Seasons of Vietnam

A Year in Awesome Vietnamese Food You Can Eat in Houston

From following weather changes to traditional holidays, here’s your year-round guide to local Vietnamese cuisine.

03/27/2024 By Minh Truong Illustrations by Betty Turbo

Steaming Bowls

These Noodle Soups Are Houston’s Comfort-Food Favorites

Where to get the best phở, bún bò Huế, ramen, and sopa de fideo.

12/11/2023 By Emma Balter

Eat at Home

What We're Ordering Out: Bagels, Noodle Bowls, Cookies

Both the sweet and the savory have homes in this week's roundup of takeout experiences.

10/07/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Your Options Have Increased

Food News: Noodles, Crawfish, Pho All Available at 11th and Shepherd

Plus, a Downtown all-day cafe and French bistro closes its doors.

09/28/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Meat, Rice, and Everything Nice

Our 10 Favorite Korean Spots in Houston

From barbecue to noodles to extra-crispy fried chicken, here are our recommendations across the city.

08/25/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Flour Power

Load up on Carbs at This Northern-style Chinese Spot

Head to Chinatown's Niu Yi Zui Lamen for hand-pulled noodles and crispy sandwiches.

07/27/2018 By Alice Levitt

The Essential Guide to Asiatown

4 Noodle Bowls You Need to Know About

Stir-fried or in a soup, a bowl of noodles speaks directly to the soul in any language, across all cuisines.

06/22/2018 By Katharine Shilcutt

Automated Aliment

Meet Chinatown's Noodle Robot

Kuen Noodle House has non-human help, but is it better than a place actually called Let's Noodle?

02/28/2017 By Alice Levitt

Noodling Around

Izakaya Rolls Out Ramen for National Noodle Month

Beginning March 1, the fusion pub will serve six diverse ramen bowls.

02/27/2017 By Rafa Farihah

Cheap Eats

The Affordable Riches of Chinatown

It’s easy to fill up at Dun Huang Plaza, but don’t forget the other six square miles of Bellaire Boulevard surrounding you.

05/31/2016 By Alice Levitt

Cold Noodles, Hot Pork

Our Latest Obsession: Xi'an Noodles

Shaanxi-style street food is hidden in Chinatown.

04/18/2016 By Alice Levitt

A Bit of a Stretch

Lanzhou-Style Beef Noodle Specialist Hits Chinatown

Watch the chef at Strings Noodle turn dough into hand-pulled pasta in exactly 30 seconds.

03/24/2016 By Alice Levitt

Cutting Remarks

Our Latest Obsession: Hand-Cut Noodles at Korean Noodle House

Chase the blues away with Korean comfort food.

02/22/2016 By Alice Levitt

Soup of the Day

Lining Up for Ramen

Expect to wait for your noodles at Ramen Jin in Westchase.

01/07/2014 By Robb Walsh

Outside the Bowl

Our 5 Favorite Vietnamese Noodle Soups That Aren't Pho

Broaden your noodle horizons with some of these Vietnamese classics.

12/31/2013 By Robb Walsh

Down in Chinatown

Dumplings of Memory

Fresh noodles and giant dumplings at San Dong Noodle House.

09/10/2013 By Robb Walsh

Soup of the Day

Vietnamese Noodles 101

Everybody likes wonton noodle soup.

09/04/2013 By Robb Walsh

Soup of the Day

All About Mi

The bowl of curly egg noodles called "mi" is the Vietnamese answer to ramen.

08/05/2013 By Robb Walsh