Mexta Intends to Be the Boldest Mexican Restaurant in Austin
Its name a mash-up of “Mex” and “ATX,” Mexta has big plans for Austin’s food scene.
Its name a mash-up of “Mex” and “ATX,” Mexta has big plans for Austin’s food scene.
Kirthan and Kripa Shenoy honor Houston's famous internationalism in the best kind of way.
Our twenty-third edition of Where to Eat Now finds that dining out can be loud, pricey—and as worthwhile as ever.
At Via Triozzi, you can taste Leigh Hutchinson's two decades of single-minded dedication in every dish.
The historic Hyde Park neighborhood may have lost its post office, but it gained a stylish French bistro and a new Tiny Grocer.
After Lee’s infamous tour of Atlanta, Space City held its breath to see how the influencer would rate its restaurants for his 15 million loyal followers.
In a Houston restaurant named for his great-grandmother, Mississippi-born chef Lucas McKinney is having a whole lot of fun with a menu that ranges from gumbo and po'boys to chicken on a stick and moon pies.
Prolific Fort Worth restaurateur Felipe Armenta and celebrity chef Graham Elliot have opened Le Margot, a French restaurant as exuberant as they are.
Offering aguas frescas, picadas, full plates, and conchas, Veracruz Fonda, in Austin, is what the brand should’ve been all along.
We roam the state looking for the best food Texas has to offer. Here’s a peek at what’s new.
We roam the state looking for the best food Texas has to offer. Here’s a peek at what’s new.
A fancy Spanish-made stove fuels an inspired menu of steaks and seafood, along with some glorious masa dishes.
Brothers Emil, Axel, and Alec Oliva have opened one of the Alamo City’s most compelling new restaurants.
At El Tiger Taqueria, in El Paso, Jorge Ortiz offers his take on border food, which includes suadero flautas topped with bonito flakes and seaweed.
Houston joint Guillory’s Bar-B-Que is just daring enough to pile meat on top of meat, in addition to serving Beaumont-style beef links.
Elegance is on the menu at this Italian venture from Blaine Staniford and Adam Jones—as is a ricotta-filled, beurre blanc–lavished “serpent.”
Tom and Lisa Perini have won awards, traveled the world, and cooked for heads of state. But nothing means more than the old hay barn where it all began.
Here’s our take on the state’s new restaurants, along with a few updates to longtime favorites.
At the Lymbar, legendary Houston restaurateurs David and Michael Cordúa serve Truffle Twinkies and potato “bouquets” alongside the churrasco and empanadas that made the family famous.
The white tablecloth may be all washed up, but the dining is as fine as ever.
The latest from Regino Rojas is fun and festive, but the food’s not fooling around.
Three newcomers and five mainstays that you won’t want to miss.
Vibrant, jewel-toned murals set the scene for masterful Japanese-Peruvian cuisine at Masaru Fukuda’s Pacha Nikkei.
While Douglas definitely isn’t a “joint,” it still has all the hallmarks of Texas ’cue, including brisket, ribs, mac and cheese, and banana pudding.
Don’t let the chef’s soda-jerk hat fool you. Herein you’ll find royal osetra caviar, escargots in butter-filled shells, and a modern-day version of Spudnuts.
Even though Odelay has many stellar dishes, including the chili con carne enchilada, its artful homages to cartel culture prove unappetizing.
We review dozens of restaurants all around Texas each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new and how we liked it.
Austin’s famously touristy avenue welcomes a new steakhouse with a celebratory spirit.
If you were charmed by Juan Ramón Cárdenas in ‘The Taco Chronicles,’ you’ll want to make your way to Don Artemio.
We review dozens of restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new.
We review dozens of restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new.
Named for the ancient symbol used to ward off danger, the Houston restaurant fuses traditional and modern Israeli cuisine to miraculous effect.
We review dozens of restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new.
And the two-time James Beard Award winner has brought the same dynamic Southern fare that made the Grey, in Savannah, a destination restaurant.
We review dozens of restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new.
The Mexican, a fancy new restaurant in Dallas, aims for authenticity but isn’t using proper masa.
“We are just scratching the surface of what we can learn about Texas food,” says Wild Oats chef Nick Fine.
Dallas food vlogger Mikey Chen, who has four million subscribers, has brought attention to mom-and-pop joints, but some aren’t prepared for the crowds.
The menu at Roots Southern Table in Farmers Branch offers gumbo, fried chicken, and riffs on Italian rice balls and West African street food.
You’re in for a satisfying breakfast or lunch in East Dallas if you know where to look: a mom-and-pop shop set inside another mom-and-pop shop at a Valero.
At his latest restaurant, Texas’s most celebrated Mexican chef teams up with close relations to revisit the street food of his youth.
This exceptional Mexican restaurant has expanded into a larger space without shrinking any of its ambitions.
The neighborly Green Spot serves double shots of espresso, steak and eggs, and bison jerky—and legend has it that Erykah Badu is a fan of its vegetarian offerings.
Rarely does a museum’s restaurant rival its galleries, but this addition to Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts is poised to take its place among the masters.
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
Yellow Rose offers veggie-forward dishes, authentic barbacoa, and lengua—in Texas-size portions.
This smoky, comforting taco recalls the chef’s youth as a migrant farmworker in South Texas.
This taco is so beloved that it was part of a thorny trademark dispute.
Texas Monthly adds and updates approximately sixty restaurant listings to our Dining Guide each month. There’s limited space in the print issue, but the entire searchable guide to the best of Texas cuisine is at your fingertips online!Below are a few highlights from the new restaurants reviewed in our January 2020 issue.
We review more than sixty restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new!