Xochi is an oaxacan mexican restaurant in Downtown, Houston.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1777 Walker St, Houston, TX 77010
Hugo's in Houston is Hugo Ortega's regional Mexican room on Westheimer since 2002, with cochinita pibil, chiles en nogada in season. Located in Montrose.
OrderThe cochinita pibil. The chiles en nogada when it hits the menu in August and September.
TipSunday brunch buffet is the city standard. Reserve the noon slot; it sells out by Tuesday.
Uchi Houston is the Montrose outpost of Tyson Cole's James Beard-winning sushi house, on Westheimer since 2012, with a hama chili and untraditional Japanese.
OrderHama chili and the maguro sashimi with goat cheese, both signatures from the Austin original.
TipSit at the sushi bar, never the dining room, and order omakase off-menu. Sushi happy hour 5 to 6:30 is the city's best deal.
Da Marco in Houston is Marco Wiles's Italian dining room on Westheimer since 2002, with hand-rolled pastas, a salt-baked branzino and Houston's most serious.
OrderWhatever pasta is on the daily blackboard. The salt-baked branzino if available.
TipSit upstairs in the smaller dining room. The downstairs window seats are the loudest in the house.
Nancy's Hustle in Houston is the EaDo bistro on Polk Street since 2017, with the much-copied Nancy Cakes cornbread, a strong natural-wine list and a counter.
OrderNancy Cakes (cornbread with bottarga butter) and the burger. The pasta of the day is always good.
TipBar seats are first-come; the dining room takes reservations. Sunday burger night still draws a line.
The Original Ninfa's on Navigation in Houston is Ninfa Laurenzo's 1973 Tex-Mex room, the birthplace of the restaurant fajita, still serving skirt steak tacos.
OrderThe fajitas (tacos al carbon) for two. A Ninfarita on the rocks first.
TipSit on the back patio under the strings of lights. The front room is loud and the bar takes 90 minutes to clear at 7pm.
Brennan's of Houston is the 1967 Texas Creole dining room on Smith Street from the New Orleans Brennan family, with turtle soup, bananas Foster tableside.
OrderTurtle soup with sherry on the side. Bananas Foster, flambeed tableside, to close.
TipSunday jazz brunch at 10am or noon books fast.
