📍 West University, Houston
13 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 13 Restaurants
Tree-shaded residential grid with French bistros, Italian trattorias, and wine-focused rooms that cater to the Rice campus crowd.
Top 10 in West University
1
Cafe Rabelais
Intimate Rice Village French bistro known for provincial classics, a thoughtful wine list, and a warm-but-quiet atmosphere. House-made quiches, slow-braised meats, and daily market...
89
2
Brenner's Steakhouse on the Bayou
Houston has been eating dry-aged ribeye on this Memorial Park bend of Buffalo Bayou since 1936 — nine decades of German-accented steakhouse plates (the fried potatoes, the creamed ...
89
3
Coppa Osteria
Heights Italian where handmade pasta and pizza dough take top billing. The Big Vibe Group's flagship rustic Italian concept has been a neighborhood anchor for years, with many of i...
87
4
Goode Company Seafood
Jim Goode's Gulf Coast seafood institution since 1986. Mesquite-grilled oysters, catfish po-boys, and the campechano — a Mexican seafood cocktail that's become a Houston signature....
87
5
Le Petit Chef
French cafe and bistro in the Heights serving breakfast, brunch, and lunch with Parisian flair. Croissants, quiche, croque monsieur, and French onion soup in a bright, airy space w...
86
6
Lee's
Heights cocktail bar that landed a James Beard 2026 semifinalist nod for best new bar in its first year. Set next to sister restaurant Milton's, Lee's pours ambitious drinks like t...
86
7
Ciao Bello
A Vallone Group Italian restaurant in West University, built around house-made pasta and the classics. The cooking sticks to traditional Italian rather than chasing trends, and the...
86
8
Bellaire Broiler Burger
Bellaire's charbroiled institution on Bellaire Blvd has been sending out cheeseburgers, onion rings, and shakes long enough that the patina is part of the point. The grill marks ar...
85
9
Ragin' Cajun
Houston's Cajun anchor on Richmond Ave has been boiling crawfish and ladling gumbo since the city figured out it was closer to Louisiana than it thought. In season, the boiled craw...
84
10
Carrabba's Italian Grill (Kirby)
The Kirby Drive location that started the Carrabba's name — home of Pollo Rosa Maria, Chicken Bryan, and Spaghetti Carrabba in a setting that's been feeding West U families for dec...
84
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83
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