6 POST Houston Restaurants to Try this Weekend Downtown | Black Owned
Last updated on May 12th, 2025 at 08:43 pm
Need ideas for a great weekend in Houston? This article is all about POST Houston restaurants that are Black owned, with gluten free and vegan options included.
Plus, there’s information on parking, hours, events and restaurant menus.
POST Houston, described as a cultural center, is located in Downtown Houston, and used to be the Barbara Jordan Post Office. There’s a rooftop park (Skylawn), concert venue, and a food hall.
This building is not Black owned, however, there are a few Black owned restaurants & food spots located in the food hall:
2025 POST Houston restaurants that are Black owned
1. Lucy Pearl’s (vegan & gluten free options)
Southern-style bakery that serves cakes, pies, cookies, lemon bars, cake pops, macarons and more.
Pictured: Atomic Cake & Carrot Cake. The Atomic Cake layers, starting from the top: chocolate cake with fudge, strawberry cream with fresh strawberry slices, yellow cake, Bavarian cream custard with fresh banana slices, banana cake with banana filling.
Menu: lucypearls.com/menu
Instagram: @lucypearlssweets
2. ChòpnBlọk (vegan & gluten free options)
Fast casual West African restaurant with vegan options. Most of their menu is gluten free.
Pictured: Golden Curry (Motherland Curry with jollof rice).
Menu: chopnblok.co/orderonline
Instagram: @chopnblok_
Related post: 61+ Houston Black Owned Restaurants & Food Trucks (vegan & gluten free options)
3. Thrive Juices (vegan options)
Smoothies, juices, acai bowls and more.
Pictured: Thrive Bowl. I substituted the strawberries for mango.
Menu: thrivejuices.com/menu
Instagram: @thrive.juices
4. Sweets with L&L Cotton Candy
Gourmet cotton candy & custom made party treats. Congratulations to Sweets with L&L for being the 2nd Prize Winner of the HEB Quest for Texas Best 2023 competition.
Menu: sweetswithlandl.com/shop
Instagram: @sweetswithlandl
5. Twisted Grilled Cheese
Specializing in gourmet sandwiches (like ‘The Truffle Mushroom’ and ‘The Smokehouse Brisket’) with various sides and a selection of milkshakes. Twisted Grilled Cheese recently opened this new location in summer 2023.
Menu: twistedgrilledcheese.com/menu
Instagram: @twistedgrilledcheese
6. Myoa Cookies
Luxury dessert experience featuring organic & gourmet vegan cookies. They recently had their grand opening early April 2025. Owner, Myowa Sobamowo was also at the Chopd & Stewd Festival back in 2023.
Menu: myoacookies.com/collections/single-premium-cookie
Instagram: @myoacookies
Related post: Honeyland Festival 2023: New Black Food Festival in Houston area
POST Houston Events
From rooftop farm events to concerts, there’s always something going on here.
In September 2023, the building hosted Chopd and Stewd Festival, a West African food & cultural event created by Ope Amosu, the owner of ChòpnBlọk.
If you’re thinking about attending the festival in the future, read my recap of Chopd and Stewd Festival 2023.
About POST Houston
Hours
Sunday – Wednesday: 11 am – 9 pm CT
Thursday – Saturday 11 am – 10 pm CT
Parking at POST Houston
There is a large onsite parking lot that’s:
- free for the first hour then $5 per hour, Monday – Thursday
- free for the first 20 min then $5 per hour, Friday – Sunday
There is also street parking available in the surrounding downtown Houston area.
Address
401 Franklin St Houston, TX 77201 (Downtown)
Website & Social Media
Phone Number
713-999-2550
Related post: Chopd & Stewd Food Festival celebrates West African culture, Sept 2023
This article was all about POST Houston restaurants that are Black owned. This article has been updated for 2025.
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