Food & Dining

Fancy restaurants in Houston for the big night: MICHELIN-starred tasting menus, prime steak and Creole classics, plus dress codes and booking tips.

Black-owned restaurants in Houston, from Frenchy's 1969 Third Ward chicken to Lucille's, Reggae Hut and Nigerian ChòpnBlọk, with what to order.

The best halal restaurants in Houston, from Aga's goat chops and halal Texas brisket to 4 a.m. hot chicken, each checked against its own site.

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.