22 Must-Try Restaurants in Montrose

The Montrose neighborhood brims with global street foods, smoky barbecue, Gulf-inspired plates, and even a Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant

Home to some of the city’s quirkiest vintage shops, art galleries, and time-honored bungalows, Houston’s Montrose neighborhood serves as the city’s cultural hub, and the restaurant scene is equally eclectic.

There are storied Mexican restaurants, award-winning sushi counters, smash burgers, Texas barbecue, Gulf-kissed French fare — not to mention an imaginative Viet-Peruvian mashup. Overwhelmed with all the amazing spots to eat in Montrose? Here’s a handy guide to some of the city’s most essential restaurants, all packed into a single neighborhood.

Eater has updated this map to include Annam and Okto. Aladdin, Barcelona Wine Bar, Drake’s Hollywood, Mexican Sugar, and MF Lobster & Seafood have been removed.

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