Destination of the Month

Yee-ha! Despite its reputation for breeding salt-of-the-earth cowboys, Houston, Texas has the largest Asian population of any other city on the South, and is home to the largest population of Vietnamese-Americans in the country. Nestled amid the Tex-Mex culture are two Chinatowns, a Little Saigon, and some of the best Asian restaurants and groceries in Texas. The food here ranges from traditional to contemporary, with restaurants specializing in everything from dumplings to bubble tea to shaved ice (the perfect treat to cool you off after a long day of wandering Chinatown in the sweltering Southwest sun.) With a comprehensive roster of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Indonesian, Korean, Malaysian, Thai, and Vietnamese cuisine, it's no wonder that Houston is this month's Destination.

NEW ASIAN CUISINE'S RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS

Houston Backstreet Café 1103 South Shepherd Drive Houston, TX 77019 (713) 521-2239 Noé Restaurant, Omni Houston Hotel Four Riverway Houston, TX 77056 (713) 871-8177 NEW ASIAN CUISINE'S RECOMMENDED ASIAN GROCERY STORES Click here to find an Asian grocery store near you Asian Seafood Market 11845 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77099 (281) 495-0119 Lee's Asian Market 8795 Antoine Drive Suite 108, Houston, TX 77088 (281) 260-9300 New Oriental Food Market 5700 Telephone Road, Houston, TX 77087 (713) 649-7633 Top

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CHICAGO'S ASIAN CHEFS

Lee Anne Wong French Culinary Institute Asian Restaurants Noé Restaurant, Omni Houston Hotel Four Riverway Houston, TX 77056 (713) 871-8177   Martin Yan Yan Can Cook Asian Restaurants Fung's Kitchen 7320 Southwest Fwy # 115 Houston, TX 77074 (713) 779-2288 Kim Son Restaurant 2001 Jefferson Street Houston, TX 77003 (713) 222-2461   Michael Potowski, Chef de Cuisine Noé Restaurant, Omni Houston Hotel Asian Restaurants Genji's 7964 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77063 (713) 780.0827 Ming's Café 2703 Montrose Boulevard Houston, TX 77006 (713) 529.7888 Asian Grocery Store Komart Korean Market 1049 Gessner Drive Houston, TX 77055 (713) 984.2277

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