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Openings and Closings: Eau Tour and Oheya Coming, Heights Social Opens

Openings and Closings: Eau Tour and Oheya Coming, Heights Social Opens

Bars and Restaurants Celebrating St. Patty's Day 2023

Bars and Restaurants Celebrating St. Patty's Day 2023

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Openings and Closings: The Blind Goat Softly Opens, Philippe Schmit's PS21 Soon

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Mar 3, 2023

The Blind Goat, 8145 Long Point, opened softly February 23. The modern Vietnamese restaurant comes from Chef Christine Ha and husband/business partner John Suh. The new Spring Branch location is an expansion of her first restaurant, The Blind Goat, which she opened at Bravery Chef Hall in 2019. It has...
Openings and Closings: Hello Eight Row Flint No.2, Goodbye 1751 Sea & Bar

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 24, 2023

Eight Row Flint, 3501 Harrisburg, opened February 20 in Houston's Second Ward. It's the second location of the popular bar and hangout from Agricole Hospitality. The modern ice house first opened in 2015 in the Heights at 1039 Yale. Agricole owners Ryan Pera, Vincent Huynh and Morgan Weber have worked...
Openings and Closings: Rakkan Ramen Rocks Tomball, PrimoHoagies Debuts in Houston

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 17, 2023

RAKKAN Ramen, 12645 Tomball Parkway, opens February 24. This is the second Greater Houston area location for the ramen brand which opened its first Houston restaurant at M-K-T Heights in May 2021. Though the restaurant offers both vegan and meat options, its broth is 100 percent plant-based, giving it a...
Houston Bars and Restaurants Offering Mardi Gras Gluttony on Fat Tuesday 2023

By Brooke Viggiano
Feb 15, 2023

Closing out Carnival season before Lent officially begins, there’s a day of utter gluttony and revelry known as “Fat Tuesday” (Mardi Gras). This year, it falls on Tuesday, February 21, and in celebration of this glorious holiday, these Houston bars and restaurants are ready to let the good times (and...
Frozen or On the Rocks: National Margarita Day 2023

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 8, 2023

Every year there seems to be a new National Day for some food or beverage. National Pizza Day is February 9. National Clam Chowder Day is February 15. National Red Wine Day is August 28. And the list goes on all year. Many of us have become jaded by the...
Holiday Cheers: Seasonal Cocktails and Mocktails

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 21, 2022

The holiday season is one of family, friends and over-indulgence. From office parties to multi-generational feasts, we are filling up our glasses with holiday spirits. The holiday season typically ends with New Year's Eve and we all make our resolutions. But before we head into 2023 with our determination to...
Openings and Closings: Bludorn's Navy Blue Opens, Underbelly Hospitality's Big Plans

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Nov 18, 2022

Navy Blue, 2445 Times Boulevard, opens November 18 and dining reservations have already begun. The new restaurant from chef/restaurateur Aaron Bludorn will have Jerrod Zifchak as executive chef. Ziffchak most recently held the role at Cafe Boulud in New York City which closed during the pandemic and made the decision...
Openings and Closings: EZ's Liquor Lounge Opens, Pit Room Expands to Memorial City

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 28, 2022

The Pit Room, 10301-A Katy Freeway, has signed a lease for a second location in Memorial City. The expansion comes from Sambrooks Management Company which operates the original location of The Pit Room at 1201 Richmond. The hand-crafted BBQ concept first opened in Montrose in 2016. SMC also owns and...
These Houston Bars and Restaurants Are Celebrating Halloween 2022 With Boo-ze, Bashes and Bites

By Brooke Viggiano
Oct 24, 2022

These Houston bars and restaurants are ready to make this Halloweekend a spooktacular one, rocking moonlit Halloween bashes, costumed bar crawls, Día De Muertos celebrations, and all kinds of tricks and treats. Brasserie 19, 1962 West Gray The posh brasserie will host its annual Halloween Party with Veuve Clicquot, themed Eiffel...
A Celebration of Texas Dive Bars, Clubs and Watering Holes

By David Rozycki
Aug 29, 2022

Anthony Head author of a new book called Texas Dives: Enduring Neighborhood Bars of the Lone Star State visits Houston.
A Second Eight Row Flint Will Open in Houston's East End

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 18, 2022

With the recent closing of Agricole Hospitality's Revival Market, the trio of Morgan Weber, Ryan Pera and Vincent Huynh teased that there was other big news coming. Today, Agricole announced that it would be opening a second location of its popular Heights bar, Eight Row Flint, this coming fall. The...
Openings and Closings: Upside Pub Opens Soon, Verdine Closes Sunday

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 29, 2022

The Upside Pub, 3402 N. Shepherd, will have its grand opening August 9. The neighborhood bar is a community driven concept from owners Paige and Andy Lujan, newly transplanted arrivals to the Garden Oaks/Oak Forest area, or GOOF, if you want to get some people's knickers in a twist. The...
Openings and Closings: Flora Blooms, Patton's Debuts

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Mar 11, 2022

Patton's, 1344 Yale, opens March 11. Located within the space that houses its sister restaurant, Savoir, the new steakhouse concept is a 38-seat hideaway behind the bar with an additional six seats at the bar itself. Its speakeasy vibe comes from the dimly-lit atmosphere with glamorous touches such as plush...
Openings and Closings: Hemp Gone Wild at New Bar, Gabriela's Houston Soon

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 25, 2022

Wild, 2121 N. Shepherd, opened February 21 in the Heights. The Bali-inspired lounge is the first in Texas to offer hemp-infused products paired with specialty cocktails and coffee drinks. The new concept is an evolution of Grinders Coffee Bar & The CBD Apothecary from cousins Adyson and Andrew Alvis. The...
Best Of Houston® 2021: Gay Bar

By Houston Press
Sep 17, 2021

In this year's Best Of Houston®, the Houston Press selected Michael’s Outpost as Best Gay Bar.
A Day Devoted to Dining Out In Houston

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 11, 2021

We all have different ideas of a perfect day out and also with whom we want to spend an entire day. We have romantic dates with our significant others, kid-friendly experiences with our children and party nights with our pals. Then there are times you just need a friend. Just...
Beat The Heat With Punks And Pints Fest At SpindleTap Brewery

By Gladys Fuentes
Jun 24, 2021

Houston’s notoriously hot days of summer have definitely arrived and there's no better way to beat the heat than with a cold beer and some good music. SpindleTap Brewery is hosting just the event to celebrate summer with their first ever Punks and Pints Fest, a full day of local...
Putting The L In LGBT: Julie Mabry's Pearl Bar Is A True Gem

By Sam Byrd
Jun 16, 2021

For Julie Mabry, owner of Pearl Bar, the struggle has been real. She runs one of less than two dozen lesbian bars still in operation in the United States. The pandemic did her no favors either. She fought - and won - to keep her rare bar open despite tremendous odds stacked against her business.
Openings and Closings: Uli's Kitchen Opens, One Fifth Pivots Again

By Lorretta Ruggiero
May 28, 2021

Uli's Kitchen, 8021 Research Forest, softly opened May 19 and celebrated its grand opening May 25 in The Woodlands. This is the first concept for Luna Hospitality owned by husband and wife Bonnie and David "Ulises" Alcaraz. Bonnie will serve as the general manager while David (Uli) will lead the...
Dub Miller Heads to Houston from the Hill Country

By Bob Ruggiero
May 20, 2021

When it’s time to place a call to Texas singer/songwriter/guitarist Dub Miller at the appointed interview time, a recording says that the number is unavailable. He quickly calls back about 30 seconds later, but wonders aloud if others calling him get the same message. “It could be Willie Nelson calling...