
The best bars in Magnolia, TX: Lone Pint’s beer garden, 40 taps at Deacon Baldy’s, an icehouse with live music, a dog-friendly truck park and a bar route.
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The best bars in Magnolia, TX: Lone Pint’s beer garden, 40 taps at Deacon Baldy’s, an icehouse with live music, a dog-friendly truck park and a bar route.

The best pizza in Webster, TX by style: a 30-year NY-style favorite, 72 taps at Parry's, wood-fired pies on NASA Parkway, halal pizza, late delivery.

The best bars in Seabrook, TX: Barge 295's floating patios, game days at Sam's Sunset Kitchen, Seabrook's oldest bar, Thai happy hour and a wine stop.

The best barbecue in Webster, TX: four Texas BBQ joints smoking over four different woods, plus Korean BBQ and Brazilian churrascarias, all near NASA.

The best bars in Sharpstown and Gulfton: a dance hall in the old Sharpstown Mall, Chinatown cocktail bars, karaoke rooms, a whiskey izakaya and margaritas.

Barbecue in Sharpstown and Gulfton, Houston: Pappas brisket, Hillcroft kabobs, Cantonese roast duck, Korean grills and a Tampico parrillada: 8 picks.

The best bars in La Porte, TX: 8 picks confirmed open, from a 14-tap sports bar on Fairmont Parkway to a Ship Channel bar near the San Jacinto Monument.

The best seafood in Houston's Chinatown: Viet-Cajun crawfish, Gulf oysters and Cantonese live-tank lobster on Bellaire Blvd, with a one-day seafood route.

The best Asian restaurants in Houston’s Chinatown, by cuisine: Vietnamese pho since 1983, Peking duck, Taiwanese bento, Korean BBQ and Lao-Thai.

Barbecue in Alief, Houston: Guillory's brisket and beef links, cabrito on Highway 6, Korean BBQ on Bellaire Blvd and Vietnamese grilled pork. 9 picks.

The best bars in Garden Oaks and Oak Forest, Houston: Wakefield Drive's icehouse, brewery and distillery, Plonk!'s wine patio, Crowbar's 45 TVs and more.

Where to get pizza in Garden Oaks and Oak Forest, Houston: hand-tossed slices, wood-fired pies on dog-friendly patios, wine-bar pizza and late delivery.