Where is Downtown Houston located?

Downtown Houston is a neighborhood located in Houston, Texas.

What businesses are in Downtown Houston?

Downtown Houston has 6 listed businesses including Aladdin Mediterranean cuisine, Little Bird HTX, Ciccio's pasta, Staples, and Platypus Brewing.

Downtown Houston

Downtown Houston is the city's cultural and commercial engine — Discovery Green, the Theater District, Daikin Park (formerly Minute Maid Park), Toyota Center, luxury hotels, and a 7-mile tunnel system connecting the skyscrapers. Home to Houston's biggest events and the METRORail hub.

Posts about Downtown Houston

The latest stories, guides, and recommendations from Houston.com about Downtown Houston.

Illustration of parks and trails in downtown Houston: bayou trail, fountain and dog under the skyline

Things To Do

Parks and Trails in Downtown Houston: 11 Places to Walk and Play

Parks and trails in downtown Houston: bayou trails, two dog parks, a splash fountain, an Apollo 11 park and the spot where Houston began, plus a route.

Seafood downtown Houston illustration: redfish leaping before the skyline beside oysters and crawfish

Food & Dining

Best Seafood in Downtown Houston: Gulf Oysters, Crawfish, Redfish

The best seafood in downtown Houston: Galveston Bay oysters on Market Square, weekday crawfish étouffée, Gulf redfish and a fish-tank dining room.

Illustration of patio restaurants and bars in downtown Houston with string lights, umbrellas and a dog

Food & Dining

Best Patios in Downtown Houston: 10 Restaurants and Bars Outside

Patio restaurants and bars in Downtown Houston: Batanga's brick patio, a puppy menu at Barnaby's, Discovery Green's lakeside deck and a rooftop farm.

Happy hours downtown Houston illustration: cocktails, a pint and oysters on a rooftop at dusk

Food & Dining

Best Happy Hours in Downtown Houston: 11 Deals, From Rooftop to Bar

The best happy hours in Downtown Houston: Z on 23's rooftop Golden Hour, Toro Toro, Morton's Power Hour, $3 tacos at McCormick & Schmick's and more.

Tacos downtown Houston: a food truck and three taco shells against a night city skyline

Food & Dining

Best Tacos in Downtown Houston: 9 Taquerias and Trucks

The best tacos in downtown Houston, from Space City Birria on Milam Street to Papalo’s Texas Monthly-ranked zanahoria taco tucked inside The Finn food hall.

Breakfast tacos, kolache and coffee cup against the downtown Houston skyline at night

Food & Dining

The Best Breakfast in Downtown Houston: Tacos, Kolaches and Diners

Best breakfast in downtown Houston: Irma's no-menu Tex-Mex diner, tunnel tacos, kolaches, and hotel restaurants open on weekends. 12 verified picks.

Offset BBQ smoker with smoke rising against the downtown Houston skyline at night, with sliced brisket in the foreground

Food & Dining

Barbecue Downtown Houston: 8 BBQ Joints Worth Knowing

Barbecue downtown Houston: eight BBQ spots from Otto's in the CBD to J-Bar-M's two-acre EaDo beer garden, with brisket, ribs, and smoked sausage.

Date night Downtown Houston illustration: two whisper sculptures, clinking cocktail glasses and the skyline at night

Food & Dining

Date Night in Downtown Houston: 14 Dinners, Drinks and Walks

Plan date night in Downtown Houston: Oaxacan dinner at Xochi, oak-fired steaks, whisper sculptures at Discovery Green, mini golf and two routes.

Bars in Downtown Houston illustration: rooftop bar with string lights, whiskey and cocktail glasses below the skyline

Entertainment

Best Bars in Downtown Houston: Rooftops, Whiskey and Game Days

The best bars in Downtown Houston: a 23rd-floor rooftop, 1,000 whiskies, a speakeasy behind a bookcase, big patios and game-day bars, plus a bar crawl.