Houston Food & Dining

The best date night restaurants in Houston: March, Theodore Rex, Bludorn, State of Grace, Xochi, and Nancy's Hustle. Where to take a date and what to order.

The best cheap eats in Houston: Crawfish Cafe, Tacos Tierra Caliente, Frenchy's Chicken, Pho Binh, Mai's, and the Breakfast Klub. Where to eat for under $15.

The best happy hour in Houston, by neighborhood. Anvil and Refuge in Montrose, Eight Row Flint in the Heights, downtown classics, Midtown bars, and Galleria standouts.

The best steakhouses in Houston: Pappas Bros, Chris Shepherd's Georgia James, B&B Butchers, Vic & Anthony's, Killen's Steakhouse Pearland, Doris Metropolitan.

The best vegan restaurants in Houston: Green Seed Vegan, True Food Kitchen, Local Foods, Pondicheri, Cascabel, and Field & Tides. Where to eat plant-based and what to order.

The best seafood restaurants in Houston: Hugo Ortega's Caracol, Pier 6 in San Leon, Goode Co. Seafood, Truluck's, Eddie V's, Loch Bar, and Goode Co. Fish Camp.

The best cocktail bars in Houston: Anvil, Refuge, Julep, Better Luck Tomorrow, Squable, and Captain Foxheart's. Where to drink, what to order, and how to get a seat.

The best bakeries in Houston: Common Bond, Three Brothers, Crave Cupcakes, Koffeteria, French Gourmet, and the family operations behind them. Where to go and what to order.

The best Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston for fajitas, queso, and margaritas. The Original Ninfa's on Navigation, El Tiempo, Pappasito's, Lupe Tortilla, Goode Co Tex-Mex.

The best coffee shops in Houston: Slowpokes, Greenway, Boomtown, Common Bond, Tout Suite, and the third-wave roasters worth driving for. Where to go, what to order.

The best brunch in Houston, from Hugo's Mexican Sunday buffet to Brennan's jazz brunch, the Breakfast Klub's wings-and-waffles, Common Bond, Dish Society, and Snooze.

Houston Mother's Day brunch reservations: Brennan's, Hugo's, Theodore Rex, State of Grace, The Breakfast Klub and the rest of the city's best mom-worthy rooms.