Food & Drink
February 20, 2024
Texas’s Best New Restaurants in 2024
Our twenty-third edition of Where to Eat Now finds that dining out can be loud, pricey—and as worthwhile as ever.
Where to Eat Now
Food & Drink
February 9, 2023
Texas’s Best New Restaurants in 2023
The white tablecloth may be all washed up, but the dining is as fine as ever.
Food & Drink
February 14, 2022
The Best New Texas Restaurants in 2022
Restaurants are still struggling, yet new places keep stepping up to the plate. Here are our favorite dishes from the most impressive rookie establishments.
Food & Drink
February 14, 2022
The Best Places to Dine Outdoors in 2022
Patio dining has become a necessity during the pandemic. Here are some of the best places to get your alfresco on.
Libations
February 14, 2022
What to Drink Now: The Best New Texas Beers, Wines, and Spirits
Even during the worst of times, Texas keeps producing top-flight beverages.
Food & Drink
February 14, 2022
Where to Eat Now: Coming Soon
Despite everything, new restaurants are still opening. Here are a few we’re looking forward to this year.
Food & Drink
February 16, 2021
The Best To-Go Dishes (and Drinks!) at the Newest Restaurants in Texas
For the 20th edition of Where to Eat Now, we’ve compiled some of our favorite takeout options from places that opened in 2020.
Food & Drink
February 17, 2020
The Best New Restaurants in Texas for 2020
Where to eat now: At many of the state’s best new restaurants, chefs have turned away from the fusion and eclecticism of recent years to focus on one cuisine (and do it really, really well).
Pat’s Pick
June 20, 2019
The Best of Our Favorite New Texas Restaurants
We've compiled our favorites from the past three years into one handy article.
Food & Drink
February 19, 2019
The Best New Restaurants in Texas for 2019
Where to eat now: The state’s best chefs take eclectic to a whole new level.
Food & Drink
February 19, 2018
2018’s 10 Best New Restaurants in Texas
Where to Eat Now: The state’s best chefs are serving up quail egg shooters, smoked chocolate cake, and a sense of adventure.
Food & Drink
January 25, 2017
Where To Eat Now 2017
Check out our roundup of last year's best new restaurants, where you can sink your teeth into everything from jellyfish salad to the world's finest beefsteak.
Food & Drink
February 22, 2016
Where to Eat Now 2016
Variety is on the menu at the ten best new restaurants in the state.
Food & Drink
January 6, 2015
Where to Eat Now 2015
Last year’s ten best and brightest new restaurants.
Eat My Words
January 24, 2013
Where You Should Be Eating Right Now: Our Picks For the Dozen Best New Restaurants in Texas
Once a year, I sort through my dining notes and come up with a list of my favorite dining spots of roughly the past twelve months. We modestly call the resulting story, traditionally published in February, “Where To Eat Now.” On its face, it is an honor roll of the
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Patricia Sharpe
The senior editor on beer gardens, communal dining, and escargots.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Chow Hound
Read a Q&A with Patricia Sharpe.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Where to Eat Now 2011
Jalapeño sausage–stuffed quail, lemon-pepper-marinated fried chicken: The trend for most of the best new restaurants last year was comfort food with pizzazz. But then along came Uchiko to wow us with its mouthwatering take on Japanese fusion. Who says you can’t buck a trend?
Eat My Words
June 11, 2012
Want to “Hangout” with Tre Wilcox?
In a previous post, we highlighted an opportunity to virtually hangout with Tyson Cole of Uchi and Uchiko in Austin. Today, Google+ and Zagat join forces again to present yet another virtual culinary gathering. But this time,
Food & Drink
February 15, 2012
The Ten Best New Restaurants in Texas
TEXAS MONTHLY released its "Where to Eat Now" feature, a list of the best new restaurants in the state.