Vietnamese-Cajun · Chinatown / Bellaire · James Beard Finalist
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...
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Pho Binh
Vietnamese · Heights
Heights Vietnamese that serves some of the best pho in a city drowning in excellent pho. The broth is clear, deeply flavored, and the product of hours of simmering. The banh mi is excellent, the sprin...
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Di An Pho
Vietnamese / Pho · Chinatown / Bellaire · Texas Monthly Best New Restaurants 2026
The name means 'go eat pho' in Vietnamese, and that's exactly what you should do at this Bellaire Boulevard standout. One of four Houston restaurants to make Texas Monthly's 2026 best new list. The ph...
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Annam
Vietnamese / French · Upper Kirby
Chef Chris Kinjo's sophisticated Vietnamese restaurant at Autry Park blending Saigon flavors with French technique. The fish head with fish sauce is for the adventurous, while lobster asparagus soup a...
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Sinh Sinh
Chinese / Vietnamese · Chinatown / Bellaire
Chinatown late-night institution serving Cantonese-Vietnamese seafood until 4 AM. The salt and pepper crab is legendary, the garlic noodles are addictive, and the dining room at midnight is as packed ...
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Vietopia
Vietnamese · Southwest Houston
Bellaire Boulevard Vietnamese that takes the breadth of Vietnamese cuisine seriously -- from pho to banh mi to broken rice plates to clay pot dishes. The shaking beef is excellent, the spring rolls ar...
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Roostar Vietnamese Grill
Vietnamese Sandwiches · Midtown
Midtown banh mi shop with creative Vietnamese sandwiches that go way beyond the classic. The lemongrass chicken is the bestseller, the chargrilled pork is smoky and sweet, and the fries are addictivel...
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Nam Giao
Vietnamese · Chinatown / Bellaire
Midtown Vietnamese that serves some of the best bun bo hue in Houston -- a spicy, funky, deeply satisfying lemongrass beef noodle soup that is the more complex cousin of pho. The spring rolls are fres...
Chef Hong Tran turned a backyard brisket hobby into a Michelin-recommended restaurant fusing Texas BBQ with Vietnamese flavors. Jasmine fried rice tossed with fried egg and Chinese sausage topped with...
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Le Colonial
French-Vietnamese · River Oaks
French-Vietnamese colonial-era fantasy in River Oaks District — banana-leaf ceilings, rattan chairs, and a moody upstairs lounge. The food is refined Vietnamese with French technique: pho, shaking bee...