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    where to celebrate cinco

    16 buzzy bars and restaurants to toast Cinco de Mayo in Houston

    Eric Sandler
    May 4, 2021 | 1:15 pm
    Original Ninfa's cinco de mayo margaritas
    Ninfa's will feature a trio of margaritas on Cinco de Mayo.
    Photo by Becca Wright

    This year’s Cinco de Mayo could be one to remember. While most Houstonians probably don’t have many opinions about Mexico’s victory at the Battle of Puebla, we do love a good deal on margaritas.

    Bars and restaurants all over the city have responded at a range of price points — from $5 house margaritas all the way to a $75 bash at one of the city’s most elegant eateries. Head out and enjoy what could be the last night weather before the summer heat really kicks in.

    The Annie Cafe & Bar
    The Galleria-area restaurant’s Cinco de Mayo party takes place on its patio from 4-6 pm. For $75, attendees can chow down on snacks such as crab toastaditas, mini campechana, and chicken flautas while sipping on beers and cocktails like the ranch water, margarita, and an Old Fashioned made with tequila. Live entertainment also included.

    Candente
    The Montrose Tex-Mex favorite’s party will take place from 5 - 6:30 pm on its spacious outdoor patio that recently received upgrades like a 100-square foot fountain. In addition to a live mariachi band, dine on street tacos and get $3 off margaritas until 6 pm.

    Caracol/Hugo’s/Xochi
    All three of Hugoo Ortega’s Mexican restaurants will celebrate the day with three-course, $60 menus that come with agave cocktail pairings. In addition, house margaritas will be discounted to $8, and the restaurants’ signature “Greatest Margarita Ever Sold” — made with premium tequila and 25-year aged Grand Marnier — will be half-off.

    Eight Row Flint
    Agricole Hospitality’s patio may be known for tacos and whiskey, but it serves plenty of agave spirits as well. On Wednesday, get $10 house margaritas on the rock, frozen blood orange margaritas, palomas, and the Ricky Tanner, a less-sweet alternative to the Ranch Water. Live music begins at 5 pm.

    8th Wonder Brewery
    The EaDo hot spot will feature performances by by Bombón and DJ Gracie Chavez from 4-9 pm along with a michelada special. In addition, the Eatsie Boys food truck will take $1 off their signature elote fries.

    El Big Bad
    Downtown’s margarita emporium will offer $5 house margaritas and other specials.

    El Patio
    Get $5 blue margaritas and $8 frozens made with Patron Barrel Select Reposado at this Briargrove restaurant. In addition, mariachis will serenade the crowd from 5-11 pm.

    Feges BBQ
    Houston’s best food court barbecue will served smoked barbacoa tacos on Wednesday. They’re served with refried beans and choice of one additional side.

    Henderson & Kane
    The modern general store in the Old Sixth Ward will feature a collaboration menu created by chef Jesse Gallegos with special guest chef Victoria Elizondo of Cochinita & Co.

    Jax Grill
    All three locations of the popular burger joint will offer $2 frozen margaritas, $2 Dos Equis, $2 shots of Cuervo Tradicional, and $2 street tacos.

    Molina’s Cantina
    Known for introducing the frozen margarita to Houston, the Tex-Mex stape will serve $6.50 Molina’s margaritas all day and offer live mariachi music from 6-8 pm at all three locations.

    The Original Ninfa’s
    Both locations will feature roast pig tacos along red (watermelon), white (cucumber mint), and green (jalapeno) margaritas.

    Pistolero’s Tequila and Taco Bar
    The Montrose tacos and tequila spot will offer $7 El Jimador Margaritas all night.

    Revelry on Richmond
    The Montrose sports bar will utilize Cinco de Mayo as the opportunity to introduce its new fajitas Wednesday promotion of a half-pound of beef or chicken fajitas with rice and beans for $15 (add a frozen margarita for $5 more). Day-of specials include a build-your-own taco bar; $5 palomas and ranch waters; $20 buckets of Mexican beer; and $3.50 domestic and $5 craft and import big beers.

    Space Cowboy
    The tropical-inspired, poolside patio bar at the Heights House Hotel will host a Cinco party that features a special menu by chef Lyle Bento, boozy Mexican raspas, paletas by Popston, churros by Planet Churro, loteria, piñatas, CBD vendors, and a night market, 7-11 pm.

    The Taco Stand
    The recently opened taqueria from the owners of the Burger Joint will sell its single-sized canned margaritas and frozen margaritas for $5 all day. Available for dine-in, to-go, and drive-thru.

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    birdie's in Houston

    Award-winning Austin restaurant flies to Houston for one-night-only meal

    Eric Sandler
    Jul 22, 2026 | 3:00 pm
    Birdie's Arjav Ezekiel Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel
    Photo by Mackenzie Smith Kelly
    Birdie's is coming to Houston.

    Two top Texas restaurants are teaming up for a one-night-only pop-up that will feature creative cooking and thoughtful wine pairings. Houston’s Rosie Cannonball and Austin’s Birdie’s are uniting on Monday, September 14 for an evening they’re calling Birdie’s Cannonball.

    Held at Rosie Cannonball, the event will feature a menu created by Birdie’s chef and co-owner Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel and Goodnight Hospitality partner Felipe Riccio, who created many of Rosie Cannonball’s signature dishes and leads the kitchen at March, Rosie Cannonball’s Michelin-starred sister concept. Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie’s co-owner and a James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, will team up with Goodnight Hospitality partner and master sommelier June Rodil to select wine pairings for the night.

    “This collaboration came together the way the best restaurant ideas usually do: over years of eating, drinking, traveling, talking shop, and saying, ‘We should really do something together,’” Rodil said in response to CultureMap’s request for comment on the collaboration.

    “All of the Goodnight partners make a point of going to Birdie’s whenever we’re in Austin, because we genuinely love what Tracy and Arjav have built: the food, the people, and their fiercely independent spirit. Bringing our teams together feels less like a formal collaboration and more like finally hosting the dinner party we’ve all been meaning to throw,” she added.

    Both restaurants have earned plenty of acclaim. In addition to Ezekiel’s Beard Award, Birdie’s has earned a Best New Restaurant award from Bon Appetit, been named Food & Wine magazine’s Restaurant of the Year in 2023, holds a spot on the New York Times’ list of “The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now,” and earned a Recommended designation from the Michelin Guide.

    For its part, Rosie Cannonball and Goodnight Hospitality have earned their fair share of national attention, including a James Beard Award finalist nomination for Rodil, a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation for Rosie Cannonball, and Best New Restaurant awards from Esquire and Robb Report for March.

    The evening will also serve as a homecoming for Malechek-Ezekiel, a native Houstonian and a graduate of the UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership. The meal will be her first time cooking professionally at a restaurant in her hometown.

    Seats are priced at $200 per person, which includes food, tax, and tip. Reservations are only available to Sapphire Reserve credit card holders, as it is presented as part of Birdie’s sponsorship by Chase Sapphire. Find more details on OpenTable.

    Birdie's Arjav Ezekiel Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel
    Photo by Mackenzie Smith Kelly

    Birdie's is coming to Houston.

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