The best restaurants Houston & The Coast

Some beautiful Italian specialities are on the map of this trendy restaurant, but accessible to everyone. The octopus of octopus, the Romans buccatini all'amatriciana and the delicious pâtes pasta, accompanied by garlic and eggplant. The kitchen is here straight, composed of fresh and seasonal products, finally quite close to Italian traditions, although the chef and the sommelier are pure texan products!

Rigatoni's recently decided to open a second restaurant in the city and chose Corpus Christi Beach to do it. As its name indicates, the card is (too) Italian, with generous pasta dishes, fresh and cheap. The dishes of a sauce interspersed with wine and fried mushrooms are to be recommended.

Welcome to the Eldorado of Tex-Mex culture: a true Houstonian institution. Mexican dishes with a Texan flair are plentiful here. Their menu is extensive through breakfast, lunch and dinner, containing many options and chef's specialties. The Mexican-style calamari is very good. Since 1989, Picos has been known as "the home of the margarita shaker" and is famous for its high-end spirits, mixed with fresh juices and ingredients.

This is one of the best Chinese dim sum restaurants in town. Although the room is huge, don't arrive too late on weekends, as places fill up very quickly as soon as it opens. It's a bit like a canteen and, as tradition would have it, service is provided on wheeled carts. Among the dishes on offer, we singled out jiaozi (Chinese ravioli) and boiled chicken feet. There are also many tofu-based dishes, making this restaurant a good address for vegetarians. Order as you go!

This Downtown restaurant is located right next to the Convention Center, and therefore hosts many private events. Large bay windows let pleasant light into this restaurant, which seeks to renew its culinary offering while always striving for improvement. The result is a rediscovery of traditional American cuisine, revised and corrected by the chefs. The desserts, which fuse flavors and culinary influences from around the world, are surprisingly inventive. They also offer a gourmet happy hour from Tuesday to Friday!

This is the place to come for a good American cheeseburger. Salads, paninis and some desserts are also on the menu. This is one of the favorite places to eat in Galveston at lunchtime. As far as sandwiches are concerned, all combinations are imaginable and possible, with cheeses mixed with various salads and pieces of meat. The more the better. As they say, Texas likes it big ! If you're in the area at the end of March, they offer a 'spring' dinner with five courses.

In Corpus Christi, Japanese restaurants do not run on the streets. This address of the Downtown may also benefit from a lack of competition. It is difficult to say that sushi is good, they should be extra fresh in a city so close to water… they are quite disappointing. The rollers are better, however. It will also be necessary to think carefully, because inside the air air conditioning is thoroughly pushed. And in August, when it's wet outside, contrast doesn't forgive. In short, you are not forced to go…

A well-known restaurant in Houston, where meals are accompanied by concerts. Faithful to the blues and jazz in its beginnings, the house has grown to American varieties. The list of upcoming concerts is available on their website. A bar welcomes guests who do not want to eat and who only want to listen to music. Côté restaurant, the room is exceedingly elegant, with its parquet, bricks and large zébrés sofas, which is rather useless when you know that the restaurant is located in one of Houston's few ancient buildings, Old Rice Hotel. The concerts usually start around 19 h. On the menu, pasta and pizza, but also more refined dishes, such as excellent beef pieces. Vegetarian plates also available.

Opened since 2006, this house has had no trouble introducing some Catalan gastronomy in the main city of Texas. With its small arcades, its walls covered with a very hot yellow and its shelves surmounted by dozens of bottles of wine, one would think. Even more so, we would like to see the map even more. Catalan Food & Wine certainly won't agree with all budgets, but if a very good table had to be selected during a stay in Houston, it could be that one. The pieces of beef ribs made of paprika and accompanied by a pick, or fish stew are very convincing. Other preparations too.

Basically, it's a bakery created in 2001 by baker Scott Tycer. Gradually, and following the success of his bread, he began to offer breakfast and then lunch. Today, the bakery serves delicious sandwiches and fresh salads. As with many non-alcoholic venues in Houston, BYOB(bring your own bottle) is widely practiced here. You can bring your own bottle of wine or craft beer to complement your meal.

As the name suggests, the house caters to lovers of good meat. It offers four different styles of steak, including the very good Prime New York Strip. All dishes are available in three different portions, to suit everyone's appetite. Seafood is also on the menu. They also offer a good wine list. The atmosphere is chic, with warm-colored decor and a long bar where you can wait to be seated while sipping cocktails or good red wine. The plates, too, are sophisticated.

Looking for a good burger that melts in your mouth? This is the place! By blending fresh produce with good local beef, this restaurant probably makes one of the best burgers you've ever tasted, and all with the utmost simplicity. This isn't a chain, it's quality lovers. Beef, cheese, vegetables, homemade sauce and good bread: that's it. And for the vegetarians among us, don't worry, they also offer suitable options such as their very good Housemade Veggie Burger.

In the Museum District, this cantine offers soul food - in other words, traditional Southern American cuisine. On the menu: ribs, oxtail soup, fried chicken and gumbo . A good place to sample the flavors of the region, with Houston as the border of Cajun country, neighboring Louisiana, and a southern cullinary culture quite different from that of the west. Plenty of fried ingredients to satisfy gourmets. A great way to eat cheaply and stay full into the evening!

A fairly new restaurant that's doing very well! A temple to inspired Mexican cuisine, with an emphasis on coastal and seafood products, Caracol is as pleasant and sunny on the plate as it is in its ambience and decor. A sparkling je-ne-sais-quoi that feels good. You'll find oysters, succulent mussels, tuna tacos, mouth-watering ceviche and grilled octopus. A highly recommended address for a delicious, flavorful meal, offering an alternative to the heavier, less fresh Tex-Mex.

Reservations are highly recommended, as this address is a favorite among Houstonians. Delicately prepared and infused with subtle flavors, these Japanese culinary dishes are succulent. Portions aren't gigantic, like most American restaurants, but are packed with flavor and quality. The menu offers hot, cold and fresh fish and seafood dishes, some of which you may never have heard of... The restaurant also offers a special vegetarian menu and a happy hour.

Restaurant offering a warm, intimate atmosphere, serving American dishes and craft cocktails, with a patio and vinyl playing music all day long. Be warned, it's hard to find a parking space here (which is rare for a city like Houston). The dining experience here is phenomenal, offering raw oysters and desserts that will satisfy the hungriest of palates. Local sourcing of all ingredients offers customers an assortment of fresh produce and Gulf Coast seafood.

A true delight, Pho Saigon is highly recommended by the locals. If you like Vietnamese cuisine, which is often light, balanced and healthy, then you won't be disappointed. It can sometimes be difficult to tolerate Texan cuisine all day long, between barbecue and Tex-Mex, as it is often very heavy. Fortunately, you can escape this by enjoying rich, delicious dishes here that, unlike barbecue, are made mainly from fresh vegetables.

An upscale steakhouse for red meat lovers! The atmosphere is refined, with a warmly colored décor, and the dishes are presented with great care, worthy of a great Parisian brasserie. Among the meats, you'll also find oysters and lobster. Their wine selection is also very specialized, with mainly American wines. They also sell meats to take home, prepared by a local butcher, to be ordered online. A good address for gourmets!

A restaurant with a charm worthy of another era, you'll enjoy a sophisticated culinary experience in a chic, refined atmosphere. The chef is nationally renowned, offering luxury dishes such as oysters, shrimp cocktails and several varieties of caviar. An address well worth the detour, a real gift for yourself or someone special! The establishment also offers unique American dinner dishes: cheeseburger, turkey sandwich, or filet mignon cooked to perfection!

An iconic Houston restaurant, the story goes that Cyclone Anaya was a wrestler from the age of 17, who became Mexican Champion. He married a Miss Houston in the USA, and went into the restaurant business to create this famous restaurant, now a local chain. A symbol of the American dream, the restaurant takes its name from its creator, with its original address in the Heights district. You'll find one of the best Tex-Mex menus around!