At the beginning of 2022, my New Year’s Resolution was to try 100 different places I had never tried before! Whether it be a bar, cafe, restaurant, or pop-up, I challenged myself to explore the Houston restaurant scene more rather than constantly falling into my comfort zone.
Here at the end of 2022, I can say I achieved my goal with a total of 132 new spots under my belt even including some places from Austin and Dallas! I managed to eat at 103 eateries in Houston, 16 in Austin, and 13 in Dallas.
What I ate in Houston
- Aloha Tea
- Amanecer Co
- Analogue Coffee Bar
- Angry Mom’s Kitchen
- Around the Corner (Food Truck)
- Axelrad
- Be More Pacific
- Beltway 8 BBQ
- Bingo Cake Cafe
- Birraporetti’s
- Bori
- By Kin (pop-up)
- Cafe Louie
- Cambrian Coffee
- Cat Scratch Kitchen
- Cava
- Chef Kenny’s Asian Vegan Cuisine
- Chloe’s Cajun Kitchen
- ChopnBlok
- Click Virtual Food Hall
- Coastal Grill
- Coltivare
- Coral Sword
- Corazon Coffee
- Crescent City Connection
- Croff’d
- Daboba
- Dak & Bop
- Dandelion Cafe
- Dream Eaters Coffee
- Freckleberry Tea House
- Galveston Bagel Company
- Gators Bar and Grill
- Gelatissimo
- Genji
- Haidilao Hot Pot
- Halal Fried Chicken
- Hiccups and Churroholics
- Hidden Sushi
- Honeysuckle Tea
- Hong Kong 5 (Deli)
- Houston Dairy Maids
- Hu’s Cooking
- Idle Hands
- Island Snow Hawaiian Shave Ice
- Joe Lee’s Seafood
- Kha Thai Restaurant
- Khoi BBQ
- Kin Dee
- Lala Land Kind Cafe
- Le Jardiniere
- Lucille’s
- Mad Dogs Hot Dogs
- Mia Thai Teas
- Money Cat
- Mr. Sabor from Spain and Cuba
- Native Coffee
- Ninja Ramen
- Noodle Master
- Nopo Cafe, Market & Bar
- Oporto Fooding House & Wine
- Partea’s House
- Pepperoni’s
- Pink Brew
- R&B Tea
- Rocambolesc
- Saigon Arts Matcha Cafe
- Seawall Coffee Roasters
- Sensa Oyster Bar & Asian Cuisine
- Space Cowboy
- Spicy Panda
- Stone Age
- Street Food Thai Market
- Street to Kitchen
- Sugar Bean
- Sunday Press
- Sunright Tea Studio
- Suu by Burmalicious
- Tako N’ Tequila
- Tao Rice Roll
- Taqueria El Jardin Tropical
- Ten Sushi and Cocktail Bar
- The Bunny Tea
- The Burger Joint
- The Fattest Cow
- The Greasy Spoon
- The Great Greek
- The Rouxpour
- The Upside Pub
- Tim Ho Wan
- Topwater Grill
- Trendy Vegan
- Trini Mike’s Island Time Kitchen
- Truffle Express
- Vida Agave
- West End Coffee
- Wild
- Xela Coffee Roasters
- XiaoLongKan
- Yokushi Robata
- Yomie’s Rice x Yogurt
- Zen Japanese Izakaya
- Zoa Moroccan Kitchen
What I ate in Austin
- Bananarchy
- Dipdipdip ice cream
- Easy Tiger
- El Tacorrido
- Greater Goods Coffee
- KG BBQ
- Luv Fats Ice Cream
- Magnolia Cafe
- Meteor
- Nixta Taqueria
- Omg Squee
- Rogues Over the Top Pierogis
- Thunderbird coffee
- Tiki Tatsuya
- Try Hard Coffee Roasters
- Two Hands
What I ate in Dallas
- Caribbean Cabana
- Cesar’s Tacos
- Hinodeya Ramen
- Korean Street Eats
- Norma’s Cafe
- Partenope
- Potpourri Boulangerie
- Soju101
- Swizzle
- The Biscuit Bar
- The Salty
- Wayward Coffee Co
- Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade
I was ecstatic to hit my goal! For 2023, I will aim to eat at 125 more new restaurants around Texas!
About Eating with Stephano
Eating with Stephano is a food photographer in Houston, TX. With a large appetite and passion for good food, she aims to showcase Houston’s diverse and unique food scene to the world through her lens.
