By ALICE LEVITT AND KATHARINE SHILCUTT
9/19/2016 AT 12:00AM
For the diner on the go, we present our no-frills list of the city’s top spots. Dig in.
WE KNOW—our annual Best Restaurants issue is massive this year, with an even 100 restaurants spanning every different cuisine, price point and neighborhood across the city. But for those who want to get straight to the meat of the matter, here’s the alphabetical list of our favorites for you to start checking off as you go. Happy eating!
Note: Restaurants are in alpha order; this is not a ranked list.
- 51Fifteen & Cocktails
- Al Aseel Grill & Café
- Américas
- Andes Cafe
- Arthur Ave
- Asia Market Thai Lao Food
- B&B Butchers & Restaurant
- BCN Taste & Tradition
- Benjy’s
- Bernadine’s
- Bistro Menil
- Boheme
- Bombay Sweets
- Brennan’s of Houston
- Cafe Adel
- Café Annie
- Café Caspian
- Cafe Piquet
- Cali Sandwich & Fast Food
- Caracol
- Chowpatty Chat Co.
- Cloud 10 Creamery
- Cocohodo
- Conservatory
- Cooking Girl
- Cuchara
- Dak & Bop
- Da Marco
- The Dunlavy
- Edgar’s Hermano and Part & Parcel at the Whitehall Hotel
- Eight Row Flint
- Etoile Cuisine Et Bar
- Fielding’s Local Kitchen + Bar
- Foreign Correspondents
- Giacomo’s Cibo e Vino
- The Grove Do-nutz & Deli
- The Hay Merchant
- Helen Greek Food & Wine
- Himalaya
- Hoodadak
- Hot Breads
- Hugo’s
- Hunky Dory
- Indika
- Izakaya Wa
- Jane & John Dough Bakery
- Ka Sushi
- Kata Robata Sushi & Grill
- Kenny & Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen
- Killen’s BBQ
- Koala Kolaches
- Korea House
- Korean Noodle House
- Kraftsmen Café
- Kuma Burgers
- Kwality Ice Cream
- La Crawfish
- La Table
- Little Liberty
- Lotus Seafood
- Luchi & Joey’s
- Mama Yu
- Mandola’s Deli
- Manor House
- Max’s Wine Dive
- Midtown BBQ
- Monarch Bistro at the Hotel Zaza
- Morningstar
- Murdoch’s Backyard Pub
- Nyam Nyam Café
- The Olive Oil Restaurant
- One Dragon Restaurant
- Oporto Fooding House & Wine
- Oxheart
- Pappa Charlies Barbeque
- The Pass & Provisions
- Pax Americana
- Peńa’s Donut Heaven & Grill
- Pho & Crab
- Polonia
- Pondicheri Bake Lab + Shop
- Rainbow Lodge
- Republic Diner + Sojubang
- Ritual
- Saffron Kabob House
- Saigon Pagolac
- Saltair Seafood Kitchen
- Sheger Ethiopian Restaurant
- Songkran Thai Kitchen
- Southern Goods
- Spindletop
- State Fare
- State of Grace
- Steak 48
- Stoked Tacos & Tequila
- Thien Thanh
- Triniti
- Urban Eats
- Uyghur Bistro
- Wooster’s Garden