Best Restaurants 2019

The 20 Best Things We Ate in Houston This Year

These dishes from 20 new restaurants are already Houston classics.

09/25/2019 By Timothy Malcolm, Gwendolyn Knapp, and Alice Levitt

Cephalothorax and All

5 Places for Soft-Shell Crab In Houston

Eat the whole thing, in everything from bao to taco.

06/12/2019 By Joanna O'Leary

Is That The Red Or The White?

These 5 Chowders Keep the Comfort Going

As we move on from winter, pay respect to this perfect bowl of creamy satisfaction.

03/14/2019 By Joanna O'Leary

First Bite

The Heights Gets a Seafood Shack

There's something for everyone at Flying Fish, but don't take it too seriously.

01/22/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Take Me To The Restaurant

Food News: Bring Your Big Mouth Billy Bass to Flying Fish

Plus, root for your favorite local bartender in an all-female competition.

01/07/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Titi Returns

Instagram Star Turns Restaurateur With Krab Queenz

A Q&A with Kwaylon Rogers (aka BlameItOnKway aka Titi).

12/05/2018 By Sara Samora

Not Crack Alone

Our Latest Obsession: The Crab Tater Tots at Shell Shack

The Dallas-based chain landed in Houston with boils. We tried other things.

10/23/2018 By Timothy Malcolm

Today's Catch

At Quattro, the Seafood Cioppino Is a Stunner

A new chef at the Four Seasons is tweaking expectations with some strong results.

10/03/2018 By Timothy Malcolm

Big Changes

Pi Pizza, Star Fish May Soon Have New Leadership

It's been a long month for Cherry Pie Hospitality.

08/27/2018 By Timothy Malcolm

Molting Madness

It’s Soft-Shell Crab Season at Picos

If you want soft-shell crab at its finest, head to Picos.

06/19/2018 By Joanna O'Leary

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

Texas Beaches

South Padre Island Is the Perfect Family Getaway—11 Months of the Year

Padre’s waters are the closest to blue in all of Texas, its sands closest to white.

06/14/2017 By John Lomax

Texas Beaches

Port Aransas: The Classic Seaside Town That Takes All Comers

And with more hotel rooms than residents, there’s something for every budget in this quirky coastal village.

06/14/2017 By Michael Hardy

Texas Beaches

The Local's Guide to Galveston Island

Where to find the least-touristy beaches, cheapest beachfront views, and the Gulf Coast-iest gumbo.

06/14/2017 By Peter Holley

Ice House

At Darlene's Shrimp Shack, Fried Shrimp Doesn't Get Any Fresher—No, Really

This food truck takes being a ~~farm~~ water-to-table restaurant quite literally.

05/25/2017 By Robb Walsh

Tex-Mex Guide

Tex-Mex City: Eating Across Houston the Texican Way

Overwhelmed by your options? Houstonia is here to help.

05/04/2017 By Houstonia Staff

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo the Houstonian Way with Margaritas y Mariscos

These three Mexican seafood dishes will make May 5 a proper celebration.

04/17/2017 By Alice Levitt

The Crawfish Guide

Houston’s Top 10 Cajun Crawfish Joints

For when you want dive into a pound or eight of old-school Cajun mudbugs.

02/20/2017 By Robb Walsh

The Crawfish Guide

The 10 Best Places to Get Viet-Cajun Crawfish in Houston

Viet-Cajun crawfish has become the new standard in the Bayou City, and these are the top spots to dig in.

02/20/2017 By Mai Pham

The Crawfish Guide

Wait, When Is Crawfish Season Again?

Thanks to crawfish farming, you can get fresh bugs from January to August.

02/20/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt