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Top food to try in Houston

6 dishes to eat in Houston, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Texas barbecue

Texas barbecue
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Brisket smoked over post oak for twelve hours, sold by weight on butcher paper.

2. Tex-Mex

Tex-Mex
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Fajitas, queso and enchiladas — a distinct cuisine rather than watered-down Mexican.

3. Vietnamese food

Vietnamese food
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One of the largest Vietnamese populations in the US, with excellent phở and bánh mì.

4. Gulf seafood

Gulf seafood
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Shrimp, oysters and redfish from the Gulf, often blackened.

5. Kolaches

Kolaches
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Czech pastries with fruit or sausage, from Texan bakeries, eaten for breakfast.

6. Crawfish boils

Crawfish boils
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Seasonal, communal and messy, spilled onto newspaper-covered tables.

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