Crawdaddies

The Best Places in Houston for Viet-Cajun Crawfish

This fusion food with Vietnamese and Louisiana roots has become the new standard in the Bayou City.

02/11/2025 By Mai Pham and Timothy Malcolm

Midnight Munchies

Satisfy Your Late-Night Hunger with These Houston Restaurants

These hot spots serve all the night owls out there.

09/30/2024 By Sofia Gonzalez and Daniel Renfrow

Best Restaurants 2022

Houston's 50 Best Restaurants

Whittling down our list to just 50 spots was nearly impossible—but we did it.

10/09/2022 By Daniel Renfrow, Geneva Diaz, Shelby Stewart, and Alexia Partouche With Mai Pham and Phoebe Gibson

Dining Guide

10 Must-Eat Restaurants Inspired from Around the World

The diversity of the city provides Houstonians with such an abundance of food that we often take for granted what is here.

03/29/2022 By DeVaughn Douglas

Editor’s Picks

Where to Eat Right Now in Upper Kirby and River Oaks

This hip district boasts a dining scene that offers a range of options, from upscale to down-home.

07/19/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor's Picks

Veterans Memorial Drive: Houston's Unheralded Food Crawl Destination

Already worked your way down Bellaire Boulevard and Westheimer? This third expanse of asphalt spanning both sides of the Beltway is the new hot dining spot.

05/25/2017 By Alice Levitt and Katharine Shilcutt

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

Editor's Picks

Slightly Less than One Dozen Egg Dishes to Try for Easter

Embrace the versatility of the egg with these diverse restaurants' hot takes.

03/21/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor's Picks

The 10 Best Restaurants for Late-Night Nosh

For when need some grub to soak up the night's festivities (or you're just craving breakfast tacos at 1 a.m. — no judgment, we've been there).

03/21/2017 By Brooke Viggiano

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

The 10 Best Restaurants for Ladies Who Lunch

Bring your friends to these fancy luncheon locales.

12/29/2016 By Alice Levitt

Editor's Picks

The Top 10 Restaurants in Cy-Fair

Whether slurping pho or drinking coffee in a resale shop, there’s no lack of culinary diversity in northwest Houston.

11/21/2016 By Greg Fails

Editors' Picks

Our Top 10 Restaurants in Kingwood

The Livable Forest offers a thoroughly edible landscape of another kind

10/24/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor's Picks

9 Straight-A Spots in West University

From Peruvian pick-up and fajitas to-go to late-night hot dogs and weekend morning Greek brunches, West U is a magna cum laude dining destination.

08/21/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor’s Picks

Houston’s 13 Finest Pizza Joints

Experience an Italian renaissance, Houston-style.

08/04/2015 By Megha Tejpal

Editor’s Picks

Houston’s 9 Best Juice Bars

Quench your thirst during summer’s dog days.

08/04/2015 By Megha Tejpal

Editor’s Picks

14 Milkshakes to Slurp Down This Summer

And just in time for swimsuit season!

07/09/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor’s Picks

Where to Get Your Ramen On Right Now

A noodle-lover’s list of the best and newest spots to bury your face in a bowl of broth.

07/09/2015 By Megha Tejpal

Editor’s Picks

The 9 Best Restaurants for National Lobster Day

As if you needed an excuse.

05/31/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Editor’s Picks

Where to Eat Now in Galveston

When you hit the beach this summer, you simply can’t miss these local islander favorites.

05/31/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt