Weekend Feast

Where to Devour Great Dim Sum in Houston

From traditional pushcart service to holes-in-the-wall, you can satisfy your cravings any day of the week.

05/27/2025 By Emma Balter and Mai Pham

Crawdaddies

The Best Places in Houston for Viet-Cajun Crawfish

This fusion food with Vietnamese and Louisiana roots has become the new standard in the Bayou City.

02/11/2025 By Mai Pham and Timothy Malcolm

Claw of Fame

Where to Get Your Crawfish Fix This Season

Our top spots for Cajun and Viet-Cajun and even some surprises in between.

02/11/2025 By Emma Balter, Sofia Gonzalez, and Mai Pham

Soup Time

Houston Restaurants to Get Your Phở Fix

A steaming bowl of noodle soup is great to cure the cold weather blues or a gnarly hangover.

01/28/2025 By Mai Pham and Sofia Gonzalez

Weekend Feast

Great Restaurants for Dim Sum in Houston

From traditional pushcart service to holes-in-the-wall, you can satisfy your cravings any day of the week.

12/31/2024 By Emma Balter and Mai Pham

Nikkei-style

Restaurant Review: Pacha Nikkei Serves up Otherworldly Flavors

Peruvian-Japanese Chef, Masaru Fukuda, introduces Houstonians to the food of his homeland.

12/28/2022 By Mai Pham

Best Restaurants 2022

Houston's 50 Best Restaurants

Whittling down our list to just 50 spots was nearly impossible—but we did it.

10/09/2022 By Daniel Renfrow, Geneva Diaz, Shelby Stewart, and Alexia Partouche With Mai Pham and Phoebe Gibson

Best New Restaurants 2022

The Star-Studded History of Brennan’s of Houston—in Chefs

How Brennan’s has shaped Houston’s culinary scene, one rising star chef at a time.

09/22/2022 By Mai Pham

Trends

Filipino Cuisine Is Finally Having Its Moment

Here are three excellent places where you can enjoy it.

09/20/2022 By Mai Pham

Best New Restaurants 2022

Houston's Top 20 New Restaurants

We believe these impressive new restaurants are destined to become Houston classics.

09/19/2022 By Mai Pham, Phoebe Gibson, and Daniel Renfrow Photography by Shannon O'Hara and Kat Ambrose

A Pizza is a pizza is a pizza

The Gypsy Poet Studio: Where Music, Pizza, and Art Collide

This hidden midtown gem builds community for artists and pizza lovers.

05/31/2022 By Mai Pham

Mai Pham Favorites

Try These Pan-Fried Dumplings from This Family-Owned Spot in First Ward

Made lovingly by hand every day, Dumpling Haus’ pan-fried dumplings are better than the versions you’ll find in Chinatown.

03/16/2022 By Mai Pham

Ski Resort Guide

Zipping Down the Slopes in Breckenridge

Beware of altitude sickness.

10/28/2019 By Mai Pham

Ski Resort Guide

Where to Find Winter: 4 Incredible Skiing Trips

For Houstonians craving a glimpse of that mysterious thing called snow.

10/28/2019 By Dianna Wray, Mai Pham, and Bill Wiatrak

Ski Resort Guide

Where to Find Winter: 4 Incredible Skiing Trips

For Houstonians craving a glimpse of that mysterious thing called snow.

10/28/2019 By Dianna Wray, Bill Wiatrak, and Mai Pham

Best Restaurants 2019

The 20 Best Things We Ate in Houston This Year

These dishes from 20 new restaurants are already Houston classics.

09/25/2019 By Timothy Malcolm, Gwendolyn Knapp, and Alice Levitt

Open Road

Experiencing the Wonders of Harvest Season in Sonoma County

Come for the wine, stay ... also for the wine.

08/26/2019 By Mai Pham

Open Road

Waikiki Beach Is a Great Girls' Foodie Trip

A story of sun, sisters, and spam.

07/22/2019 By Mai Pham

Maximum Maki: Where to Get the Wildest Sushi Rolls

Score Houston's most inventive takes on classic Japanese fare.

07/22/2019 By Mai Pham

Down From the Mountain

Who's the Guy Opening That New Steakhouse in Houston?

Troy Guard plans to bring his Denver-based empire to the Bayou City.

06/26/2019 By Mai Pham