Eat & Drink

The Best Coast

The Houstonian’s Essential Guide to Gulf Seafood

From fresh shrimp and oysters to blue crabs and golden tilefish, we have it all here in Houstonia. Here's where to find the best seafood on the best coast.

03/01/2016 By Houstonia Staff

The Best Coast

The Houstonian’s Essential Guide to Gulf Seafood

From fresh shrimp and oysters to blue crabs and golden tilefish, we have it all here in Houstonia. Here's where to find the best seafood on the best coast.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt, Katharine Shilcutt, and Robb Walsh

Better with Butter

To-Die-For Recipe: Brennan’s Pasta Ellen

Cook like the pros.

03/01/2016 By Catherine Matusow

Seafood

Cooked to Oyster

There’s a bright side for bivalve buffs who’d rather not eat oysters raw.

03/01/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Gulf Seafood Guide

The Perils of Taking Gulf Seafood for Granted

If you want to really eat local, it’s the last wild food you’ll find in abundance.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt

Bug Out

How to Host Your Own Crawfish Boil at Home

An eight-panel guide to cooking those bugs up right.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt Illustrations by Kyle Fewell

Gulf Seafood Guide

Meet the Fleet: 6 Gulf Species You Should Know

According to our experts, these are some of the best local fish to bag at your favorite seafood market.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt Illustrations by Kyle Fewell

Pour

Reserve 101 Brings In Its Rarest Whiskey to Date—Even by Its Own Standards

Legendary distillery William Grant & Sons has never made a barrel of whiskey for a bar—until now.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt

BBQ

Is Great Texas Barbecue Still Great Without a Line?

The spiffy new, 4,200-square-foot location of Gatlin’s BBQ in Oak Forest raises the question.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt

Sushi

Ka Sushi: The Best Japanese Spot You Haven’t Tried

This sushi-and-whiskey bar in a strip mall specializes in surprises.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt

Seafood

Four Spots for the Freshest Fish in Galveston (and One in Bolivar!)

From the Strand to the Seawall, these are the top places to try coastal cuisine on the actual coast.

03/01/2016 By Robb Walsh

Seafood

Get the Good Kind of Raw Deals on Gulf Oysters

Want cheap and cheerful? Bottles of bubbly? We’ve got the right oyster bar for every personality.

03/01/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Seafood

Cajun or Creole, Here’s Your Go-to Bowl of Gumbo

Where to find the best bowls of Houston’s favorite seafood stew.

03/01/2016 By Robb Walsh

Gulf Seafood Guide

Ceviche City: Gulf Fish Goes Raw

What better way to enjoy fresh-from-the-water catches than in crudo form?

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt

Gulf Seafood Guide

Catch of the Day: Houston’s 7 Best Seafood Markets

From Spring to Seabrook, here’s where to scoop up the best Gulf fish.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt

Gulf Seafood Guide

Houston’s Best Old-School and New-School Seafood Joints

From classic to cutting-edge, these 12 restaurants represent the Bayou City’s best of both worlds.

03/01/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Rodeo Wine

An International Wine Competition at… The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo?

Over 20 countries enter their wines each year, and they’re not just in it for the saddles and chaps.

03/01/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Fly Spanish

A Michelin-Worthy Experience Awaits at BCN Taste & Tradition

A Houston restaurant may equal Spain's finest.

02/29/2016 By Mai Pham

Hello Hakka

Meatless Monday: Aling's Hakka Chinese Cuisine

Enjoy the love child of Indian and Chinese cuisines.

02/29/2016 By Megha Tejpal

Fresh Fare

It’s Open Season for the City Hall Farmers Market

From Korean cooking to vegan tamales, meet some of Houston's best new local food vendors.

02/26/2016 By Ellie Sharp