A Sampling of Houston Restaurants

More restaurant information can be found at these links:
Houston Press Dining Guide (search Lower Montrose-Shepherd and Kirby-Med Center-West U for restaurants closest to Rice)
Houston Chronicle Dining Guide (SW1 and SW2 locations are closest to Rice)
Texas Monthly Dining Guide - Houston

Note: The area code for all the restaurants listed below is 713.

Rice Village and environs

American
Benjy's
2424 Dunstan
522-7602

Bakeries
Allegro Italian Cafe & Bakery
2407 Rice Blvd
526-4200

French Gourmet Bakery & Cafe
2484 Bolsover
528-3647

La Madeleine
6205 Kirby Drive
942-7081

Barbecue
Goode Company Barbecue
5109 Kirby
522-2530

Chinese
Fu's Garden
2539 A University Blvd
520-7422

English Pub
The Gingerman (has no menu, only snacks)
5607 1/2 Morningside
526-2770

Italian
D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe
5510 Morningside
526-3400

Japanese
Miyako
3910 Kirby
520-9797

Middle Eastern
Dimassi's Middle Eastern Cafe
2401 Times Blvd
526-5111

Thai
Thai Spice
5117 Kelvin
522-5100

Nit Noi
2462 Bolsover
524-8114

Montrose and environs

American
Ruggles Grill
903 Westheimer
524-3839

English Pubs
The Black Labrador
4100 Montrose
529-1199

French
La Colombe D'or
3410 Montrose
524-7999

Southwestern
The River Cafe
3615 Montrose
529-0088

Sierra Restaurant
4704 Montrose
942-7757

Vietnamese
Mo Mong
1201 Westheimer
524-5664

Other parts of town

American
Daily Review Cafe
3412 West Lamar
520-9217

English Pubs
The Ale House
2425 West Alabama
521-2333

Health Foods
Hobbit Hole Cafe
1715 5. Shepard
528-3418

Ziggy's Healthy Grill
2320 W. Alabama
527-8588

Indian
Bombay Palace
3901 Westheimer
960-8472

Madras Pavilon
(south Indian cuisine)
3910 Kirby
521-2617

India's
5704 Richmond
266-0131

Italian
Cent'anni
2128 Portsmouth
529-4199

Carrabba's
3115 Kirby Dr
522-3131

Nino's\Vincent's
2701 W Dallas
528-4313

La Griglia
2002 W. Gray
526-4700

Japanese
Bennihana Of Tokyo
1318 Louisiana
659-8231

Middle Eastern
Sammy's Lebanese Restaurant
5825 Richmond Dr
780-0065

Cafe Lili
5757 Westheimer
952-6969

Yildizlar Restaurant
3419 Kirby Drive
524-7735

Mexican
Pappasito's Cantina
2536 Richmond
520-5066

Cafe Adobe
2111 Westheimer
528-1468

Chuy's
2706 Westheimer
524-1700

Persian
Cafe Caspian
2730 Hillcroft
266-4900

Seafood
Little Pappas Seafood Kitchen
3001 Shepherd
522-4595

Pappadeaux
2410 Richmond
527-9137

Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen
1962 W. Gray
528-3474

Steak House
The Stable
7325 S. Main
795-5900

Brennan's Houston
3300 Smith
522-9711

Morton's of Chicago
5000 Westheimer
629-1946

Pappas Brothers Steak House
5839 Westheimer
780-7352

Vietnamese
Kim Son
2001 Jefferson
222-2461

Fu Kim
2615 Fannin
655-9903

The following restaurants are unique for their food or ambiance. Not recommended for the unadventurous or stuffy.

Mexican
Otilia's (interior Mexico food)
7710 Long Point
681-7203

Last Concert Cafe
(knock on the red door for entrance)
1403 Nance
226-8563