Houston Texas is one of the biggest cities in America and unsurprisingly it offers some of the best dining options in the country while other cities like LA and New York might be more well known for being on the Forefront of the dining World Houston’s Restaurants Diner and food truck scenes have blossomed in the last couple decades join viewcation as we present the best restaurants in Houston Texas Nancy’s Hustle the Edo neighborhood in Houston is on the rise and it’s beginning to offer some of the most intriguing and delicious food options in the city and there’s perhaps no better indicator of this than Nancy’s hustle it’s a bistro with a throwback feel that’ll have you feeling nostalgic as you order one of their Sublime cocktails they offer fantastic shared plates that’ll keep you coming back over and over the service is excellent the music is on point and the overall Vibe is one locals love it’s said that many of the local food Pros hit up Nancy’s hustle when they finish work and that should be all you need to hear it’s an ideal spot for both a meal or simply sitting by the bar to enjoy the scene if you’re gonna eat we recommend the Nancy cakes which come with Roe and butter as well as the rabbit wings and the lamb tartare crawfish and noodles when the chef of your restaurant has been featured not only on David Chang’s ugly delicious but also on Andrew zimmern’s Bizarre Foods it says a lot first it says the restaurant offers something different than most places and second it says those dishes will be fantastic such is the case with Asia Town fave crawfish and noodles the chef we’re talking about is trong Win whose appearance is on those two shows turned him into something of a celebrity in the cooking world the reason for all the attention is the Viet Cajun style crawfish a delectable hybrid of Vietnamese and cajun tastes put to use on a southern coast staple if you go to crawfish and noodles and you don’t get this dish you better have a great excuse prepared it’s that legendary it’s stir fried with tasty spices and garlic infused butter but if you do want to order some other things too you won’t be disappointed we recommend the stir-fried beef with rice as well as the stir-fried blue crab the restaurant has a casual Vibe and it’s a great place to go with friends truth barbecue truth barbecue isn’t just known in the Houston area it’s quickly become regarded as one of the best barbecue spots in all of Texas it started off as a tiny spot in Brenham Texas and that location did so well they opened up a spot in the Heights in Houston it’s a slightly fancier place than their first Shack but at its core it’s still down home Texas BBQ they offer everything you’d Hope from a barbecue restaurant like fatty brisket beef ribs hog roasts and the like and while the vibe of the place might feel like your uncle’s back patio on a holiday they take their meat seriously and offer competition worthy slabs of mouth-watering meats you can also add to the experience by snagging their delectable sides that include tater tot casserole and corn pudding it’s a classic Texas barbecue you’ll be talking about all day and all week 5 kinokawa when you eat at five kinokawa you’ll feel like you’re in Tokyo tucked away at a secret Sushi House that only a few know about and that’s an experience Chef Billy Kin has tried hard to cultivate before opening the restaurant he was already known for Japanese standouts hidden Omakase and Blackbird Izakaya so as with any respected sushi chef you can trust him with his fish Selections in fact he and his crew have the fish flown in directly from Japan every week they take painstaking care to make sure it’s the best fish you can get and the results are nothing short of magical if you’re lucky enough to get a seat and there are only 14 in the entire restaurant so it won’t be easy you’ll be treated to a world-class Sushi meal and if you’d like something non-fish there’s also the marbled wagyu beef that’s just as curated as the fish they even up the theatrics by showing you the cow’s birth certificate it might be a little overkill for some but it makes for a memorable dish that’s for sure the menu is seasonal so you can come back a few times each year and find a new slate of amazing dishes to try plus it’s BYOB so you can make it as festive and experience as you’d like pondicherry if you love Indian food you’re in a treat at pondicherry it’s a diner run by owner and Chef Anita jaisingani that offers Indian Staples in new and creative ways this rapidly On The Rise River Oaks spot offers indoor and outdoor seating and pretty much everything on the menu is fantastic if you’re into the traditional Indian elements they have excellent SOG dosas and butter chicken and the menu only goes off from there ranging from Nepalese dumplings to pickle non-pizza overall we recommend the Momos panipur and the fish curry but really we can’t go wrong with any of the dishes plus pondicherry does an excellent job of providing options for the vegetarian and vegan set in addition to their menu Staples that are meatless they also offer meatless Monday that draws huge crowds and for good reason sometimes you find a restaurant and sometimes it finds you in the case of chanchan Luciano you’ll feel like the latter that’s because it’s the most low key of low-key places and you won’t see it being advertised well pretty much anywhere so the fact that you even hear about this place is pretty lucky it’s a Chinese Snack Shack that not only doesn’t have a website they also don’t take reservations so just be glad you heard it here first they have some of the best Chinese street food you’ll find anywhere outside of mainland China we recommend the puffy fried dough sticks their mouth-watering dumplings and spice skewers plus the food is incredibly affordable and they have little features that distinguish them from other restaurants like the fact that they make their own soy milk and offer offbeat dishes like stinky tofu and intestine sticks it’s an adventure you won’t soon forget Theodore Rex Theodore Rex has become a culinary Staple in Houston and it somehow manages to keep getting better each year Chef Justin Yu runs a modern French and Asian Bistro that’s run elegantly and has a fantastic modern Vibe Veterans of the Houston dining scene know that Theodore Rex used to offer tasting menus and had a distinguished heir to it these days things have chilled out quite a bit and you can now order a la carte plus the dishes themselves are a little more laid back but they’re just as delicious the menu has a focus on vegetables like pickled Radicchio and braised and smoked greens we highly recommend trying some of their most popular dishes like the oyster mignonette and Talia Telly with butter just keep in mind parking in the warehouse District isn’t always easy so grabbing a ride share might be the best move Sochi oaxacan Cuisine is a delight when done well and Sochi is a prime example of this but if you’re imagining a classic Mexican family Eatery or a street Food Spot you’ve got the wrong idea so she lives inside the Marriott Marquis and is an upscale restaurant with some food that’ll blow your mind the chef is Hugo Ortega who’s already established himself as a Houston Celebrity with his previous offerings and so she lives up to its name you can get a variety of oaxacan Staples like Masa and corn plates and moles as well as sopa de Piedra and suckling pig there are also exotic dishes like ones with Grasshoppers and of course no oaxacan dessert would be complete without some amazing churros and so she has exactly that grab a taste of pure Oaxaca with this excellent and swanky restaurant golf strowman besides being pretty fun to say golf strowman is an excellent seafood place that lives in the food Hall at the post Market it’s a place that mixes Nordic tradition with some Texas and Gulf Coast Swagger and don’t let the fact that it’s in a food Hall deter you Norwegian celebrity chef Christopher hatoft and local star Paul Qui have taken their fun blend of cultures and presented it in a more sit-down and elegant manner than you’d expect they Source their fish sustainably and then use it to create stunning and delicious dishes their chef to Cuisine Alberto Cruz does a stellar job at blending the Nordic and Gulf Coast influences skillfully resulting in ceviches Crudo dishes and other cold plates that are to die for then they offer cooked fish dishes like pan roasted Gulf fish or Maine squid that’s been grilled that’ll leave your mouth watering we recommend the pan roasted Kingfish as well as the red drum Crudo another cool thing about gulfstrauman is they have Chef takeovers so you can experience a whole new set of offerings if you dine there while a guest Chef has taken control of the kitchen now it’s time to hear from you what’s your favorite restaurant in Houston let us know in the comments section below and before you go make sure you give this 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