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Chill Houston Spots for Introverts
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items To be honest, I’m a total homebody. But every once in a while, it’s nice to actually leave the house. I used to feel like "going out" had to mean a huge social production, but I’ve found some surprisingly low-key spots that don't feel overwhelming. W...
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Outdoor Activities
Restaurants
Other Food & Drinks
Arts & Entertainment
Outdoor Activities
For when the weather is nice!
Very convinient parking and since one lap is 3 miles, its easy to keep track of how much you are walking/running.
Seymour Lieberman Trail
This is a massive park with soccer fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, trails, and more. Great place for a relaxing weekend outdoors.
Bear Creek Pioneers Park
Hermann Park, located minutes from downtown Houston, is a cultural and recreational hub surrounded by the Texas Medical Center, Rice University, and the Museum District. Its a great place to take Houston visitors because it captures the essence of Ho...
Hermann Park
This is more in Houston proper - its connected to Hermann park. It is quite extensive with a nice water work/pond and there is no admission charge. When the cherry blossoms bloom it looks like an anime!
Japanese Garden
Restaurants
Sit down restaurants for a casual dinner.
There's a few locations in Houston, but my favorite is the one on Town Lake near Cypress. It has a view to the lake with a small pier. Make sure to mention its your first time to get a free treat! They give street corn in the afternoon and sweat brea...
Ambriza
Great italian place with huge portions! I can vouche for the chicken alfredo pasta and the pizzas. Again, theres a few locations but I've been to the one on 290.
Adriatic Cafe Italian Grill
Other Food & Drinks
Coffee, cookies, and alcohol.
My favorite bakery hands down. If you try anything, try the Couch Potato. It is a cookie with potato chips, pretzels, cornflakes, marshmallows & chocolate chips. Sounds strange but it just works.
Fluff Bake Bar
I just found this coffee place not that long ago and loved the vibe. Kona Reserve Cypress is the 5th Kona coffee shop to open! They serve fresh-roasted coffee from Kona, Hawaii.
Kona Reserve Cypress
I like this place because it has parking across the street (it can get busy) and it doesn't force me to go into the city where parking is atrocious. Great place to catch up with friends!
Karbach Brewing Co.
This one is for my fellow weebs out there! They have a few tv set ups to play PS5 or the Nintendo Switch with anime music playing in the background. They sometimes do kareoke but I usually dont stick around for that. Even though it can get crowded I ...
The Anime Bar
Arts & Entertainment
For chill afternoons.
This movie theather has vintage style and always carries new horror movies. They even frequently show horror classics!
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema LaCenterra
A little culture doesn't hurt anyone! I particularly enjoyed the King Tut’s Tomb exhibit - the mummies were mesmerizing! If you find yourself free in the middle of the week, they have free admission on Tuesdays.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Space Center Houston sort of reminds me of Pizza Planet from Toy Story. Your regular admission ticket gets you access to the fun space-centered games as well as the Nasa Tram Tour where you see rocket parts and get to see how Astronuts spend time in ...
Space Center Houston