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One Dragon Restaurant

One Dragon Restaurant

Conventional wisdom says this is the best place for soup dumplings in Houston. Conventional wisdom is right.

Saigon Pagolac

You need only three words of Vietnamese here: bo bay mon, or seven courses of beef. Each is a delight, from make-your-own spring rolls to alphabet soup.

Thien Thanh

The tightly packed rice-noodle rolls known as banh cuon  are exceptional here, but the dill-and-turmeric-flavored catfish may be even better.

Uyghur Bistro

The cuisine of the Uyghur people of China’s Xinjiang province encompasses flavors from across the Silk Road. Its diversity makes it appealing to practically every palate, but because it’s cooked by a small ethnic minority, there are only a handful of Uyghur restaurants in North America. From its heavily spiced, ropy noodle dishes to a lip-smacking lamb shank over rice, Houston’s entry in the category would be well worth a trek through the Taklamakan Desert.

Published in the 100 Best Restaurants 2016 issue of Houstonia Mag.











Alice Levitt
Alice Levitt
Alice joined Houstonia in November 2015 and has been relishing exploring the city’s vibrant food scene ever since.  She began her journalism career at age 13 with a cult film criticism ’zine. As an adult, stints with WWE Magazine and EatingWell led to her job as senior food writer at Vermont’s alternative newsweekly, Seven Days, in 2008. In that capacity, she became one of the state’s most well-known TV and radio personalities. Her first book, Vermont: An Explorer’s Guide, was published in 2015. Alice has won an AltWeekly Award for Best Food Writing, two Daysies for Best Print/Online Journalist, and two "Top Social Foodie" awards from Burlington Social Media Day.