMFA), Contemporary Arts Museum, Children's Museum, The Holocaust Museum, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The museums are in walking distance of each other with the Houston Zoo at Hermann Park right there as well! From our house, ditch the car and parking prices, and walk to the rail line for a quick zip to the Museum District.
Shopping
Rice Village is named after the prestigious Rice University that resides in the neighborhood just a block away. Here you will find it all from restaurants, to shopping, to late night pubs. We love the selection here; I can shop at Express or Gap, go to Half Price Books, explore boutique shops, eat at Torchy's Tacos, and grab a cold beer at The Ginger Man with friends. The combination of shopping, eating, and pub crawls with friends is endless!
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Rice Village
2376 Rice BoulevardRice Village is named after the prestigious Rice University that resides in the neighborhood just a block away. Here you will find it all from restaurants, to shopping, to late night pubs. We love the selection here; I can shop at Express or Gap, go to Half Price Books, explore boutique shops, eat at Torchy's Tacos, and grab a cold beer at The Ginger Man with friends. The combination of shopping, eating, and pub crawls with friends is endless!
Enjoy the array of boutique stores along the palm tree lined street that makes up the River Oaks shopping center. From jewelry, to dresses, to stylish workout gear, and a sprinkling of fine dining, this shopping center aims to please.
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River Oaks Shopping Center
1964 W Gray StEnjoy the array of boutique stores along the palm tree lined street that makes up the River Oaks shopping center. From jewelry, to dresses, to stylish workout gear, and a sprinkling of fine dining, this shopping center aims to please.
The River Oaks shopping center is also home to a Barnes and Noble bookstore. Grab a cup of coffee from the in-store cafe or the Starbucks cafe next door OR the Starbucks cafe across the street (no hyperbole; just stating the facts) and enjoy perusing your favorite genres or picking out the next bound journal for your collection.
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Barnes & Noble
2030 W Gray StThe River Oaks shopping center is also home to a Barnes and Noble bookstore. Grab a cup of coffee from the in-store cafe or the Starbucks cafe next door OR the Starbucks cafe across the street (no hyperbole; just stating the facts) and enjoy perusing your favorite genres or picking out the next bound journal for your collection.
Entertainment & Activities
The Aquarium is more than just a restaurant; there is lots to do such as take your significant other on the Ferris Wheel and get great shots of downtown. Check out our Location tips for walking directions to the Aquarium.
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Downtown Aquarium
410 Bagby StThe Aquarium is more than just a restaurant; there is lots to do such as take your significant other on the Ferris Wheel and get great shots of downtown. Check out our Location tips for walking directions to the Aquarium.
Check out this historic movie theater in the River Oaks shopping district. Watch some thought provoking cinema with a martini in hand or check out the midnight features of some favorite classics. It is right on the River Oaks shopping district so there will be plenty of parking nearby as well as many options for shopping and dining.
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Saint Cloud River Oaks
2020 W Gray StCheck out this historic movie theater in the River Oaks shopping district. Watch some thought provoking cinema with a martini in hand or check out the midnight features of some favorite classics. It is right on the River Oaks shopping district so there will be plenty of parking nearby as well as many options for shopping and dining.
If you're like us, you like to reserve your seat to the cinema so you don't feel rushed upon arrival. Also, if you're like us, you like to have a drink or possibly a healthier option for snacks while watching a movie. Sundance Cinema provides all of this. Check out our walking directions here in the "Location" section of our listing. This Cinema is in a prime location; right in the center of the theater district downtown. Get here an hour or so before your movie and check out the local restaurants and outdoor art.
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AMC Dine-in Houston 8
510 Texas AveIf you're like us, you like to reserve your seat to the cinema so you don't feel rushed upon arrival. Also, if you're like us, you like to have a drink or possibly a healthier option for snacks while watching a movie. Sundance Cinema provides all of this. Check out our walking directions here in the "Location" section of our listing. This Cinema is in a prime location; right in the center of the theater district downtown. Get here an hour or so before your movie and check out the local restaurants and outdoor art.
Essentials
Great location. It is about a 15 minute walk from our home. It is a full grocery store; grab a cup of coffee or tea on the second floor Starbucks and shop for the items you need.
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Randalls
2225 Louisiana StGreat location. It is about a 15 minute walk from our home. It is a full grocery store; grab a cup of coffee or tea on the second floor Starbucks and shop for the items you need.
On the way to this Kroger location, check out the shopping center along the way. There is a Marshall's and T.J. Maxx along West Gray Street. This Kroger's is on the same block as the River Oaks shopping center as well. Great location!
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Kroger Pharmacy
1938 W Gray StOn the way to this Kroger location, check out the shopping center along the way. There is a Marshall's and T.J. Maxx along West Gray Street. This Kroger's is on the same block as the River Oaks shopping center as well. Great location!
We enjoy going to Whole Foods for lunch, a craft beer or glass of wine, and then a short walk to the Waugh bridge in the evening to watch the bats take flight. Obviously, you can also shop at Whole Foods; they offer unique options for healthy living. They also have a great buffet area where you can pick out ready to eat dishes to take home or eat on their patio.
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Whole Foods Market
515 Elgin StWe enjoy going to Whole Foods for lunch, a craft beer or glass of wine, and then a short walk to the Waugh bridge in the evening to watch the bats take flight. Obviously, you can also shop at Whole Foods; they offer unique options for healthy living. They also have a great buffet area where you can pick out ready to eat dishes to take home or eat on their patio.