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Small enough to feel intimate but not cramped, this dark and sexy bar is everything you want in a hotel watering hole. Its location inside the opulent Post Oak makes for unparalleled people-watching; flickering candles and red roses on low tables with lounge-like seating set the mood; and clubby music makes even a Tuesday night feel like Saturday. Once you Read more...
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A night at Loch Bar, open late every night (2am), is well worth the ride into River Oaks. It’s a great date night spot with a wide variety of raw seafood options and a stellar cocktail program with iconic drink names like Stairway to Heaven (made with planteray dark rum, raspberry, lemon, almond, and ginger) and La Bamba (a drink with Read more...
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Fittingly, this Old Town Spring establishment is one-part speakeasy, one-part saloon. Offerings include beer, wine, cigars, a menu of burgers and pizzas, an extensive cocktail list, and something we hadn’t seen before: a Make Your Own Old Fashioned menu. After trying it, we were instant converts. For $13 you get to choose your spirit, sweetener, and bitters—we selected Buffalo Trace Read more...
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It’s a high-octane, tropical paradise, a mid-century Palm Springs oasis dropped onto a bustling stretch of Westheimer. In its former life it was Royal Oak—a dark, whiskey-centric cave of a bar that couldn’t be more different from the punch-drunk, super-saturated successor that owner Shawn Bermudez debuted in the summer of last year. What resulted—a multi-level patio bar (nearly double the size Read more...
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On Wednesdays, snap a photo of your pup on the patio at this Midtown bar, which regularly hosts dog-rescue events. Post and tag it on Instagram, and pick up a $3 beer of your choice at the bar. Other weekdays, Ziegenbock and Bud Light are always $3, while red and white sangrias run $4 each. Read more...
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The team behind Helen Greek Food & Wine heads to the Bronx’s Little Italy with this ode to sausage-and-peppers, chicken Parm and cannoli. The vermouths and amari made in-house mean a serious Italian-American bar program, but not so serious that there isn’t also White Russian soft serve on the menu. Read more...
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The place is famous for the enormous U8 shrimp that are served in shrimp salads, shrimp cocktails and fried shrimp. And then there is Segari’s deep, dark seafood gumbo–arguably the best in the city. Sam Segari’s daughter Angela runs the place now, but she has continued a few famous Segari traditions. The place is still sort of a club for regular Read more...
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Kata Robata is, quite simply, the best sushi restaurant in Houston. Sitting at chef Manabu Horiuchi’s counter and ordering the omakase—Japanese for “I’ll leave it to you”—is an experience that every serious food-lover should have at least once. Chef Hori-san will dazzle you with whatever is freshest that day and create a personalized menu that will likely make buying grocery-store Read more...
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Some will say that projecting famous old oil paintings on big-screen TVs isn’t exactly “upscale.” But the food at this over-the-top restaurant, complete with soaring ceiling and huge booths, makes up for that bit of weirdness. Ambitious appetizers include tuna crudo, succulent grilled scallops over mushroom risotto, and house-cured charcuterie. Awesome USDA Prime steaks and top seafood cuts are served Read more...