My favorite hidden food gems of all cuisines mixed with some well-known, popular food gems!
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Vietnamese Banh Xeo (savory crepe) is phenomenal! Also love the Goi Ga Bap Cai (chicken cabbage salad).
Cơm Gà Houston
Phở Gà Lá Chanh is a specific variation of Phở Gà (Vietnamese chicken pho noodle soup) distinguished primarily by its aroma and flavor profile derived from lime leaves (lá chanh).
PHO GA LA CHANH - Restaurant Reviews
Fresh, high quality, affordable sushi! Also recommend the don rice bowls.
Great spicy edamame and takoyaki, too!
Love the complimentary miso soup, corn soup, and red bean dessert soup.
Iwa Ya
Great traditional Chinese noodle soups. I recommend the Brown Sugar Rice Cakes, Chengdu Zajiang Noodles and Clear broth Zajiang Noodles.
Mian
Handmade, authentic dumplings at an extremely affordable price! Each order of dumplings is typically 12+ dumplings for less than $10.
I recommend the Pan-Fried Chive Buns, steamed/fried cabbage chicken dumplings, Pan-Fried vegetable dumplings.
San Dong Noodle House: Authentic Taiwanese Noodles in Houston
A tasteful blend of Peruvian and Japanese cuisine. The ceviches and arroz con mariscos are delicious!
Pacha Nikkei
Great Thai food and atmosphere! Recommend the Thai shumai to start, and any of the curries and noodles!
Osha Thai Kitchen
Great Chinese bbq and lunch specials. Personal favorite is soy sauce chicken with 2 sides or roasted duck with 2 sides. For sides, I like the bok choy, Chinese veggies, mapo tofu, curry chicken, or tofu delight.
Alan's Deli
Authentic Vietnamese food. They have great rice platters and a BOGO 50% off drink during happy hour (milk tea/boba and coffee)!
Viet Food To Go
My favorite spot for authentic Korean Food! Love the tteokbokki with cheese, mushroom tofu soup or seafood tofu soup (medium spice), spicy bbq chicken with rice, galbi with rice, and seafood pancake. Free ice cream bars in the freezer for dessert!
Jang Guem Tofu and BBQ
Great Vietnamese spot that focuses on Central Vietnamese dishes. I love their Ban beo, banh nam, banh quai vac, and banh hoi with lemongrass chicken!
NAM GIAO
Delicious Korean noodle soups. Love the seafood soup with wheat noodles!
YUK DAE JANG
Great seafood (non-red meat) options
DONG BA HUE RESTAURANT
Vietnamese crawfish is delicious here!
Recommend the fried chicken wings with fish sauce, boiled crawfish by the lb, corn, and potatoes.
Ocean Crawfish
Love the push cart dim sum here!
Fung's Kitchen
Love the shiitake mushroom broth and the duck broth for the hot pot meats and seafood! Bonus: they have shaved ice, Vietnamese dessert soups, and Vietnamese coffee!
Shabu En Hot Pot
Great late night Chinese bbq skewers!
GAO’s BBQ
Vietnamese street food at its finest. Love the pineapple fried rice, egg coffee, grilled skewers combo, and the creamy snails
Hẻm
Love this place! My usual is the black sesame foam coffee.
Trung Nguyen E-Coffee
Amazing milk tea and boba. The boba texture and flavor is perfect, and the milk teas and smoothies are all good. I recommend the Signature Alpine milk green tea, sun moon lake milk tea, oolong milk tea, jasmine milk tea, strawberry smoothie, and mang...
Tea Top
Steakhouses
This place gives PHENOMENAL bread and butter! To start, I enjoyed the lobster deviled eggs and crab cakes. For entree, I loved the NY strip, filet mignon, and the salmon.
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
Great for a special occasion! Beautiful scenery overlooking the bayou with tasty food.
Brenner's on the Bayou
Mediterranean
Great place for Dubai chocolate and coffee.
Golden Roastery
Amazing and authentic Yemeni food.
Retaj Yemeni cuisine
Delicious Turkish food. Recommend the Ranosh Chicken Rice dish.
Ranosh Cafe
The Cheese Zaatar pizza and Haloumi pizza are DELICIOUS and are only ~$6.00 each!
Cedars bakery
The pistachio latte is perfectly creamy and nutty!
Absolutely love their street tacos, authentic quesadillas, and if you like soup — the shrimp soup! The Caldo De Camaron is a delicious soup with large fresh shrimp, rice, onions, and cilantro, my favorite especially in colder weather.
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Indian
The naans, green curry (mutton/chicken), butter chicken are delicious!
