Eye Candy: 4 Dining Rooms That Dazzle
The Dunlavy
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The Dunlavy
The view onto Buffalo Bayou from this breakfast and lunch spot is stunning, but we’re equally entranced by the dining room draped with chandeliers—over two dozen at last count.
Spindletop at sunset
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Spindletop
No fine art needed here; the backdrop at this gently rotating restaurant 34 stories above ground is downtown’s classic skyline. We suggest pairing it with another classic: the seafood pot filled with Gulf shrimp, sausage, crab claws, mussels and lobster.
State of Grace
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State of Grace
The airy, elegant dining room may recall Charleston, but the enchilada-and-oyster-filled menu is puro Gulf Coast. The décor and entrées aren’t all we’re smitten with, either.
Conservatory's ground-floor entrance
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Conservatory
Houston’s first food hall takes the lushness of the Bayou City underground, with verdant plant walls bordering bustling ramen, barbecue and crepe kiosks that draw boisterous pre- and post-party crowds on weekend nights.
