Places to Eat in Galveston
Six Galveston favorites, from Gaido’s, the Seawall seafood house under the giant crab since 1911, and boat-to-table seafood on the harbor at Pier 19 to prime steaks and Latin American plates downtown, an East End bakery for all-day brunch and a casual seafood counter that locals have loved since 1976. Compare them here, then open a guide for hours, prices, reviews and RV parking.
Galveston, Texas · Galveston Island & Bolivar
Restaurants
6 guides
Hours, prices & parking
Top rated
4.8 / 5
Vargas Cut & Catch on Google
Houston
About 1 hr
Drive to Galveston
Updated November 2, 2026 · Ratings, hours and prices from each restaurant guide
Where to eat
Galveston restaurants
Each restaurant has a full guide with hours, prices, review scores, parking tips for RVs and the nearest RV parks.
Vargas Cut & Catch
A prime steak and seafood house on Postoffice Street, opened in 2018 by Paco Vargas’s children across from Rudy & Paco, with an open kitchen and a 200-bottle wine wall. Rated 4.8 on Google · $$$.
Rudy & Paco Restaurant and Bar
Downtown Galveston’s South and Central American steak and seafood house, next to The Grand 1894 Opera House and run by Paco Vargas since the 1990s. Rated 4.7 on Google · $$$.
The Sunflower Bakery & Cafe
An East End breakfast, brunch and bakery favorite since 1999, serving all-day brunch, crab cakes and eggs, and grilled cinnamon rolls a few blocks from Broadway. Rated 4.6 on Google · $$.
Katie’s Seafood House
A boat-to-table seafood house on the harbor at Pier 19, run by the family behind Katie’s Seafood Market and its own Gulf fishing boats, with a dog-friendly patio. Rated 4.5 on Google · $$.
Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant
Galveston’s classic Gulf seafood house since 1911, on Seawall Boulevard under a 12-foot crab, known for Red Snapper Michael, crab-stuffed shrimp and famous pecan pie. Rated 4.4 on Google · $$$.
Shrimp N Stuff
Galveston’s go-to casual seafood counter since 1976, at 39th Street and Avenue O, serving fried Gulf shrimp, catfish and po-boys at local prices, with a shady patio. Rated 4.4 on Google · $.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by following along and giving their work a look. Restaurant photos: Vargas Cut & Catch: Michael Barera on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Rudy & Paco Restaurant and Bar: Michael Barera on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); The Sunflower Bakery & Cafe: Constance Chen on Wikimedia Commons (CC0); Katie’s Seafood House: Jim Evans on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant: John Margolies (Library of Congress) on Wikimedia Commons (public domain); Shrimp N Stuff: The Bushranger on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Top photo: Yinan Chen (public domain) Some photos show the area around a restaurant rather than the restaurant itself, and food photos are for illustration only.
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