Are Houston Diners Ready for Ninjas and Lego-shaped Burgers? They’re Coming.

Eater Houston 6/9 5:03A Brittany Britto Garley

A Ninja restaurant pop-up is coming to gauge Houston’s interest in a theatrical Asian fusion restaurant. | Explore Hidden Squared burgers with Lego-shaped, Crayola-colored buns, and ninjas darting out...

Houston’s Most Anticipated Restaurant and Bar Openings, Summer 2023

Eater Houston 6/8 9:23A Brittany Britto Garley

Elro Pizza and Crudo will finally make its debut in Midtown. | Julie Soefer Luxurious Thai cuisine, classic sandwiches, cheesy pizzas, coffee, cocktails, and cooling scoops of ice cream — This summer...

Houston’s MasterChef Winner Christine Ha Opens Drive-Thru Sandwich Shop in Spring Branch

Eater Houston 6/8 7:29A Brittany Britto Garley

Stuffed Belly opens this weekend, with gooey grilled cheeses, a Sichuan chicken sandwich, crunchy tuna sandwiches, and a smash burger Houston chef and MasterChef winner Christine Ha and her husband...

Bun B’s Trill Burgers Finally Opens in Houston’s Montrose

Eater Houston 6/7 5:00A Brittany Britto Garley

Bun B’s smash burgers finally have a place to call home. | Dylan McEwan After years of operating as a pop-up, Trill Burgers finally has a place to call home in Montrose — but not for long Houston rap...

How Houston’s James Beard Award-Winning Chef G Is Helping Make the World ‘A Little More Thai’

Eater Houston 6/6 6:09A Brittany Britto Garley

Street to Kitchen chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter (left) is Houston’s latest James Beard Award winner. Benchawan Jabthong Painter — best known as “Chef G” — is on a mission to introduce her...

Houston’s Hottest Cocktail Bars, June 2023

Eater Houston 6/6 4:20A Brittany Britto Garley

Roswell’s Saloon serves spacey cocktails in an intergalactic, black-lit setting. | Becca Wright Celebrate with spacey cocktails from Roswell’s, the warm Vietnamese dish-inspired Pho Cup’d cocktail...

Houston’s Benchawan Jabthong Painter Wins the Beard Award

Eater Houston 6/5 3:36P Brittany Britto Garley

Houston chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter wins James Beard recognition for her East End Thai Restaurant Street to Kitchen. | Annie Mulligan The Street to Kitchen chef is the first Houston chef to be...

17 Houston Restaurants With Crave-able Caviar

Eater Houston 6/5 6:16A Brittany Britto Garley

The caviar service at Little’s Oyster bar will keep you coming back. | Arturo Olmos Whether you like caviar with chips, pillowy potato dumplings, or in taco-form, Houston’s caviar service has it all...

Houston Restaurants to Visit in June 2023

Black Girls Who Brunch 6/4 7:27A Erika Black Girls Who Brunch

Happy June! It's been awhile since I've done a restaurant list, but June, my birthday month, is a great time to bring it back.  For me, once summer hit, the streets are calling me!  And as you all can...

Marcus Samuelsson to Curate Honeyland — A New Black Food and Beverage Festival Headed for the...

Eater Houston 6/2 7:45A Brittany Britto Garley

The Honeyland Festival is set to be a two-day showcase and celebration of Black creativity within food, beverage, music, and art Marcus Samuelsson, who notably visited Houston to explore the West...

This Woodlands Theater Will Offer a Dine-In Movie Experience With Heated Seats and Plush Recliners

Eater Houston 6/2 6:36A Brittany Britto Garley

Expect seat-side food service and plus seating at Reel Luxury Cinemas. | Gensler Reel Luxury Cinemas and its sister establishment, the Audrey Restaurant & Bar, will open in the Woodlands this July,...

The Ultimate Guide to Dining and Drinking During Houston’s Pride Month

Eater Houston 6/2 4:48A Brittany Britto Garley

Rainbow cake and cocktails is on Houston’s Pride menu this year. | Hilton Americas-Houston Buddy’s, Ripcord, Post Houston, and Trash Panda Drinking Club are offering colorful specials to get you in...

11 Houston Bars With Epic Drag Shows

Eater Houston 6/1 8:01A Megha McSwain

Ripcord is home to some of Houston’s best drag shows. | Ripcord/Facebook Sing and dance along to these dazzling performances There is no shortage of live entertainment in the city, but few shows rile...

Houston’s 18 Essential LGBTQ Bars

Eater Houston 6/1 6:42A Lane Gillespie

Montrose’s South Beach club has experienced a revival. | Daniel Ortiz Bars like Buddy’s, Kiki Houston, and Ripcord are perfect places to party all Pride-long For more than a century, even before Pride...

Step Inside a Houston Reimagination of New York’s Most Legendary LGBTQ Bars

Eater Houston 5/31 9:53A Brittany Britto Garley

Trash Panda Drinking Club will give itself a Stonewall Inn makeover in honor of Pride month. | Stonewall Inn In a pop-up series, Houston’s Trash Panda Drinking Club will channel New York’s Stonewall...