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

Bottoms Up!

A New Upscale Female-Owned Bar and Social Club Is Coming to the Heights This Summer

Best Regards combines globally inspired tapas with an elevated cocktail experience.

03/21/2023 By Shelby Stewart

BAR SCENE

The Margaritas at La Diabla Retro Bar Are Sinfully Good

This new downtown tequila bar is an ode to Mexico City pop culture of the ‘80s and ‘90s.

02/15/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Cheers to That!

7 Restaurants and Bars Serving Cool Mocktails for Dry January

Mocktails, spritzers, and refreshing elixirs!

12/29/2022 By Shelby Stewart and Rosemary Akpan

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

20 Festive Drinks to Warm You Up This Season

Hot toddies, mulled wines, and espresso martinis will keep you warm all winter long.

12/12/2022 By Shelby Stewart, Rosemary Akpan, and Anna Rajagopal

New Digs

Rare Steakhouse Is Gone. Here’s What’s to Come.

Out with the old, and in with the new.

12/01/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Home Plate

Thank the Astros For All These Food & Drink Specials Around Town

The Astros go head to head with the New York Yankees.

10/19/2022 By Shelby Stewart

On The Town

Clutch City Clubs: 11 of Houston's Greatest Nightclubs

Houston’s crop of nightlife hotspots pumps up the energy for all types of clubgoers.

10/03/2022 By Amarie Gipson With Shelby Stewart and Daniel Renfrow

¡SALUD!

This New Downtown Tequila Bar Will Deliver Your Food by Dumbwaiter

Real Agave features high-end tequilas and other spirits complimented by Mexican-inspired cuisine.

09/13/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

FIRST POUR

Save the Coors Light—The Ion's New Beer Hall Is Hyperlocal

Second Draught’s substantial draft list includes local craft beers from Saint Arnold, True Anomaly, and Eureka Heights.

09/12/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

GAME DAY!

Here’s Where to Watch College Football in Houston

These 7 popular Houston bars each dedicate game day to a specific college football team.

08/31/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

EAST OF EADO

Popular Heights Bar Opens New Location in Second Ward

For its new location, Eight Row Flint has taken over Night Shift’s former digs along Harrisburg.

08/24/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

JUST DANCE

A Reimagined South Beach Reopens After a Four-Year Break

Houston’s premier LBGTQ+ dance club returns this week with a new look, new sound and lighting technology, and its famous cooling ice jets.

07/14/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

ANCIENT FUN

A New Babylon-Themed Nightclub Opens in Midtown This Weekend

The nightclub, fittingly called Babylon, is kicking things off this weekend with lots of house music and, controversially, exotic animals.

07/06/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

STARS & STRIPES

Houston’s Best Fourth of July Food & Drink Deals

Celebrate America's independence with food and drink specials around town.

07/04/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

FOOD CITY

What’s New in Food This Week

Agricole Hospitality to open a new Heights dive bar; upscale pop-ups at Bludorn and Golfstrømmen; and Phat Eatery is expanding into The Woodlands.

06/22/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

FOOD CITY

What’s New in Food This Week

Julep lands a national James Beard Award; popular wine bar Postino launches its own cult; a famous South African restaurant expands into Houston; plus more local foodie news.

06/15/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

ROSÉ ALL DAY

Where to Celebrate National Rosé Day in Houston

From brunches at hot spots like Brasserie 19 to discounted wines by the glass at How to Survive on Land and Sea, there are plenty of ways to ring in rosé’s biggest day.

06/10/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

Pour

Cool Off with These Refreshing Summer Cocktails

These Houston bars are serving up the freshest cocktails of the season.

06/09/2022 By Shelby Stewart Photography by Jenn Duncan

FOOD CITY

What’s New in Food This Week: Pickle Ball, CBD and New Menu Items

Houston is getting a pickleball-centric patio bar; a popular CBD coffee shop and dispensary is expanding into Montrose; plus more local foodie news.

06/08/2022 By Daniel Renfrow