Eat & Drink

Editor's Picks

The 10 Best Restaurants for Ladies Who Lunch

Bring your friends to these fancy luncheon locales.

12/29/2016 By Alice Levitt

Editor's Picks

Where to Find Your Favorite Foods from Back Home Right Here

Whether you're in search of Detroit-style dogs, Chicago deep-dish or Natchitoches meat pies, you'll find them in Houston.

12/29/2016 By Alice Levitt

Happy Hour Guide

7 of Our Favorite (and Most Diverse) Happy Hour Menus

From French frites on the cheap to Chinatown-style afternoon tea, happy hour goes global in Houston.

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Happy Hour Guide

5 Dog-Friendly Drinkeries For You and Your Pup

Your furry family members are welcome at these Paws on Patio-approved spots.

12/28/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Happy Hour Guide

Discover the Joys of Japanese Pub Grub

Unleash your sake and biru-loving beast within with some of these exceptional deals.

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Happy Hour Guide

Better by the Dozen: The Cheapest (Good) Oysters in Houston

Oysters for a buck or less are one of the greatest Gulf Coast privileges of them all.

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Happy Hour Guide

A Breath of Fresh Air: 7 Sunny al Fresco Spots

What winter?

12/28/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Happy Hour Guide

What Are You Looking for in a Happy Hour?

We've got the best bars for stuffing your face, getting a cutie's phone number, two-stepping for free and more

12/28/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Happy Hour Guide

Happy Hour: An Etiquette Guide

The serial abuses observed most often in Houston’s taverns and tap houses, and how to correct them

12/28/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

It's 5 o'Clock Somewhere

Houston's 37 Happiest Happy Hours

A handy guide to the city's best food and drink deals

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt and Katharine Shilcutt

Food Fest

Early-Bird Pricing for the 2017 Gumbo Smackdown Ends Tomorrow

Save $5 on your ticket for Houstonia's fourth annual gumbo festival—our largest to date.

12/28/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Colonial Cuisine

Our Latest Obsession: Portuguese Chicken at Wing Kee Restaurant

How Portuguese rule of Macau brought Houston creamy comfort food.

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Extra Crispy

Korean Fried Chicken Pioneer Lims Chicken Opens in Chinatown

They're serving the bird on Bellaire Boulevard, with more to come soon.

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Miracle of the Oil

Celebrate Hanukkah the French Way at La Table

You have until January 1 to go Semitic at the Post Oak culinary palace.

12/27/2016 By Alice Levitt

Wrap Up

Houston's 10 Best New Dishes of 2016

No big chains here—our favorite plates of the year all came from local restaurants.

12/27/2016 By Alice Levitt

More Than Permissible

Six Places That You Didn’t Know Have Halal Options

From Russian to Thai, these restaurants all keep Muslim diners happy.

12/26/2016 By Zain Mohammed

Kick Off

Tickets to Taste of the NFL May Be the Perfect Last-Minute Gift

You don't have to go anywhere to scoop up a meal to remember.

12/23/2016 By Alice Levitt

Nativity Nosh

A Typical English Christmas Dinner

It's not all Dickens and figgy pudding.

12/22/2016 By Victoria Haneveer

New Edition

Eat Like Vince Wilfork With the Houston Texans Cookbook

The second edition of the Lady Texans' effort shows home cooks how to feed a football player.

12/22/2016 By Alice Levitt

Chrismukkah Cheer

What Happens to Bakers When Hanukkah Starts on Christmas Eve?

We ask Three Brothers Bakery how they're dealing with the holiday rush.

12/21/2016 By Alice Levitt