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Houston

Bars, lounges and clubs we track in Houston, ranked by standing and by how people rate them.

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21 bars and clubs

Anvil

4.6 out of 5(1,965 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$

Housemade bitters make for unique cocktails at this industrial-chic spot also serving small plates.

1424 Westheimer Rd Ste B, Houston

Julep

4.4 out of 5(893 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$

Down-home cocktail bar with a roster of cocktails from the South & a laid-back vibe to match.

1919 Washington Ave, Houston

Clarkwood

4.4 out of 5(1,558 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$
3201 Allen Pkwy Ste 190, Houston

Brasserie 19

4.4 out of 5(1,348 reviews)French Restaurant · $$$

Sophisticated French brasserie with New American influences, iPad wine lists & hopping social scene.

Resy credit · not checked yet
1962 W Gray St, Houston

Santé

4.3 out of 5(1,147 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$$$
2309 Richmond Ave, Houston

VinSanto

4.9 out of 5(162 reviews)Wine Bar · $$
12525 Memorial Dr #190, Houston

Doc's

4.8 out of 5(778 reviews)Bar
1201 F, 1201 Westheimer Rd, Houston

Houston Watch Company

4.8 out of 5(340 reviews)Bar · $$

This former watch shop is now a quaint, 2-level cocktail bar in the lobby of the Bayou Lofts.

913 Franklin St, Houston

Jethro's

4.8 out of 5(303 reviews)Bar · $
95 Tuam St Ste 102, Houston

Social Beer Garden HTX

4.7 out of 5(2,534 reviews)Sports Bar · $

Spacious indoor-outdoor beer garden with food trucks & an energetic, kid- & pet-friendly atmosphere.

3101 San Jacinto St, Houston

13 celsius

4.7 out of 5(838 reviews)Wine Bar · $$

Chill lounge serving wine & small plates at a long white marble bar & in an open courtyard.

3000 Caroline St, Houston

UnWine

4.7 out of 5(230 reviews)Wine Bar · $$
4420 Almeda Rd, Houston

Reserve 101

4.6 out of 5(819 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$

Upscale bar catering to whiskey lovers, with frequent tastings, bar bites & a relaxed vibe.

Resy credit · not checked yet
1201 Caroline St Ste 100, Houston

Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge

4.6 out of 5(679 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$

Comfy neighborhood bar teaming its booze with an upstairs patio offering urban vistas.

308 Main St, Houston

Upstairs

4.6 out of 5(621 reviews)Bar · $$

Laid-back neighborhood spot with an upstairs terrace offering small plates, pizza & cocktails.

2356 Rice Boulevard fl 2, Houston

Permission

4.6 out of 5(578 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$
2920 White Oak Dr, Houston

Plume

4.6 out of 5(355 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$
1100 W 23rd St Ste 150, Houston

Aperitivo

4.5 out of 5(672 reviews)Cafe · $$
2940 Riverby Rd Ste F-500, Houston

Melrose

4.4 out of 5(2,172 reviews)Cocktail Bar · $$
2517 Ralph St, Houston

Boheme

4.3 out of 5(2,921 reviews)Bar · $$

Montrose bar with artsy vibe offers wine, cocktails, thin-crust pizzas & plenty of outdoor seating.

307 Fairview St, Houston

Getting there on points

Published award prices from Houston, from our own pricing run.

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Hotels

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How this list is built. Restaurants and bars come from Google Places for Houston, refreshed Oct 14, and are split between the two tabs by the venue type Google reports. Booking platform is detected from each restaurant's own website. Michelin and Sapphire Reserve marks are matched by name and place. Where Google has no description we say what we hold about the venue instead.

What the marks mean. Since August 1 a restaurant only triggers the Amex Resy credit if its Resy page shows the “Qualifies for Resy Credit” badge — we open those pages and look, last on Sep 15, and a blank badge means we haven't checked yet, not that the credit fails. A sighting inside thirty days reads “Resy credit”; an older one carries the date we saw it, because what we can honestly say is what we saw and when. A Sapphire Reserve table is on Chase's Exclusive Tables list, where the $150 half-yearly dining credit applies — enrol the card at OpenTable first · list Sep 9. Michelin means starred, Bib Gourmand or Selected in the 2026 US guide, collected Sep 9. James Beard and the bar lists are the current year's awards, with a win shown differently from a nomination.

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