Food & Dining

Best German restaurants and biergartens in Houston — 8 verified open spots for schnitzel, pretzels, and bock, plus 180 years of Texas-German history.

Best graduation dinner restaurants in Houston: 11 verified picks with private rooms for Rice, UH, TSU and suburban grads — plus when to book in May.

Ten Houston restaurants where the room earns its own shot: from The Annie’s CES mural to Julep’s copper ceiling — exact photo op and best light at each.

The best smash burgers in Houston, from Trill Burgers’ GMA-winning pop-up to Tookie’s decades-old flat-top. Eight picks, prices and what to order.

Houston's best fast-casual restaurants: 10 locally owned counter-service spots, from Frenchy's 1969 fried chicken to handrolls at Handies Douzo.

Houston's best Detroit-style and deep-dish pizza: Gold Tooth Tony's, Via 313, Sapore, Pizaro's, Star Pizza, Fuzzy's, and Betelgeuse — all verified open.

The best lobster rolls in Houston — nine verified spots spanning cold Maine mayo and warm Connecticut butter, with prices and neighborhoods noted.

The best all-day cafes in Houston — from Agora's 2am wine bar to Common Bond's 7am-to-9pm run — with hours, laptop notes, and what to order at each.

Nine Houston Japanese restaurants beyond sushi and ramen — omakase counters, late-night izakayas, and yakitori bars grilling over binchotan charcoal.

Ten wine shops in Houston worth visiting — with free tastings, Texas wine sections, on-site sipping, and a Master Sommelier behind the counter.

Houston has 10 local coffee roasters, from Three Keys (Food & Wine's best in Texas 2022) to Katz since 2003. Who roasts, bags to buy, tours to book.

The best panaderías in Houston, from El Bolillo’s Heights original to Cucharita’s filled pan de muerto, with tray-and-tongs etiquette and seasonal picks.

Houston's best craft beer bars: Flying Saucer's 100-tap wall, Moon Tower's shipping-container patio, and the bottle shops with the hardest-to-find cans.

International grocery stores in Houston: H Mart, 99 Ranch, Phoenicia, Daido, Viet Hoa, India Mart, Fiesta Mart, and Asante — one thing to buy at each.

The best Turkish restaurants in Houston for pide, lahmacun, iskender kebab and full kahvalti breakfast spreads — a what-to-order primer for first-timers.

Houston's best Caribbean restaurants: 10 confirmed-open Jamaican, Trinidadian and Haitian kitchens with jerk chicken, oxtail, doubles and roti.

The best juice bars in Houston, from cold-press spots in the Heights to agua fresca shops in Gulfton where a $5 licuado beats the $14 bottle.

Ten restaurants within 15 minutes of Jones Hall, the Wortham, Hobby Center, and the Alley — walk times, prix-fixe menus, and a seated-by-6 checklist.

Where to eat Pakistani food in Houston: nihari and karahi on the Hillcroft corridor, late-night kebab in Sugar Land. Nine verified spots.

The best po-boys in Houston, from Antone’s 1962 original to Josephine’s critically acclaimed shrimp on Leidenheimer bread, with a three-stop po-boy crawl.

Bottomless brunch in Houston: 8 spots ranked by value. Mimosas, bellinis and Bloody Marys, with time limits, reservation tips and the math on each deal.

The best cupcakes in Houston, from CRAVE's seasonal flavors to tres leches cupcakes at Underground Hall, with party order lead times for every bakery.

From Connie's house-sauce icehouse mug with shrimp to Hugo's sangrita version in Montrose, here are 8 Houston spots doing the michelada right.

From Viet-Cajun crawfish to Ninfa's original fajita, these are the iconic Houston foods — with origin stories and 12 verified places to eat them.