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The best happy hour in Houston, by neighborhood. Anvil and Refuge in Montrose, Eight Row Flint in the Heights, downtown classics, Midtown bars, and Galleria standouts.

The best steakhouses in Houston: Pappas Bros, Chris Shepherd's Georgia James, B&B Butchers, Vic & Anthony's, Killen's Steakhouse Pearland, Doris Metropolitan.

The best vegan restaurants in Houston: Green Seed Vegan, True Food Kitchen, Local Foods, Pondicheri, Cascabel, and Field & Tides. Where to eat plant-based and what to order.

The best seafood restaurants in Houston: Hugo Ortega's Caracol, Pier 6 in San Leon, Goode Co. Seafood, Truluck's, Eddie V's, Loch Bar, and Goode Co. Fish Camp.

The best cocktail bars in Houston: Anvil, Refuge, Julep, Better Luck Tomorrow, Squable, and Captain Foxheart's. Where to drink, what to order, and how to get a seat.

The best bakeries in Houston: Common Bond, Three Brothers, Crave Cupcakes, Koffeteria, French Gourmet, and the family operations behind them. Where to go and what to order.

The best Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston for fajitas, queso, and margaritas. The Original Ninfa's on Navigation, El Tiempo, Pappasito's, Lupe Tortilla, Goode Co Tex-Mex.

Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in 2017 with 51 inches of rain and flooded 136,000 homes. Nine years on: the timeline, the human cost, the recovery, and the flood control investments that followed.

The best coffee shops in Houston: Slowpokes, Greenway, Boomtown, Common Bond, Tout Suite, and the third-wave roasters worth driving for. Where to go, what to order.

Houston floods more than almost any major American city. The complete guide to why it happens, the 2001 Allison and 2017 Harvey events, flood zones, insurance, and how to prepare.

Houston Fourth of July events: Freedom Over Texas, the Symphony's Star-Spangled Salute, Kemah, Sugar Land, The Woodlands. Where to watch fireworks.

The best brunch in Houston, from Hugo's Mexican Sunday buffet to Brennan's jazz brunch, the Breakfast Klub's wings-and-waffles, Common Bond, Dish Society, and Snooze.