Best Asian Restaurants in Montrose, Houston: 9 Verified Picks

The best Asian restaurants in Montrose are Annam and Lúa Viet Kitchen for Vietnamese, Lao Sze Chuan and Montrose Chinese Restaurant for Chinese, Khun Kay Thai Cafe for Thai, Bori for Korean, and Uchi, Ramen Tatsu-ya and Casa Kenji for Japanese and Japanese-Latin cooking. All nine sit inside Montrose in Houston, and every one was confirmed as operating on its own official website in November 2026.

Montrose doesn’t have an Asiatown, and it doesn’t need one. Inside the same few blocks you can order a Sichuan Peking duck from a kitchen that started in Chicago’s Chinatown, a Korean ribeye dry-aged for at least 41 days, and a tonkotsu ramen built on a broth that simmers for more than 60 hours. This is the list we’d hand a friend who lives off Westheimer and is tired of driving to Bellaire Boulevard for dinner.

What counts as Montrose in this guide?

For this guide, Montrose runs from Allen Parkway in the north to US 59 (the Southwest Freeway) in the south, and from Shepherd Drive in the west to Spur 527 and Bagby Street in the east. That’s the same line we use in our other Montrose guides. It takes in lower Westheimer, Montrose Boulevard, West Alabama, Lovett Boulevard and the Autry Park development off Allen Parkway. Places just over the line, however good, aren’t on this list. For the wider neighborhood, start with our Montrose area guide.

The quick list

• For a dress-up Vietnamese dinner: Annam in Autry Park.
• For fast, fresh Vietnamese with lots of tofu and vegan options: Lúa Viet Kitchen on West Alabama.
• For a big-table Sichuan feast (and Peking duck): Lao Sze Chuan on Montrose Boulevard.
• For takeout Chinese on a weeknight: Montrose Chinese Restaurant on Montrose Boulevard.
• For Thai street noodles: Khun Kay Thai Cafe on Montrose Boulevard.
• For Korean barbecue cuts and a steakhouse night: Bori on Lovett Boulevard.
• For the Montrose splurge: Uchi on Westheimer.
• For a bowl of ramen any day of the week: Ramen Tatsu-ya on California Street.
• For sushi cooked with fire and Latin flavors: Casa Kenji on Allen Parkway.

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that cook one Asian tradition with real character, or blend several in a way you won’t find elsewhere in town. Each pick had to sit inside our Montrose boundary and show a current address, hours and menu on its own official website when we checked in November 2026. We left out places whose official sites were dead, parked or silent about a Montrose address, and places just across Shepherd or US 59.

Hours change. Treat every schedule below as “typically,” and check the restaurant’s site before you go, especially on Mondays, when Annam and Casa Kenji are closed.

Where to eat Vietnamese food in Montrose

The two Vietnamese picks in Montrose are Annam for a sit-down occasion dinner and Lúa Viet Kitchen for a quick, healthy weeknight meal.

Annam

Autry Park, 811 Buffalo Park Dr, Suite 120 · modern Vietnamese · closed Mondays

Annam in Houston’s Autry Park cooks the bold flavors of Central Vietnam in a French-inspired dining room with cathedral-like ceilings and hand-painted nature murals. The restaurant says it is a 2025 MICHELIN Bib Gourmand recipient. The kitchen is led by Chef Kaytee Nguyen, a self-taught cook the restaurant says is affectionately known as “the Young Grandma.” Start with the grilled wagyu wrapped in betel leaf, served in lettuce with vermicelli, pickled daikon and peanuts, then move to a clay pot: the Ora King salmon with caramelized fish sauce and pork crackling is the one to share. The turmeric sea bass can be ordered tableside with dill, vermicelli and sesame crackers. Annam typically serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday and is closed Monday.

Best for: an anniversary or a parents-in-town dinner. Book through the restaurant’s site.

Lúa Viet Kitchen

West Alabama, 1540 W Alabama St, Suite 300 · Vietnamese · open daily

Lúa Viet Kitchen on West Alabama in Montrose mixes Vietnamese comfort-food classics with globally inspired dishes, and it labels plenty of gluten-free and vegan options. That makes it the easy answer for a mixed group: the menu has salt and pepper tofu, shaking tofu and lemongrass tofu alongside shaking beef, pho bo and pho ga. The bun bo xao uses 44 Farms Angus beef. Dine-in typically closes at 9 p.m., and takeout runs until 9:45 p.m. daily.

Best for: a weeknight dinner with a vegan friend. For the citywide picture, see our Vietnamese restaurants guide.

Where to eat Chinese food in Montrose

Lao Sze Chuan is Montrose’s sit-down Sichuan restaurant, and Montrose Chinese Restaurant is the neighborhood’s takeout standby.

Lao Sze Chuan

Montrose Boulevard, 3407 Montrose Blvd, Suite A8 · Sichuan · open daily

Lao Sze Chuan on Montrose Boulevard is the Houston outpost of a restaurant that, by its own account, first opened in 1998 in Chicago’s Chinatown under Sichuan-born Chef Tony Hu. The restaurant says it is one of the only Chinese restaurants in Montrose with large tables and private dining, which makes it the spot for a birthday dinner that needs a lazy Susan.

Insider tip: the restaurant recommends reserving a Peking duck in advance, so call ahead rather than hoping for one on the night. It’s typically open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Best for: a group of six or more.

Montrose Chinese Restaurant

Montrose Boulevard, 1952 Montrose Blvd · Chinese · takeout and delivery daily

Montrose Chinese Restaurant on Montrose Boulevard is the neighborhood’s dependable takeout call, with a long menu of Chinese classics. Its official site lists takeout hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends, with pickup and delivery ordering online.

Best for: a weeknight order when nobody wants to cook. For the deep end of Houston’s Chinese food, head to our Chinatown and Asiatown guide.

Where to eat Thai food in Montrose

Khun Kay Thai Cafe on Montrose Boulevard is the Montrose pick for Thai street-style noodles.

Khun Kay Thai Cafe

Montrose Boulevard, 1209 Montrose Blvd · Thai · open daily

Khun Kay Thai Cafe on Montrose Boulevard, between West Dallas and West Gray, builds its menu around Thai street noodles. Order the Thai Street Pad See Ew or Pad Kee Mow, and try one of the specialties the restaurant highlights: rad-nar (wide noodles in gravy) in its regular or crispy version. Fresh spring rolls and Thai dumplings are the house favorites to start. It’s typically open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 9:30 p.m. on weekends, and the site takes a little off orders placed online.

Best for: a cheap, fast lunch. Compare it with the citywide list in our Thai food guide.

Where to eat Korean food in Montrose

Bori on Lovett Boulevard is the one Korean restaurant we could verify inside Montrose, and it’s a big one: a Korean barbecue steakhouse.

Bori

Lovett Boulevard, 501 Lovett Blvd · Korean steakhouse · dinner nightly

Bori on Lovett Boulevard in Montrose calls itself a South Korean-inspired steakhouse. The name means barley, a grain the restaurant says has been farmed in Korea since as early as 1000 B.C. and came to symbolize relief in hard times. The menu’s own favorite is the marinated boneless short rib. The dry-aged ribeye and New York strip are aged for a minimum of 41 days, and the Bori Beef Cuts platter lets a table try beef belly plus two other cuts. For something braised, the galbi jjim arrives in a burning stew pot with carrot, radish and ginseng.

Insider tip: Bori says its ventilation system means you won’t leave smelling like barbecue, so this is the Korean barbecue night you can do before a show. It typically opens for dinner nightly, adds a Friday lunch, and opens at noon on weekends.

Best for: a celebration dinner. For the Long Point classics, see our Korean BBQ guide.

Where to eat Japanese food in Montrose

Montrose has three very different Japanese picks: Uchi for a splurge, Ramen Tatsu-ya for an everyday bowl, and Casa Kenji for Japanese-Latin cooking over charcoal.

Uchi

Lower Westheimer, 904 Westheimer Rd, Suite A · Japanese · dinner nightly

Uchi on Westheimer opened in 2012 as the second Uchi, after the Austin original, and it lives in the old Felix restaurant building. The architects kept the building’s arched window openings, so look up when you walk in. Uchi means “home” in Japanese. Order the oak-grilled walu walu (escolar with yuzupon and candied citrus) and the fried milk for dessert. Happy hour typically runs daily from 4 to 6 p.m., the easiest way into a hard reservation. Behind the restaurant, Oheya is a 12-seat omakase room.

Insider tip: valet is free, across the street in front of Marmo. Pair dinner with our Montrose date night guide.

Ramen Tatsu-ya

California Street, 1722 California St · ramen · open daily

Ramen Tatsu-ya on California Street is the Montrose shop of the ramen company chef-founder Tatsu Aikawa started in Austin in 2012. By the company’s own telling, he spent his nights DJ’ing in Austin’s hip-hop scene. The OG tonkotsu starts with a pork bone broth that cooks for more than 60 hours. Vegans get the Nu Skool, a tonkotsu-style bowl made with almond milk. Add a “bomb” to customize your bowl, and get the Sweet and Sour Yodas, the shop’s Brussels sprouts. Shops are typically open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, though the company notes some hours differ.

Best for: a solo dinner at the counter. More bowls in our Houston ramen guide.

Casa Kenji

Allen Parkway, 3201 Allen Pkwy, Suite E110 · Japanese-Latin · closed Mondays

Casa Kenji on Allen Parkway blends Japanese precision with Latin cooking over binchotan charcoal and open flame. The menu runs to hand-crafted sushi, seasonal omakase, smoky tapas and seafood, and the bar leans on sake and Japanese whisky. There’s a bar and lounge, an omakase counter and a patio. It’s typically open from 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and the restaurant recommends booking ahead on Resy.

Best for: a group that can’t agree between sushi and tacos.

Is there Indian food in Montrose?

Not inside our lines that we could verify. The closest is Tarka Indian Kitchen at 3701 S Shepherd Dr, just across Shepherd in Upper Kirby, which its official site lists as open daily. For the full spread, from Hillcroft to fine dining, see our Indian restaurants guide.

Save this: a Montrose Asian food day

Save this route for a full day of eating without leaving Montrose. Check each restaurant’s hours first.

1. Lunch: Thai street noodles at Khun Kay Thai Cafe, 1209 Montrose Blvd.
2. Afternoon: walk it off at the free Menil Collection.
3. Early dinner: happy hour at Uchi, 904 Westheimer Rd, typically 4 to 6 p.m.
4. Late bowl: ramen at Ramen Tatsu-ya, 1722 California St.

And the short checklist:

• Reserve a Peking duck ahead at Lao Sze Chuan.
• Don’t plan Annam or Casa Kenji for a Monday.
• Use Uchi’s free valet across the street.
• Order vegan ramen (Nu Skool) at Ramen Tatsu-ya or tofu dishes at Lúa Viet Kitchen.
• Try Bori’s 41-day dry-aged ribeye at least once.

Want more neighborhood picks? Our Montrose restaurant guide covers everything else.

Last verified: November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best Asian restaurants in Montrose, Houston?

Our picks are Annam and Lúa Viet Kitchen (Vietnamese), Lao Sze Chuan and Montrose Chinese Restaurant (Chinese), Khun Kay Thai Cafe (Thai), Bori (Korean), and Uchi, Ramen Tatsu-ya and Casa Kenji (Japanese and Japanese-Latin). All nine are inside Montrose and were confirmed on their official sites in November 2026.

Is there Korean barbecue in Montrose?

Yes. Bori at 501 Lovett Blvd in Montrose is a South Korean-inspired steakhouse serving marinated short rib and ribeye and New York strip dry-aged for at least 41 days. It typically opens for dinner nightly.

Where can I get Vietnamese food in Montrose?

Annam at 811 Buffalo Park Dr in Autry Park serves modern Central Vietnamese dinners and is closed Mondays. Lúa Viet Kitchen at 1540 W Alabama St is a quicker option with pho and many vegan and gluten-free dishes.

Is there Indian food in Montrose?

We couldn’t verify an Indian restaurant inside Montrose’s boundaries. The closest is Tarka Indian Kitchen at 3701 S Shepherd Dr, just west of Shepherd in Upper Kirby.

Where can I get ramen in Montrose?

Ramen Tatsu-ya at 1722 California St in Montrose serves tonkotsu ramen built on a pork bone broth cooked for more than 60 hours, plus an almond-milk vegan bowl. Its shops are typically open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

What part of Houston counts as Montrose?

In this guide, Montrose runs from Allen Parkway to US 59 (north to south) and from Shepherd Drive to Spur 527 and Bagby Street (west to east).