Gianni Greene

It started with a leaky dishwasher, escalated to a parking ticket (in a construction zone), and culminated with accidentally texting gossip about your best friend’s fiancê to the entire wedding party. Tack on a gift from your dog on the new living room rug, and it’s time to throw the whole week in the trash and start over. Luckily for you, there are plenty of places in Houston with exactly the kind of comforting, delicious food you need right now.

Where to find all of the best food trucks in Houston.

It’s possible there's a city bylaw requiring every sit-down dinner spot in the city to have a tartare on the menu. And Houstonians aren’t picky about what meat these dishes use—it can be venison, lamb, or even tuna. We’ve tried as many as possible and ranked the best tartares across the city so you can engage in your own miniature meat quest.

Case Chocolates is a speakeasy and chocolate shop in the East End.

Head to one of the spots on this list. These are the restaurants that remind us what we enjoy about Houston, and they couldn't exist anywhere else.

The 8 best restaurants around the Galleria.

We appreciate the simplicity of Vuji Cafe. There are no flashy attention-grabs at the counter-service Heights restaurant—just a menu of eight delicious sandwiches and a few cold brews. Like chopped chicken sandwiches coated in ginger sauce, and dessert-style sandos layered with ube, all tucked between two pieces of fluffy Texas toast. We love the bulgogi ribeye that combines griddled meat, spiced kimchi, and corn cheese—which tastes like a crash course in KBBQ. And the sandwiches with salmon roe and tuna belly remind us that straightforward bites are still intricate.

ChòpnBlọk in Montrose is the second location of a popular West African food stall.

All of the turkey and none of the dishes? Yes, please.

Here are the best hot pot restaurants with unlimited beef, solo burners, and buffets in Houston.