Find Your H Town Restaurant
Tell us what you're planning, and we'll point you to the right table. Chef Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught's restaurants each bring a different side of Mexico to Houston, from Montrose to downtown to Uptown.
What are you planning?
- Brunch this weekend. Five brunches, four of them Sunday buffets with live music. Explore Brunch
- Dinner before a Rockets game or a concert. Zaranda is a three-minute walk from Toyota Center. Zaranda
- A convention day or a stay at the Marriott Marquis. Xochi is inside the hotel, connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center by the hotel's skybridge. Xochi
- Anything else downtown. Your Downtown Houston Day or Night
- Lunch or brunch around The Galleria. Caracol is on Post Oak Boulevard, with valet at the door and free validated garage parking. Caracol
- A relaxed weeknight in Uptown Park. Taco Tuesday and Steak Night Wednesday at URBE. URBE
- Sunday dinner. Hugo's serves dinner from 4 PM, and Zaranda has Sunday Night Specials. Hugo's or Zaranda
- Discovering Oaxacan cooking. Xochi's five-course mole tasting menu. Xochi
- A celebration or private event. Rooms from 16 guests to full buyouts. Explore Private Dining
- Something this week. What's On at H Town
Hugo's · Montrose
Regional Mexican cooking made from scratch, in a lovingly restored 1925 building designed by Joseph Finger.
1600 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006 · (713) 524-7744
Good for: Sunday brunch buffet with live music, Sunday dinner, celebrations in the Zoila Room. Complimentary valet.
Caracol · Galleria area
A taste of Mexico's coast: coastal Mexican seafood under sweeping sailcloth waves.
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 160, Houston, TX 77056 · (713) 622-9996
Good for: weekday lunch, happy hour, Saturday brunch, the Sunday buffet. Valet, plus free garage parking with validation.
Xochi · Downtown
The flavors of Oaxaca, with housemade moles and handmade masa, inside the Marriott Marquis Houston across from Discovery Green.
1777 Walker St, Suite A, Houston, TX 77010 · (713) 400-3330
Good for: convention lunches, client dinners, the mole tasting menu, the Sunday buffet.
URBE · Uptown Park
Mexican street food with the energetic spirit of a mercado.
1101 Uptown Park Blvd, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77056 · (713) 726-8273
Good for: easy weeknights, Taco Tuesday, Steak Night Wednesday, the Sunday buffet with Rumba Maya. Free parking at Uptown Park; mostly walk-in.
Zaranda · Downtown
Coastal cooking from Baja and Alta California, across from Discovery Green.
1550 Lamar St, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77010 · (713) 485-0652
Good for: dinner before a game or show, weekend brunch, Sunday Night Specials.
Backstreet · River Oaks
Closed for renovation. We don't have a confirmed reopening date yet, but it's looking likely in the new year.
Private dining and catering
Every open H Town restaurant hosts private events, from Caracol's 16-seat Marea wine room to full buyouts for up to 250 seated at Caracol and Zaranda.
Meet Chef Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught
Chef Hugo Ortega won the 2017 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest.