The Best Places in Virginia Court & Pemberton
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Rank 1. Navy Blue
Gulf Coast Seafood
The awards
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: #1 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle: #20 · Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Texas Monthly #1 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle #20 · Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: Honorable Mentions · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- Houstonia Houstonia: Houston’s Best Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle: Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- Texas Monthly Honorable Mentions · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- Houstonia Houston’s Best Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 3. Badolina Bakery & Cafe
Israeli Bakery
The bread lineup at this Israeli bakery in Rice Village runs from sourdough to shakshuka pastries to burekitas, the small savory hand pies the team grew up eating in Israel. It's a bright, picturesque café with outdoor seating, connected to the same group behind Doris Metropolitan and Hamsa. A 2025 James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur semifinalist, it draws the kind of Saturday morning crowd that treats a bakery run like a serious errand.
The awards
- Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle: Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy - Sof Hospitality Group
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy - Sof Hospitality Group
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy - Sof Hospitality Group
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy - Sof Hospitality Group
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Rank 3. Hamsa
Modern Middle Eastern
The awards
- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: #3 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle: Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy - Sof Hospitality Group
- Texas Monthly #3 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy - Sof Hospitality Group
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The mimosa flight arrives in four small glasses, each a different juice, which is either charming or a mild content-marketing stunt depending on your mood. Black Walnut is a casual, multi-location brunch cafe where the menu runs comforting and familiar: eggs Benedict, chorizo migas, a buttery croissant sandwich. Weekend mornings draw a crowd that has strong feelings about where to brunch, and this is one of their answers.
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Rank 7. Tiger Noodle House
Sichuan
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Rank 7. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
Ice Cream Shop
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