Houston Restaurant Weeks

Special drink pairings add buzz to Houston Restaurant Weeks menus

Dine like a king on a budget during Houston Restaurant Weeks — and add a drink pairing. Several participating restaurants, including the six listed below, have added special prices on wine or a martini that accentuate the establishment's prix fixe menu (brunch: $25 per person; lunch: $20 per person; dinner: $35 or $45 per person) now through September 7. Pairings are optional and prices vary, but it's a great way to try some top-notch vintages.

(And don't forget: a portion of the food sales goes to the Houston Food Bank.)

Au Petit Paris

HRW Menus: Dinner, Lunch
Details: Housed in a homey bungalow in Montrose, the intimate bistro with dim lighting and French cuisine is the perfect spot for cozying up on your next date. And there's nothing like a little liquor to shed your inhibitions.
Lunch drink pairings: Available during lunch, add a glass of house cabernet sauvignon, white sauvignon, or rosé to your tab for $5 each.

Ciao Bello

HRW Menus: Dinner, Brunch
Details: If a little vino with your Italian dinner hits the spot, the Galleria-area upscale eatery has got you covered.
Dinner drink pairings: Choose from a bottle of Lagaria pinot grigio (2013) for $40 or a bottle of Poggio Brigante morellino di scansano (2012) for $42 to go with your evening meal.

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House

HRW Menus: Dinner, Lunch
Details: The HRW menu at the Galleria shopping center steakhouse goes beyond the classic hunk of meat with optional drink pairings from wine to a signature cocktail.
Lunch and dinner drink pairings: Drink up at lunch or at dinner with options including: Stag’s Leap Winery cabernet sauvignon (2012) for $80, Duckhorn Migration pinot noir (2013) for $70, Tinto Negro Limestone Block malbec (2012) for $60, Nickel & Nickel Truchard chardonnay (2013) for $75 and the VIP martini (made with pineapple infused vodka) for $14.

Eddie V's Prime Seafood

HRW Menus: Dinner
Details: Both outposts (CityCentre, West Ave) of the upscale seafood and steak chain boast a handful of wines by the glass that matchup perfectly with your HRW eats.
Dinner drink pairings: Sip a glass, priced at $10 each, of Vega Sindoa chardonnay, Lorenza rose, La Marco prosecco, Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Series merlot or McMurray Ranch pinot noir.

The Springbok

HRW Menus: Dinner
Details: Throw back a cold brew or linger over wine. The downtown rugby pub with Southern Hemisphere cuisine — heavy on game-centric fare — is going the extra mile with Sommelier-recommended optional wine or beer pairings.
Dinner drink pairings: $20 per person and $30 per couple gets you a glass of wine, or beer, per each of three courses on the HRW menu.

Tony's

HRW Menus: Dinner
Details: One of Houston’s classic dining establishments, the elegant Greenway Plaza restaurant provides top-notch Italian-accented cuisine.
Dinner drink pairings: A bottle of La Fiera pinot grigio (2013) is available for $39 while a bottle of Poggio Brigante morellino di scansano (2012) is $48.

Dine like a king on a budget during Houston Restaurant Weeks — and add a drink pairing.

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Dine like a king on a budget during Houston Restaurant Weeks — and add a drink pairing.

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James Beard-winning chef opens 26-seat new restaurant in the Heights

The Green Room restaurant seafood platter

Courtesy of The Green Room

Meals may begin with raw and cold seafood dishes.

An intimate new restaurant with a James Beard Award-winning chef is coming to the Heights. The Green Room will open for dinner on Thursday, March 5.

Located within the same building as Heights & Co. (1343 Yale St.), the Green Room is a 26-seat, fine dining restaurant with a European-inspired menu. Part of Doke Concepts (Heights & Co., Lazy Lane), the restaurant is led by chef-partner Daniel Davidson and chef de cuisine Tom Cunanan, who won Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic in the 2019 James Beard Awards for Bad Saint, a pioneering Filipino restaurant in Washington, D.C. Sous chef Skyler Bancroft comes to the Green Room from Bludorn Hospitality.

“We’ve always believed Houston deserves experiences that feel exciting but never intimidating,” co-owner Brian Doke said in a statement. “With The Green Room, we set out to create something ambitious yet approachable, where the food is elevated, the wine over delivers and hospitality feels personal from the moment you walk in.”

The menu includes the chefs’ takes on staples of contemporary fine dining, such as scallop crudo, sliced hamachi, crispy duck, and roast chicken with salsa verde. Other dishes include salmon en croute, smoked bucatini with shrimp, and an heirloom tomato tarte tatin.

In addition to its a la carte menu, the Green Room will offer a five-course Chef’s Dinner Party Menu that will include dishes not on the regular menu and a glass of wine or a cocktail. Both menus are expected to change monthly.

The wine list will include both grower champagne and certified organic producers, most of which will be priced at $100 per less or bottle. A separate Cellar Series will feature premium by-the-glass options. They’ll be joined by a range of classic cocktails.

“It’s no secret that Houstonians are looking for new experiences when dining out,” the restaurant’s partners added. “We’re trying to meet them where they are, where the experience feels curated without being pretentious and elevated without losing warmth.”

In November, Doke and Davidson opened Lazy Lane in Garden Oaks. The neighborhood restaurant serves steak, pizza, pasta, and more.

Courtesy of The Green Room

Meals may begin with raw and cold seafood dishes.

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