Houston's Hottest Bars

Cheers to our 50 favorite watering holes, from cocktail palaces to sports bars to neighborhood dives. Also in this issue, meet some of Houston’s most fabulous drag queens and learn about the best drag shows and brunches in town. Learn about George Floyd's legacy and his family's ongoing community work. Peruse our annual list of the area's top dentists, as chosen by their peers. And check out a home’s wild new addition you’d never suspect from the street.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Meet the Queens

Alexye’us Paris Is Just Getting Started

After 25 years in the drag spotlight, this diva is still as captivating as ever.

04/24/2023 By Zach McKenzie

Meet the Queens

The Hyper-Femme Queen with Poise and Elegance

Drag performer Persephone says the art form allows her to expresses her creativity and create community.

04/17/2023 By Zach McKenzie

Meet the Queens

The Bearded Beauty of Texas

Self-described as "hairy, hilarious, and high fashion," Blackberri just wants to make people laugh.

04/10/2023 By Zach McKenzie

Meet the Queens

The Intoxicating Fun of Muffy Vanderbilt III

Large and in charge, this bodacious bombshell has been slaying audiences with her campy but fashion forward performances.

04/03/2023 By Zach McKenzie

Meet the Queens

The Boho Chic and Haute Couture of Chloe Crawford Ross

With her trademark vivaciousness and va-va-voom, Ross brings an inspired creativity to every performance.

03/27/2023 By Zach McKenzie

Meet the Queens

The Bayou City Bombshell

Mistress Isabelle Brooks has cemented herself as Houston’s reigning "plus-size dancing" drag diva.

03/13/2023 By Zach McKenzie

Eat & Drink

Spirited Away

Houston's 50 Hottest Bars of 2023

From the clubby to the dives, these watering holes deliver on all fronts.

04/11/2023 By Daniel Renfrow, Geneva Diaz, and Meredith Nudo

DINING AL FRESCO

The Big Business of Picnics

Thanks to trends on social media, the once humble picnic is now in its glow-up phase.

04/05/2023 By Phoebe Gibson

Houston Landmark

La Carafe Is a Cozy Celebration of Houston’s Past

And did we mention that it’s haunted?

03/29/2023 By Meredith Nudo

Fine Dining

Meet Houston's Very Own Truffle Master

How Diane Roederer redefined the city's food scene.

03/13/2023 By Geneva Diaz

Home & Real Estate

Real Estate

Quality Over Quantity

After living in their beloved Third Ward bungalow for 15 years, a couple calls on a husband-and-wife architecture team to give it a modest, modern expansion hidden from the street.

03/21/2023 By Melissa Dalton

News & City Life

Perfect Party

Win and You're In ... to Our Spring Sports Soiree

Houston's sports teams have lots to be proud of. We're inviting some of the city's biggest stars to our spring bash.

03/22/2023 By Shelby Stewart

BOBA FEST

A Taste of the High Life in Houston

Wife of Playboy founder’s brother brings a touch of Hollywood glamour to her new cafe.

03/06/2023 By Jake Whitney

Style & Shopping

Getting Yitty

Not Your Grandma’s Girdle

With her line of shapewear, pop star Lizzo seizes new role as body-positive fashion icon.

03/20/2023 By Shelby Stewart

Travel & Outdoors

Natural Beauty

SPARK Celebrates 40 Years at Play

Nonprofit plans to raise $10 million to transform 40 more school parks in the next four years.

03/30/2023 By Geneva Diaz