Restaurants + Bars

let's dance

New Houston nightclub shakes up downtown with salsa dancing and yoga classes

Dine Out and Do Good

6 Rice Village restaurants team up to support Houston hospitality nonprofit

Cuban fusion

Houston sandwich pop-up presses forward with a brick-and-mortar home

Surprising steakhouse shutter

'Contractual dispute' compels closure of prime River Oaks steakhouse

sustainability minded

Houston kicks off green hospitality program ahead of World Cup matches

Mutiny on the White Oak

Staple Heights wine bar and restaurant will shutter after 6 years

Changes are coming

Veteran Houston chef takes over at essential Midtown brunch destination

Where Eric's Eating

The most memorable dishes at Houston's 11 best new restaurants of 2025

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phoenix rising

Soccer-obsessed Houston sports bar flies into new home in Montrose

where to drink now

20 Houston restaurants and bars serving spirit-free sips for Dry January

Heights switcheroo

Houston Tex-Mex restaurant to shutter and reopen as a casual steakhouse

family friendly pies

Delivery-focused pizzeria with affordable wine coming soon to the Heights

COMING ATTRACTIONS

New Haven pizzeria hailed by Ken Hoffman plots Houston expansion

Slowpokes is coming

Sawyer Yards cafe closes as Astro-owned Houston coffee brand pivots

New Year's greetings

Chris Shepherd gives thanks for underrated wine and talented Houston doctors

sudden cupcake shutter

Cupcake pioneer Sprinkles shutters all locations, including one in Houston

Where to drink now

CultureMap's 11 favorite new bars that shook up Houston in 2025

another surprise shutter

Coastal-inspired Houston restaurant will shutter after 3 years in Montrose

Coming soon to Fredericksburg

Houston restaurant vet serves up Roman-style eatery in the Hill Country

Top restaurant stories of 2025

Major closures, celeb sightings, more top Houston restaurant news 2025