"If you want to eat charcuterie and drink fabulous wine on a charming, busy street, hit up Montrose Cheese & Wine. Not only does it have a patio, but you get front-row seats to the main drag of Westheimer’s traffic pile-ups and cast of wanderers. Smear some spicy nduja salami on toast, sip a glass of rosé, and listen to some twee French pop pumping through the speakers all while gazing into the laundromat across the street." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene, julie takahashi