Houston Bar Report

The money in Houston hospitality, read out of the public liquor filings.

Rankings

Aug 8, 2026

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5 min read

$11,401,006 in liquor, beer and wine across six months. In June, first place came down to $394.

Houston Bar Report

Aug 8, 2026

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3 min read

A new report puts Houston first in North America for restaurant closures. It counted one side of the ledger.

Chris Cusack

Rankings

Aug 7, 2026

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20 min read

550 venues, $54.5 million, and a band the tournament mostly missed.

Houston Bar Report

Aug 7, 2026

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3 min read

Houston is up $17 million against last June. Sixty-eight percent of its bars still made less money than they did in May.

Houston Bar Report

Aug 7, 2026

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2 min read

The category was up 41%. Twenty-three of them still finished June below May.