Houston with friends

Local tipTake whatever's brewing to the sidewalk tables and watch the murals' foot traffic

17 min walk to the next stop

Local tipIt's a jewel box: ask the husband-and-wife owners for an art or theory recommendation

4 min walk to the next stop

Local tipOrder a burger named after the regular who inspired it; the menu's full of them

5 min drive to the next stop

Local tipNo frills, no AC in some corners; grab a picnic table outside and stay a while

21 min walk to the next stop

Local tipNeighbors have fought to keep this one green since the 1920s; sit by the clubhouse

Local tipSit near the roastery side; the flagship room smells like whatever's roasting that morning

12 min walk to the next stop

Local tipDig the dollar crates out front before heading inside for the harder-to-find stuff

14 min walk to the next stop

Local tipLook for the line outside the unmarked house; breakfast tacos only till early afternoon

4 min drive to the next stop

Local tipGrab a picnic table in the gravel yard; it's one of the last unpolished spots left on 19th

4 min drive to the next stop

Local tipCatch the bandstand on a weekend morning before the esplanade joggers take over