1
The Gypsy Poet
Pizza restaurant
Live poetry, open-mic sessions & patio dining at a popular hangout for artisanal wood-fired pizza.
$$ $$
4.80 (1.2K reviews)
(~1.66 km from centre)
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Tom's Watch Bar
Sports bar
👍👍 Great spot to stop in and watch a game while enjoying some food and beverage. The bar space is huge with an open concept seating area. High recommend stopping in if downtown even if just for a drink/cocktail.
4.80 (425 reviews)
(~0.7 km from centre)
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Houston Watch Company
Bar
This former watch shop is now a quaint, 2-level cocktail bar in the lobby of the Bayou Lofts.
$$ $$
4.80 (292 reviews)
(~0.85 km from centre)
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Angel Share
Bar
👍👍 All-day happy hour on Monday! You'd hear anything from RnB, soul, and pop music, to name a few. Not too loud so you'd enjoy a conversation. Mixed crowd and friendly staff. The beneficiary with the most ticket votes at the end of each month gets 100% of the donated profits for that month. Girl boss v...
4.80 (127 reviews)
(~0.72 km from centre)
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One Armed Scissor
Bar
👍👍 One Armed Scissor is a Tier One spot for any respectful and reasonable guest to enjoy great company and libations. The bartenders make amazing cocktails - I’m certainly quite picky about my Manhattans.
The environment is very friendly, laid back, and inclusive. Living downtown, this has quickly bec...
4.80 (125 reviews)
(~0.77 km from centre)
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Rec Room Arts
Performing arts theater
👍👍 Amazing place, intimate, great bar let’s you bring food. Nice ambiance, great performances
4.80 (104 reviews)
(~1.33 km from centre)
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Swallow's Nest
Cocktail bar
😐 The concept is great, because it allows you to sit and pay as one group while ordering from any one of Finn Hall’s ten kitchens. Two complaints, which if addressed would raise my review:
1) The staff use iPads for taking orders, which would be nice if they didn’t freeze and significantly slow down t...
4.80 (71 reviews)
(~0.39 km from centre)
8
Neil's Bahr
Bar
Gamer-themed bar & late-night hangout with video games, a comic book library & karaoke nights.
$ $$$
4.70 (1.3K reviews)
(~1.4 km from centre)
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Bauhaus Houston
Night club
👍👍 A friend of mine recommended this place for good music and good vibes. I was not disappointed. It was my first time going to a music event since covid. Masks enforced and a limited number of people allowed. The music was absolutely amazing and everyone i met was wonderful. We danced until the next d...
$$ $$
4.70 (599 reviews)
(~1.39 km from centre)
10
HiWay Cantina
Tex-Mex restaurant
Comfortable, airy-chic eatery serves wood-grilled meats & seafood plus wine & cocktails.
4.70 (370 reviews)
(~1.5 km from centre)
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Cheba Hut
Sandwich shop
Laid-back sandwich-shop chain for creative toasted subs, plus snacks & desserts.
$ $$$
4.70 (370 reviews)
(~1.83 km from centre)
12
Native Coffee
Coffee shop
👍 a neighborhood cafe. surprised by the limited menu. great customer service. good coffee. love the patio. parking shared with the auto shop at the back. not quite sure why someone would come here over other coffee shops nearby tho. maybe the patio?
4.70 (186 reviews)
(~1.59 km from centre)
13
Strato 550
New American restaurant
👍👍 I hope they could open for dinner. The restaurant is phenomenal.
4.70 (93 reviews)
(~0.52 km from centre)
14
Lyric Bar
Bar
👍👍 We stopped at the Rhapsody Bar before we went to our event for the night. We will be back! The bartenders were wonderful and the drinks were A1!
Try the Redemption Bourbon. :)
4.70 (63 reviews)
(~0.54 km from centre)
15
La Fisheria
Mexican restaurant
Mexican coastal seafood, upscale plates & cocktails are the draw at this chic, roomy eatery.
$$ $$
4.60 (2.1K reviews)
(~0.74 km from centre)
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Oporto Fooding House & Wine
Portuguese restaurant
Refined, updated Portuguese cuisine & wines on tap served in a roomy, elegant dining room.
$$ $$
4.60 (1.4K reviews)
(~1.37 km from centre)
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PETE'S DUELING PIANO BAR
Piano bar
Lively local bar chain offering speciality cocktails, dueling-piano shows & singing waitstaff.
$$ $$
4.60 (1.1K reviews)
(~0.6 km from centre)
18
Potente
Italian restaurant
Swanky, modern destination serving locally sourced modern Italian cuisine plus wine & cocktails.
$$$$
4.60 (713 reviews)
(~1.01 km from centre)
19
Sunny's
Bar
No-frills cocktail spot with pool tables, TV screens, colorful decor & a neighborhood vibe.
$ $$$
4.60 (562 reviews)
(~0.4 km from centre)
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La Carafe
Bar
Candlelit place for sipping wine & ghost hunting inside the oldest commercial building in Houston.
$ $$$
4.60 (523 reviews)
(~0.73 km from centre)