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Houston is considered a culinary capital, offering a nonstop list of new restaurant openings each month, keeping both hungry visitors and local diners satisfied with a constant onslaught of diverse restaurants and cuisines.
Luckily, Eater Houston has got you covered — releasing some of the trendiest and most talked-about new restaurants every month.
Trill Burgers, Stuffed Belly, Benny Chows, Elro, and Pastore have been added to this updated list, while Bari, Passerella, Se7en, Lady M, Triola’s Kitchen, Lankford’s in Bellaire, and The Blind Goat in Spring Branch have been replaced.
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Lu’s Henry and Chef Evelyn Garcia draw inspiration from their diverse upbringing to create standout dishes at their new restaurant, Jun’s Heights. The menu features a fusion of American and Asian cuisine, with a unique twist. One of the standout dishes is the Thai shrimp and chicken fried rice, which is served with pickled daikon and lamb curry. The menu also offers a variety of small plates with bold flavors.
With the convenient drive-thru option, you can either grab your food to go or choose to stay and enjoy the limited indoor seating for dining in. Accompanied by your preference of chips or tater tots, you can treat yourself to delicious crispy tuna sandwiches, an Eggwich with the crusts delicately removed, flavorful smash burgers, and a Sichuan hot chicken sandwich. These delectable options have been added to the menu of this new Spring Branch sandwich shop by the renowned chef Christine Ha, who has been nominated for a James Beard Award.
Ben Berg’s newest restaurant in Houston offers a luxurious atmosphere that is ideal for special occasions and features authentic Cantonese dishes with a New York-style twist. Guests can indulge in their favorite dishes such as cold sesame noodles, Beijing duck, and dim sum classics like mai shu uni dumplings. The menu also includes Texas-inspired touches, with smoked brisket BBQ and egg rolls that showcase the flavors of the Lone Star State. Additionally, guests can enjoy General Tso’s chicken and char siu made with smoked brisket and sausage, as well as Holy Trinity fried rice. Whether it’s the delectable food or the elegant ambiance, Berg’s latest establishment is sure to please food enthusiasts and celebrators alike.
The restaurant, The Allen Parkway Grill, offers a delicious menu with a variety of sides like whipped potatoes and white asparagus, as well as a wedge salad topped with black truffle. In addition, the restaurant captivates its customers with its rotating selection of meats, including Australian and Japanese wagyu, all of which are cooked on its impressive 22-foot live-fire grill. It’s no surprise that Houston, especially meat lovers, enjoy dining here.
If you’re looking for a reason to eat tacos outside, Verde Garden in Montrose is your new spot. The garden’s patio is a prime spot for enjoying the weather while downing smoked hatch chile queso and ceviche enchiladas. The Tex-Mex beer garden’s menu offers a choice between 12 frozens, made with your choice of tequila or mezcal and garnished with lime, parsley, and mint, all named after the herbaceous Verde marg.
Underbelly, the newest restaurant from Hospitality, promises a quite different vibe than its existing restaurants. Drawing inspiration from the Italian coast, the menu focuses on seafood dishes such as linguine with squid ink and swordfish amatriciana, topped with piquillo pepper sauce, and stuffed calamari with roasted farro and verde. The bright and airy decor also adheres to the theme, with a variety of martinis, frozen limoncello, and spritzes available as beverages.
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When you’re on the go, don’t forget to explore the on-site mini-market, which is stocked with fresh produce and ready-to-drink cracked coconuts. You can find so much more, including chilaquiles, protein-packed tacos with fire-roasted toppings, freshly squeezed coffee and juices, and refreshing acai fruit bowls. This River Oaks gem offers a massive menu with robust flavors from Mexico City, making it the second outpost in the U.S.
Little’s Oyster Bar
Little’s newest seafood restaurant, Bar Oyster, brings a fresh take on Gulf Coast cuisine to its former location. Chef Jason Ryczek, a fine replacement for California’s fine dining scene, serves up delicacies such as succulent Yellowedge Grouper with pickled chives and radish, topped with a rich creme fraiche. The pillowy potato dumplings are fried to perfection and accompanied by Ryczek’s own sturgeon roe, harvested from top-notch sources. The grilled octopus is tender and flavorful, served with marble potatoes and a herbaceous schug. Don’t miss out on the lobster gnocchi, a dish that showcases the chef’s expertise. The plates are beautifully plated with a brown butter caviar sauce. Despite the many changes, Pappas’ House Seafood Little is still dearly missed.
PS-21
Authentic delicacies include the chocolate crepe or the coffee accompanied by a variety of small pastries. The cocktail menu is influenced by French-speaking cities worldwide. The wine list, consisting entirely of French options, is exceptional. Tableside raclette accompanies the fingerling potatoes for two. A succulent duck breast wellington is accompanied by foie gras and a cognac sauce. PS-21, a French restaurant, serves classic dishes in a timeless setting. It is housed in the former space of Queen Vic. Chef Philippe Schmit makes a comeback to the Houston dining scene with PS-21.
Dante’s River Oaks
Each guest is greeted with a flute of bubbly to start the night. The intimate setup is more of an experience than just something. The desserts also offer something to behold, with flavors like pistachio and chocolate, and the chef creates surprises with rosemary and dill. The mainstay of Italian Bites Concura is the roasted salmon filet served with a dill dressing and fennel, as well as entrees like the fusion of mushrooms and truffle with tagliatelle, which is a standout dish at this River Oaks establishment. Dante’s Italian restaurant delivers even more with its homemade pasta.
Albi
Houston’s growing dining scene gets a new addition with this stunning buzzy corridor located on Gray West in the Albi blends cuisines from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon, serving up dishes like lemon charred shawarma, tzatziki mushroom trumpet, king sauce tarator falafel, and shrimp. The entertainment performances feature belly dancers, musicians, and singers, creating a luxe and breathtakingly decor with red silk shade lamps and posh chandeliers.
Verde Garden
If you’re looking for a reason to eat tacos outside, Verde Garden in Montrose is your new spot. The garden’s patio is a prime spot for enjoying the weather while downing smoked hatch chile queso and ceviche enchiladas. The Tex-Mex beer garden’s menu offers a choice between 12 frozens, made with your choice of tequila or mezcal and garnished with lime, parsley, and mint, all named after the herbaceous Verde marg.
Elro
Chef Terrence Gallivan, one of the masterminds behind the now-shuttered Provisions & Pass, returns to Houston’s dining scene with a pizzeria and crudo house that offers a refreshing seafood experience featuring dishes like smoked kampachi made with shisho, salmon cured with Neptilla, or yuzukoshu and pumpkin seeds, and pizzas topped with a combination of arugula, piquillos, Mahon cheese, chorizo, Scamorza cheese, and smoked maitake mushrooms. Start your dining experience with bites of these cold and hot dishes.
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The desserts, including Skinner’s “Reminiscences of Fallen Snow” — a butternut squash conserve topped with Tonka bean frozen dessert, spruce tip syrup, and homemade snow — are equally as considerate. As colonialism, new methods, and technology are introduced on the menu’s chronological timeline, the dishes, too, evolve, delivering tender Thai venison with a red curry that packs incredible spiciness (thanks to the red chiles the Portuguese brought to Thailand in the 1600s), and Skinner’s bison steak with a fermented wild ramp sauce, and duck fat confit potatoes with pieces of jerky. Diners embark on the journey with dishes like fermented foraged plants, Skinner’s blue cornbread served with sunflower butter and leatherwood honey, and chef G’s delightful red snapper Gaeng curry. With Street to Kitchen chef Benchawan “G” Jabthong Painter and renowned Eculent chef David Skinner at the helm, this tasting menu restaurant in Kemah is a true convergence of minds. The rare multi-course experience travels back in time to explore Thai and Native American cuisine at its essence and showcases an edible demonstration of ancient cooking techniques and indigenous ingredients.
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The restaurant, The Allen Parkway Grill, offers a delicious menu with a variety of sides like whipped potatoes and white asparagus, as well as a wedge salad topped with black truffle. In addition, the restaurant captivates its customers with its rotating selection of meats, including Australian and Japanese wagyu, all of which are cooked on its impressive 22-foot live-fire grill. It’s no surprise that Houston, especially meat lovers, enjoy dining here.
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Houston’s growing dining scene gets a new addition with this stunning buzzy corridor located on Gray West in the Albi blends cuisines from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon, serving up dishes like lemon charred shawarma, tzatziki mushroom trumpet, king sauce tarator falafel, and shrimp. The entertainment performances feature belly dancers, musicians, and singers, creating a luxe and breathtakingly decor with red silk shade lamps and posh chandeliers.
Chef Terrence Gallivan, one of the masterminds behind the now-shuttered Provisions & Pass, returns to Houston’s dining scene with a pizzeria and crudo house that offers a refreshing seafood experience featuring dishes like smoked kampachi made with shisho, salmon cured with Neptilla, or yuzukoshu and pumpkin seeds, and pizzas topped with a combination of arugula, piquillos, Mahon cheese, chorizo, Scamorza cheese, and smoked maitake mushrooms. Start your dining experience with bites of these cold and hot dishes.
Oheya Montrose, the sister restaurant of Le Kevin, offers an exclusive omakase experience at intimate counter-seat 12. Chef Stephen Conklin, the head sushi chef at Uchi Houston, collaborates with different chefs from Hai Hospitality to monthly change the 15-course menus.
When you’re on the go, don’t forget to explore the on-site mini-market, which is stocked with fresh produce and ready-to-drink cracked coconuts. You can find so much more, including chilaquiles, protein-packed tacos with fire-roasted toppings, freshly squeezed coffee and juices, and refreshing acai fruit bowls. This River Oaks gem offers a massive menu with robust flavors from Mexico City, making it the second outpost in the U.S.
Each guest is greeted with a flute of bubbly to start the night. The intimate setup is more of an experience than just something. The desserts also offer something to behold, with flavors like pistachio and chocolate, and the chef creates surprises with rosemary and dill. The mainstay of Italian Bites Concura is the roasted salmon filet served with a dill dressing and fennel, as well as entrees like the fusion of mushrooms and truffle with tagliatelle, which is a standout dish at this River Oaks establishment. Dante’s Italian restaurant delivers even more with its homemade pasta.
Little’s newest seafood restaurant, Bar Oyster, brings a fresh take on Gulf Coast cuisine to its former location. Chef Jason Ryczek, a fine replacement for California’s fine dining scene, serves up delicacies such as succulent Yellowedge Grouper with pickled chives and radish, topped with a rich creme fraiche. The pillowy potato dumplings are fried to perfection and accompanied by Ryczek’s own sturgeon roe, harvested from top-notch sources. The grilled octopus is tender and flavorful, served with marble potatoes and a herbaceous schug. Don’t miss out on the lobster gnocchi, a dish that showcases the chef’s expertise. The plates are beautifully plated with a brown butter caviar sauce. Despite the many changes, Pappas’ House Seafood Little is still dearly missed.
Authentic delicacies include the chocolate crepe or the coffee accompanied by a variety of small pastries. The cocktail menu is influenced by French-speaking cities worldwide. The wine list, consisting entirely of French options, is exceptional. Tableside raclette accompanies the fingerling potatoes for two. A succulent duck breast wellington is accompanied by foie gras and a cognac sauce. PS-21, a French restaurant, serves classic dishes in a timeless setting. It is housed in the former space of Queen Vic. Chef Philippe Schmit makes a comeback to the Houston dining scene with PS-21.
The Montrose Smash Burger joint remains true to its roots, serving up smashed vegan or beef patties topped with caramelized onions, vegan or American cheese, and a special Trill sauce on a potato bun. Even though the lines are still long, even after a month of service, it’s important to move fast and take heed, especially when it comes to the fries. The B Bun, a Houston hip-hop legend, started as a pop-up traveling burger joint and finally opened a temporary brick-and-mortar location for Trill burgers after operating for more than two years.
Make sure to check out the full cocktail menu at Hook Left Mean, where they serve cute fish-shaped vessels filled with lime, pineapple, coconut, chartreuse, and green Agricole Rhum. Their menu is full of whimsical choices. Before moving on to enticing mains like the combination of ground short rib and duck breast, you can opt for hors d’oeuvres like scallop crudo or fried snapper. If you prefer oysters, you can decide between a flight of Gulf Coast and East Coast varieties. Benjy Levitt’s latest brainchild, Den Lees, joins his sister restaurant, Local Foods, in Rice Village, dishing out French fare with a seafood element and an impressive wine selection.
This new Korean barbecue restaurant offers a 90-minute all-you-can-eat window where you and your friends can indulge in a variety of proteins such as baby octopus, jowl pork, and brisket. In addition to the spread of sides, including seafood and kimchi, guests will be treated to soda, Korean lemon juice, Yakult with pureed strawberries, and a soju-based drink called K-Shawty to enhance their dining experience. The gas grill on the table allows you to cook the food yourself, making it a fun and interactive meal. The cost is $33 per person.
The desserts, including Skinner’s “Reminiscences of Fallen Snow” — a butternut squash conserve topped with Tonka bean frozen dessert, spruce tip syrup, and homemade snow — are equally as considerate. As colonialism, new methods, and technology are introduced on the menu’s chronological timeline, the dishes, too, evolve, delivering tender Thai venison with a red curry that packs incredible spiciness (thanks to the red chiles the Portuguese brought to Thailand in the 1600s), and Skinner’s bison steak with a fermented wild ramp sauce, and duck fat confit potatoes with pieces of jerky. Diners embark on the journey with dishes like fermented foraged plants, Skinner’s blue cornbread served with sunflower butter and leatherwood honey, and chef G’s delightful red snapper Gaeng curry. With Street to Kitchen chef Benchawan “G” Jabthong Painter and renowned Eculent chef David Skinner at the helm, this tasting menu restaurant in Kemah is a true convergence of minds. The rare multi-course experience travels back in time to explore Thai and Native American cuisine at its essence and showcases an edible demonstration of ancient cooking techniques and indigenous ingredients.
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Benny Chows
Ben Berg’s newest restaurant in Houston offers a luxurious atmosphere that is ideal for special occasions and features authentic Cantonese dishes with a New York-style twist. Guests can indulge in their favorite dishes such as cold sesame noodles, Beijing duck, and dim sum classics like mai shu uni dumplings. The menu also includes Texas-inspired touches, with smoked brisket BBQ and egg rolls that showcase the flavors of the Lone Star State. Additionally, guests can enjoy General Tso’s chicken and char siu made with smoked brisket and sausage, as well as Holy Trinity fried rice. Whether it’s the delectable food or the elegant ambiance, Berg’s latest establishment is sure to please food enthusiasts and celebrators alike.
Oheya
Oheya Montrose, the sister restaurant of Le Kevin, offers an exclusive omakase experience at intimate counter-seat 12. Chef Stephen Conklin, the head sushi chef at Uchi Houston, collaborates with different chefs from Hai Hospitality to monthly change the 15-course menus.
Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ
This new Korean barbecue restaurant offers a 90-minute all-you-can-eat window where you and your friends can indulge in a variety of proteins such as baby octopus, jowl pork, and brisket. In addition to the spread of sides, including seafood and kimchi, guests will be treated to soda, Korean lemon juice, Yakult with pureed strawberries, and a soju-based drink called K-Shawty to enhance their dining experience. The gas grill on the table allows you to cook the food yourself, making it a fun and interactive meal. The cost is $33 per person.
Eau Tour
Make sure to check out the full cocktail menu at Hook Left Mean, where they serve cute fish-shaped vessels filled with lime, pineapple, coconut, chartreuse, and green Agricole Rhum. Their menu is full of whimsical choices. Before moving on to enticing mains like the combination of ground short rib and duck breast, you can opt for hors d’oeuvres like scallop crudo or fried snapper. If you prefer oysters, you can decide between a flight of Gulf Coast and East Coast varieties. Benjy Levitt’s latest brainchild, Den Lees, joins his sister restaurant, Local Foods, in Rice Village, dishing out French fare with a seafood element and an impressive wine selection.
Pastore
Underbelly, the newest restaurant from Hospitality, promises a quite different vibe than its existing restaurants. Drawing inspiration from the Italian coast, the menu focuses on seafood dishes such as linguine with squid ink and swordfish amatriciana, topped with piquillo pepper sauce, and stuffed calamari with roasted farro and verde. The bright and airy decor also adheres to the theme, with a variety of martinis, frozen limoncello, and spritzes available as beverages.
Jūn
Lu’s Henry and Chef Evelyn Garcia draw inspiration from their diverse upbringing to create standout dishes at their new restaurant, Jun’s Heights. The menu features a fusion of American and Asian cuisine, with a unique twist. One of the standout dishes is the Thai shrimp and chicken fried rice, which is served with pickled daikon and lamb curry. The menu also offers a variety of small plates with bold flavors.
Stuffed Belly
With the convenient drive-thru option, you can either grab your food to go or choose to stay and enjoy the limited indoor seating for dining in. Accompanied by your preference of chips or tater tots, you can treat yourself to delicious crispy tuna sandwiches, an Eggwich with the crusts delicately removed, flavorful smash burgers, and a Sichuan hot chicken sandwich. These delectable options have been added to the menu of this new Spring Branch sandwich shop by the renowned chef Christine Ha, who has been nominated for a James Beard Award.
Trill Burgers
The Montrose Smash Burger joint remains true to its roots, serving up smashed vegan or beef patties topped with caramelized onions, vegan or American cheese, and a special Trill sauce on a potato bun. Even though the lines are still long, even after a month of service, it’s important to move fast and take heed, especially when it comes to the fries. The B Bun, a Houston hip-hop legend, started as a pop-up traveling burger joint and finally opened a temporary brick-and-mortar location for Trill burgers after operating for more than two years.