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Kid-friendly restaurants in La Porte, TX: kids menus, a Houston Ship Channel view, BBQ, pizza and breakfast, each checked on its own official site.

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.

The best bars in Bellaire, TX, inside city limits: patios, margaritas, a wine bar, a French bistro and a Bib Gourmand BBQ joint's evening Nhau menu.

The best Asian restaurants in Memorial, Houston: a BYOB halal Indian buffet, an izakaya, ramen, special-occasion sushi and late-night Chinese takeout.

Asian restaurants in Humble, TX: pho shops on the Beltway, all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ and hot pot on FM 1960, and Indian kitchens with Indo-Chinese.

The best bars in Conroe TX: a 1907 downtown yard house with 30 taps, the brewery that says it canned Texas craft beer first, and live music rooms.

The best tacos in Sharpstown and Gulfton, from Tampico-style cecina on Bellaire Blvd to $8 mini tacos, grocery taquerias and a 1 a.m. Saturday stop.

Burgers in Sharpstown and Gulfton, Houston: bison under the Westpark Tollway since 1985, halal smash burgers, a Mexican hamburguesa and 24-hour stops.

Date night in Sharpstown and Gulfton: wagyu shabu, BYOB Indo-Pak, Japanese whisky, a free two-step lesson, a karaoke room for two and churros after.

Breakfast in Sharpstown and Gulfton: 5 a.m. kolaches, Tampico-style tacos, Taiwanese rice rolls, Ethiopian ful and a 24-hour diner, all verified open.

Brunch in the Memorial Villages, verified: 8 weekend spots in Hedwig Village and Spring Valley Village, from a 6 a.m. kolache run to a 4 p.m. shakshouka.

Plan a date night in Alief: Viet-Cajun crawfish, hot pot and Korean BBQ, then chè, late coffee and a lakeside walk past a pavilion roof made in Taiwan.