Eat & Drink

BIGGER, BETTER, SMOKIER

Houston’s Biggest Food Festival Returns This October

Chris Shepherd’s Southern Smoke Festival features an all-star lineup this year.

08/29/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

EAST OF EADO

Popular Heights Bar Opens New Location in Second Ward

For its new location, Eight Row Flint has taken over Night Shift’s former digs along Harrisburg. 

08/24/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

DIVINE SNACKS

Popular Tasting-Menu Restaurant Will Relaunch at Montrose Coffee Shop

Thomas Stacy’s ReikiNa returns on Sept 1 with a fixed, five-course menu available three nights a week at Montrose’s Native Coffee.

08/18/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

“LITTLE ARMANDO”

Armandos Owners to Bring Cantina-Style Tex-Mex to Bellaire

Mandito’s, which will feature a menu stacked with Tex-Mex classics, will open in early 2023.

08/16/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

UNIQUE EATS

Houston's First Nikkei Concept Restaurant Is Now Open

Chef Masaru Fukuda’s Pacha Nikkei celebrates the unique combination of Japanese and Peruvian food culture.

08/12/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

Trill Burgers

Bun B's Trill Burgers Is Back with Two Houston-Area Pop-Ups

After being crowned the “Best Burgers in America,” Trill Burgers is headed home.

08/11/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Good Eats

Highly Anticipated Restaurants Coming To Houston in 2022

Two new steakhouses have landed in the Bayou City this month.

08/09/2022 By Shelby Stewart

TASTE OF TUSCANY

Roma Ristorante is a Taste of Italy Without Ever Leaving Home

The trattoria-style restaurant in Rice Village feels like a trip to grandmas.

08/02/2022 By Shelby Stewart

TACO-TASTIC

Houston Chef Publishes New Book on Tacos

Victoria Elizondo’s debut book, which contains more than 60 taco recipes, will turn your Taco Tuesday into a weeklong affair.

08/02/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

LAND OF THE TRILL

Bun B’s Trill Burgers Named Best Burgers in the Nation on Good Morning America

The Best Burgers in America are right here in Houston.

07/29/2022 By Shelby Stewart

FROZEN TREATS

H-Town’s Favorite Popsicle Company Opens New Shop in Second Ward

POPSTON has gained widespread popularity through its Houston-inspired flavors and grassroot efforts

07/25/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

Treasure Trove

Discover Houston's Best Hidden Gems

From community grocery stores to Mexican candy vendors, speakeasies and thrift stores, these are Houston's best-hidden treasures.

07/22/2022 By Houstonia Staff

FOODQUAKE!

Celebrated Chef Chris Shepherd Is Out at Underbelly Hospitality

The James Beard Award winner has parted ways with the restaurant group he founded

07/20/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

THE FOODIE EVENT OF THE YEAR

Houston Restaurant Weeks Returns Next Month

The popular fundraiser for the Houston Food Bank just revealed a partial list of its participating restaurants and their menus

07/20/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

Hidden Gems

Discover Houston's Best Community-Led Grocery Stores

Discover authentic ingredients, tantalizing tastes, and diverse cultural flavor at one of these great community-oriented grocery stores.

07/18/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Hidden Gems

Houston's Homegrown Mexican Candies Mix Spicy and Sweet

Seek out the goods from these local candy purveyors, who infuse their snacks with the tongue-tantalizing flavors of their Mexican heritage.

07/15/2022 By Geneva Diaz

JUST DANCE

A Reimagined South Beach Reopens After a Four-Year Break

Houston’s premier LBGTQ+ dance club returns this week with a new look, new sound and lighting technology, and its famous cooling ice jets.

07/14/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

Hidden Gems

The Backbone of Bayou City’s Warehouse District

Shop founder and owner Courtney Blackmore of Black's Bodega, a neighborhood fixture and community hub, is on the brink of a significant shift.

07/14/2022 By Amarie Gipson Photography by Michael Starghill

COMFORT FOOD

Gatlin’s BBQ’s New Restaurant Is Dedicated to Texas Comfort Food

Gaitlin's new sister restaurant, Fins & Feathers, will showcase the best of both fish and fowl through a menu stacked with Texas comfort food and Gulf Coast seafood.

07/12/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

Best Restaurants

The Top 5 Places to Satisfy Your Food Cravings

Looking for the absolute best bagel in town? Need the finest spot for Korean barbecue? These spots are the places to get them.

07/08/2022 By Houstonia Staff