Bao Ong

Follow The best dishes Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Bao Ong ate in July Bao Ong Fri, July 31, 2026 at 5:56 PM UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hummus, side of tabbouleh and side of pickled tur... See more

Dim sum is one of dining's great communal traditions: a parade of steamed, fried and baked small plates meant to be shared around a crowded table. In Houston, many of the city's destination-worthy dim sum restaurants are clustered along Bellaire Boulevard... See more

Osteria di Mercato Two ubiquitous menu items — tuna crudo and spaghetti with tomato sauce — convinced me that Osteria di Mercato is one of Houston’s best Italian restaurants. Advertisement Article continues below this ad On a first visit, about a month af... See more

Italian food in Houston has never fit into just one category. There are old-school red-sauce restaurants serving generous plates of pastas, modern dining rooms rethinking Italian traditions (even adding crawfish) and neighborhood spots where pizza, wine a... See more

The craze over mortadella — “Italian baloney,” if you will — is one I can get behind. It’s everywhere. Dressed up on pizzas, stuffed into pastas and most of all, layered in between countless types of bread. Italian sandwiches bulging with mortadella have ... See more