19 must-try restaurants in Houston ranked among Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in Texas

HOUSTON – Whether you are exploring a new city of looking to try something new, most foodies turn to Yelp for guidance on what places won’t disappoint.

In Texas, there is a huge variety of places to try from barbecue (of course) to ethnic foods from nearly every continent, so Yelp users traveling the Lone Star State have their work cut out for them.

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With so many delicious options, it can be hard to pick just one place, but luckily, the crowd-sourced review site has narrowed it down.

Yelp released a list of the top 100 places to eat in Texas and while taking a food tour of the state sounds like a great idea, Houstonians don’t have to go very far to get a taste of the top eats in Texas.

Nineteen places across the Houston-area made the list -- including a spot in Montgomery, which took the top spot.

The restaurants that made the list are located all around the city from Sugar Land to Humble and La Marque to Cypress.

See below for the full list of Houston-area restaurants ranked among the best places to eat in Texas, according to Yelp:

1) Tony’s Italian Delicatessen – Montgomery 9) Las Tortas Perronas – Houston 16) Fu Manchung – Spring 18) Kat’s Barbecue – Santa Fe 20) Vietwich – Sugar Land 30) Le’ Pam’s House of Creole – Houston 36) Diced Poke – Houston 39) Pappa Gyros – Katy 40) Mama Frances Soul Kitchen – La Marque 52) Yoyo’s Hot Dog – Houston 57) Banh Mi Houston – Spring 62) Titas Taco House – Humble 72) CorkScrew BBQ – Spring 75) Local Poke – Houston 86) Avesta Persian Grill – Houston 93) 5 Ate Cafe – Spring 95) Nyam Nyam Cafe – Cypress 98) Okome Don – Houston 99) La Cocina de Roberto – The Woodlands

For the full list of winner’s visit the Yelpblog.com website.


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Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli has been a digital news editor at KPRC 2 since 2018. She is a published poet and has background in creative writing and journalism. Daniela has covered events like Hurricane Harvey and the Astros World Series win. In her spare time, Daniela is an avid reader and loves to spend time with her two miniature dachshunds.

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