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Brennan's Houston has a rich history rooted in the 1967 opening as a sister restaurant to the world-famous Commander's Palace in New Orleans. Incorporating the freshest local ingredients, it offers exceptional dining, including many original creations among their award-winning cuisine. On Brennan’s Texas Creole-inspired menu, longtime favorites like the Turtle Soup and Bananas Foster mix with reinvigorated classics like the Bourbon Molasses Lacquered Bobwhite Quail and Blue Crab Stuffed Texas Flounder. Head there for lunch, dinner and the popular Creole Jazz Brunch on Sundays.
Photo by Andrew Hemingway, courtesy of Brennan's
Don´t miss their charming Courtyard Bar. The bar menu features Brennan’s take on New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp — guests are encouraged to get their hands dirty as the prawns are soaked in a spicy, flavor-packed sauce — alongside pickled deviled eggs and ceviche lettuce wraps. For the ultimate indulgence, try the seafood nachos, stacked with fried oysters, Gulf shrimp, crab meat, and, optionally, Osetra caviar. To beat the heat of summer, the bar offers frozen drinks like Brandy Milk Punch and The Irish Channel Coffee. Also on tap are inventive seasonal cocktails and an extensive wine selection curated by Wine Guys Carter.
Located in Upper Kirby, Eunice is a Cajun and Creole brasserie in Greenway Plaza. Under the direction of Chef Drake Leonards, the restaurant is a perfect spot for a quick and casual bite. Eunice’s menu focuses on channeling nostalgic flavors from Leonards’ childhood, combining modern culinary techniques with Gulf Coast ingredients. Chef Leonards manages to infuse the cultural flavors of Houston into his New Orleans-style cooking. The different elements —whether that be French, German, Vietnamese, Spanish and many others —have been woven into the culinary landscape, giving this chef opportunities to experience and incorporate a much larger variety of flavors. Try their very popular Gumbo & Greens with add-ons of your choice, including chicken, gulf fish, grilled shrimp, fried oysters, or steak. If you want a large plate, try their succulent Day Boat Tuna with wilted spinach, crushed olives, and charred lemon, or go with shrimp & Grits with roasted jalapeños and green onion sausage gravy.
Inspired by the vibrancy of New Orleans’ French Quarter, Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, with multiple locations in Houston, is the largest concept in one of the largest family-owned and operated restaurant companies in the United States. In Downtown, visit this popular Cajun concept in the southwest corner of the George R. Brown Convention Center. The two-level location offers patio space, counter seating and a lively open kitchen. Cousin Pappadeaux was an old Cajun relative of H.D. Pappas, a Greek immigrant who traveled to America in 1897 and opened numerous restaurants in Texas and beyond. A wise Cajun cook, Cousin Pappadeaux taught H.D. the magic and mystery of Cajun cooking. The restaurant serves up the freshest seafood and Louisiana-style favorites like blackened opelousas filet, crawfish & shrimp fondeaux and seafood gumbo. The menu offers a great selection including a wide variety of fresh, flavorful fish, giant salads, rich and delicious appetizers, complemented by a carefully designed specialty drink menu, and finished off with homemade, delectable desserts so huge you’ll be able to share them with the family.
BB’s Tex-Orleans, with multiple locations, is a Houston-born Cajun seafood restaurant serving bold Louisiana flavors with a Texas twist. Best known for year-round crawfish and crave-worthy seafood boils, BB’s brings together fresh ingredients, big portions, and scratch-made comfort classics in a laid-back, come-as-you-are setting. From live crawfish and shrimp boils to gumbo, étouffée, po’boys, wings, oysters, and frozen cocktails, every dish is made to deliver serious flavor. Try their famous Cajun-style wings, crispy on the outside and juicy inside, or the classic Cajun dish Shrimp & Grits which comes with grilled jumbo Gulf shrimp topped with andouille cream sauce and served over cheese grits with your choice of one side. Other popular dish is Seafood Boil which allows you to build your tray with fresh crab, shrimp, or seasonal crawfish tossed in BB’s signature Cajun seasoning. Hot, buttery, and unforgettable. Blackened Redfish is deliciious too. For this dish, BB's Tex-Orleans uses fresh Gulf redfish seasoned with their house Cajun spices and seared to perfection. Served with crawfish or shrimp etouffee, rice, and seasonal veggies.
A local favorite desde 1962, Antone's still makes their "original" po' boys using the same recipe and quality ingredients that its founder used. The menu includes a tasty array of other sandwiches, New Orleans style po' boys, salads, pizzas and sides. Antone's roasts its own beef in house and smokes its own bacon for authentic, one-of-a-kind flavor. Visit them at Greater Heights (2747 West. TC Jester Blvd. Houston, TX 77018) and The Galleria area (4520 San Felipe Houston, TX 77027).
