Food & Dining

Where to brunch in The Woodlands, from Market Street patios to an Irish pub shipped from County Cork, with brunch hours, reservations and a Saturday plan.

The best pizza in Katy, TX by style: coal-fired New York pies, Detroit squares, Chicago deep dish and late delivery, plus a four-style pizza crawl.

Coffee shops in Montrose, Houston: specialty bars, laptop cafes open till 2 a.m., all-day cafes and drive-thrus, plus a coffee route.

Best restaurants in Alief, Houston: Hue-style Vietnamese, pho, dim sum carts, Viet-Cajun crawfish, hot pot, African grilled fish and a one-day food route.

The best restaurants in Webster, TX, from Pappas Row and Floyd's to Flyway's Gauchos Do Sul and NASA Parkway pupusas, with what to order and a food route.

The best restaurants in Seabrook, TX: Gulf oysters at Tookie's, Thai at Merlion, Yucatán tacos, Liège waffles and a one-day eating route.

The best restaurants in Bridgeland, Cypress, from Jonathan's the rub and Sweet Paris to True Texas BBQ and Russo's, with what to order and a food route.

The best restaurants in Northside Houston, from Cochinita & Co. and Asia Market on Fulton to Pinkerton's and Spanish Flowers, plus an eat-your-way route.

The best restaurants in Oak Forest and Garden Oaks, Houston: BBQ for breakfast, wood-fired pizza, seafood, wine-bar patios and a Save-this eating route.

The best restaurants in Fourth Ward Houston, near Freedmen's Town: Bludorn, Toca Madera, Seaside Lounge, Oporto and more, plus an eat-and-walk route.

The best restaurants in Timbergrove and Lazybrook, Houston: a log-cabin game lodge, birria, shaking beef, 1964 family barbecue, and what to order at each.

The best restaurants in Pasadena, TX, from 1980s Tex-Mex and catfish on Spencer Highway to steaks, KBBQ, pan dulce and cheap lunch counters.

The best restaurants in Greenway Plaza, Houston, from Tony's and Eunice to Kata Robata and the original Goode Co., with what to order and a food route.

The best restaurants in the East End, Houston: Ninfa's, Merida, El Tiempo, Cochinita & Co., Mandola's and more, with what to order and a food route.

The best restaurants in Kemah, TX: boardwalk seafood, oak-smoked barbecue, a 1975 burger joint, breakfast tacos and an 18-course fire-cooked dinner.

The best restaurants in Chinatown Houston on Bellaire Blvd: dim sum, hot pot, ramen, Lao, Korean wings and Viet-Cajun crawfish, plus an eat-your-way route.

The best restaurants in Sharpstown and Gulfton: Hillcroft dosas, Persian kabobs, Chinatown dim sum, late-night ramen and a one-day eating route.

The best restaurants in Fulshear, TX: Gulf oysters, 1941-born Tex-Mex, Syrian mezze, breakfast tacos and a cafe with a mission, plus an eating route.

The best restaurants in Magnolia, TX: schoolhouse barbecue, pizza flights, a '50s diner, birria, Thai, a food truck park, and an eat-your-way day route.

The best restaurants in Baytown, TX: Someburger, Daniel's BBQ, the original Luna's, crab boils, ramen and a tearoom, plus a one-day eating route.

The best restaurants in Conroe, TX: Kuntry Katfish, McKenzie's BBQ, Pie in the Sky, Honor Cafe, Rancho Grande, with what to order and a food route.

The best restaurants in La Porte, TX: Main Street Tex-Mex since 1983, Gulf seafood, kolaches at 5 a.m., scratch comfort food and tea at the airport.

The best restaurants in Galveston, from Gaido's and the Original Mexican Cafe to cheap po-boys, with what to order and a one-day eating route.

The best restaurants in Washington Avenue, Houston, and Rice Military: brisket, burgers, pizza, tacos and sushi, plus an eat-your-way route.