Houston, per the Wall Street Journal

picture by Julie Soefer for The Wall Street Journal

 

Houston was featured in the Wall Street Journal's Off Duty Section this weekend.Given the WSJ's journalistic chops, I was excited to see what Houstonian spots they'd applaud in their article. I assumed I'd then be able to applaud myself for surely have patronized all their recs!

To my surprise, however, not only had I not frequented the majority of their picks - but I hadn't even heard of them!!! Either the article is whack or I am - and it's most likely the latter.
 

While it sucks to learn that I'm out of the loop, it's sweet to have a prolific list of places to try so close to home. Though you can read the whole WSJ article here, I've cliff noted the article for you below. Enjoy!

The Best of Houston, per the Wall Street Journal

*listed in chronological order, as mentioned in the article

Restaurants
Underbelly
Revival Market
Eatsie Boys Café 
Oxheart
El Real
Hugo's
Pho Binh By Night
Crawfish & Noodles
Pass and Provisions

Bars
Cove Cold Bar (located in Haven Restaurant)
Moon Tower Inn
Anvil Bar & Refuge
La Carafe

Activities/Attractions/Shops
Hotel ICON
Menil Collection
Kuhl Linscomb
The Buffalo Bayou
Lawndale Art Center
Brazos Bookstore
Reeves Antiques


Fellow Houstonians - what do you think? Are these recs indeed whack or did the WSJ hit Houston on the head?