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Rice Village Nightlife

"Lots of great bars in a few small blocks."


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Rice Village Nightlife is popular among young professional's, especially for weeknight happy hours, because there is a variety of nice restaurants, bars, and a few dance clubs within about 5 square blocks.

Rice Village is so-named because it is a shopping and entertainment district half a mile West of Rice University. You can find a variety of people in Rice Village milling around from bar to bar. It's a great area for socializing in a relaxed, unpretentious atmosphere. One big advantage is that there are several bars practically next door to each other so if you want to do some bar hopping you can simply walk from one place to the next.

Rice Village Nightlife attracts a younger crowd of mixed ethnicity, with the exception of Bronx Bar which is known to have racially discriminatory door policies. Bronx Bar has recently been a matter of heated debate. Just next door is Brian O'Neill's, which has an ethnically mixed crowd on any given night and is all-around the better option.

Most of the venues in Rice Village are unpretentious and truly a lot of fun and there is almost never a cover charge.

Written for HNS by Kristy Venable
Photo used under Creative Commons from Amy-N
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Some of Rice Village's Best Bars and Clubs:

Baker Street Pub is a British pub in Rice Village with live music on the weekends, good food, and an extensive happy hour including all day Sunday. The staff is experienced and friendly.

Lounge at Benjys is a classy upstairs bar and patio that overlooks Rice Village. They have specialty martinis with fresh ingredients and an appetizer menu. It's a great place for a date.

Brian O'Neill's is an Irish Pub in the heart of Rice Village. It is packed and full of energy on the weekends and a great place to relax and enjoy great drink specials on a weekday.

Buffalo Wild Wings is the place to watch your favorite sports. They have 6 huge projectors plus smaller TVs. Watch for parties and drink specials on game days.

Ginger Man Pub serves a large selection of beer and great beer combinations. They have terrific service and a friendly, knowledgeable staff. There are 2 patios for you to enjoy a beer on.

Hans' Bierhaus is a beer and wine garden situated around a restored house in Rice Village. People watch from the sidewalk cafe or play on their and bocce court (lawn bowling).

Kelvin Arms is Houston's only Scottish Pub. Their lounge area is in an old bank vault. They offer pinball, poker tournaments, trivia, Wii nights, and great drink specials.

Two Rows is a microbrewery that serves its own beer, plus wine and liquor. They also serve delicious food on their patio overlooking Rice Village. Come by on Wednesday for $1 beers.

Under the Volcano is a bar with a theme of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead, the Mexican holiday). Serves cocktails with fresh ingredients and gourmet food and coffee. Occasional live music. This is one of the most unique Houston bars.

Vintage 46 is a fun wine bar in the Rice Village/Upper Kirby area. They have neat events and parties, live music on the weekends, a relaxed atmosphere, and a delicious menu that will have wine-lovers coming back for more.

All About Rice Village in Houston

The Basics

Rice Village is located in the center of West University on Kirby Drive, just south of highway 59. "The Village" as everybody calls it has so many different things to do and see that you can spend the whole day there and never go to the same place twice. They have boutiques, bars, restaurants and salons. When at the Village you can find anything you need.

The Village is located right next to Rice University. When school is in session you can find The Village's Morningside Drive (the street with all the bars) a buzz with students on the weekends.

Rice Village nightlife is wonderful and known throughout Houston. They have some of the most popular places in Houston such as Brian O'Neill's, The Ginger Man, and Little Woodrow's.

All of the places along the Morningside strip have wonderful patios to sit on and enjoy a cocktail after work or after a long day of shopping.

In Rice Village you can dine at some of the best restaurants in Houston.

  • Two Rows; a restaurant where they make their own beer. Try a Wednesday night when their homemade beer is only $1.
  • Baker's Street and Buffalo Wild Wings have full menus as well as a full bar and they are both open late which is good for that late night hunger.
  • If you are up early try Le Peep. They have the best breakfast in the Village.
  • Kubos is a great sushi place.
  • or go to Jason's Deli or La Madeline if you want to stick to something familiar.

The food in The Village is just wonderful and there is something for everybody.

Rice Village has some of the best shopping in Houston. They have all the popular shops such as Victoria Secret, Express, Banana Republic, and Urban Outfitters.

As well as housing the popular chain stores Rice Village has many small shops that are owned by local Houstonians. I love to support the community and when shopping in the Village you can surely do that. The Village has my favorite store Lot 8 which is owned by Chloe Dao of Project Runway.

When at the Village you can just park and walk from shop to shop, but beware of no parking zones because they really do tow here. There is a parking lot that tends to fill up quickly as well as an attached parking garage. The parking garage costs about five to ten dollars a day, but most businesses will validate your parking ticket so that it is free. Just ask.

Rice Village has everything you need. Great food, great cocktails and great shopping...what more could you want?

Written for HNS by Alexandra Kuchik

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Call ahead to see if the place you're visiting will validate your parking ticket so that you can park in the garage for free. If not, then stop in Baker's Street or Two Rows (which do validate) for a quick beer and free parking!

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