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Chef Jose Hernandez impressed for years at Radio Milano. At Lucienne he moves from Italy to France with upscale takes on crêpes, foie gras and steak in sauce Bordelaise. Pastry chef Timothy Roberts bakes all the breads in-house and makes desserts like paper-thin tarte tatin and a show-stopping pistachio-raspberry vacherin. Read more...
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When it comes to Greek food, you often go for either Niko Niko’s or Helen’s Greek. At the junction of Louetta and Kuykendahl lies the only halal Greek restaurant in the Houston area. Many halal places only have gyros for Greek options, but this one serves up various Greek dishes such as souvlaki, pastitsio and spanakopita. This is also one of Read more...
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The lights are dim and the aroma of cheese melting on flatbreads and in panini fills the air. Diners can sit outside overlooking the bay or get comfortable on leather couches beneath colorful artwork. The wine list includes more than 100 choices. Read more...
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Modern Côte d’Azur cuisine from chef Sidney Degaine is worlds away from boeuf Bourguignon. Instead, start with a fishbowl filled with potato foam and a perfectly cooked egg topped with chanterelles. Homemade pastas and creative desserts such as a chocolate-curry bombe make the bright dining room worth a visit even if French food isn’t typically your thing. Read more...
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The only Scandinavian cuisine in Houston may be as pre-fab as the furniture sold at IKEA itself, but you won’t care after a few bites of juicy pork-and-beef meatballs with mashed potatoes and tart lingonberry jam. Pair them with a box of elderflower juice and a marzipan prinsesstårta, or princess cake, for dessert. Find Swedish candies, creamed fish roe, frozen Read more...
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As the name suggests, this restaurant is located deep within a courtyard that wouldn’t be out of place in the Czech Republic, crafted by owner and former mason Ladislav Klos. His personality imbues every surface—there’s even a youthful photo of him in the Old Country posted in the bathroom. American breakfast is served Thursdays through Saturdays, and there’s a small Read more...
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Bistro Menil is an art space, albeit for art of the edible kind, and the chef and owners want nothing to distract diners from the food. Hence no snazzypants name, minimally decorated white dining areas, and staff that ditch off-putting pretense for sincere warmth. As a result, the carefully curated array of small and large plates shine brightly, and, in Read more...
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There’s no need to book a ticket to Oktoberfest when you can hoist authentically massive pints of authentic German beer, served by cheerful women in sehr deutsche dirndls, at outlandish, sprawling German outpost King’s Biergarten, which overlooks the surprisingly picturesque Mary’s Creek. Owner and native Austrian Johann Sitter and his family, decked out in lederhosen, lead sing-alongs in German as they Read more...
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This casual cafe recently opened in Vintage Park in far Northwest Houston, a welcome addition to an area that has few French dining options. While the crisp-skinned chicken is always on offer, there’s also a rotisserie meat special that changes daily, not to mention classics such as steak frites, Basque mussels and fries, and the croque monsieur, a toasted, open-faced sandwich with Read more...