Make a reservation for dinner at MAD River Oaks, where chef Luis Roger serves modern takes on Spanish tapas, with an expansive menu that features tuna tartare with piquillo pepper sorbet and a hearty grilled sandwich with Majorcan sobrasada sausage and sheep’s milk cheese. While you’re in the neighborhood, walk down to Heights Mercantile, an urban market district where some of the shops occupy restored 1920s Sears Craftsman bungalows. The store houses the city’s first candle bar, where owner Travis Weaver or his staff sometimes give lessons on how to make your own custom candle in a whiskey glass. The counter-service pitstop serves classic smoked meats (brisket, turkey, jalapeño cheddar sausage) with decadent sides like creamy mac and cheese and corn pudding.Ī smoked pastrami Reuben at Truth BBQ Ben Sassani/Courtesy Truth BBQĬontinue driving about 10 minutes north to The Heights and shop for Coronado bison leather duffels and super-soft “Houston” graphic T-shirts at Manready Mercantile. No visit to Texas is complete without a visit to a hallowed BBQ joint, so treat yourself to Truth BBQ on Heights Boulevard. Get your dinosaur fix in the two-story-tall Morian Hall of Paleontology, where you will find one of the most complete Triceratops skeletons ever discovered. From here, it’s a short ride (or a leisurely half-hour stroll) to Hermann Park and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Brave the line at the Breakfast Klub, which serves everything from wings and waffles to catfish and grits. In a city with more than 10,000 restaurants, no two breakfasts should be alike. The Monarch, made with Earl Grey–infused Tito’s vodka and fresh lemon juice, balanced by Giffard apricot liqueur, makes for an excellent nightcap. Top the evening off under a canopy of blown-glass flowers at the bar of the Post Oak’s Bloom & Bee.
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