Italian
Paulie’s
Montrose favorite serves mammoth portions of homemade pastas and other Italian specialties.
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Chinatown
Pine Forest Garden
Popular Chinese vegetarian buffet in Chinatown’s Diho Square, offering a wide range of meatless items seven days a week.
Eastwood
Mandola’s Deli
Beloved University of Houston lunch spot dishes out delicious Italian-American comfort food six days a week, and offers a 10% discount to U of H students.
Oak Forest/Garden Oaks
Les Ba’get
Montrose favorite Les Ba’get re-opens in the Oak Forest/Garden Oaks area with a larger space and expanded menu of bánh mì, phở, and small plates.
Cajun
Casian Crawfish
Inconspicuous neighborhood seafood joint offers delicious, spicy, Viet-Cajun crawfish and specialty items like fried corn on the cob.
Cuban
El Rey Taqueria
Small Houston-based chain offering Cuban and Mexican specialties in a no-frills, fast-food environment. The tortilla soup is especially worth a visit.
American
Fountain View Fish Market
Fountain View Fish Market is a time capsule of a neighborhood fish shop offering plates of quality fried seafood at 1980s prices.
Heights
Street Food Thai Market
Casual neighborhood market dishes up an exciting menu of Thai and Lao specialties for a busy lunch crowd.
Chinese
Siu Lap City
Long Sing Supermarket’s barbecue counter is reincarnated as a standalone restaurant, offering great Chinese barbecue and a good value to midtown diners.
Cambodian
Happy Coffee Shop
Small, cheerful Galveston coffee shop provides daily Cambodian lunch specials.