Best Date Night Restaurant: Baso
Set the mood with a meal at this sultry stunner, a buzzy Heights newcomer that combines Basque tradition with Houston’s local landscape. Here, acclaimed chefs Max Lappe and Jacques Varon play with live-fire, kissing dishes with flame and smoke from the wood-burning hearth – think torched ribeye with burnt onion jus, smoked venison heart, and garlicky head-on shrimp on-the-halfshell, plus must-order bread service, a thoughtful wine list and caviar if you so please. With just 50 seats and an open kitchen so you can catch the show, the ambiance makes for Houston’s most alluring date night.
633 West 19th
979-349-9051
basohtx.com
This article appears in Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2024.
