Entertainment
The best bars in Third Ward, Houston: a 1940 neighborhood bar on Emancipation Avenue, UH's campus bar, Almeda Road patios and a 2pm cocktail lounge.
Third Ward
Third Ward is one of Houston's most historically significant Black neighborhoods — home to Texas Southern University, Emancipation Park (Texas's oldest public park), Project Row Houses, and a cultural legacy central to H-Town's identity.
Posts about Third Ward
The latest stories, guides, and recommendations from Houston.com about Third Ward.
Food & Dining
Date night in Third Ward, Houston: Caribbean cocktails on Emancipation Avenue, a student-run hotel dinner at UH, a 1939 ballroom and a park walk.
Entertainment
Houston blues and jazz, from the Eldorado Ballroom and Emancipation Park to where to hear live music now, plus a Third Ward blues walk to save.
Real Estate & Development
HISD zoning, Yates High School, Worthing High School, magnet options, charters, and how Texas Southern University and University of Houston shape Third Ward education.
Entertainment, Things To Do
Project Row Houses, Emancipation Park, the Eldorado Ballroom, TSU, SHAPE Community Center, and the Juneteenth calendar — things to do in Third Ward, Houston.
Food & Dining
Lucille's, The Breakfast Klub, Frenchy's Chicken, This Is It Soul Food, and the newer cafes around Project Row Houses — the best restaurants in Third Ward, Houston.
Real Estate & Development
Third Ward, Houston is the city's historic Black neighborhood. Project Row Houses, Emancipation Park, TSU, Lucille's, schools, real estate, and what to know.
Neighborhoods, Third Ward
Discover Third Ward Houston — the historic Black neighborhood near downtown anchored by Emancipation Park, TSU, and a 2026 food and arts scene worth visiting.