Newcomer's Guide

The 10 Best Bars in the Bayou City

The essential cocktail lounges, vinotecas, beer gardens, dives, and other watering holes for when you need a drink.

08/30/2018 Edited by Gwendolyn Knapp

Pour

3 Tiki Drinks For the Ultimate Summer Brain Freeze

Put on your Hawaiian shirt and sip on these rum-based wonders.

05/29/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Good Food, Good Cause

I'll Have What She's Having Knows Women's Health Matters

A group of chefs, physicians and professionals are hosting a major food event on April 8.

04/04/2018 By Cory Garcia

Mixology

Meet the Mixologist: Sarah Ip of Tongue-Cut Sparrow

Sarah Ip tells her tale from the lab, to the bar, to what she'd drink at the end of the world.

02/06/2018 By Lauro Rojas

'Tis The Season

Where to Go to Get Your Eggnog Fix in Houston

Plenty of Houston bars are serving up their version of the holiday classic.

12/19/2017 By Beth Levine

Man Behind the Mix

Meet the Mixologist: Rich Bailey of Johnny’s Gold Brick

Behind the bar at Johnny's Gold Brick you'll find a real bartender's bartender.

12/11/2017 By Lauro Rojas

Best Bars 2016

Our 5 Favorite Dives in the Heights

Starting with the best bar for pretending the new Heights ever happened.

02/01/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Best Bars 2014

Houston’s 6 Best Sprits Bars

Expand your palate at these establishments, where you’ll find the city’s largest selections of whiskey, rum, tequila and more—plus the knowledgeable staff to guide you on your journey.

11/30/2014 Edited by Katharine Shilcutt By Dan Derozier, Catherine Matusow, Chris Abshire, and Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Strong Pours

Laid Low at Lei Low

Drinking yourself toward the vibrant Polynesia inside your head

05/15/2014 By Timothy Faust