Every kitchen,
bar & food truck
worth knowing.
From Houston Creole to Brooklyn slice shops, our directory is a hand-curated map of America's most exciting food cities — Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Diego & the Golden Triangle of Southeast Texas.
Chef5.0Niki Nakayama
The Chef's Table star quietly serving the country's most rigorous kaiseki at n/naka.
Restaurant4.9Xochi
Hugo Ortega's tribute to the soul of Oaxaca, plated in the heart of Houston.
Chef4.9Chef Aaron Bludorn
James Beard semifinalist redefining Houston fine dining one tasting at a time.
Food Truck4.9Killen's Barbecue
Ronnie Killen's legendary brisket, served out of a smoking pit.
Restaurant4.9Bacchanalia
Anne Quatrano's enduring blueprint for Southern fine dining.
Restaurant4.9Uchi Dallas
Tyson Cole's tasting-menu mecca, where Hama Chili built a cult following.
Restaurant4.9Commander's Palace
The grand dame of Creole fine dining, training ground for half of America's celebrity chefs.
Restaurant4.9Eleven Madison Park
Daniel Humm's three-Michelin-star plant-based reinvention. The most polarizing room in fine dining.
Bartender4.9Camari Mick
Beverage director of Raines Law Room — and the bartender every NYC bar wants to hire.
Restaurant4.9Addison
William Bradley's three-Michelin-star tasting room — California's southernmost three-star.
Restaurant4.8Underbelly Hospitality
Chef Chris Shepherd's love letter to Houston's diverse food culture.
Bar4.8Eight Row Flint
Texas' deepest whiskey list paired with breakfast tacos until 2am.
Chef4.8Chef Dawn Burrell
Top Chef finalist redefining Houston's Afro-Asian dialogue at Late August.
Chef4.8Kevin Gillespie
Top Chef finalist turned Atlanta's most prolific Southern restaurateur.
Restaurant4.8Pecan Lodge
Dallas' most pilgrimaged smokehouse. The line forms at 9am.
Restaurant4.8Bestia
Ori Menashe's wood-fired Italian temple in the Arts District.
Restaurant4.8Compère Lapin
Top Chef alum Nina Compton's Caribbean love song to her adopted city.
Bar4.8Cure
The James Beard–winning bar that quietly elevated New Orleans cocktail culture.
Restaurant4.8Tacos El Gordo
The most honest taco in San Diego — adobada al pastor, sliced straight off the trompo.
Chef4.8Chef Monique Boudreaux
Orange's homegrown talent bringing fine-dining technique to bayou classics.
Bartender4.8Dericka 'Deri' Joseph
The Golden Triangle's most-followed bartender, mixing bayou flavors behind the stick.
Restaurant4.7The Pit Room
Houston's most uncompromising central Texas–style smokehouse.
Restaurant4.7Coltivare
Wood-fired pizzas and pastas built around an on-site vegetable garden.
Brewery4.7Saint Arnold Brewing
Texas' oldest craft brewery turned all-day destination.
Coffee Shop4.7Greenway Coffee
Single-origin pour-overs and a quiet, design-forward space to actually think.
Restaurant4.7Slutty Vegan
Pinky Cole's empire of late-night vegan burgers that block traffic on Ralph David Abernathy.
Bartender4.7Tina Cannon
Lounge Here's beverage director redefining Dallas highballs.
Restaurant4.7Howlin' Ray's
The hot chicken sandwich that broke LA — and the four-hour line that proves it.
Restaurant4.7Joe's Pizza
A single slice. A folded paper plate. 50 years of getting it exactly right.
Brewery4.7Stone Brewing
The brewery that put San Diego on the craft beer map.
Bakery4.7Rao's Bakery
A century-old Beaumont landmark for Italian cookies, cannoli, and espresso.
Brewery4.7Neches Brewing Co.
Port Neches' riverside brewery and the Golden Triangle's craft-beer pioneer.
Restaurant4.6The Burger Joint
Smashed patties, house buns, and lines around the block since 2014.
Bakery4.6Common Bond Cafe & Bakery
Croissants laminated for 72 hours and the city's most photogenic kouign-amann.
Restaurant4.6Floyd's Cajun Seafood
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Brewery4.6Struttin' Duck Brewery
Beaumont's homegrown brewery pouring hazy IPAs and Gulf-Coast lagers.
Bar4.6Pour Brothers Community Tavern
A self-pour beer wall and craft cocktails in the heart of downtown Beaumont.
Restaurant4.5Larry's French Market
All-you-can-eat Cajun, live zydeco, and a dance floor that never quits.
Restaurant4.5Old Orange Cafe
A cozy downtown Orange staple for chicken-fried steak and homemade pie.
Restaurant4.4Esther's Cajun Cafe & Seafood
Waterfront Gulf seafood where the shrimp boats dock at the back door.