Top 100 event will feature city’s best restaurants, chefs
Who’s up, who’s down, and what is the best restaurant in Houston in 2023? These questions will be answered when the Houston Chronicle unveils its annual Top 100 Restaurants list during the Houston Culinary Stars event next month.
In addition to announcing which restaurants made the cut, the event gathers dozens of the city’s best local chefs and restaurants for a night of diverse food, wine and all-around good cheer. The party has been on hiatus since before the pandemic; a sell-out crowd is expected.
Culinary Stars will be held 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 19, at the Houston Chronicle, 4747 U.S. 59 S.
General admission tickets are $125. VIP tickets are $175 and allow early access to the event (5:30 p.m. entry), a larger winetasting glass and a gift bag.
Confirmed restaurants at this year’s event so far include Amrina, Back Table Kitchen & Bar, BCN, Blood Bros. BBQ, Cochinita & Co, Eunice, Gatlin’s BBQ, Hidden Omakase, Kau Ba Saigon, Koffeteria, Le Jardinier, MAD, March, Mala Sichuan, Mastrantos, Musaafer, Navy Blue, The Original Ninfa’s, Pacha Nikkei, Phat Eatery, Sorriso, Street to Kitchen, Tatemo, Th_Prsrv, Viola & Agnes’ Neo Soul Café, Xochi and more.
The Chronicle’s Top 100 list is masterminded by longtime restaurant critic Alison Cook, who has won three James Beard Awards for her writing and criticism, as well as other members of our food team. Cook has produced a Top 100 list since 2012. We visit and revisit hundreds of restaurants throughout the year and throughout the Greater Houston area to come up with the list. If we vouch for a restaurant, it’s always because we’ve actually been there — as full paying customers.
Tickets for Culinary Stars can be purchased at houstonculinarystars.com. No one younger than 21 will be admitted.