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Houston

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Food

From experience

  • Uchi (3/3)
    • Japanese cuisine. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of food here. I went for the Omakase (Signature tasting, can't wait to try the Chef's tasting next time), and it was quite a fun gastronomic journey. The appetizer and wine/sake selection were amazing as well -- you can't chase me away from the edamame and shishito with a pitchfork. Beware -- the lines are long so make a reservation!
  • Oporto Fooding House and Wine (3/3)
    • Portughese tapas. I definitely recommend the Cataplana Mussels -- I still dream about it from time to time. The squit fried rice is another one of my favorite.
  • Pepper Twins 双椒 (Kirby Dr) (3/3)
    • I need a good Chinese restaurant in every city. Pepper Twins on Kirby Drive is gonna be my Houston go-to from now on. I've actually never personally been to this place -- but my best friend @ytong1015 got me some takeout that was to die for. Definitely oreder the Pepper Twins Fish Fillet (藤椒鱼片), Golden Eggplant (蟹黄茄子) and the Farm Chicken Herb Soup (药膳土鸡汤)...alright I must stop before my drool hits the floor.

My to-try list

  • Indigo fine dining, contemporary soul food
  • Theodore Rex Tomato toast
  • The Breakfast Klub CHICKEN AND WAFFLES
  • Mala Sichuan Bistro Another Chinese restaurant to try
  • B & B Butchers Think meat first, dry-aged meat with Kobe available on the menu
  • Tacos Tierra Caliente Beloved taco truck
  • Ramen Tatsu-ya Sheridan's Ramen go to

Drinks

From experience

  • Bayou & Bottle (3/3)
    • Fantastic bar with tailored cocktail and relaxing atmosphere. I came here for happy hour during a conference -- the bar passed my old fashioned test with flying colors, and surprised me with some innovative cocktails. It's located inside the Four Seasons lobby so definitely more a traveler's bar than a local's bar.

My to-try list

  • Tongue-Cut Sparrow more formal cocktail bar vibe, speakeasy, through a staircase in the back of Pastry War, small space
  • The Ready Room jazz bar, old-school vibe
  • OKRA Charity Saloon very cool venue and concept; non-profit bar
  • Anvil Bar & Refuge craft cocktail scene
  • Julep known for great bartenders (Alba Huerta), one of the best cocktails bars in America
  • Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirits Lodge old-style cocktails, right in downtown
  • Reserve 101 best whiskey bar in Texas by Thrillist
  • Public Services Wine & Whiskey long list of whiskey and wine
  • Better Luck Tomorrow (BLT) fun neighbourhood hang out spot
  • Saint Arnold Brewing Company Houston’s oldest craft brewery

Destinations

From experience

  • Discovery Green (2/3)
    • Nice area to hang out at with good art additions.
  • Minute Maid Park (1/3)

My to-try list

  • Montrose Distict Montrose has become the city’s hub of vintage shopping, live music, and LGBT activism. Restored mansions and bungalows, tree-lined boulevards, and an antique mall make this neighborhood a unique, pedestrian-friendly tourist spot.
  • Space Center Houston
  • Buffalo Bayou Park
  • Hines Waterwall Park The park features a 64 ft semi circular fountain that re-circulates 11,000 gallons of water per minute that tumbles down the structure’s inner and outer walls.
  • Museum of Natural Science
  • Cockrell Butterfly Center The center is home to a living butterfly habitat with spectacular specimens of some of the world’s strangest arthropods as well as fun interactive quizzes and games.

Art & Architecture

From experience

My to-try list

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
    • Art
      • James Turrel, The Light Inside
      • Gauguin, Arearea II
      • Goya, Still Life with Golden Bream
      • Picasso, Seated Woman
      • Paul Signac, The Bonaventure Pine
      • Cézanne, Madame Cézanne in Blue
      • Matisse, Woman in a Purple Coat
      • Sargent, The Model Interior with Standing Figure; Mrs Joshua, Montgomery Sears
      • Guardian with Attendants
      • Vuillard, Portrait of Marcelle Aron; The Promenade
      • Hans Memling, Portrait of an Old Woman
      • Cullen Sculpture Garden
    • Architecture
      • The Caroline Wiess Law Building designed by Mies van der Rohe
      • The Audrey Jones Beck Building designed by Rafael Moneo
  • The Menil Collection The Menil Collection’s main museum building anchors a parklike 30-acre campus, which also includes the Cy Twombly Gallery, a site-specific Dan Flavin installation, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel—now a venue for long-term installations by contemporary artists—and outdoor sculpture.
  • Rothko Chapel
    • AN ABSOLUTE MUST. I've been trying to go there FOR YEARS. Supposedly, it is a transcendent experience.
  • James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape event venue in Rice Univercity
  • Chapel of St. Basil
  • Brochstein Pavilion / Thomas Phifer and Partners
  • Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Lodging

From experience

  • Marriott Marquis Houston (3/3)
    • THERE IS A LAZY RIVER IN THE SHAPE OF TEXAS. Enough said. Go and enjoy it.
    • Also best location if you are at a conference because it's connected to the conference center.
    • Don't eat at the lobby restaurants -- I tried 3 of them and they all sucked. :(
  • Houston Marriott Medical Center/Museum District (1/3)

My to-try list

  • Four Seasons Hotel Houston
    • Honestly just want to stay there because the lobby bar is awesome.