Top Five Restaurant Recommendations - Recommendations from Houston Food Writers for Their Favorites

Here are the "Top Five" (or fewer) recommendations by Houstonians:

Zafar Idebekovich: Avesta Persian Grill

Sarah Pacilio: Barry's Pizza

Niobe Neenee: The Breakfast Klub, Kulture, Burn's Barbecue, Killen's Steakhouse, B's Wine Bar

Steven Lee: Kata, Pappas Steakhouse, Xochi, Saigon Midtown, Potente

Laura Stokes: Hugo's, Goode Company, Churrascos, America, Brennans, Carabba's, Damians, Ninfa's

Rebecca Lynch: Kata, Crawfish and Noodles, Huynh, Lupe Tortilla, Corkscrew Barbecue, Aga's, Maharaja Bhog, Crown Palace, Ambriza Social Kitchen, Pico's

Chris Wilkerson: Xochi, Killen's Barbecue, Cafe TH, Moontower Inn, Izakaya Midtown

Richard Zigler: Himalaya, Hugo's, Mala Sichuan, Theodore Rex, Teotihuacan

Deepa Kamath: Nancy's Hustle, Xochi, Maison Pucha, Pho Saigon
Alanna Koos: Nancy's Hustle, BCN, Better Luck Tomorrow, Coltivare, Theodore Rex

Mai Pham: Ninfa's, MF, Kata, Uchi, Doris Metropolitan, B&B Butchers, Killen's STQ, Pappas Brothers, Kitchen at Dunlavy, BCN, Hugo's, Saigon House Midtown, Crawfish and Noodles, Crawfish Cafe, Cajun Kitchen, Seafood Shoppe, Gatlin's, Killen's Barbecue, Blood Brothers Barbecue

David Caldwell: Nancy's Hustle, Theodore Rex, One Fifth, Doris Metropolitan, Eunice

Nicholas Cain: Hugo's, Maison Pucha, BCN, 100% Taquito, Gatlin's Barbecue

Stephanie Farmer: Ninfa's, El Tiempo, Jinya, Langford Grocery, YoYo's Hot Dogs, Backstreet Cafe, Harry's, House of Pies

Eugene Zafra: Sal y Pimienta, Hong Kong Food Street, Gyu Kaku, Texas de Brazil, Killen's

Andrea Afra: Thai Spice Fast Food, Darband Kebab, Tacos la Bala, El Jaibo, Sleepy's Po-Boys, Hank's Ice Cream