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Houston Cool Girl Spots

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Kleigh McLain

Have you ever wondered where the Houston cool girls are going? Don’t worry I got you

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Drinks

Bookstores

Shopping

Eats

Activities

Drinks

Hands down my favorite dive bar. Love to go here to play pool. Very fun atmosphere with a photobooth and some old games

Big Star Bar

Dive bar with pretty good food. Has a great atmosphere and doesn’t get terribly crowded

Cactus Cove

Very elegant great place to go if you’re wanting to get a little dressed up. They have jazz night every Sunday at 7pm

Sugar Room

Speakeasy with a photobooth. You gotta go. The atmosphere is great. Perfect for an evening out with the girls

Lee's

Now this one isn’t going to be for everyone. It’s an art bar with so many cool art pieces to look at. Have to buy a drink downstairs to get upstairs but it’s so worth it

Notsuoh

Great dive bar with good staff. Very fun atmosphere!

Catbirds

A b&b but the bottom is open to non-guests. Literally the cutest place ever to go for a drink. So homey

Bar Madonna

Dive bar of all dive bars. Great atmosphere and a great place to people watch

LOLA'S DEPOT - Updated January 2026 - 140 Photos & 180 Reviews

The first floor is a coffee shop and vintage store. Second floor is Room 808 which is a speakeasy / vinyl store that sells cocktails

The List

Bookstores

The coolest second hand bookstore in Houston. Everything is set up so nice and the staff couldn’t be any more kind and helpful

Kaboom Books

Black owned woman owned bookstore. Great place to find diverse reads and the staff are top notch

Kindred Stories

One of the newer and smaller bookstores in Houston but they have a great selection and host fun events!

Good on Paper

The book store for the murder mystery and thriller girls

Murder By The Book

Shopping

Literally THE cool girls store. They have such interesting boots and clothes. Their jewelry is such good quality and I’m obsessed

My Flaming Heart

Perfect shop to buy gifts for the cool girl in your life. Such fun home decor and accessories!

All The Feels

Such a good place for cute home decor and jelly cats. Very girly

Biscuit

If you’re a crafty girl or love a good journal, this store will become your holy grail

Little Craft Place

The absolute coolest record shop Houston has to offer

Sig's Lagoon Record Shop

I love a gift shop! This one is in the heights and is absolutely adorable! Great home decor, huge Baggu collection, and fun accessories

Emerson Rose

If you’re looking for unique handmade things or gifts this is the place to go. So many different cool things by different creators

Space Montrose

The place to go for blind boxes and Asian snacks. Always have Sonny Angels and Smiskis. Have started getting more stuff from popmart

Ellicor Gift Shop

Magazine store inside of Post. So cute inside and the perfect place for coffee table magazines

TOMO mags

My favorite little boutique. A perfect place to get gifts for anyone. They have the cutest bags and jewelry as well as jelly cats!

My Happy Place

Great for antique shopping. So many different rooms and booths. Great prices!

Vintage Gifts & Antiques | Houston TX

A great place to go for gifts. They have manga, jellycats, stationary, sonny angels, Smiskis, and many many more trinkets

Kinokuniya Bookstore - Katy

Have you been wondering where the girlies get their blond boxes and cute plush keychains??? This is the stop

POP MART

Eats

Have been going here for years. There was a period where I was obsessed and would go multiple times a week

Bodegas Taco Shop

Absolutely delicious and all homemade!

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

Pretty good food and it’s so cute inside! They have the cutest themed bathrooms

Buttermilk Baby

Coffee shop with a flower bar inside!

Art | Coffee | Flowers (@keptsecret.htx) · Houston, TX

Great atmosphere. Good food and drinks. Definitely dress for pictures

Winnie's

Their cookie sandwiches are soooo good and I’m actually obsessed with their milkshakes

SMOOSH Cookies Heights

A cat cafe. Do I really need to say any more??

El Gato Coffeehouse

Their pulled pork sandwich is delicious and their fries are top tier. They feel like fair fries to me. Not to mention they have great milkshakes

The Burger Joint

Activities

A free art museum and the exhibits are constantly changing. Not super big but definitely worth the stop

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Such good prices and you could spend h o u r s in here. Surprisingly their pizza is REALLY good

Cidercade Houston