Houston's "Chinatown" and Beyond: Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean Restaurants

By Alison J. Stein, About.com Guide

In Houston, the best Asian restaurants tend to be well off the tourist or conventioneers trail – they’re catering to the needs of their own population rather than to travelers, which can make good restaurants hard to find and intimidating to approach for the uninitiated in restaurant adventuring.

If that’s you, a good approach is to sign up for one of the city’s Asian-themed culinary tours, led by the city’s best chefs, who make it a hobby to scope out the most authentic restaurants: “I want to be the only white guy with blonde hair in the room,” says Randy Evans, chef at Haven.

Evans frequently leads food tours, and along with Chris Shepherd, another fixture on the culinary tour scene took me around to the explore their favorite Asian haunts recommended here.

Read more about Houston's culinary tours.

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