📍 Upper Kirby, Houston

Manabu Horiuchi sushi and robata grill that is one of the most consistently excellent Japanese restaurants in Houston. The omakase is pristine, the hot rock wagyu is a signature, a...

Chef-owner Martin Stayer’s neighborhood room in Upper Kirby, with a menu that turns over weekly and a wine list curated with conviction. Fried Chicken Night has earned its followin...

Patrick Feges and Erin Smith BBQ that brings a chef-driven approach to Texas tradition. The brisket is properly smoked, but the real stars are the creative sides -- smoked turkey s...

Chef Chris Kinjo's Vietnamese restaurant at Autry Park in Upper Kirby, joining Saigon flavors to French technique. The fish head with fish sauce is for the adventurous; lobster asp...

Anita Jaisinghani modern Indian that does breakfast, lunch, and dinner with equal care. The dosa bar at brunch is a Houston original, the naan pizzas are creative, and the chai is ...

A contemporary Cajun-Creole brasserie inspired by the flavors of Chef Drake Leonard's South Louisiana hometown. Shrimp is the star, appearing in dishes like dan dan shrimp and butt...

Six green acres in Upper Kirby that the neighborhood rebuilt from a tired green square into one of the city's better public spaces — the 2017 reopening brought a treehouse, a perfo...

Inspired by Tokyo's jazz vinyl bars, Kira is a 15-seat counter serving hand rolls, temaki, and donburi alongside craft cocktails and rare vinyl spins. The Ahmed brothers' most acce...

Mexico City-inspired restaurant and agave bar at Autry Park from Culinary Khancepts and chef Luis Robledo Richards. The menu draws from DF's fondas and mezcalerias with mole, tlayu...

The late Tony Vallone's fine-dining room on Richmond — a continental-Italian institution since 1965, with a tuxedoed front of house, a wine cellar that has outlasted most of its gu...