The best restaurants in Longview, Texas are locally owned places with long track records: Bodacious Bar-B-Q on Mobberly (since 1968), Roma's Italian Kitchen downtown, Cace's Kitchen for Cajun seafood, Lil Thai House for Thai, and Jucys for burgers. Each one holds 4.4 stars or better on Google with hundreds of reviews behind it.
This list picks one or two standouts per craving and links to our full guide for each. Every place showed as open on Google Maps on Oct. 26, 2026. Ratings are Google ratings as of October 2026.
Barbecue
1. Bodacious Bar-B-Q (Mobberly)
2227 S Mobberly Ave · 4.7 stars, 726 reviews
The original Bodacious, smoking brisket since 1968, still family run. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
2. Sunbird Barbecue
415 N High St · 4.6 stars, 203 reviews
Craft barbecue praised by Texas Monthly for its brisket bark and burnt ends. Limited days, so check first.
Full list: best BBQ in Longview and best brisket.
Mexican and Tex-Mex
3. Mi Casita
324 N Spur 63 · 4.6 stars, 1,019 reviews
Breakfast tacos, huevos rancheros and quesabirria, per its menu. Mornings and lunch only.
4. Tele's
1700 Judson Rd · 4.5 stars, 1,006 reviews
Tex-Mex on Judson Road, under 5 minutes from Grace Pointe.
Full list: best Mexican food in Longview.
Italian and pizza
5. Roma's Italian Kitchen
102 E Tyler St · 4.4 stars, 1,063 reviews
Italian classics, steak and New York-style pizza in a historic downtown building, per Visit Longview. The date-night pick.
6. Pietro's Neighborhood Pizzeria
2418 Gilmer Rd · 4.7 stars, 984 reviews
A family business dating to 1979. Pizza, pasta and heroes.
Full lists: best Italian and best pizza.
Asian
7. Lil Thai House
212 N Fredonia St · 4.8 stars, 386 reviews
Pad Thai, curries and tom kah, per its menu. Weekday lunch only.
8. Evergreen Food Factory
1402 W Marshall Ave · 4.8 stars, 448 reviews
Korean comfort food from a husband-and-wife team, including bulgogi-and-kimchi loaded fries, per Texas Monthly.
Full lists: best Asian restaurants and best Chinese food.
Seafood and Cajun
9. Cace's Kitchen
104 N Green St · 4.8 stars, 122 reviews
From the family behind the old Johnny Cace's. Creole shrimp gumbo and crawfish étouffée, per Texas Monthly.
10. The Mighty Crab
3213 N Fourth St · 4.7 stars, 3,128 reviews
Build-your-own seafood boils by the pound, per CBS19. About 5 minutes from Grace Pointe.
Full list: best seafood and Cajun.
Burgers and American
11. Jucys Hamburgers
2701 N Eastman Rd, 816 W Marshall Ave, 3362 Gilmer Rd · 4.5 stars at all three
Longview's own burger chain, started here in 1980, per Texas Highways. Half-pound chuck patties.
12. Cafe Barron's
405 W Loop 281 · 4.5 stars, 313 reviews
Locally owned since 1995, with dishes like blackberry tenderloin and Spanish trout, per its site. Lunch and dinner, Tuesday through Saturday.
Full lists: best burgers and best steakhouses.
Honorable mentions
- The Butcher Shop Restaurant and Bakery, 102 Lehigh St (4.4 stars, 3,886 reviews). A burger fixings bar and a bakery case known for strawberry cream pie, per Texas Monthly.
- Papacita's, 305 W Loop 281 (4.4 stars, 5,234 reviews). The busiest Tex-Mex dining room in town.
- Ramen Saikou, 1426 McCann Rd (4.6 stars, 803 reviews). Tonkotsu ramen.
Breakfast and coffee
Mornings get their own guides: best breakfast and brunch and best coffee shops.
A note on closed favorites
If an older list sends you to Tuscan Pig, Johnny Cace's, Copeland's or Dudley's Cajun Cafe, it's out of date. None of them is open at its old location.
Getting there from Grace Pointe
Grace Pointe Apartments at 113 Magnolia Ln sits just off Judson Road, about 5 minutes from the Loop 281 restaurant row and 10 minutes from downtown. If you're planning a move, you can schedule a tour or call 903-414-6336.
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