Diner in Houston

17695 State 249 Jersey Village

832-237-8828

This is one of the best examples of a good old-fashioned diner we have in the city. Here you'll find lots of chrome and pleather and a lunch counter where you can sit while watching the food being prepared. Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.

59 Diner - CLOSED

17695 Tomball Parkway Jersey Village

832-237-7559

Diner, Restaurants, Recommended, Menu

Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.

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59 Diner - CLOSED

20210 Katy Freeway Katy

281-599-8500

American, Diner, Recommended, Menu

This is one of the best examples of a good old-fashioned diner we have in the city. Here you'll find lots of chrome and pleather and a lunch counter where you can sit while watching the food being prepared. Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.

59 Diner - CLOSED

3801 Farnham Lower Shepherd-Kirby

713-523-2333

American, Diner, Recommended, Menu

This is one of the best examples of a good old-fashioned diner we have in the city. Here you'll find lots of chrome and pleather and a lunch counter where you can sit while watching the food being prepared. Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.

8 articles

59 Diner

10407 Katy Freeway Outer Loop - NW

713-984-2500

American, Diner, Recommended, Menu

This is one of the best examples of a good old-fashioned diner we have in the city. Here you'll find lots of chrome and pleather and a lunch counter where you can sit while watching the food being prepared. Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.

59 Diner - CLOSED

8125 Katy Freeway Outer Loop - NW

713-681-5559

American, Diner, Recommended

Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.

59 Diner - CLOSED

12550 SW Freeway, Stafford Outside Houston

281-242-5900

American, Diner, Recommended, Menu

This is one of the best examples of a good old-fashioned diner we have in the city. Here you'll find lots of chrome and pleather and a lunch counter where you can sit while watching the food being prepared. Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.

5 articles

Annie's Hamburgers

10821 S. Post Oak Rd. Outer Loop - SW

713-729-9861

Burgers, Diner, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

After eating breakfast at Annie's - the gigantic, fluffy biscuits with sausage gravy will put you into a carb coma - you'll want to come back the same day for a cheeseburger, double meat, double cheese, extra bacon and a side of fries. This is a neighborhood classic offering food of high quality and consistency. Breakfast is simple and to the point. You can't go wrong with anything on the short list of menu items, from fluffy pancakes to super-crispy hot waffles.

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Another Time Soda Fountain

800 Third St., Rosenberg Outside Houston

281-232-2999

Diner, American, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

The drinks are the biggest draw at Another Time Soda Fountain, the highly authentic and old-fashioned restaurant located in a 1910 building in historic downtown Rosenberg. Here you'll find lime coolers, Coke shakes, phosphates and homespun shakes and malts -- not the kind of dessert drinks you're likely to encounter at many other places. The one-pound banana splits are a thing of beauty and are best when split, of course, as are the huge burgers and chili cheese dogs.

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Ate Kitchen Boutique

1829 Colquitt st Montrose

281-739-2064

Community Venues, African, Caribbean, Comfort Foods, Diner, Trinidadian

Ate Kitchen Boutique Nestled in the heart of the city Ate Kitchen offers guests an intimate indoor and outdoor space for all your event needs.. At the helm We’re a women-powered, globally inspired catering kitchen and event space in the heart of Montrose Houston. Ate kitchen is nourished by Executive Chef and owner of Bocage Catering Keisha Griggs and Houston icon baker Ella Russel of Edublicious Treats and Crumbville Texas.

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Aunt Bea's Restaurant - CLOSED

5422 N. Freeway Outer Loop - NW

713-692-2432

American, Diner, Soul Food, Southern, Recommended

Hungry for a huge breakfast at 3 a.m.? Aunt Bea's to the rescue. It looks like a country kitchen, and the food tastes homemade. Their daily steam table offers a meat and three side dishes, and it's an incredible amount of food for $6. The rest of the menu offers fried food, funky Italian dishes and a ten-ounce rib eye steak for $14.

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Avalon Diner

12810 SW Freeway, Stafford Outside Houston

281-240-0213

American, Diner, Best Of, Menu

Avalon Diner is still serving up some of the best greasy-spoon food in the city. The place is usually filled with regulars, and the waitstaff has been there for ages. There's something for every diner craving--from Blue Plate Special comfort food to arterially challenging breakfast staples. The lure of breakfast food all day long is reason enough to stop by and check out this Houston classic.

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Avalon Diner

2417 Westheimer Lower Shepherd-Kirby

713-527-8900

Diner, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

Avalon Diner is still serving up some of the best greasy-spoon food in the city. The place is usually filled with regulars, and the waitstaff has been there for ages. There's something for every diner craving--from Blue Plate Special comfort food to arterially challenging breakfast staples. The lure of breakfast food all day long is reason enough to stop by and check out this Houston classic.

5 articles

The Counter

4601 Washington Ave. Heights

713-966-6123

Burgers, Diner, Recommended, Menu, Slideshow

Just because it's from California, don't discount this modern malt shop and burger palace. The Counter is serving some of the best burgers in town on Washington Avenue, and that's because you make the burger yourself, just to your liking. A foundation of 100 percent Angus beef (although there are turkey and veggie patties, too) plays host to more than 60 different available toppings. Great beer and wine choices round out the menu here, and save room for dessert: You won't want to miss the peanut butter shakes.

19 articles

Dot Coffee Shop

7006 Gulf Freeway Outer Loop - SE

713-644-7669

American, Breakfast, Diner, Coffee Shops, Best Of, Menu

Dot Coffee Shop may not share ownership with the infamous Kirby House of Pies, but if restaurants could be related, they'd still be cousins. Though the location near 45 and the South Loop brings a slight different crowd, the food is also mostly heavy, traditional American fare (emphasis on breakfast), and there's still a good chance you'll get some good people-watching done if you eat late at night. Unlike similar diner-style places, you get a complimentary bread basket to start things off.

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House of Pies

3112 Kirby Lower Shepherd-Kirby

713-528-3816

Breakfast, Dessert, Diner, Recommended, Best Of, Menu, Slideshow, Readers' Choice

This old-fashioned diner, open 24/7, serves big breakfasts and simple comfort food all day long. After hours, it fills with the sorts of interesting people who come out only after dark. Soups, sandwiches (try the tuna-and-cheese melt), salads and burgers are the mainstays here, along with the namesake pies they have for offer. The friendly and talkative service staff are eager to recommend their favorite pies, and among the most popular are fruit, cream meringue and cheesecake.

21 articles

House of Pies Restaurant

6142 Westheimer Galleria

713-782-1290

Bakery, Dessert, Diner, Recommended, Best Of, Menu, Slideshow, Readers' Choice

This old-fashioned diner, open 24/7, serves big breakfasts and simple comfort food all day long. After hours, it fills with the sorts of interesting people, from police officers to strippers from the nearby clubs just off shift. Soups, sandwiches (try the tuna-and-cheese melt), salads and burgers are the mainstays here, along with the namesake pies they have for offer. The friendly and talkative service staff are eager to recommend their favorite pies, and among the most popular are fruit, cream meringue and cheesecake.

6 articles

Humble City Cafe

200 E. Main St. Humble/Kingwood

281-319-0200

American, Breakfast, Cafe, Diner, Sandwiches, Recommended, Menu

The chicken-fried steak is among the best in the state and the humongous ten-ounce hamburger is a real contender in any round-up of Greater Houston's best burgers. Don't miss the giant cannonball schooner filled with homemade banana pudding. Combine the solid country cooking with a location in a 94 year-old building in the historic district of an old boom town and you get a truly charming small town Texas cafe.

IHOP

5729 Westheimer Rd. Galleria

713-952-1378

American, Breakfast, Brunch, Diner, Traditional, Best Of

IHOP, you hop, we all hop for pancakes? A 24-hour mecca for Houston flapjack lovers from tots to blue-hairs, the now-acronymed International House of Pancakes isn't just a one-trick pony. Besides pancakes in a dizzying array of flavors from chocolate chip to carrot cake (plus seasonal flavors like pumpkin and eggnog), the never-closed breakfast emporium serves everything from omelettes and waffles to chicken-fried steak and pot roast, plus giant carafes of coffee at any hour of the day. Founded in 1958, the pancake house is almost old enough to order off its very own senior menu, a privilege reserved for those 55 and up. IHOP's just a skip and a jump away on Voice Places.

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Kojak's Deli & Fine Foods

1912 W. 18th St. Heights

713-426-1800

Deli, Diner, Eclectic, Greek, Mediterranean, Recommended, Menu

The wide variety of homemade lunch and dinner specials are a draw at this Mediterranean-themed, order-at-the-counter neighborhood spot. Breakfasts range from steel-cut oats to French toast, migas to traditional eggs and bacon. Lunchtime brings a terrific Cuban sandwich, Middle Eastern specialties like hummus and falafel, chicken enchiladas, a gyro plate and quiche. Dinner might include lemon-pepper chicken, seared salmon or meatloaf.

Lola

1102 Yale Heights

713-426-5652

American, Diner, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

This modern American diner in the Heights boasts some enormous breakfasts, excellent burgers, and stellar Texas short-order cooking utilizing locally-sourced ingredients. While the meals aren’t cheap like other counter service options, the quality is worth your buck. Lola is a favorite for late risers, as bacon and eggs are served all day. Ask for some gravy with the roast beef sandwich, and try the “Day After Thanksgiving” sandwich, a roasted turkey with cranberry, cornbread dressing and a hearty brown gravy.

2 articles

Sam's Deli-Diner

11637 Katy Freeway Memorial

281-497-8088

Burgers, Diner, Recommended, Best Of

Since moving from its old location across the Katy Freeway a few years back, Sam's has spiffed up a bit but hasn't lost that scruffy charm that has always encouraged kids in wet bathing suits to ride their bikes over during the daily noon closure at the local swimming pools to get a scoop of ice cream, construction workers to take their lunch breaks in its booths or businessmen to tuck their tie into their shirts before digging into a greasy jalapeño cheeseburger. Grab a shake made from Blue Bell ice cream and crispy onion rings or marvelously crunchy seasoned fries to go with your burger.

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Sheffield's Ice House

5118 Telephone Rd. Outer Loop - SE

713-847-8552

Diner, Restaurants, Best Of, Menu

Ice houses are an institution of the Texas landscape, and Sheffield’s has been holding court over its spot on Telephone road ever since it was first constructed in 1942. “In the beginning it was just beer, ice, and milk. The old man always wore a white apron,” declared a long-rooted customer. The regulars here have been coming for decades, and for good reason: the beers are frigid, and cheaper than dirt. Hints of modernity have crept in – the old jukebox finally gave way to an Internet machine, and there are plenty of flat-screen televisions for game-watching, but for the most part Sheffield’s remains the same. As with any proper ice house, there’s often a crock pot of something delicious in the back, and the many roll-top doors are up in sunny weather to give the place an open-air feel. It’s easy to see why Sheffield’s is a former “Best of Houston” winner for Best Icehouse.

3 articles

The Tel-Wink Grill

4318 Telephone Outer Loop - SE

713-644-4933

American, Breakfast, Diner, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

This traditional American diner - a little piece of the old-school Telephone Road - caters to the early birds rather than the night owls. Tel-Wink Grill will serve you breakfast whenever you want it, as long as you want it before 2:30 p.m., which is when they close. The prices seem to have ignored inflation since the place first opened in the 1950's, and they probably serve a lot of the same dishes, too -- bacon 'n' eggs, pancakes, chicken fried steak, waffles, grits, and homemade hash browns. If you get there around 10 a.m., be ready for a long but reasonably quick-moving line.

2 articles

Theo's

812 Westheimer Rd. Montrose

713-523-0425

Diner, Greek, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Recommended, Best Of

While working through plates of light and flaky spanakopita, dense moussaka and classic Greek salad, Theo's in-your-face staff will make you feel cozy enough to sink into the comfy booths and even stick around once you've finished eating (next to the Montrose HPD substation, no less). The sampler will easily feed a family of four while giving a good idea of what Greece has to offer, and the classic gyros, crisp calamari and delectable pizzas are popular choices day and night.

2 articles

The Toasted Yolk Cafe (Beaumont)

6455 Phelan Blvd, Beaumont Out of Town

409-242-1224

Bakery, Breakfast, Brunch, Burgers, Cafe, Coffeehouse, Comfort Foods, Crepes, Diner, Smoothies

Wake up to the smell of bacon and FREE churro donuts! ????????. You're invited to join us on January 23 from 7 a.m.–3 p.m. to enjoy the BEST meal of the day with us. The Toasted Yolk is very excited to become your neighbor in Beaumont and serve you chef-inspired, made-from-scratch takes on breakfast and lunch classics that pair perfectly with your favorite beverage. **Free churro donuts with the purchase of an entree. Available ONLY at the new Beaumont location on Grand Opening Day - 1/23**

Turner's

1800 Post Oak Blvd, Entrance on Ambassador Way Galleria

713-804-1212

Comfort Foods, Diner

Join us on Thanksgiving Day at Turner's for a lavish, exclusive experience curated by Executive Chef Robert Del Grande and owner Benjamin Berg. Celebrate Thanksgiving in our intimate dining room where you will be transported to a bygone era with our old-world, white-glove service and festive menu. Upon arrival, receive a complimentary glass of welcome champagne or a Kir Royale. Then begin with a plate of gourmet appetizers for the table to share followed by a series of decadent hors d'oeuvres, which will continue to flow until you say the word. Choose your first course featuring a Belgian endive & persimmon salad or a chestnut soup with black truffles and second course entrée paired with a selection of six unlimited traditional side dishes, which are all served tableside. Try to save room for the artisan cheese service followed by an assortment of six desserts. With live music by a pianist on our baby grand piano throughout the evening, it's an evening truly fit for a king – we promise you will leave satisfied!

West Gray Cafe

415 W. Gray River Oaks

713-528-2887

American, Cafe, Diner, Soul Food, Recommended

There's always room for another home-style diner, especially if it serves chicken and dumplings as good as those found here. Make sure to stick around for the pies; a slice of the lemon chess is worth letting out your belt for.

Yale Street Grill

2100 Yale St. Heights

713-861-3113

American, Breakfast, Diner, Coffee Shops, Recommended, Best Of

Take a step back to 1923 and enter one of the oldest remaining diners in the city - Yale Street Grill, housed in what used to be the Yale Pharmacy. Everything here is original, and the malts, shakes, floats, sundaes and sodas will put a smile on the face of any old-timer or kid. The place only uses Blue Bell ice cream, too. Weekend breakfasts see lines out the door. Yale Street Grill proudly serves Community Coffee, old-fashioned burgers, tuna melts and pimento cheese sandwiches, along with daily lunch specials like chicken-fried steak, meat loaf and pork chops. The part of the grill that used to be the pharmacy is now an antiques mall.

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