ForAPlaceToLive’s Guidebook

For A Place To Live
For A Place To Live
ForAPlaceToLive’s Guidebook

Food Scene - Community

Original Location
37 locals recommend
Frenchys Chicken
3602 Scott St
37 locals recommend
Original Location
Good food, good prices and portion sizes are excellent
Original Timmy Chan Restaurant
5926 Scott Street
Good food, good prices and portion sizes are excellent
Ribs, sausage, coleslaw, beans, hush puppies, fries, and noodle salad
34 locals recommend
Ray's BBQ Shack
3929 Old Spanish Trail
34 locals recommend
Ribs, sausage, coleslaw, beans, hush puppies, fries, and noodle salad

Bar and Pubs

Great food, friendly staff, and good selection of local and imported beer
16 locals recommend
King's Court Bar and Kitchen
903 Hutchins St
16 locals recommend
Great food, friendly staff, and good selection of local and imported beer
Chill industrial venue featuring 365 beers, burgers & ample TVs with sports, plus an outdoor patio.
13 locals recommend
Beer Market Co.
3304 Milam St
13 locals recommend
Chill industrial venue featuring 365 beers, burgers & ample TVs with sports, plus an outdoor patio.

Museum + Park + Zoo

Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits, planetarium, IMAX theater & butterfly house.
863 locals recommend
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr
863 locals recommend
Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits, planetarium, IMAX theater & butterfly house.
This somber museum documents the Holocaust through exhibits of artifacts, photographs & film.
117 locals recommend
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St
117 locals recommend
This somber museum documents the Holocaust through exhibits of artifacts, photographs & film.
Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today, plus films & programs.
979 locals recommend
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St
979 locals recommend
Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today, plus films & programs.
Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot.
377 locals recommend
Children's Museum of Houston
1500 Binz St
377 locals recommend
Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot.
Health-sciences-themed museum with interactive displays centered around the human body.
65 locals recommend
The Health Museum
1515 Hermann Dr
65 locals recommend
Health-sciences-themed museum with interactive displays centered around the human body.
Visitors can see 6,000+ animals in natural habitat-style exhibits & watch daily care & feedings.
1102 locals recommend
Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr
1102 locals recommend
Visitors can see 6,000+ animals in natural habitat-style exhibits & watch daily care & feedings.
15-acre site featuring themed gardens, a sculpture promenade & a 30 ft. mount with city views.
74 locals recommend
McGovern Centennial Gardens
1500 Hermann Drive
74 locals recommend
15-acre site featuring themed gardens, a sculpture promenade & a 30 ft. mount with city views.

Houston is Known for

Educational center highlighting all eras of U.S. space travel via exhibits, tours & attractions.
429 locals recommend
Space Center Houston
1601 E NASA Pkwy
429 locals recommend
Educational center highlighting all eras of U.S. space travel via exhibits, tours & attractions.
It’s a Texan tradition to come down to the rodeo every year to come enjoy neat gift shops, delicious foods, and fun rides
19 locals recommend
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Boardroom
3 NRG Pkwy
19 locals recommend
It’s a Texan tradition to come down to the rodeo every year to come enjoy neat gift shops, delicious foods, and fun rides
More than 30 miles of beaches, plus 19th-century homes & a water coaster in this barrier island
112 locals recommend
Galveston Island
112 locals recommend
More than 30 miles of beaches, plus 19th-century homes & a water coaster in this barrier island
Bright center with a glass roof offers ice-skating, cafes & upscale electronics & department stores.
1869 locals recommend
The Galleria
5085 Westheimer Rd
1869 locals recommend
Bright center with a glass roof offers ice-skating, cafes & upscale electronics & department stores.
236 locals recommend
Texas Medical Center
236 locals recommend

Food Scene

Galleria/ Uptown + Downtown
Great restaurant, excellent service very well mannered staff and management.
16 locals recommend
51fifteen Cuisine and Cocktails
5175 Westheimer Rd
16 locals recommend
Great restaurant, excellent service very well mannered staff and management.
Upscale restaurant & bar serving seasonal Mediterranean fare prepared with flavored olive oils.
7 locals recommend
FIG & OLIVE Tasting Kitchen & Bar
5115 Westheimer Road
7 locals recommend
Upscale restaurant & bar serving seasonal Mediterranean fare prepared with flavored olive oils.
Dishes inspired by Oaxaca headline this chic Downtown destination that also serves cocktails & wine.
63 locals recommend
Xochi
1777 Walker St
63 locals recommend
Dishes inspired by Oaxaca headline this chic Downtown destination that also serves cocktails & wine.
Cozy eatery serving modern spins on upscale global comfort food plus wine in a laid-back setting.
11 locals recommend
Theodore Rex
1302 Nance St
11 locals recommend
Cozy eatery serving modern spins on upscale global comfort food plus wine in a laid-back setting.
Sprawling spot for sea life, including touch pools, shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems.
699 locals recommend
Downtown Aquarium
410 Bagby St
699 locals recommend
Sprawling spot for sea life, including touch pools, shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems.

Grocery

Retail chain selling a range of grocery items, meat & dairy.
27 locals recommend
ALDI
3618 Old Spanish Trail
27 locals recommend
Retail chain selling a range of grocery items, meat & dairy.
Retail chain selling a range of grocery items, meat & dairy.
342 locals recommend
H-E-B
6055 South Fwy
342 locals recommend
Retail chain selling a range of grocery items, meat & dairy.