😎 Best Casual Dining in Houston
551 casual dining spots in Houston, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Casual Dining Spots
1
CorkScrew BBQ
Spring BBQ trailer that earned a cult following smoking everything over Texas post oak with obsessive attention to detail. The brisket bark is shatteringly crisp, the pork ribs are fall-off-the-bone t...
96
2
Truth BBQ
Leonard Botello brought his Brenham BBQ operation to the Heights and immediately became one of the best in Houston. The brisket has a clean smoke ring and buttery texture, the ribs are competition-qua...
95
3
Hugo's
Hugo Ortega flagship Montrose Mexican that introduced Houston to the depth and sophistication of regional Mexican cooking. The moles take days to prepare, the cochinita pibil is wrapped in banana leav...
95
4
Nancy's Hustle
The wine bar and bistro that put EaDo on the dining map. Jason Vaughan and Sean Jensen run a tight neighborhood room of sharp New American plates in a buzzing, casual atmosphere. Food & Wine named...
95
5
Killen's BBQ
Ronnie Killen turned a Pearland strip mall into one of the most celebrated BBQ joints in Texas. The beef ribs are massive, mahogany-barked monuments to the craft. The brisket is prime and the burnt en...
95
6
Space Center Houston
The official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center and the only place on Earth where you can touch a real moon rock, see the actual Apollo 17 command module, and tour Mission Control. The tram t...
95
7
Street to Kitchen
Chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter won Best Chef: Texas at the James Beards -- the first Houston chef to win the category. Bold, authentic Thai flavors in a casual Second Ward setting with a new happy ho...
94
8
Blood Bros. BBQ
Three childhood friends from Alief fuse Asian flavors with Central Texas BBQ. Robin and Terry Wong and Quy Hoang smoke classic brisket alongside fried rice, chow fun, and sweet-and-sour ribs. A Housto...
94
9
Crawfish & Noodles
The restaurant that invented Viet-Cajun crawfish. Chef Trong Nguyen's garlic butter crawfish launched an entire cuisine genre unique to Houston. Go during crawfish season (March-June) for the full exp...
93
10
Caracol
Hugo Ortega’s coastal Mexican seafood in the Galleria, with Gulf shrimp, whole grilled fish, and a ceviche trio that lands like a beach town in a glass. Tableside guacamole, a tender octopus, balanced...
93
All 551 Casual Dining Spots in Houston
Pinkerton's Barbecue
93
Houston Museum District
93
Agnes and Sherman
93
Memorial Park
93
Mala Sichuan Bistro
92
Coltivare
92
Loro
92
Anvil Bar & Refuge
91
State of Grace
91
Wild Oats
91
Himalaya
91
ChòpnBlọk
91
The Menil Collection
91
The Breakfast Klub
90
Buffalo Bayou Park
90
Nobie's
90
Julep
90
Gatlin's BBQ
90
UB Preserv
90
Tobiuo Sushi & Bar
90
Ninfa's on Navigation
90
Rosie Cannonball
90
Pho Binh
89
Trattoria Sofia
89
El Tiempo Cantina
89
Tacos Tierra Caliente
89
Better Luck Tomorrow
89
White Oak Music Hall
89
Lucille's
89
Feges BBQ
89
Vic and Anthonys
89
Squable
89
Di An Pho
89
Aga's Restaurant
89
Rothko Chapel
89
Navy Blue
89
Dolce Vita Pizzeria Enoteca
89
Common Bond Cafe & Bakery
89
Cafe Rabelais
89
The River Oaks Theatre
89
Sinh Sinh
88
Common Bond
88
Pondicheri
88
Tiger Den
88
Roost
88
Oporto Fooding House
88
Rainbow Lodge
88
Burns Original BBQ
88
Backstreet Cafe
88
Trill Burgers
88
Oru
88
Da Gama
88
CasaEma
88
Latuli
88
Phat Eatery
88
The Pit Room
88
Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue
88
Josephine's Gulf Coast Tradition
88
Perseid
88
Ramen Tatsu-Ya
88
Ninfa's Uptown
88
The Annie Cafe & Bar
88
Hermann Park
88
Hamsa
88
Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina
88
Perbacco
88
Lucille's EaDo (Bludorn / Navy Blue sibling)
88
Cherry Block Craft Butcher & Kitchen
88
Korea Garden
88
Cafe Pita+
88
Gatlin's Fins & Feathers
88
Eunice
88
Star Rover
88
Hypsi
88
Levy Park
88
Shell Energy Stadium
88
Viola & Agnes' Neo Soul Café
88
San Jacinto Monument
87
Vietopia
87
Roostar Vietnamese Grill
87
La Grange
87
Fat Cat Creamery
87
Eight Row Flint
87
Nam Giao
87
Brasserie du Parc
87
The Toasted Coconut
87
Lei Low Bar
87
Pepper Twins
87
Phoenicia Specialty Foods
87
Pastore
87
Coppa Osteria
87
Kira
87
Candente
87
Mayahuel
87
Camaraderie
87
Papalo Taqueria
87
Giacomo's Cibo e Vino
87
Afuri Ramen
87
Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q
87
Brisket & Rice
87
Hong Kong Food Street
87
J-Bar-M Barbecue
87
Bar Bludorn
87
Tiny Boxwoods
87
Traveler's Table
87
Fung's Kitchen
87
Pizaro's Pizza
87
Weights + Measures
87
Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette
87
Milton's
87
Indianola
87
Kenny & Ziggy's
87
Goode Company Seafood
87
Clark's Oyster Bar
87
Taste of Texas
87
Cuchara
87
a'Bouzy
87
Le Colonial
87
Tiny Champions
87
Cochinita & Co.
87
Local Foods Museum District
87
The Burger Joint
87
Nam Gang Korean Restaurant
87
Danny's Chicken
87
The Blind Goat
87
BORI
87
Bar Moon
87
Che Gaucho
87
Les Ba'get
87
Alturas Mexican Cafe
87
Ch'teau Bellecru
87
The Heights Theater
87
Boomtown Coffee
86
8th Wonder Brewery
86
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
86
The Dunlavy
86
Pho Saigon
86
Urbe
86
Flora Mexican Kitchen
86
Handies Douzo
86
Saigon Pagolac
86
Le Petit Chef
86
Thien Thanh
86
Ocean Palace
86
Pappasito's Cantina
86
One Dragon
86
Clarkwood
86
Lee's
86
Soma Sushi
86
Emilia's Havana
86
MAD Houston
86
Children's Museum Houston
86
Rosalie Italian Soul
86
Loch Bar
86
Koffeteria
86
Jang Guem Tofu & BBQ House
86
The Tasting Room Korean Steakhouse
86
Noe Restaurant & Bar (Pearland area)
86
Ciao Bello
86
Gorditas Aguascalientes
86
Alora
86
Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar
86
Nobi Public House
86
Monument Inn
86
Graze Tomball
86
Resilience Viet Kitchen
86
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
86
Murray’s Pizza & Wine
86
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
86
The Woodlands Waterway
86
Frenchy's Chicken
86
The Improv Houston
85
Tacos A Go Go
85
Moon Tower Inn
85
B.B. Lemon
85
Graffiti Raw
85
Gratify
85
East Side King
85
Thai Kun
85
Underbelly Burger
85
Aladdin Mediterranean
85
GJ Tavern
85
Dandelion Café
85
Teotihuacan Mexican Cafe
85
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
85
Boo's Burgers
85
Postino Wine Cafe
85
Johnny's Gold Brick
85
13 Celsius
85
Shokku Ramen
85
Bosscat Kitchen & Libations
85
Local Foods
85
FM Kitchen & Bar
85
Dak & Bop
85
Cafe Abyssinia
85
Enoteca Rossa
85
Niko Niko Greek & American Cafe
85
Bistro Le Cep
85
Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park
85
Becks Prime
85
Fielding's Local Kitchen + Bar
85
Voodoo Queen Daiquiri Dive
85
Chapman & Kirby
85
Goro & Gun
85
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
85
Island Grill
85
Seoul Garden
85
Local Table Katy
85
Fadi's Mediterranean Grill Katy
85
Del Frisco's Grille Woodlands
85
Grazia Italian Kitchen
85
Crisp Wine-Beer-Eatery
85
Goodson's Cafe
85
The Rustic Houston
85
Liberty Kitchen Treehouse (Sawyer Yards)
85
H Mart Spring Branch Food Court
85
Cafe Tavolino
85
Oh My Gogi!
85
Crust Pizza Co. The Woodlands
85
Bellaire Broiler Burger
85
Babin's Seafood House Katy
85
Zammitti Italian Restaurant
85
Hai Cang Harbor Seafood
85
Laredo Taqueria
85
Lankford Grocery & Market
85
Jane and the Lion Bakehouse
85
Augustine Lounge
85
Toyori
85
Gold Tooth Tony's
85
Mensho Tokyo
85
Plume
85
Paulie's
85
Fluff Bake Bar
85
Dumpling World
85
Bonfire Grill
85
Ba Mien Bistro
85
Long Weekend
85
Bravery Chef Hall
85
Night Heron
85
Kirkwood
85
Hong Kong City Mall
85
Typhoon Texas Waterpark
85
Market Street The Woodlands
85
Reserve 101
85
POST Houston
85
Three Brothers Bakery
85
This Is It Soul Food
85
Grace's on Kirby
85
Hillstone (Kirby)
85
Torchy's Tacos
84
Montrose Cheese & Wine
84
Soy Pinoy
84
Rodeo Goat
84
Karbach Brewing Co.
84
Axelrad Beer Garden
84
Heights Bier Garten
84
Bonchon
84
Gringo's Mexican Kitchen
84
Double Trouble Caffeine & Cocktails
84
Stanton City Bites
84
Spicy Girl
84
Downtown Aquarium
84
Dish Society
84
Hudson House
84
Monkey's Tail
84
Ragin' Cajun
84
Carrabba's Italian Grill (Kirby)
84
Ruggles Green
84
Arirang Korean Restaurant
84
Coco Crepes, Waffles & Coffee
84
Tommy Bahama Restaurant Woodlands
84
Pho Ben
84
Hearsay Gastro Lounge on the Green
84
El Big Bad
84
Brasil Cafe
84
Shabu House
84
Goose's Acre Bistro & Irish Pub
84
Maderas Kitchen & Cantina
84
BBQ Garden
84
El Bolillo Bakery
84
Huynh Restaurant
84
Villa Arcos
84
Quan Ba Ky
84
Amalfi Ristorante Italiano
84
Leeland House
84
La Cruderia
84
Bodard Bistro
84
Off The Record
84
El Hidalguense
84
Vibrant
84
Vieng Thai
84
Kazzan Ramen
84
The Gypsy Poet
84
Burger Bodega
84
Golden Dim Sum
84
Barcelona Wine Bar
84
Silk Road
84
The Classic
84
Incanto
84
Cloud 10 Creamery
84
Kitchen Rumors
84
Masa Sushi
84
Luna Restaurant & Bar
84
Main 101 Grill & Bar
84
Tony's Italian Delicatessen
84
Bluewater Seafood
84
Midtown Park
84
Rice Village
84
Plonk! Bistro & Wine Cellar
84
Dario's Steakhouse & Seafood
84
The Henry
84
Mai's Restaurant
84
KOYO Hand Roll Bar
84
NoPo Cafe, Market & Bar
83
Prospect Park
83
Poison Girl
83
Conservatory
83
The Woodlands Waterway District
83
Mendocino Farms
83
Piatto Ristorante
83
London Sizzler
83
Andes Cafe
83
Snappy's Cafe & Grill
83
Toasted Yolk Cafe Katy
83
Texas Huddle Grille
83
Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet Pearland
83
The Honey B Ham Co.
83
Chuy's The Woodlands
83
Shri Balaji Bhavan
83
Grand Prize Bar
83
Gerardo's Drive In
83
El Taconazo
83
Winnie's
83
Kaisen Sushi
83
Hongdae 33
83
Tio Trompo
83
Bar 5015
83
Cucharita
83
Blue Nile
83
Asia Market Thai Lao Food
83
Kin Dee
83
Star Pizza
83
burger-chan
83
Arco Seafood
83
Light Years
83
Harry's Restaurant
83
Sao Lao Thai Cafe
83
Miyabi
83
Padre's Wine
83
Tacos Dona Lena
83
Dakao Restaurant & Bar
83
Reggae Hut
83
Leaf & Grain
83
Popfancy Dessert Bar
83
Craft Pita
83
Milk + Sugar Creamery
83
Max's Wine Dive
83
JOEY Restaurant
83
Murray's
83
Amore Italian Restaurant
83
Boheme
83
Southern Komfort Kitchen
83
Pecan Creek Grille
83
Cutten Kitchen
83
Molina's Cantina
83
Holler Brewing Co.
83
Eureka Heights Brew Co.
83
City Acre Brewing Co.
83
SpindleTap Brewery
83
Kirby Ice House
83
D&T Drive Inn
83
Fadi's Mediterranean Grill — Westheimer
83
Ray's Real Pit BBQ Shack
83
BeauSoleil
83
Bar Doko
83
HiFi at The Finn
83
Bar Buena
83
Tan Tan Restaurant
83
The Rado Market
82
FRNDS
82
The Toasted Yolk Cafe (Washington)
82
Kim Son Bellaire
82
Cafe Express
82
Sawyer Park Icehouse
82
The Cheesecake Factory Woodlands
82
Cafe Adobe Woodlands
82
Christie's Seafood & Steaks
82
West Alabama Ice House
82
Kamp Houston
82
Backyard Boil House
82
Raja Sweets
82
Tree Garden
82
Mo' Brunch + Brews
82
Thien An Sandwiches
82
Lucy Ethiopian Restaurant
82
Frank's Pizza
82
Champ Burger
82
JINYA Ramen Bar
82
Tamashi Ramen & Sushi
82
Tacos La Sultana
82
Taqueria Monchy's
82
Pho Sapa Noodle House
82
Shiv Sagar
82
Chai Shai
82
Cool Runnings Jamaican Grill
82
Flower Child
82
True Food Kitchen
82
House of Pies
82
Moon Rabbit
82
Victor's Deli
82
Xeo Yum
82
Cali Sandwiches & Pho
82
Alpha Bakery & Cafe
82
New Orleans Seafood Kitchen
82
Taste of Gold
82
Heights Hike and Bike Trail
82
Teo Chew Temple
82
River Oaks Shopping Center
82
Under the Radar Brewery
82
Equal Parts Brewing
82
d'Alba Craft Kitchen & Cocktails
82
Lazy Lane
82
Jonathan's The Rub (Bridgeland)
82
The Union Kitchen (Towne Lake)
82
Continental Club Houston
82
Donna's
82
La Carafe
82
Mijo's Mezcal Bar
82
Buttermilk Baby
82
Shady Acres Saloon
81
Kim Tai Vietnamese
81
Two Headed Dog
81
Press Waffle Co.
81
Poblano's Mexican Grill
81
Lupe Tortilla
81
Onion Creek Coffee House & Bar
81
Sunday Press
81
Biryani Pot
81
Marfreless
81
Cidercade Houston
81
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Pearland
80
Pappas Delta Blues Smokehouse
80
Katy Mills
80
Sweetgreen
80
Big Star Bar
80
Spanish Flowers
80
MAM's House of Ice
80
Cupcake Kitchen
80
Local Table (Garden Oaks)
80
Bombay Sweets
80
Local Table (Cypress)
80
Carmelita's Kitchen + Tequila
80
Los Cochinitos
80
Broham Fine Soul Food & Groceries
80
Warehouse Live Midtown
80
Bar Madonna
80
Bayou & Bottle
80
El Toro Mexican Restaurant
79
Baldwin Park
79
Navy Seafood
79
Mia Bella Trattoria (Greenway)
79
88 Korean BBQ & Sushi
79
Numbers Nightclub
79
Bar Daphne
79
Under the Volcano
79
McGonigel's Mucky Duck
79
A1 Cigar Bar and Lounge
79
La Viva Tex-Mex
78
Bismillah Chaat
78
Udipi Cafe
78
Cypress Breakfast House
78
Mia's Table (Cypress)
78
Pappas Bar-B-Q
78
House of Blues Houston
78
The Flat
78
Nickel City
78
Berwick's Birds of Paradise
78
Goode's Armadillo Palace
78
Z on 23 Rooftop
78
Starduster Lounge
78
Neil's Bahr
78
Hot Breads
77
Barbarella
77
Rudyard's
77
Endless Bummer
77
The Secret Group
77
The Library
77
Stogies World Class Cigars
77
CAVA
76
Rich's Houston
76
Sugar Room
76
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
76
Montrose Grocer
76
Behind Closed Doors
76
Simone on Sunset
76
BLEND Bar with Davidoff Cigars
76
Stella's Wine Bar
76
Jet's Pizza
76
Shake Shack
75
Brash Brewing
75
Truck Yard
75
Rosewater
75
Cafe Layal Midtown
75
7 Brew Coffee
75
Betelgeuse Betelgeuse
74
Room 808
74
Neon Boots Dancehall & Saloon
74
The New Potato
74
Notsuoh
74
Sante Lounge
74
Terrace 54
74
Rose Rooftop
74
Catbirds
74
Uptown Hookah Lounge
74
Tejas Brewery & Taproom
73
Great Heights Brewing
73
77 Degrees Rooftop
73
Sunset Rooftop Lounge
73
East End Hardware
72
Bad Astronaut Brewing
72
Lola's Depot
72
Sekai Night and Day
72
Upstairs Bar & Lounge
72
Farmboy Brewing
71
The Bar at 4212
71
Social Beer Garden HTX
71
Warren's Inn
71
Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar
71
Porch Swing Pub
70
D&W Lounge
70
The Spot
70
Spotlight Karaoke
70
The Wildcatter Saloon
70
Conejo Malo
69
Harrisburg Country Club
68
DBar
68
The Cellar Bar
68
Little Woodrow's
68
Katy Crossing Icehouse
68
The Kickback Bar
67
Stampede Houston
67
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