Houston Restaurant Weeks is back August 1 through September 7. Here’s everything you need to know about the event.
For 23 years, Houston Restaurant Weeks (HRW) has been bringing the community together over memorable meals while raising money for the Houston Food Bank (HFB). This year’s event will take place from August 1 through September 7. The first menus officially went live on July 15, and a list of participating restaurants is updated every day between now and when the event kicks off. You can keep track of that here.
According to the Houston Food Bank, the event is the largest fundraiser held every year to benefit the largest food bank in the country. 350 restaurants across Galveston, Montgomery, and Harris counties are set to take part in the month-long extravaganza. With the funds, HFB will be able to stock its shelves and distribute food to the Montgomery County Food Bank and the Galveston County Food Bank, which then provide assistance to local hunger relief charities.
HRW was founded by Cleverley Stone and is produced annually by The Cleverley Stone Foundation. Stone previously said it was a “win-win-win” to provide for the community, bring people together, and give restaurants an opportunity to drum up business throughout the month of August, which is typically a slower month of operation for most.
Every restaurant designs a specialty prix fixe menu—brunch, lunch, and dinner, depending on what they typically serve—that are sold at set prices (more on that below) during HRW. A prix fixe menu is basically a fancy term for a meal featuring several courses that is sold for a fixed price.
Some of the restaurants expected to participate in the 2026 Houston Restaurant Weeks include:
- El Tiempo Cantina
- a’Bouzy
- Bistro Mistral
- Adair Kitchen
- Leo’s River Oaks
- B&B Butchers
- Truluck’s Ocean’s Finest Seafood & Crab
- Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette
- On The Kirb Organic Eatery
- Perry’s Steakhouse (every location)
- North Italia
- Traveler’s Table
- Bar Xolo
- Rainbow Lodge
- Anthony’s New York Italian
- Eculent
- Chardon
- Lazy Lane
- Johnny Ritas Cocina y Cantina
- Kirkwood
- Zaranda
- Mayahuel
- Toca Madera
- The Chef’s Table River Oaks
How the donation system works
To raise money for the Houston Food Bank through Houston Restaurant Weeks, prix fixe menus are divided into two, three, or four courses and priced accordingly. With every meal sold, restaurants donate between $1-$5 to the Cleverley Stone Foundation, which then donates the money to HFB. In 2025, participating parties were able to raise over $1.6 million.
Pricing and donations for 2026 are as follows:
2-Course Brunch – costs $25 and generates a $1 donation (three meals for HFB)
2-Course Lunch – costs $25 and generates a $1 donation (three meals for HFB)
3-Course Dinner – costs $39 and generates a $3 donation (nine meals for HFB)
3-Course Dinner Option 2 – costs $55 and generates a $5 donation (15 meals for HFB)
By offering a prix fixe menu, restaurants give diners the opportunity to grab a bite to eat somewhere they’ve never been before without breaking the bank to try multiple courses at once. This is where Cleverley Stone’s “win-win-win” attitude comes into play yet again, as Houston residents benefit from the cultural exposure to an equal degree as the restaurants serving up the meals.
It is up to the business to determine whether these menus will be offered as solely dine-in options—some have opted to allow the brunches, lunches, and dinners to be served as take-out meals. The official Houston Restaurant Weeks website makes it easy to sort through who’s offering what with its helpful search features. Click here to see which restaurants offer take-out and which have patio seating.
In a recent interview, Katie Stone, Cleverley’s daughter and the current president of the Cleverley Stone Foundation, spoke about the importance of her mom’s work. “My mother started Houston Restaurant Weeks in 2003 to help restaurants through their hardest month, and that mission has never mattered more than it does right now,” she said.
Katie added, “So many of our restaurants are fighting to stay open in a difficult economy. When Houstonians choose to ‘Dine Out & Do Good,’ they are not only helping feed families through the Houston Food Bank, they are throwing a lifeline to the local businesses and the people behind them who make this city what it is. Every reservation truly makes a difference.”
