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Where to eat in Houston: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Houston, TX, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 89 picks in the city, of which 46 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 1 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Houston for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Yale Street Grill

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $14 a person · 2100 Yale St

Open since 1960 or earlier

omelets; pancakes; milkshakes

12:30 PM · Lunch

Papalo Taqueria

Mexican · $ · about $16 a person · 712 Main St

Bib Gourmand

brisket suadero taco; chicharrón taco; carrot taco; breakfast tacos

7:00 PM · Dinner

JŪN

American & Other · $$$ · about $90 a person · 420 E 20th St

James Beard winner

Best Chef: Texas winner 2026 (Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu)

Day 2: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Teotihuacan Mexican Cafe

Mexican · $ · about $14 a person · 1511 Airline Dr

Eats Ranked pick

parrilladas; snapper al cilantro meunière

12:30 PM · Lunch

Kitchen Rumors

South Asian · $$ · about $32 a person · 2310 Decatur St

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

Pinkerton's Barbecue

BBQ · $$ · about $45 a person · 1504 Airline Dr

Bib Gourmand

beef rib; brisket; St. Louis-style ribs

Day 3: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

La Guadalupana Bakery & Café

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 2109 Dunlavy St

Eats Ranked pick

chicken mole taco; breakfast tacos

12:30 PM · Lunch

ChòpnBlọk

African · $$ · about $32 a person · 507 Westheimer Rd

Bib Gourmand

Best Chef: Texas finalist 2026 (Ope Amosu)

7:00 PM · Dinner

Rosie Cannonball

German & European · $$ · about $45 a person · 1620 Westheimer Rd

Bib Gourmand

About $302 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

40 more places to eat in Houston

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.