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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.

The best cigar lounges in Houston, from walk-in humidors to membership clubs — with notes on which serve drinks, allow BYOB, and offer guest access.

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.

Where to buy western wear in Houston: Pinto Ranch for handmade boots, The Hat Store for custom hats since 1915, Tecovas, Cavender's, Boot Barn, and more.

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.