Latin American Houston 2026: 20 Places Across 10 Countries
Updated September 2026. Houston's Latin American food runs far past Mexican, and the map is not one neighborhood. Ten countries keep dedicated restaurants, markets, soccer fields and dance floors here, spread from Spring Branch to Edgebrook.
We pulled every non-Mexican Latin American venue from our own database, then verified each one through Google Places on September 22, 2026. Here is what the numbers show before we get to the list:
274 Latin American venues sit in our Houston database across nine cultural categories, not counting Mexican.
Honduran is the largest, with 28 venues, ahead of Peruvian at 23 and Brazilian at 22.
Colombian is the thinnest at 8 venues, which is why one restaurant carries that section.
El Producto de Peru holds the highest rating in this guide at 4.9 from 209 Google reviews.
Tourao has the deepest review base at 2,689, followed by Cafe Piquet at 2,445.
All 20 venues below were confirmed operational on September 22, 2026.
Key Takeaways
Ten countries, 20 places: 10 restaurants and 10 markets, fields, studios and clubs.
Central American venues cluster in Gulfton, Sharpstown, Spring Branch and Airline Drive.
South American venues lean west, toward Bellaire Boulevard, Uptown, Katy and Barker Cypress.
Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican places spread across Bellaire, West Houston and Edgebrook.
Half of this list is not a restaurant, because soccer fields, pulperias and dance floors are where the communities actually gather.
Where Do Houston's Latin American Communities Cluster?
Country by country, the map splits into three broad zones. This table is built from the neighborhood field on every venue in our database, not from a single survey.
Country | Venues in our database | Where they concentrate |
|---|---|---|
Honduran | 28 | Spring Branch, Airline/Aldine, Gulfton, Garden Oaks |
Peruvian | 23 | Westchase, Uptown, Addicks |
Brazilian | 22 | Uptown, Montrose, Katy |
Guatemalan | 19 | Gulfton, Uptown, Sharpstown |
Venezuelan | 13 | Katy, Southwest Houston, Memorial |
Salvadoran | 10 | East End, Southwest, Gulfton |
Colombian | 8 | Westchase, Gulfton, Midtown |
Cuban | 7 | West Houston, Bellaire, Downtown |
Dominican | 3 | Edgebrook, West Houston, Westchase |
Puerto Rican | 2 | Montrose, Edgebrook |
One note on how we tag these: our database records who a place is for as much as what it serves, so a venue can carry a Caribbean tag with the country in its cuisine field. If you want the same treatment for Asian Houston, start with Little Saigon, Asiatown and Koreatown.
10 Places to Eat, One Per Country
Every entry below carries its verified address, hours, phone and price level. Ratings and review counts come from Google Places, checked the day this went up.
Anita's Honduras Restaurant — Honduran
📍 Address: 12028 Hempstead Hwy, Houston, TX 77092
🕐 Hours: Mon-Sat 7 AM-10 PM; Sun 8 AM-10 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (713) 360-7424
🏙️ Area: Northwest Houston
This is the largest Honduran sit-down restaurant in our database, and Google reviewers rate it 4.3 from 688 reviews. Honduran breakfast runs early here, which is why the doors open at 7 AM six days a week.
💡 Local tip: Come for breakfast rather than dinner. The 7 AM open is built around Honduran morning plates, not the lunch rush.
Sazon Garifuna (Food Truck) — Honduran (Garifuna)
📍 Address: 8700 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX 77031
🕐 Hours: Mon-Fri 8 AM-10 PM; Sat 8:30 AM-10 PM; Sun 9 AM-10 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (832) 978-1547
🏙️ Area: Fondren Southwest
Garifuna food comes from the Afro-Indigenous communities of Honduras's Caribbean coast, and it is a separate tradition from the mainland cooking most Houston menus show. The truck holds a 4.4 rating from 250 Google reviews and runs 14-hour days.
💡 Local tip: It is a truck with no website, so call ahead before a long drive. Garifuna cooking leans coastal and seafood-forward, unlike the inland Honduran plates at Anita's.
🌐 Website: none listed — call ahead
El Quetzal Bakery & Restaurant — Guatemalan
📍 Address: 5930 S Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77036
🕐 Hours: Daily 7 AM-9 PM
💰 Price: $
📞 Phone: (713) 272-6140
🏙️ Area: Sharpstown
Bakery and restaurant share one room here, open 14 hours a day, every day. Google puts it at 4.0 from 490 reviews, which makes it the most-reviewed Guatemalan spot on this list.
💡 Local tip: Guatemalan pan dulce is its own tradition, not a version of the Mexican one. Go in the morning while the bakery case is still full.
🌐 Website: none listed — call ahead
El Pupusodromo — Salvadoran
📍 Address: 6817 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074
🕐 Hours: Mon-Thu 10 AM-7:30 PM; Fri-Sun 10 AM-8:30 PM
💰 Price: $
📞 Phone: (713) 270-5030
🏙️ Area: Sharpstown
The name translates roughly to 'the pupusa dome,' and the volume backs it up: 718 Google reviews, the most of any Salvadoran spot in our data. The 3.6 rating is the lowest in this guide, so we flag it as high-traffic rather than highest-rated.
💡 Local tip: Weekends run an hour later than weeknights. If you want a quieter table, go on a weekday afternoon.
Arepas By Perla — Venezuelan
📍 Address: 303 Memorial City Mall Ste 727, Houston, TX 77024
🕐 Hours: Mon-Sat 11 AM-8 PM; Sun 11 AM-7 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (346) 266-6100
🏙️ Area: Memorial City
Venezuelan arepas are split and stuffed rather than folded, and this counter has built a 4.5 rating from 487 reviews around them. Its mall location makes it the easiest first stop for anyone new to the cuisine.
💡 Local tip: Our own records had this listed in Southwest Houston; Google now shows Memorial City Mall, so use the mall address.
🌐 Website: none listed — call ahead
Made in Medellin — Colombian
📍 Address: 5901 Bellaire Blvd #106, Houston, TX 77081
🕐 Hours: Sun-Thu 8 AM-9 PM; Fri-Sat 8 AM-10 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (713) 485-0122
🏙️ Area: Gulfton / Bellaire Blvd
Colombian food is the thinnest Latin American category in our database with only eight venues, and this is its anchor at 4.2 from 308 reviews. Breakfast starts at 8 AM daily.
💡 Local tip: There are two locations, Bellaire and Westheimer. Check which one you are routing to before you drive.
CVCHE — Peruvian
📍 Address: 5353 W Alabama St Ste 100-10, Houston, TX 77056
🕐 Hours: Daily 11 AM-10 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (346) 292-5463
🏙️ Area: Uptown
Peru's coastal kitchen centers on ceviche, and this Uptown spot rates 4.6 from 229 Google reviews. It runs the same 11-hour schedule seven days a week, which is rare in this guide.
💡 Local tip: Peruvian cooking in Houston includes Nikkei, the Japanese-Peruvian hybrid. Ask what is on the raw side of the menu that day.
Tourao Brazilian Churrasqueria — Brazilian
📍 Address: 4412 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006
🕐 Hours: Mon-Thu 11 AM-3 PM & 5-10 PM; Fri-Sat 11 AM-10 PM; Sun 11 AM-9 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (713) 395-1050
🏙️ Area: Montrose
At 4.6 from 2,689 reviews, this is the most-reviewed venue in the entire guide. It is an independent churrascaria rather than one of the national steakhouse chains.
💡 Local tip: Weeknights close between 3 PM and 5 PM. Weekends run straight through, so a late Friday lunch works.
Cafe Piquet Cuban Cuisine — Cuban
📍 Address: 5757 Bissonnet St, Bellaire, TX 77401
🕐 Hours: Tue-Thu 11 AM-8 PM; Fri-Sat 11 AM-9 PM; Sun 11 AM-7 PM; Mon closed
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (713) 664-1031
🏙️ Area: Bellaire
A Houston Cuban institution with 2,445 Google reviews at a 4.6 rating, the highest review count of any Caribbean venue here. It anchors the Spanish-speaking Caribbean side of this guide.
💡 Local tip: Closed Mondays, and Sunday service ends at 7 PM. Plan around those two gaps.
La Casa Del Mofongo — Dominican & Puerto Rican
📍 Address: 125 E Edgebrook Dr Ste C, Houston, TX 77034
🕐 Hours: Sun-Thu 11 AM-8 PM; Fri-Sat 11 AM-9 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (832) 469-4116
🏙️ Area: Edgebrook
Mofongo belongs to both the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, and this kitchen claims both, with 958 reviews at a 4.0 rating. Its storefront flies the Dominican, Colombian and Puerto Rican flags together.
💡 Local tip: This is the far southeast corner of the map, near Ellington. Pair it with a Clear Lake trip rather than driving down on its own.
🌐 Website: none listed — call ahead
10 Places to Shop, Play and Dance
Restaurants are the easy half. These ten are the markets, fields, studios and clubs where the food comes from and where the communities gather.
Canchas Pulga Loca — Central American
📍 Address: 8724 Glenmont Dr, Houston, TX 77036
🕐 Hours: Daily 7 AM-1 AM
💰 Price: $
📞 Phone: (832) 267-0781
🏙️ Area: Sharpstown
Soccer fields open 18 hours a day, seven days a week, rated 4.1 from 296 reviews. Weekend league play here is Central American community life, not a tourist attraction.
💡 Local tip: Go as a spectator first and buy from the food vendors on site. Ask before photographing anyone.
🌐 Website: none listed — call ahead
Burnett Bayland Park — Pan-Latin
📍 Address: 6000 Chimney Rock Rd, Houston, TX 77081
🕐 Hours: Daily 7 AM-9 PM
💰 Price: Free
📞 Phone: (281) 353-8100
🏙️ Area: Gulfton
A free county park in Gulfton, one of the densest Central American neighborhoods in Houston, rated 4.3 from 1,231 reviews. Weekend soccer fills the fields.
💡 Local tip: Free and open 14 hours daily. Parking is easiest before noon on Saturdays.
Tierra Centroamerica Pulperia y Variedades — Central American
📍 Address: 1808 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX 77055
🕐 Hours: Mon-Sat 10 AM-7:30 PM; Sun 10 AM-5 PM
💰 Price: $
📞 Phone: (832) 649-8887
🏙️ Area: Spring Branch East
A pulperia is the Central American corner store, part grocery and part everything else. This one rates 4.6 from 27 reviews and stocks Honduran, Guatemalan and Salvadoran goods in one aisle.
💡 Local tip: Sunday closes two and a half hours earlier than the rest of the week. Bring cash for small purchases.
🌐 Website: none listed — call ahead
Mi Tierra Honduras — Honduran
📍 Address: 432 Little York Rd #400, Houston, TX 77076
🕐 Hours: Daily 8 AM-8 PM
💰 Price: $
📞 Phone: (832) 491-1938
🏙️ Area: Northside
A small Honduran grocery on Little York, open 12 hours a day, every day. With 51 reviews at 3.8, it is a neighborhood shop rather than a destination, which is the point.
💡 Local tip: This is where you buy the ingredients instead of the finished plate. Pair it with the Airline Drive markets nearby.
🌐 Website: none listed — call ahead
El Producto de Peru — Peruvian
📍 Address: 1894 Barker Cypress Rd, Houston, TX 77084
🕐 Hours: Mon 10 AM-7 PM; Tue-Wed 9 AM-7 PM; Thu 9 AM-6 PM; Fri 9 AM-7 PM; Sat 9 AM-6 PM; Sun 9 AM-5 PM
💰 Price: $
📞 Phone: (281) 206-7399
🏙️ Area: Addicks / West Houston
At 4.9 from 209 reviews, this Peruvian grocery holds the highest rating of any venue in this guide. Hours shift by the day, which is worth checking before the drive out to Barker Cypress.
💡 Local tip: Thursday closes an hour early at 6 PM. Go Tuesday or Friday for the longest window.
🌐 Website: none listed — call ahead
Latin Dance Factory — Pan-Latin
📍 Address: 13009 Crystal Reef Pl, Pearland, TX 77584
🕐 Hours: Mon-Thu 11 AM-10:30 PM; Fri-Sat 11 AM-2 AM; Sun 11 AM-7 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (832) 413-2623
🏙️ Area: Pearland
Salsa, bachata and the rest, taught seven days a week, rated 4.5 from 47 reviews. Weekend hours run to 2 AM, so classes hand off into social dancing.
💡 Local tip: Our records had this in Uptown; Google now lists Pearland, so route to the Pearland address.
The Palladium — Pan-Latin
📍 Address: 1530 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Ste 101, Houston, TX 77043
🕐 Hours: Mon-Thu 6:30-10 PM; Fri-Sat 9 PM-2 AM; Sun closed
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (832) 303-2409
🏙️ Area: West Houston
Weeknights here are instruction hours and weekends are social nights, a split you can read straight off the schedule. It rates 4.5 from 84 reviews.
💡 Local tip: Take a weeknight class first, then come back Friday at 9 PM when the floor opens. Closed Sundays.
Rumba Live — Cuban
📍 Address: 5920 Hwy 6 N, Houston, TX 77084
🕐 Hours: Daily 10 AM-2 AM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (281) 656-8005
🏙️ Area: West Houston
Cuban food and live music under one roof, open 16 hours a day with 1,213 reviews at 4.6. It is the bridge between the eating and the dancing halves of this guide.
💡 Local tip: Arrive for dinner and stay for the music rather than showing up at midnight. The kitchen opens at 10 AM.
Parceros Night Club — Colombian
📍 Address: 4329 Hwy 6 N Ste A, Houston, TX 77084
🕐 Hours: Fri-Sat 9:30 PM-2 AM only
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (346) 513-0980
🏙️ Area: West Houston
A Colombian discoteca that opens two nights a week and nothing else, rated 4.4 from 284 reviews. Two doors down Highway 6 from Rumba Live, which makes a natural pairing.
💡 Local tip: Friday and Saturday only, doors at 9:30 PM. Any other night you will find a locked door.
Gracie Barra River Oaks — Brazilian
📍 Address: 4310 Westheimer Rd #240, Houston, TX 77027
🕐 Hours: Mon-Thu 6 AM-8:30 PM; Fri 12-8:30 PM; Sat 12-2 PM; Sun 10 AM-12 PM
💰 Price: $$
📞 Phone: (281) 974-2544
🏙️ Area: Uptown / Westheimer
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is Brazil's most exported cultural practice after its food and music, and this academy rates 5.0 from 86 reviews. Weekday mornings start at 6 AM.
💡 Local tip: Weekend windows are short: two hours Saturday, two Sunday. Call before a first visit.
How Do the 20 Compare?
Sorted by review count, highest first. Ratings and counts are from Google Places on September 22, 2026, and they move over time.
Place | Country | Rating (reviews) | Price | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tourao Brazilian Churrasqueria | Brazilian | 4.6 (2,689) | $$ | Montrose |
Cafe Piquet | Cuban | 4.6 (2,445) | $$ | Bellaire |
Burnett Bayland Park | Pan-Latin | 4.3 (1,231) | Free | Gulfton |
Rumba Live | Cuban | 4.6 (1,213) | $$ | West Houston |
La Casa Del Mofongo | Dominican & Puerto Rican | 4.0 (958) | $$ | Edgebrook |
El Pupusodromo | Salvadoran | 3.6 (718) | $ | Sharpstown |
Anita's Honduras Restaurant | Honduran | 4.3 (688) | $$ | Northwest Houston |
El Quetzal Bakery | Guatemalan | 4.0 (490) | $ | Sharpstown |
Arepas By Perla | Venezuelan | 4.5 (487) | $$ | Memorial City |
Made in Medellin | Colombian | 4.2 (308) | $$ | Gulfton |
Canchas Pulga Loca | Central American | 4.1 (296) | $ | Sharpstown |
Parceros Night Club | Colombian | 4.4 (284) | $$ | West Houston |
Sazon Garifuna | Honduran (Garifuna) | 4.4 (250) | $$ | Fondren Southwest |
CVCHE | Peruvian | 4.6 (229) | $$ | Uptown |
El Producto de Peru | Peruvian | 4.9 (209) | $ | Addicks |
Gracie Barra River Oaks | Brazilian | 5.0 (86) | $$ | Uptown |
The Palladium | Pan-Latin | 4.5 (84) | $$ | West Houston |
Mi Tierra Honduras | Honduran | 3.8 (51) | $ | Northside |
Latin Dance Factory | Pan-Latin | 4.5 (47) | $$ | Pearland |
Tierra Centroamerica | Central American | 4.6 (27) | $ | Spring Branch East |
How Do You Plan a Latin American Day in Houston?
Three routes work, depending on which side of town you start from. Each keeps the driving short, which matters here.
Southwest run: El Quetzal on South Gessner, then El Pupusodromo on Bissonnet, then Canchas Pulga Loca for weekend soccer, all within about three miles.
West Houston night: dinner at Rumba Live on Highway 6, then Parceros two minutes up the same road for a Friday or Saturday Colombian floor.
Market morning: Tierra Centroamerica on Wirt Road, then Mi Tierra Honduras on Little York, then breakfast at Anita's on Hempstead.
Budget version: four of these carry a single-dollar price level and one is free. See our cheap eats guide for more under-$10 options.
Driving note: Gulfton, Sharpstown and Spring Branch parking is mostly free surface lots. Our traffic and parking guide covers the tolls if you are crossing town.
Going out after dark? Pair this with things to do in Houston at night, and for the Mexican side of the city start at the Sunny Flea Market.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Latin American food can you find in Houston besides Mexican?
At least ten national cuisines have dedicated venues here: Honduran, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Venezuelan, Colombian, Peruvian, Brazilian, Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican. Our database tracks 274 Latin American venues in the Houston area, with Honduran the largest non-Mexican group at 28 venues. Bolivian and Argentine spots exist too, though in smaller numbers.
Where is the Latin American neighborhood in Houston?
There is no single one. Honduran and Salvadoran venues concentrate in Spring Branch, Gulfton and along Airline Drive; Guatemalan spots sit around Gulfton and South Gessner; Venezuelan and Colombian businesses lean west toward Katy and Bellaire Boulevard; and Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican places spread across West Houston, Bellaire and the southeast. Plan by country, not by one district.
What is the difference between a pupuseria and a pulperia?
A pupuseria is a restaurant serving pupusas, the Salvadoran stuffed masa rounds. A pulperia is the Central American corner store, selling groceries and household goods. Tierra Centroamerica on Wirt Road is a pulperia; El Pupusodromo on Bissonnet is a pupuseria.
What is Garifuna food?
Garifuna cooking comes from the Afro-Indigenous communities along the Caribbean coast of Honduras, Belize and Guatemala. It leans coastal and seafood-forward and is distinct from inland Honduran cooking. In Houston, Sazon Garifuna on South Braeswood is the one truck in our database serving it.
Where can you dance salsa in Houston?
Latin Dance Factory in Pearland teaches seven days a week and stays open to 2 AM on weekends. The Palladium in West Houston splits the week: instruction from 6:30 to 10 PM on weeknights, social dancing from 9 PM on Fridays and Saturdays, closed Sundays. Rumba Live on Highway 6 pairs Cuban food with live music daily.
How We Verified This List
Every venue here was checked against Google Places on September 22, 2026, and any place showing as closed was dropped before publication.
Status: all 20 returned an operational business status on the day of publication.
Hours, addresses and phone numbers: taken from each venue's Google Places record, not from older listings.
Ratings and review counts: Google Places, same date. These change, so treat them as a snapshot.
Venue counts by country: our own Houston database of 2,188 venues, queried the same day.
What we left out: specific menu prices. We publish dollar figures only when we have verified them in person, so this guide uses price levels instead.
Two records changed since our last check: Arepas By Perla now lists Memorial City Mall, and Latin Dance Factory now lists Pearland. Both are reflected above.
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