Best Asian Restaurants in Katy, TX: 12 Verified Picks

Katy has one of the most concentrated Asian dining corridors in Texas. The Katy Asian Town development at Colonial Pkwy and Grand West Blvd — roughly 25 miles west of downtown Houston — packs more than 40 restaurants into a few walkable blocks. This guide covers 12 verified, currently open picks across Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Indian, with a route for covering several in one afternoon.

How we define Katy: This guide covers ZIP codes 77449, 77450, 77494, and 77493 — the city of Katy and its suburban growth corridor along I-10 west of the Grand Parkway (TX-99). Every restaurant was confirmed open via its official website or official social pages, October 2026.

How we chose

We looked for restaurants with a current official website or official social presence, consistent hours, and something specific worth driving for — an unusual dish, a back story, or a quality that separates it from a chain. We left out any restaurant whose online presence had gone dark or whose site no longer listed a place to visit.

Vietnamese

Pho Binh Katy

25621 Nelson Way, Suite 130, Katy (77494) · Tue–Sun 11 AM–8 PM · Closed Monday

Pho Binh traces its Houston story to 1983, when the original opened in the Gulfton area. The Katy outpost carries the same clear, all-natural bone broth and the same P1 Pho Dac Biet — the combination bowl with steak, brisket, tendon, and tripe. Order the grilled pork spring rolls to start and finish with an iced Vietnamese coffee, which arrives with sweetened condensed milk pooled at the bottom. Official site: phobinhkaty.net.

Order this: P1 Pho Dac Biet; grilled pork spring rolls; iced Vietnamese coffee.

Yummy Pho & Bo Ne

23119 Colonial Pkwy, Suite A11, Katy Asian Town (77449) · Daily 9 AM–8:45 PM

The dish to know here is the bo ne — a sizzling cast-iron platter of sliced beef, a fried egg, and pate, served with a baguette to drag through the caramelized edges. It is a Vietnamese breakfast-all-day dish rarely found outside of Vietnamese-dense neighborhoods, and it is the thing this kitchen does best. Order the regular pho on the side if you are sharing with someone who wants a bowl.

Order this: Bo ne; pho dac biet.

Corner 99 Viet Kitchen

1215 Grand West Blvd, Suite C1, Katy (77449) · Tue–Sun 11 AM–9 PM (Fri–Sat to 10 PM) · Closed Monday

Corner 99's signature is banh canh cua — a thick, chewy rice-flour noodle soup with pork, shrimp, and blue crab in a dense, russet-colored broth. Most pho shops skip it because of the labor involved. If you have never had banh canh, this is a good place to start. The shaking beef and grilled meat skewers are the other reasons to visit. Official site: cor99.com.

Order this: Banh canh cua; shaking beef; grilled meat skewers.

Chinese and Cantonese

Tim Ho Wan

23330 Grand Circle Blvd, Suite 180, Katy (77449) · Mon–Thu 11 AM–8 PM; Fri 11 AM–9 PM; Sat 10 AM–9 PM; Sun 10 AM–8 PM

Tim Ho Wan is the only Michelin-starred dim sum chain with a location in Texas. The original shop in Hong Kong is widely cited as one of the most affordable Michelin-starred restaurants in the world, and the Katy location keeps the prices reasonable. The dish the chain is famous for is the baked BBQ pork bun: the outer shell is a bread-cookie hybrid the kitchen developed and rolled out across every franchise. Inside is a sweet, glossy char siu filling. Order har gow, siu mai, and the lava custard sesame balls alongside. Arrive early on weekends — the baked pork buns sell out. Official site: timhowan.com.

Order this: Baked BBQ pork buns; har gow; siu mai; lava custard sesame balls.

Hong Kong Food Street

23015 Colonial Pkwy, Suite A101, Katy Asian Town (77449) · Daily 11 AM–3 PM and 5–9 PM

Cantonese cooking in a spacious room — this is the place in Katy for whole steamed fish with ginger and scallion soy sauce, or congee on a cooler morning. The wok-hei stir-fries arrive with the fragrant char of a properly seasoned, high-heat wok. Official site: hkfstx.com.

Order this: Steamed fish with ginger scallion soy; congee; wok stir-fry.

Korean BBQ

Honey Pig BBQ

23119 Colonial Pkwy, Suite A16, Katy Asian Town (77449) · Sun–Thu 11:30 AM–10 PM; Fri–Sat 11:30 AM–11 PM

The all-you-can-eat option runs $29.99 on weekdays and $32.99 on weekends (as of late 2026; check honeypigbbq.com for current pricing), with USDA Prime cuts and A5 Wagyu as upgrades. Each table has a built-in grill, and the banchan (small side dishes) arrive with six or seven small plates. The kitchen will handle the grilling if you ask.

Order this: Pork belly; beef bulgogi; A5 Wagyu if you want to splurge.

StoneAge Korean BBQ

20940 Katy Fwy, Suite C, Katy (77449) · Tue–Thu 11 AM–9:30 PM; Fri 11 AM–10:30 PM; Sat 12–10:30 PM; Sun 12–9:30 PM · Closed Monday

StoneAge cooks on flat volcanic hot stone slabs instead of a wire grill. The stone distributes heat more evenly, so fatty cuts render differently and lean cuts get a better crust. It is the only Korean BBQ in the Katy area with this format, and the menu blends Korean cuts with American steakhouse options. Official site: stoneagegrill.com.

Order this: Any premium beef cut; spicy marinated pork; banchan spread.

Thai

Thaicoon Restaurant and Pub

1223 Grand West Blvd, Unit B101, Katy (77449) · Sun–Thu 11 AM–9 PM; Fri–Sat 11 AM–10 PM

Thaicoon is the most complete Thai outing in Katy: a full bar, pad Thai from scratch, and a sampler plate (the Thaicoon Sampler, with moneybag dumplings and darlin' dumplings) that lets a first-timer work through several preparations at once. The tom yum soup is properly sour and fragrant. With a cocktail program and late Friday and Saturday hours, it works as a date night. Official site: thaicoonpub.com.

Order this: Thaicoon Sampler; tom yum; pad Thai.

Urban Thai Kitchen

1450 W Grand Pkwy S, Suite F, Katy (77494) · Tue–Thu 11 AM–8:30 PM; Fri–Sat 11 AM–9 PM; Sun 9 AM–8:30 PM · Closed Monday

Urban Thai Kitchen draws a loyal neighborhood crowd in a strip center near Grand Parkway and Mason Road. The krapow kai — ground chicken stir-fried with holy basil over jasmine rice, topped with a crispy fried egg — is the lunch order. Sunday brunch starts at 9 AM. Official site: urbanthaikitchenkaty.com.

Order this: Krapow kai with fried egg; green curry; pineapple fried rice.

Indian

TikkaTemple

1315 W Grand Pkwy S, Suite 116A, Katy (77494) · Tue–Thu and Sun 11 AM–3 PM then 4–9 PM; Fri–Sat 11 AM–3 PM then 4–10 PM · Closed Monday

A focused Indian menu — butter chicken, tikka masala, garlic naan, mango lassi — in a clean room near the Grand Parkway. The butter chicken arrives with a velvety, cream-forward sauce rather than the watery version common at chain-adjacent restaurants. Good for a weeknight dinner or a weekend lunch. Official Facebook: facebook.com/TikkaTemple.

Order this: Butter chicken; garlic naan; mango lassi.

Royal Biryani House

4747 FM 1463, Suite 100, Katy (77494) · Mon–Thu 11:15 AM–10 PM; Fri–Sat 11:15 AM–11 PM; Sun 11:15 AM–9:30 PM

Hyderabadi dum biryani — rice and meat slow-cooked in a sealed vessel so the flavors meld — is the specialty here. The Sunday buffet is the draw for groups. FM 1463 is a few miles south of I-10, in the 77494 ZIP code that has grown fastest with Katy's expansion toward Fort Bend County. Official site: royalbiryanihouse.com.

Order this: Hyderabadi dum biryani; a curry of the day; raita.

A bonus pick: Phat Eatery (Malaysian street food)

23119 Colonial Pkwy, Suite B2, Katy Asian Town (77449) · Mon–Thu 11 AM–9 PM; Fri–Sun 11 AM–10 PM

The most surprising thing about Phat Eatery is that it is a James Beard Award semifinalist in a strip mall. The Malaysian street food kitchen makes roti canai — a layered flatbread served with a rich dhal dipping sauce — the way you would find it in Kuala Lumpur: flaky, blistered, cooked on a flat-top griddle. Nasi lemak, beef rendang, and Hainanese chicken rice round out a menu with no filler. If you are making a day trip to Katy Asian Town, start here. Official site: phateatery.com.

Order this: Roti canai with dhal; beef rendang; Hainanese chicken rice.

A one-afternoon Katy Asian Town route

Most of the restaurants above are clustered within a half-mile of the Colonial Pkwy and Grand West Blvd intersection. A practical afternoon:

1. Tim Ho Wan (Grand Circle Blvd) — arrive when doors open; baked pork buns sell out on weekends.
2. Drive two minutes to Katy Asian Town at 23119 Colonial Pkwy.
3. Phat Eatery — roti canai as a mid-afternoon snack.
4. Dinner at Honey Pig BBQ (all-you-can-eat, a few doors down) or Thaicoon on Grand West Blvd.

Avoid scheduling this on a Monday — Pho Binh, Corner 99, StoneAge, Urban Thai Kitchen, and TikkaTemple are all closed that day.

Save this: Katy Asian dining checklist

• Michelin-starred dim sum: Tim Ho Wan, Grand Circle Blvd — arrive early on weekends, baked pork buns sell out
• Vietnamese pho with history: Pho Binh, Nelson Way (77494) — bone broth recipe since 1983
• Bo ne (sizzling beef platter): Yummy Pho and Bo Ne, Katy Asian Town — a Vietnamese breakfast dish rarely found this far west of Houston
• Malaysian / James Beard semifinalist: Phat Eatery, Katy Asian Town — roti canai
• Korean BBQ all-you-can-eat: Honey Pig BBQ, Katy Asian Town
• Volcanic stone grill Korean BBQ: StoneAge, Katy Fwy — unique in the area
• Thai with a full bar: Thaicoon, Grand West Blvd — open to 10 PM Fri–Sat
• Hyderabadi dum biryani: Royal Biryani House, FM 1463

More Katy dining and what to do nearby

For the full picture of Katy dining — Tex-Mex, BBQ, brunch, and more — see best restaurants in Katy. The Katy Asian Town restaurants guide goes deeper on the Colonial Pkwy cluster. For more on the neighborhood and what else to do, see Katy and things to do in Katy. For weekend brunch in Katy, the best brunch in Katy guide covers the full picture.

For Houston's broader Asian dining scene: best Vietnamese restaurants in Houston, best Korean BBQ in Houston, best dim sum in Houston, best Indian restaurants in Houston, and best Thai restaurants in Houston.

Last verified: October 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is Katy Asian Town worth the drive from Houston?

Yes — Katy Asian Town at Colonial Pkwy and Grand West Blvd is one of the most concentrated Asian restaurant clusters in Texas, with more than 40 restaurants within a half-mile. From downtown Houston the drive is roughly 30 minutes west via I-10.

Where is the best pho in Katy, TX?

Pho Binh Katy (25621 Nelson Way, 77494) is the most established option, with an all-natural bone broth recipe tracing back to the Houston original opened in 1983. Yummy Pho and Bo Ne in Katy Asian Town (23119 Colonial Pkwy, Suite A11) is the best choice if you also want to order the sizzling bo ne platter.

Is Tim Ho Wan in Katy the only location in Texas?

Yes. Tim Ho Wan at 23330 Grand Circle Blvd in Katy (77449) is currently the only Texas location of the Michelin-starred Hong Kong dim sum chain. Arrive early on weekends — the baked BBQ pork buns frequently sell out.

What Asian restaurants in Katy are open on Sunday?

Most restaurants in this guide are open Sunday. Confirmed Sunday hours: Yummy Pho and Bo Ne (9 AM–8:45 PM), Tim Ho Wan (10 AM–8 PM), Pho Binh (11 AM–8 PM), Hong Kong Food Street (11 AM–9 PM), Honey Pig BBQ (11:30 AM–10 PM), Thaicoon (11 AM–9 PM), Urban Thai Kitchen (9 AM–8:30 PM), Royal Biryani House (11:15 AM–9:30 PM), and Phat Eatery (11 AM–10 PM). Always check the restaurant's site before you go.

Is Phat Eatery in Katy really a James Beard semifinalist?

Yes. Phat Eatery at 23119 Colonial Pkwy, Suite B2 in Katy Asian Town was a James Beard Award semifinalist. It serves Malaysian street food — roti canai, beef rendang, nasi lemak, and Hainanese chicken rice — and is open Monday through Sunday.

What is the all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ option in Katy?

Honey Pig BBQ at 23119 Colonial Pkwy in Katy Asian Town offers all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ, priced at $29.99 per person on weekdays and $32.99 on weekends as of late 2026. Check honeypigbbq.com for current pricing before you go.