Enjoy perusing the many stores and bars in Houston's historic Rice Village. Gift shops, artisan tobacco boutiques, and leather goods stores all punctuate Rice Village's corners and facades. The stores and bars themselves sit just a few blocks west of the Rice University campus.

If you enjoy golf, a visit to a natural science or fine arts museum, or simply to promenade through a japenese garden, consider heading over to Hermann Park. Located in the heart of Houston's museum and medical district, Hermann Park offers several options for visitors to enjoy a day.

Houston is a sprawling metroplex with countless restaurants and bars that would take someone weeks just to visit all of them once. Here, however are some of our absolute favorites that are in the vicinity of the wedding venue and reception.


Restaurants:
1. Hobbit Cafe - Lord of the Rings themed, outstanding burgers
2. Alma - local and long standing Houston tex-mex staple
3. Katz Diner - NY deli atmosphere, open 24 hours
4. Graces - traditional American tastes
5. Sixty Vines - Italian food and wine bar
6. Niko Nikos - authentic Greek food and beer
7. Truth BBQ - Houstons definitive BBQ spot. Recommend calling ahead to assess waits/meats availability


Bars:
1. Clarkwood - cocktails, specialty drinks
2. Permission - fine whiskey bar
3. Heights Biergarten - outdoor, large beer selection
4. Cedar Creek Bar and Grill - semi-forested bar with indoor section. Sits on Houstons 20th St. next to a myriad of other drink spots
5. Eureka Heights Brewing - one of Houstons craft breweries