Top BYOB Restaurants in Houston

Mega-portioned pastas and a bargain $5 corkage fee have made this spot a long-running favorite among the Galleria set. Of course, anyone looking for a great BYOB restaurant in Houston can be happy here--trust us, the bread basket is to die for.

We've seen people plonk down entire coolers of wine onto their red-checked tablecloths at this unpretentious Italian joint.

Cafe Pita is perhaps the only Bosnian restaurant in Houston, but we think it would be the best even it it had competition. It's much admired by gourmands, who are admittedly drunk off their own hooch and the taste of cevapcici.

This quirky Belgian cafe is known for its mussels and fries, which are paired with cold Stella Artois. But if the beer and wine in stock isn't strong enough, you can feel free to bring your own hard liquor.

The great thing about going to Guadalupana is that if you forget to bring beer to go with your cemita or sopes, there's a little convenience store next door to pick some up (making this one of the most convenient BYOB restaurants in Houston).

Secreted away in Houston's Museum District, this bohemian cafe is a hidden gem for well-made entrees like the juicy ribeye with blue cheese macaroni. Guests are invited to bring their own wine.

Like its surrounding Montrose neighborhood, Lucio's is quirky and eclectic. Diners feel right at home noshing on stellar spinach dip and prosciutto-wrapped pork chops, washing it all down with their own wine at a $5 corkage fee.

Burgers and beer are natural bedfellows, but diners must bring their own booze in this dry area of the Heights. Once you're stationed on the patio, you may not want to leave for a while--so pack accordingly.

Chowing down on rich, bacon-flecked mac n? cheese, you might think things can't get better. Then you open a bottle of wine.

The patio at La Fendee was made for slow summer nights, hookah pipe in hand and mezze platter and bottle of your choice on the table.

Perched on a corner in Rice Village, this quaint converted house is the perfect setting for a romantic date. A little vino will get sparks flying for an $8 corkage fee.

Down in Sugarland, couples and families can enhance their meal with vino off the menu or from home. For the rest of the summer, the $5 corkage fee will even be waived.

This terrific hidden gem in downtown's warehouse district has some of the best Vietnamese food in town. Almost everyone shows up with a bottle of wine in hand.

Visiting this little house in Montrose is like being invited over to a friend's house. Chef/owner Andrew Rebori will cook an Italian dinner for you on the spot. Corkage fee is $8.