Food & Dining

The best grocery store in Houston for every need, from Central Market and H-E-B to Phoenicia, H Mart, pan dulce and free cheese tastings on Airline Drive.

Katy Asian Town restaurants worth the drive: Michelin-pedigree dim sum, Vietnamese noodles, late-night hot pot, Taiwanese desserts and a first-visit route.

The best desserts in Houston: late-night cake, 1930s pies, tres leches, pastry-chef cookies, pan dulce and Shipley glazed, plus a dessert crawl.

The best wings in Houston, from lemon pepper wings over fried rice at Timmy Chan's to Korean crunch, smoked-then-fried wings and game-day bars.

Late night food in Houston: 24-hour diners, 4 a.m. burgers, Midtown Vietnamese, Chinatown yakitori and after-bar tacos, with hours from official sites.

Latin restaurants in Houston beyond Tex-Mex: Salvadoran pupusas, Venezuelan arepas, Colombian bandeja paisa, Cuban classics and a Westchase food crawl.

Soul food in Houston, from Third Ward's Frenchy's and Mikki's to oxtails up I-45 and smothered pork chops on the Southside, plus a Sunday route.

The best Korean BBQ in Houston, from Spring Branch's Long Point Koreatown to late-night AYCE in Chinatown, plus how KBBQ works for first-timers.

The best hot pot in Houston, from Chongqing broth and wagyu shabu-shabu on Bellaire Blvd to Haidilao in Katy, plus how hot pot works and a checklist.

Kid friendly restaurants in Houston that parents enjoy too: aquarium dining, a Ferris wheel food truck park, food halls and a kids-eat-free Monday.

Dog friendly restaurants in Houston, from Barnaby's puppy menu to Kirby Ice House's giant patio, plus heat-safety tips and two dog-day routes.

The best Indian restaurants in Houston, from dosas and chaat on Hillcroft to Michelin-starred Musaafer, plus a Hillcroft snack crawl to save.

Food trucks in Houston that stay put: truck parks with a Ferris wheel or a playground, late halal bites, a one-item hot dog stand and how to find trucks.

The best Thai food in Houston, from James Beard-honored Street to Kitchen to boat noodles, khao soi and Isan sausage, plus a Thai noodle checklist.

The best Mediterranean restaurants in Houston: Lebanese bakeries, Persian kabob houses, Greek gyros, Turkish pide and Israeli shared plates, plus a crawl.

The best ramen in Houston, from Chinatown tori paitan and 2 a.m. tonkotsu to Inner Loop shoyu and vegan bowls, plus a Chinatown ramen crawl.

Dim sum in Houston, from Ocean Palace's weekend carts in Chinatown to Michelin-pedigree buns in Katy, plus what to order and when to go.

The best fried chicken in Houston, from Frenchy's in the Third Ward to Nashville hot tenders and late-night Korean wings, plus a five-stop checklist.

The best tacos in Houston by style: breakfast tacos, al pastor and trompo, barbacoa, birria and the original tacos al carbon, plus a one-day taco crawl.

The best Italian restaurants in Houston, from the original Carrabba's on Kirby to handmade pasta at Coltivare and Tony's seven-course tasting menu.

The best sandwiches in Houston: Antone's po'boys, Roostar banh mi, Italian subs, Cubans, tortas and an eight-decker deli sandwich, plus a checklist.

The best buffet Houston offers: Indian lunch buffets, Brazilian steakhouses, Asian all-you-can-eat and Sunday brunch buffets, plus a week-long buffet plan.

The best Cajun and Creole restaurants in Houston, from Brennan's turtle soup to Ragin' Cajun po'boys and Abe's boudin, plus a gumbo checklist.

The best pizza in Houston by style: Neapolitan, Detroit squares, Chicago tavern pies, New York slices and a 3 a.m. slice, plus a pizza passport.