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Houston Neighborhoods
Local guides to eight Houston neighborhoods: what to do, where to eat and where to smoke in each one.
Houston doesn't do one big downtown scene. It's a spread-out city of neighborhoods, each with its own food, its own bars and its own way of killing a Saturday. Pick your base and the rest of the day sorts itself out.
Each guide below covers the vibe, a little history, what to do and where to eat. The straight story on weed here lives on is weed legal in Houston, and smoking in Houston covers what that actually means day to day.
Art and late-night food? Start in Montrose. Bungalows, patios and vintage? The Heights. History, soul food and Emancipation Park? Third Ward.
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Montrose
Free art, old bars, good tacos and a neighborhood that's been Houston's freak flag for fifty years. Here's how a local does it.
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The Heights
Old bungalows, a rail trail, a 1920s theater and some of the best eating in the city. Bring walking shoes and an appetite.
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EaDo
Warehouses, murals, soccer, breweries and one of the best little bakeries in America. East Downtown is Houston's day-drinking district.
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Midtown
Live music on Main, hammocks under a neon tree, pho at 3am and the best recovery breakfast in town. Midtown runs late.
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Third Ward
The oldest park in Texas, two universities, a restored 1939 ballroom and fried chicken that's been feeding this side of town since 1969.
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Downtown
Office towers by day, ballgames, rooftop parks and a 1970s dive bar by night. Here's how to actually use downtown.
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Rice Village
Sixteen walkable blocks of shops and patios next to a campus full of live oaks, a free light show at sunset and a real art house cinema.
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Galleria
Texas's biggest mall has an ice rink in the basement, a 64 foot wall of falling water down the street and a giant pastrami sandwich waiting on Post Oak.
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