Editor's Picks

From Korean Barbecue to Hot Pot, the 9 Best Restaurants to Cook Your Own Food

Those who prefer to be behind the grill (or bowl) will love these spots.

12/04/2017 By Alice Levitt

Restaurant Review

Omakase Is Having a Moment in Houston

Kukuri and Roka Akor offer different experiences of the Japanese tradition. Read this before you spend extravagantly.

12/04/2017 By Alice Levitt

Best Restaurants 2017

Houston's 10 Best New Restaurants

Not surprisingly in a town known as Mutt City, it’s an eclectic bunch.

08/21/2017 By Alice Levitt Photography by Cooper + Ricca

Wasabae

Houston's Best Japanese Food, According to Chef Jean Philippe Gaston

Where to find the best sushi, katsu and more.

08/11/2017 By Julia Gsell

Hard to Egg Nori

You've Got to Try Ka Sushi's Brand-New Brunch

Is Japanese brunch Houston's newest trend?

07/12/2017 By Alice Levitt

The Bird's the Word

Get Your Fried Chicken Fix at These 11 International Eateries

In Houston, you can get fried chicken from across the world. And you absolutely should.

06/21/2017 By Alice Levitt

Editor's Picks

There's More to the Menus at These 11 Japanese Restaurants Than Sushi

Where to take advantage of the Land of the Rising Sun's culinary diversity in Houston.

04/17/2017 By Alice Levitt

Editor's Picks

Eat Your Way Through Uptown with These 9 Restaurants

Explore both classic cuisines and new takes in Houston's hottest dining destination this side of the Galleria.

04/17/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Beat of its Own Drum

Our Latest Obsession: Taiko Japanese Restaurant

This FM 1960 restaurant's mix of austere classics, originals and Westernized dishes is just right.

03/06/2017 By Alice Levitt

The Crawfish Guide

Our 5 Favorite Crawfish Dishes Around Town

All the crawfish tails you can eat, minus the pesky peeling.

02/20/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor's Picks

The Montrose Must-Eat List

From neighborhood fixtures to hot new spots, Houston's dining district is more vital than ever.

02/20/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Stick It

Meet Greenway's Strangest New Restaurant, Yokushi Robata

Deceptively, skewers aren't the highlight at this Japanese eatery.

02/14/2017 By Alice Levitt

Editor's Picks

Sweeter by the Dozen: 12 Restaurants We Love In Sugar Land

The dining scene in Fort Bend County gets finer by the day.

01/24/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor's Picks

Celebrate the Year of the Rooster with Our 3 Favorite Rice Dishes

East Asian cultures continue to celebrate the Lunar New Year through the middle of February. Here's where, and what, to eat.

01/23/2017 By Alice Levitt

Happy Hour Guide

Discover the Joys of Japanese Pub Grub

Unleash your sake and biru-loving beast within with some of these exceptional deals.

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Umami-Rama

First Bite: Agu, A Ramen Bistro

Okinawa native Hisashi “Teddy” Uehara is about to open his third Houston ramen bar in less than two months.

12/14/2016 By Alice Levitt

Chirashi & Champon

Zen Japanese Izakaya Brings a Taste of Japan to Montrose

The city's newest izakaya is the real deal.

11/11/2016 By Alice Levitt

The Raw & the Cooked

Learning to Love Westernized Sushi

Maybe foie gras nigiri isn't such a bad idea after all.

10/07/2016 By Victoria Haneveer

Sectioned Off

Our Latest Obsession: Lunch Bento at Soma Sushi

Can we just have one of these lunch boxes every day?

08/26/2016 By Alice Levitt

Matcha Point

Seiwa Market is Open!

The wait for Houston's newest Japanese market is over.

08/08/2016 By Alice Levitt