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.
