Time to eat

The Ultimate Guide to Dining at Post Houston’s Food Market

Whether you're in the mood for sushi, a grilled cheese, savory pies, or fried chicken, this Houston food hall has you covered.

07/08/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez and Daniel Renfrow

Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am

Things About the Houston Summers We Love and Hate

Our longest season means miserable temperatures but tons of beach trips.

06/20/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Cool Down

Beat Houston’s Heat with These Ice Cream Shops

The popsicle purveyors, ice creameries, and frozen treat shops to help make the city's humid heat more tolerable.

05/20/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez and Daniel Renfrow

Here's the Scoop

What We Learned During Our Visit to Blue Bell in Brenham

The brand beloved by so many Texans started in 1907 by making butter, and now introduces fun new ice cream flavors every year.

11/01/2024 By Sofia Gonzalez

Chill Out

Houston's Best Ice Cream Shops to Beat the Heat

The popsicle purveyors, ice creameries, and frozen treat shops to cure your summer angst.

06/25/2024 By Daniel Renfrow and Sofia Gonzalez

CREAMY CRUSTACEANS

Red Circle’s Crawfish Ice Cream Is Better Than You Think

The limited-run ice cream (which contains no actual crawfish) is the perfect balance of salty, sweet, and spicy.

03/28/2023 By Meredith Nudo

FROZEN TREATS

H-Town’s Favorite Popsicle Company Opens New Shop in Second Ward

POPSTON has gained widespread popularity through its Houston-inspired flavors and grassroot efforts

07/25/2022 By Daniel Renfrow

WE ALL SCREAM

Van Leeuwen's Latest Montrose Location Will Include A New Flavor

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream collaborates with Masterchef winner, Chef Christine Hà on a new flavor.

02/22/2022 By Ile-Ife Okantah

What's the scoop

The Museum of Ice Cream Is Headed to Texas This Summer

The pop-up location will be in Austin next month.

07/21/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Taste Test

We Tried Van Leeuwen’s Mac ‘N’ Cheese-Flavored Ice Cream

We taste-tested the ice cream that broke the internet, plus the company’s other July specials.

07/19/2021 By Carolina Larracilla

Hometown Héros

Trae the Truth Gives Back to Harris County Inmates with Ice Cream

The rapper and his team are back at it again.

07/16/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Wait, what?

Try Van Leeuwen’s Mac ‘N’ Cheese-Flavored Ice Cream

Van Leeuwen’s partnered with Kraft to dream up this cheesy-centric ice cream, available in scoop shops and stores around the country starting July 14.

07/14/2021 By Carolina Larracilla

Trae Yay

Forget Trae Day, Houston's Getting a Trae Weekend

Trae Tha Truth's quadrupled the size of his annual day, stretching it out to four days of concerts, family fun, comedy ... and ice cream from July 22–25.

07/12/2021 By Jaisal Kalapatapu

Food News

Party Like It's 1925 at This Swanky New Bar

Plus, Urban Harvest's Sunday Supper series is back.

06/14/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Cherry on top

Our Favorite Date-Night Desserts

What’s a night out without giving your sweetie some sugar? These end-of-meal delights may be entirely cold-hearted—frigid to the core—but at the end of the day, it’s just dessert.

06/01/2021 By Timothy Malcolm, Gwendolyn Knapp, and Joanna O'Leary

Frozen in time

Houston's Most Nostalgic Ice Creams

Ah, those halcyon summer days in the buggy yard, the grass collecting in the kiddie pool, the ice cream truck’s jingle carrying on the breeze.

05/31/2021 By Timothy Malcolm, Gwendolyn Knapp, and Joanna O'Leary

Our favorite Standbys

There's so Much More to Summer Than Ice Cream

This summer, we're giving ice pops, raspas, snow cones, and more a taste.

05/31/2021 By Gwendolyn Knapp and Timothy Malcolm

For The Gram

The Most Instagrammable Ice Cream in Houston

In a city as Insta-obsessed as ours, it’s little wonder we have so many treats that aren’t just for refreshment; they’re actual, edible works of art. Add these to your feed.

05/28/2021 By Timothy Malcolm, Gwendolyn Knapp, and Joanna O'Leary

Just a Short Drive Away

9 Road Trip-Worthy Desserts

We know. we live in our cars. But picture it: A lazy hot day. A 30-minute jaunt to a different neck of the woods for what: Lunch? A soccer game? An outlet mall? The following destinations won’t just complete the journey—they are the journey.

05/28/2021 By Timothy Malcolm and Gwendolyn Knapp

Adults Only

Spiked Treats to Cool off Your Summer Happy Hour

The following drinks bring equal parts booze and chill—do call the sitter.

05/27/2021 By Timothy Malcolm and Joanna O'Leary