Houston's guide shows 16,427 places, with restaurants making up 12,133. The rest include 1,517 quick service spots, 898 cafes and 1,639 bars. Mexican (1,649) and bars (1,620) lead the categories, and coffee shops and cafes follow at 952 among the listed places in this guide.
Houston's listings work out to 68.7 places per ten thousand residents, well above the 41.8 median across all cities.
10,846 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Subway (271), Starbucks (228), McDonald's (178) and Jack in the Box (132).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Houston ranks #136 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Houston by cuisine
Mexican in Houston
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 9450 Blackhawk Blvd
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 18555 State Highway 249
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1249 North Loop W
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 8505 Main St Ste 100
- Restaurant · Mexican · 14614 Woodforest Blvd
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 9825 Mason Rd #240
Bars in Houston
- Bar · 407 Main St
- Bar · 312 Main St
- Bar · 1005 W 19th St
- Bar · 2111 S Shepherd Dr
- Bar · 1343 Yale St
- Bar · 1915 Westheimer Rd
Coffee shops and cafes in Houston
- Cafe · Chain · 2533 W Grand Pkwy N
- Cafe · Chain · 6300 Farm to Market 1960 Rd E
- Cafe · Chain · 7770 W. Grand Parkway S Suite A
- Cafe · Chain · 11404 Gulf Freeway
- Cafe · Chain · 7027 FM 1464
- Cafe · Chain · 13301 FM-1960
Bakeries and donuts in Houston
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · Premium Outlets, 29300 Hempstead Rd Suite 1124
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 11315 S Texas 6 J
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 5037 FM 2920 Rd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 2339 FM 1960 W
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · Bush Intl Airport 3950 S Terminal Rd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 10064 Long Point Rd
Pizza in Houston
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 6348 Telephone Rd Ste A
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 8312 Louetta Rd
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 16282 Imperial Valley Dr
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 16744 Champion Forest Drive
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 16949 N Eldridge Pkwy
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 2129 Farm to Market 2920 Ste 300
Sandwiches and delis in Houston
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 1263 Kingwood Dr
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 309 Sawdust Rd Ste A
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 11096 Fondren Rd
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 20521 Cypresswood Dr
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 2263 North Park Drive
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 8200 S Main St Ste A
Own a restaurant in Houston?
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Place data from the Overture Maps Foundation (overturemaps.org), which includes data from Meta, Microsoft and Foursquare, used under the CDLA Permissive 2.0 and Apache 2.0 licenses. Restaurants open, close and move; check with the restaurant before you go. Data refreshed 2026-10-11.