01 ntawm 07
Westheimer taug kev ncig xyuas
Shea Serrano Westheimer yog ib qhov ntawm - yog tias tsis yog - qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws nyob hauv nroog. Rau cov keeb kwm buffs tawm muaj, nws yog hu ua tom qab ib tug neeg tawg rog German hu ua Michael Louis Westheimer uas nyob hauv Houston xyoo 1859. Nws yog nyob rau hauv storied Montrose zej zog .
Cov neeg sau xov xwm John Nova Lomax tau hais txog Houston cov neeg tsis muaj zog Westheimer hais tias, "ntau tshaj lwm yam kev tshawb fawb, [Westheimer] embodies Houston's tsheb-zog, tsis muaj kev tawm tsam, 20-mile phantasmagoria ntawm strip malls, chaw cia khoom, loj-rooj muag khoom, chaw ua chaw ua si, chav sib sau ua ke, chaw ua qev, cov khw, tsev khw thiab lub tsev teev ntuj. "Qhov no yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws uas tus neeg twg yuav piav txog nws.
Txawm hais tias koj tsis tuaj yeem mus treking tag nrho txoj kev, qhov kev ncig xyuas taug kev no hits tag nrho cov kub kub raws ib qho eclectic sawb ntawm qis Westheimer cheeb tsam nyob nruab nrab ntawm South Shepherd thiab Montrose.
Pib ntawm Westheimer thiab Dunlavy kev sib tshuam, thiab sab qaum teb. Rau qhov ua ntej ib nrab ntawm lub dawm, tag nrho cov khw muag khoom muaj nyob rau tib sab ntawm txoj kev uas koj nyob nraum taug kev.
02 ntawm 07
Cafe Brasil
Shea Serrano Brasil nyob rau ntawm lub ces kaum ntawm Westheimer thiab Dunvaly bustling. Ntxiv rau nws cov zaub mov noj zaub mov noj zaub mov, qhov kev noj mov no kuj pab tau kas fes, npias thiab cawv thiab ntws nyob hauv indie suab paj nruag ua yeeb yam. Thaum cov neeg coob coob muaj kev sib txawv, cov neeg ua hauj lwm thiab kev lom zem yog cov txiav txim siab.
03 ntawm 07
Taxi-Taxi
Shea Serrano Taxi-Taxi yog ib qho zoo muag yuav khoom muag lag luam vintage cov khw muag khoom hauv lub nroog - cia nyob ib leeg ntawm no. Muaj kuj yog ib qhov kev sib tw thiav qab ntawm hu ua Vault, thaum koj xav tau koj lub qhov ntswg kom phim cov tawv tawv daj uas koj nyuam qhuav yuav.
Yog tias koj nyob ntawd los sim thiab muag lawv tej khaub ncaws, koj qhib kev rau txim. Lwm yam tshaj qhov no, qhov chaw yog tsis qias neeg.
Lus Cim: Tsheb tavxij-Taxi muag cov khoom tshiab zoo li thiab luam tawm t-shirts.
04 ntawm 07
Flashback Funtiques
Shea Serrano Raws li lub npe implies, qhov no yog ib qho khoom plig antique. Nws yog ib qho kev xav paub ntau tshaj li ntau tshaj plaws, raws li nws feem ntau tsom rau 50's thiab 60's tus kab lis kev cai pop thiab novelties zoo li dej qab zib cov cav tov, cov txiv qaub, cov khoom phom tshuab thiab cov thawv ntawv me me. Nws yog tag nrho los xam nws ua "qhov chaw nrog $ 4000 tus poj niam loj loj hauv lub qhov rais," thiab thaum koj tsis tau yuav khoom dab tsi, nws tsim nyog peek hauv xwb los saib.
05 ntawm 07
Hugo's Mexican Mexican Restaurant
Shea Serrano Hla Westheimer ntawm Mandell Street thiab rov qab mus rau sab qab teb, koj mam li khiav mus rau hauv Hugo's, lub tsev noj mov qhabnias Mev, thiab ib qho chaw zoo tshaj nyob hauv Houston. Hugo lub npe hu rau lawv hnub Sunday brunch, ib tug extravaganza tias nta - nrog lwm yam - tamales, stuffed poblanos, thiab abuelita-style kub chocolate.
Pro taub: Cov ntawv qhia zaub mov tuaj yeem tau txais me ntsis pricey. Tee los ntawm lub sij hawm zoo siab rau cov kev lag luam zoo rau ntau yam noj mov thiab haus dej, xws li Hugo lub npe nrov mojito.
06 ntawm 07
Shaw's Tattoo Studio
Shea Serrano Qhov kev xyuam xim tattoo no tau qhib txij thaum 1979 thiab tau hais tias yog Houston thawj daim ntawv tso cai tattoo. Xaiv tau nws, lawv tshwj xeeb hauv pab pawg, nplua kab thiab kev cai tattooing, tab sis tsis zoo li ntau lwm cov tattoo parlors, Shaw's tsis muaj kev pab cuam tho.
Historical Tidbit: Rau nws lub vev xaib, Larry Shaw, tus kav khw, tsis ntev los no muag qhov qub tattoo studio hauv ntiaj teb no rov qab rau xyoo 2004. Lub Ntev Beach, California qhov chaw qhib xyoo 1927.
Shaw's yog nyob rau ntawm Montrose staple, Hollywood Khoom Noj Khoom Haus, qhov chaw mus rau qhov chaw rau cov ntaub ntawv, cov yeeb tshuaj cej luam, New York Times thiab cov porn liab qab.
07 ntawm 07
Lub tebchaws Cuaj Huam Cuaj Fai
Shea Serrano Xaus ntawm koj qhov chaw tawm los ntawm kev tso tseg hauv Café Teb chaws Café, qhov chaw kho mob ib nrab ntawm ib cheeb tsam ze ntawm Westheimer thiab Elmen. Lub teb chaws Ottoman noj tshais, pluas su thiab noj hmo thiab muaj kev xaiv ntau cov kis. Qhov chaw no yeej ib txwm zoo rau lub sij hawm zoo siab, raws li lawv tau ua yeeb yam txog kev sib tw, thoob ntiaj teb beers thiab cov dej haus tshwj xeeb. Tus loj loj, tus npoo ci ntsa iab yog ib qho zoo kov thiab.