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Best Houston Music Releases of 2020

By Carlos Brandon
Dec 14, 2020

We take a look at the best local music releases from a difficult and seemingly never-ending year.
UH Professor and Spanish Language Fiction Writer Cristina Rivera Garza Named Houston’s Latest “Genius”

By Schaefer Edwards
Oct 9, 2020

Before dubbing her a genius, the MacArthur Foundation had Cristina Rivera Garza fooled. When the acclaimed Spanish-language fiction writer and University of Houston professor was first contacted by the nonprofit group, she was told her help was needed to evaluate a candidate for the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Nicknamed “Genius Grants,”...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Chef

By Houston Press
Jan 31, 2020

Best Chef: Austin Simmons It’s been ten years since Austin Simmons first commanded the title of executive chef at Hubbell & Hudson Bistro in The Woodlands, but it wasn’t until last year, with the rebranding of the restaurant to Tris (named after his daughter) that Simmons really began to express...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Brewery

By Houston Press
Jan 31, 2020

Best Brewery: Brash Brewing Five dollars of quarters, a pint of Ghost, and ten minutes later if you haven’t made the top ten in the Area 51 arcade game then you’re definitely not ready for a zombie apocalypse. Maybe Cruisin’ off the cliffs of Monte Carlo is more your speed—or...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Brunch

By Houston Press
Jan 31, 2020

Best Brunch: Eunice With its kitchen run by chef Drake Leonards — whose impressive portfolio includes top NOLA spots like August, Domenica, and Shaya, this modern Cajun-Creole brasserie brings the wow factor to Greenway Plaza. And that's not just when it comes to the eats (though we promise we’ll get...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Food Hall

By Houston Press
Jan 30, 2020

Best Food Hall: Bravery Chef Hall Even before it opened, it was more than just a food hall. Bravery Chef Hall was designed to showcase Houston’s incredible culinary talent, and it serves that up in spades. Curated by owner and founder Anh Mai, each of the chef’s counters is a...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Service

By Houston Press
Jan 30, 2020

Best Service: Tony’s The country at large has been experiencing a service shortage for the past several years now, and Houston is no different. With so many new restaurants opening, and a small pool of servers, you’ll often see your favorite server or manager from one restaurant appear at a...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Pizza

By Houston Press
Jan 30, 2020

Best Pizza: Coltivare Pizza & Garden This city has seen, in the past few years, an increase in quality pizza kitchens slinging artisan pies on wood-fired crusts. Respectable pizzerias of every variety, from chef-focused concepts sourcing exotic ingredients to mom-and-pop hole-in-the-walls tossing simple feel-good pizza. Some honorable mentions include the...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Burger

By Houston Press
Jan 30, 2020

Best Burger: Squable It’s only been around since last spring, but this bodacious burger has already secured its spot in Houston’s Burger Hall of Fame. Created by Squable’s Mark Clayton and Drew Gimma, the “French Cheeseburger” features a fat, ultra-moist Augustus Ranch beef patty (done medium-rare unless you specify otherwise…we...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Music Festival

By Houston Press
Jan 30, 2020

Best Music Festival: Astroworld Festival A note about crowning Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival Houston’s best music fest: It’s not simply by default. True, the hometown hip-hop hero’s music-filled ode to the bygone amusement park stands as tall and nearly as singular as the Texas Cyclone. But even a music landscape...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Category We Forgot

By Houston Press
Jan 30, 2020

Best Category We Forgot: Best Spa - Bare Necessities Spa & Boutique Over the years, Bare Necessities has won many awards, including from the Houston Press. So it was no special surprise when our readers in the Readers' Choice portion of this year's Best Of Houston®, picked Best Spa as...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Chinese

By Houston Press
Jan 29, 2020

Best Chinese: Bamboo House Houston It says a lot when a location that’s notoriously difficult to fill becomes a magnet for hungry foodies, but that’s what Bamboo House Houston, the second location of the Peking duck specialist in Humble, has become. Tucked away in the corner of the strip mall...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Ceviche

By Houston Press
Jan 29, 2020

Best Ceviche: Pacha Nikkei Ceviche is the national dish of Peru, so when chef Masaru Fukuda, who was born in Lima, debuted Japanese-Peruvian food stand Pacha Nikkei at Politan Row food hall in Rice Village, it was a given that ceviche would feature on the menu. And sure enough, ceviche...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Wine Bar

By Houston Press
Jan 29, 2020

Best Wine Bar: 13 Celsius For Houstonians, 13 Celsius has come to embody all the things we desire in an enoteca. Ambiance. A killer wine list. Friendly, educated staff with excellent service. Salumi sliced thin to order. And that one-of-a-kind scent of sweet, malt-sugar wafting from the fortune cookie factory...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Bakery

By Houston Press
Jan 29, 2020

Best Bakery: La Sicilia Italian Bakery & Cafe With its charming storefront located on lower Westheimer, La Sicilia backs up the optics with expert pastry technique, perhaps best proven in the folds of a sfogliatella . Grandiose pastries, both sweet and savory, push the limits of what’s deemed “regular” in this...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Live Venue (Small)

By Houston Press
Jan 29, 2020

Best Live Venue (Small): White Oak Music Hall The subtle irony to the tiff between White Oak Music Hall and its residential neighbors is that the concert venue actually feels a little like a residence. It recalls youthful visits to the homes of especially cool relatives, houses filled with artsy...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Beer List

By Houston Press
Jan 28, 2020

Best Beer List: The Ginger Man “It’s hard to separate a good beer list from the place that you’re drinking the beer,” said a chap at the bar who’s been frequenting The Ginger Man for 25 years, not just because he loves beer, but because he likes going there. For...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Tex-Mex

By Houston Press
Jan 28, 2020

Best Tex-Mex: El Tiempo Cantina Admit it. Great-Aunt Janet comes to town and wants to get down on some dope Tex-Mex, where do you take her? Exactly. El Tiempo Cantina continues to make the magic happen night after night. Appetites perk moments upon entering as the sound of roasting meats...
Best Of Houston® 2020: Best Bar

By Houston Press
Jan 28, 2020

Best Bar: Julep White lace and a frosted, silver cup—Julep is the sexiest bar in Houston from top to bottom. Owner Alba Huerta leads a talented staff of individuals where no shortcuts are taken and special care is given to the simplest of details. In the past five years Julep...
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Sushi

By Houston Press
Jan 27, 2020

Best Sushi: MF Sushi Tuesday nights are hopping at MF Sushi in the Museum District. But then again, so are Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The reason? Compared to other sushi restaurants in Houston, the quality and style of MF is said to be the closest you can get to...

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