50 Best Mexican Restaurants

50 Best Mexican Restaurants Margs and Mexican: Our up-to-the-minute guide to our city’s Mexican favorites, from the best in breakfast tacos, to barbacoa, chips and queso, tamales , taqueros, taco trucks, and—but of course—fajitas and margaritas. Plus: how Houston’s deal with skyrocketing rents, an interview with the man who made The Island, an epic tale of road rage, and more.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

July 4

Go Fourth and Conquer: Our Guide for a Perfect Independence Day

In a city this large, there’s an Independence Day celebration for everybody.

06/30/2014 By Michael Hardy

Best of Houstonia

Houston's Best Mexican Restaurants

Best queso? Best fajitas? Best tamales? Best Mexican seafood? It’s all here. Oh, and margaritas, too.

06/30/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Eat & Drink

Editor’s Picks

Houston’s Finest Wine Lists

It doesn’t matter if you’re a connoisseur or just a budding oenophile—if you like wine, here’s where you should be drinking it.

07/22/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Mexican & Margaritas

4 Tex-Mex Breakfast Plates That Rise & Shine

Tacos are hardly the last word in Mexican breakfasts—especially on leisurely weekend mornings when you need to refuel after a long week (or just a long night).

07/07/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Italian Food

Review: Osteria Mazzantini Brings Sophisticated, Modern Italian to Houston

Blending the best of the new world with the charms of the old

06/30/2014 By Robb Walsh

Editor’s Picks

Houston’s 7 Best Hot Dogs

Where would America be without hot dogs?

06/30/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Wine

A Beginner’s Guide to Bandol Rosé

Rosé wines from a French sister city pair wonderfully with our seafood (and our climate).

06/30/2014 By Jeremy Parzen

Mexican & Margaritas

Slideshow: The Gringo’s Guide to Pan Dulce

Don’t know your conchas from your cuernos? We’re here to help you navigate the pastry cases at your local panadería.

06/30/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Mexican & Margaritas

The Wide World of Mexican Cocktails

¡Palomas, micheladas, sangritas, vampiros, los big shots y más!

06/30/2014 By Robb Walsh

Mexican & Margaritas

A Margarita for Every Mood

We’ve rounded up the nine best bars and restaurants to whet your whistle.

06/30/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Mexican & Margaritas

The 10 Essential Taco Trucks

The fancy-food-truck fad may be fading, but good, old-fashioned taco trucks are here to stay. Here are a few worth seeking out.

06/30/2014 By Robb Walsh

Mexican & Margaritas

Our Tex-Mex Survey Results

We asked, several hundred of you answered.

06/30/2014 Illustrations by Dan Derozier By Katharine Shilcutt

Mexican & Margaritas

Houston's Top 10 Regional Mexican Restaurants

Take an impressive culinary tour of Mexico without ever leaving the city limits.

06/30/2014 By Robb Walsh

Mexican & Margaritas

Where to Find Houston’s Best Mexican Seafood

Houston has long boasted America’s widest variety of Mexican seafood restaurants, but thanks to these five spots, Gulf Coast Mexican is entering a whole new era.

06/30/2014 By Robb Walsh

Mexican & Margaritas

Houston’s 15 Best Tex-Mex Restaurants

Finding the best out of hundreds of Tex-Mex establishments was no easy task (especially on our arteries), but we did it.

06/30/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Mexican & Margaritas

5 Awesome Breakfast Tacos to Try Today

What the bagel is to NYC, the breakfast taco is to Houston—so you’d better get it right.

06/24/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor’s Note

The Triumph of the Spirits

The margarita machine finally makes the Smithsonian.

06/30/2014 By Scott Vogel

Health & Wellness

Interview

Tackling the HPV Vaccine’s Image Problem

Meet Dr. Lois Ramondetta, gynecological crusader.

06/30/2014 By Catherine Matusow

Home & Real Estate

Rising Rents

Find the Right Apartment: a Hunting How-To

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach.

06/30/2014 By John Lomax

Real Estate

Renting: What $1300 Gets You...

A survey of apartments reveals that while $1300 isn’t what it used to be, getting bang for your buck still depends on your location.

06/30/2014 By Peter Holley and John Lomax

Space City

A Home at the End of the Yard

Parental love and where it leads

06/30/2014 By John Lomax Photography by Max Burkhalter

Features

The Rent Race

It’s no secret that finding a great apartment in Houston is harder than ever. What’s going on? And what’s the best way to zip past the competition and come out a winner?

06/24/2014 By Peter Holley and John Lomax Illustrations by Andrew J. Nilsen