Emily's Guidebook

Emily
Emily's Guidebook

Gulfgate Neighborhood Gems

Best Koloches in the city and just five minutes away (driving).
6 localnici recomandă
Original Kolache Shoppe
5404 Telephone Rd
6 localnici recomandă
Best Koloches in the city and just five minutes away (driving).
Great diner breakfast and lunch with giant pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and chicken fried steak.
Tel-Wink Grill
4318 Telephone Rd
Great diner breakfast and lunch with giant pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and chicken fried steak.
Great Pizza! You can even get frozen margaritas to go! Yum!
16 localnici recomandă
Spanky's Homemade Pizza & Bar
4659 Telephone Rd
16 localnici recomandă
Great Pizza! You can even get frozen margaritas to go! Yum!
Local Cajun chain with favorites like gumbo, étouffée, shrimp and fish. Frozen hurricanes are a must.
8 localnici recomandă
Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen
17595 Tomball Pkwy
8 localnici recomandă
Local Cajun chain with favorites like gumbo, étouffée, shrimp and fish. Frozen hurricanes are a must.

Outdoor Sights and Sounds

Great urban park near the convention center. Big playground and water spray area for kids. Events like Yoga Saturday mornings and live music. Nice lawn sculptures, art, and trees.
933 localnici recomandă
Discovery Green
1500 McKinney St
933 localnici recomandă
Great urban park near the convention center. Big playground and water spray area for kids. Events like Yoga Saturday mornings and live music. Nice lawn sculptures, art, and trees.
Awesome artsy park. Mosaic sculptures and decor throughout. Great for pictures!
33 localnici recomandă
Smither Park
2441 Munger St
33 localnici recomandă
Awesome artsy park. Mosaic sculptures and decor throughout. Great for pictures!
Best Pure Nature Spot in Htown! If you need some peace and quiet go here and walk the trails and climb the tower to see a great view of the bayou city!
Sheldon Lake
Best Pure Nature Spot in Htown! If you need some peace and quiet go here and walk the trails and climb the tower to see a great view of the bayou city!

Food scene

They stay open until 4am most nights. Best Pho and Great Mojitos. If you like steak try the Bo Luc Lac!
86 localnici recomandă
Mai's Restaurant
3403 Milam St
86 localnici recomandă
They stay open until 4am most nights. Best Pho and Great Mojitos. If you like steak try the Bo Luc Lac!
Awesome Tacos. Breakfast and Lunch only M-Sat. The chipotle chicken taco is fire! 🔥
97 localnici recomandă
Brothers Taco House
1604 Emancipation Ave
97 localnici recomandă
Awesome Tacos. Breakfast and Lunch only M-Sat. The chipotle chicken taco is fire! 🔥
Best BBQ in TX! Still under the radar and no crazy lines. If you don’t like smoked Brisket, Turkey, and homemade sausage, the grilled veggies are fire too!
34 localnici recomandă
Ray's BBQ Shack
3929 Old Spanish Trail
34 localnici recomandă
Best BBQ in TX! Still under the radar and no crazy lines. If you don’t like smoked Brisket, Turkey, and homemade sausage, the grilled veggies are fire too!
Great Crab, Crawfish, and Shrimp boils!
46 localnici recomandă
Lotus Seafood
11710 Broadway St
46 localnici recomandă
Great Crab, Crawfish, and Shrimp boils!
Best lowkey Crawfish, Crab, & Shrimp spot! Poe boys are bomb too!
The Cajun Stop
2130 Jefferson St
Best lowkey Crawfish, Crab, & Shrimp spot! Poe boys are bomb too!

Light Night

The Food and Happy Hour here are great but the night life in Fridays and Saturdays is even better! Reggaeton, Live bands, Salsa, y mucho más!
76 localnici recomandă
Gloria's Latin Cuisine
2616 Louisiana St
76 localnici recomandă
The Food and Happy Hour here are great but the night life in Fridays and Saturdays is even better! Reggaeton, Live bands, Salsa, y mucho más!
Great for late night dancing! Super diverse crowd. Everyone is welcome and the vibe is great.
43 localnici recomandă
The FLAT
1701 Commonwealth St
43 localnici recomandă
Great for late night dancing! Super diverse crowd. Everyone is welcome and the vibe is great.
One of the best beer gardens ever! They have bands, hammocks, games, etc. Plus grab some pizza from Luigi’s! It’s a win win!
269 localnici recomandă
Axelrad Beer Garden
1517 Alabama St
269 localnici recomandă
One of the best beer gardens ever! They have bands, hammocks, games, etc. Plus grab some pizza from Luigi’s! It’s a win win!
Authentic Mexican food 24hrs most nights! Best Pozole I’ve ever had (weekend only). Great Veggie quesadilla too!
14 localnici recomandă
Chapultepec Lupita
813 Richmond Ave
14 localnici recomandă
Authentic Mexican food 24hrs most nights! Best Pozole I’ve ever had (weekend only). Great Veggie quesadilla too!

Local Shops

Black owned smoke shop for vapes, incense, crystals, decor and more. Love that place.
Vapes & Vibes
3934 Old Spanish Trail
Black owned smoke shop for vapes, incense, crystals, decor and more. Love that place.
Black owned Liquor store with the famous Double Cup Cocktails! Please drink responsibly. Drinking and driving in Htown is a serious issue.
OST Liquor Store
3928 Old Spanish Trail
Black owned Liquor store with the famous Double Cup Cocktails! Please drink responsibly. Drinking and driving in Htown is a serious issue.
Great gift and souvenir shop by local artisans. Take a walk down Westheimer after and enjoy the other shops and overall vibe.
22 localnici recomandă
Space Montrose
1706 Westheimer Rd
22 localnici recomandă
Great gift and souvenir shop by local artisans. Take a walk down Westheimer after and enjoy the other shops and overall vibe.