If you’re a proud Houstonian looking to shop local or you’re a generous friend looking to gift something distinctly Houston, this well-curated list is for you. We either own or deeply covet everything in this guide
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Clothing and jewelry
This designer lives in Houston and makes these iconic earcuffs. You can stack them and mix and match colors. We have the uva and want the teal and gold
Susana Vega Small Ora Earcuff
Show off your love for Houston’s best (imho) art museum
Menil Baseball Cap
Many Texas ladies will proudly pull out their jangly James Avery charm bracelet, and we are no exception. We’ve had them for 20+ years and we still wear them. They have a charm for everything - favorite activities, foods, flowers, and state, of cours...
James Avery Charms and Jewelry
Great running shoe designed by a former Rice University cross-country runner when he was still a student. One of us wears these daily!
Veloci Running Shoes
This talented designer splits her time between Paris and Houston. We have this ring (love the hidden stone inside!) but we want everything!
Vessel Ring Vermeil
We love this New York x Houston crossover. This Houston-based business takes leftover Broadway set materials and repurposes them into things you can wear
Glinda's Popular Dress Necklace
We love this bathing suit and occasionally layer it under jeans and a jacket so we can wear it as a shirt
Houston Sister Cities Swimsuit
This bayou tote is perfect to carry your picnic down to the bayou
Buffalo Bayou Park Tote Bag
Tadaima has amazing pieces and every time you walk in there, you find something new to love
intārokku bracelet from Tadaima
We fully admit that we don’t own this, but that doesn’t mean we wouldn’t like to! From “Houston Diamond Girl.” You get to customize the inner stone and the outer stones
Personalized Nicole Gemstone Ring
Home and decor
Go for the 1000 piece - you can do it! Great gifts for fans of this iconic Houston graffiti and anyone who wants to be reminded to “be someone”
Be Someone Houston Puzzle
Our favorite candle in the world from a small-batch Houston maker
True Romance Candle from 6pm Candle Co
The pie is delicious but we’d be lying if we didn’t admit that we have bought way too many of these just to have the beautiful wooden boxes as home decor. Great gift for a new Houstonian or a homesick Houstonian living elsewhere
Goode Company Brazos Bottom Pecan Pie in a Wooden Box
Houston concrete artist makes these cool concrete hearts. We gifted the one with the stand and it was a hit!
Concrete Heart With Moss by Amano
Throw it in a frame and it’s a cute art piece (for only $2)! That’s what we did
Hotel Saint Augustine Postcard
Houston-made skincare. We use this serum daily! Also love the lemon face wash
Source Vital Algae Serum
So technically this is made in Brooklyn, NY, but we found it in our favorite Houston store, all the feels, and we are obsessed! We have the tulips, but they make all sorts of other beautiful flowers, too
Forever Flower - French Tulip
There is nothing on this list we love more than a perfect chocolate chip cookie from Milk & Cookies
Milk & Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookie
We love a good Houston ornament! We often feel like the fourth largest city in the US is forgotten in these types of customizations by bigger brands, so we were happy to see this
Furbish Studio Matchbook Ornament: Texas Edition
Love the shape and the flavor! 😋this Houston chocolatier has many other great picks - be sure to check out!
Citrus Almond Chocolate Bar – Zesty & Nutty Artisan Treat
Small family business. Their grandson helped design the newest ornaments!
We Love Houston Glass Ornament – Skyline, Rodeo & NASA
Books
Can transform your experience of Houston. We love the species to look out for (we’ve seen a lot of them - including an alligator on Buffalo Bayou) and the well-curated list of nature adventures
Wild Houston: Explore Nature in Bayou City
Cookbook from the James Beard Award winning chef behind one of our favs - Pondicheri Restaurant + Bake Lab
Masala: Recipes from India, the Land of Spices
Coffee table book featuring one of our favorite recent exhibits at the Menil
Chryssa & New York
Another coffee table book from a great exhibit at the Menil. California friends, this is a great artist who lived and worked in your neck of the woods!
Ruth Asawa Through Line
We couldn’t put this book down. An incredible true story of an incredible woman who spent formative years in Houston
Up Home: One Girl's Journey
It’s always a joy to get Houstonia in the mail!
Subscription to Houstonia Magazine
Kids & baby
A friend gifted this to us and we love it! So many Houston easter eggs in the design
Pink Houston Onesie
Great ideas for rainy and sunny days, with great pictures to motivate you to get out of the house
111 Places for Kids in Houston to Visit
A 100-year-old Houston chocolate company makes special chocolates inspired by the collections in the Houston Museum of Natural Science - so cool!
HMNS T. rex Chocolate- Large
Experiences
The hand building workshops here are the best time! Go solo or bring along a friend and make something cool.
Workshop Gift Card for Four Circle Studio Ceramics
The most affordable season ticket in town and a ton of fun!
