Spring Soirée

The Houston Farm Dinner That Sells Out Every Year

Each spring, Musaafer chef Mayank Istwal trades his restaurant kitchen for a working farm, and the result is unlike any other dinner in Houston.

03/25/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley

Comfort Calls

What Houston Chefs Eat When They Need Comfort

These dishes offer familiarity and warmth, shaped by family kitchens, cultural traditions, and lived experience.

01/06/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley

Where We’re Eating Now

Houston’s Best Restaurants: Our Top 50

Everyone has a list. Here's ours.

12/23/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez and Houstonia Staff

Marrying cuisines

10 Must-Try Fusion Dishes in Houston Right Now

From bagel naan to brisket fried rice, these Houston fusion dishes mix culture and creativity in every bite.

10/15/2025 By Brittany Britto Garley, Erica Cheng, and Sofia Gonzalez

A Family Affair

Oporto & Da Gama’s Blend of Cuisines Is Fueled by Life and Love

The restaurant in M-K-T Heights represents a new age of thinking in Houston that goes beyond the word “fusion.”

09/17/2025 By Emma Balter

Fusion Follies

Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am: Houstonia’s Spiciest Takes on Houston’s Fusion Cuisine

Bao buns? No ma’am. Pho kolaches? Yes ma’am. Here’s what we’re loving—and side-eyeing—in Houston’s fusion food scene.

09/15/2025 By Erica Cheng

The Re-Mex

Beyond Tex-Mex: Houston Is a Culinary Mecca for Mexican Mash-Ups

Move over Tex-Mex. This new wave of Mexican mash-ups is helping to redefine the Houston culinary scene.

09/10/2025 By Brittany Britto Garley, Erica Cheng, and Sofia Gonzalez

Chef it up

The Best Indian Restaurants in Houston

From comforting South Indian breakfasts to spice-packed plates, these restaurants are redefining Indian cuisine in Houston.

07/22/2025 By Biju Sukumaran and Sofia Gonzalez

Reasons to Love Houston

Let's Play Houston Food Bingo

So many international cuisines are available right here in Houston.

04/01/2025 By Emma Balter

Changing the Game

Amrina Team Moves to Fast-Casual with New Midtown Concepts

They take the same care with the fried chicken at Pok Pok Po and the bowls, wraps, and salads at Bol as they do at their fine-dining Woodlands restaurant.

03/05/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Drinks, Please

Pondicheri’s Renovated Bar Opens Up More Fun Possibilities

The Indian restaurant’s new, inviting space has even prompted the addition of a happy hour.

01/03/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Keeping it in the Fam

Noon Mirch Is Ready to Step into the Future

The Indian restaurant in Webster is being kept in the family, but the owner’s son and his wife are striving to cater to the next generation.

12/18/2024 By Sofia Gonzalez

Fired Up

Where to Discover the Whole World of Houston’s Indian Food

There’s so much diversity within the cuisine of the subcontinent, and in the Bayou City, you can pretty much have it all.

05/29/2024 By Biju Sukumaran

Essay

How Houston Became America’s Indian Food Capital

It wasn’t always so, but our city is now spoiled for choice of exciting South Asian restaurants.

03/25/2024 By Biju Sukumaran

Melting Pot

Inside Houston’s Growing Tex-Indian Food Scene

This culinary mash-up only makes sense for a city that loves to blur boundaries.

11/03/2023 By Biju Sukumaran

Festival of Lights

9 Very Cool Diwali Celebrations and Events Around Houston

This year's Houston celebrations include light shows, ceremonies, and meals.

10/20/2022 By Shelby Stewart

INDIAN EATS

11 Essential Indian Food Restaurants in Houston

These authentic and fusion Indian restaurants serve some of the best Indian food in the city.

06/21/2022 By Phoebe Gibson

THE ’BURBS

Best Places To Eat In Sugar Land, TX

From sizzling Tex-Mex platters to fiery Szechuan dishes, the culinary scene in this suburb is one to watch.

03/30/2022 By Megha McSwain

Tastes of India

Family-Owned Nirmanz Food Boutique Is Houston’s Hidden Gem

The restaurant boasts one of the largest Indian menus in Houston serving Indo-Chinese, Indian fast-food, and Punjabi fare.

10/07/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Food for a cause

Local Couple to Open Restaurant in Memory of Late Brother

Mahesh's Kitchen marks the first family-owned Indian restaurant to debut at Sugar Land Town Square.

08/12/2021 By Kelsy Armstrong