TS Nicholas closures

These Houston bars and restaurants have temporarily closed due to Tropical Storm Nicholas

Saint Arnold will be closed today and tomorrow.

Photo courtesy of Saint Arnold's Brewery

UPDATE: This article has been updated as of 8 am Tuesday, September 14 with the latest information on restaurants that are closed today.

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As Tropical Storm Nicholas prepares to make landfall on the Texas coast, a number of Houston restaurants and bars are suspending service for Monday, September 13 and/or Tuesday, September 14.

The establishments listed below have either contacted CultureMap directly or shared their plans on social media. We will update this list as throughout the day. To be added, please email eric@culturemap.com.

Those who do venture out this evening should remain weather aware and avoid dangerous situations.

Agnes Cafe (closed Tuesday)

Amsterdam Company (closing at 1 pm)

Angel Share

The Annie Cafe (closing at 2 pm)

Anvil Bar & Refuge (both Monday and Tuesday)

Axelrad

Backstreet Cafe (closed Tuesday)

Batanga (closed Tuesday)

B&B Butchers (closing at 2 pm)

B.B. Lemon (closing at 2 pm)

Better Luck Tomorrow (both Monday and Tuesday)

Blacksmith (closed Tuesday)

Bludorn

Brasil (closed Monday and Tuesday morning)

The Brisket House (all locations closing at 3 pm and closed Tuesday)

Cane Rosso (closed Tuesday)

Caracol (closed Tuesday)

Christie’s Seafood (closed Tuesday)

Churrascos

City Cellars HTX

Cloud 10 Creamery (all locations closing at 5 pm)

Common Bond (opening Tuesday at 11am)

Crave Cupcakes (closing at 5 pm; closed Tuesday)

Crawfish Cafe (closing at 8 pm Monday; closed Tuesday)

Crisp (closed Tuesday)

Dolce Neve (closing at 5 pm)

8th Wonder Brewery, Distillery, and Eatsie Boys (closed Tuesday)

El Topo (closed Tuesday)

Ember & Greens (closing at 4 pm; reopen Tuesday at 4 pm)

Etoile Cuisine et Bar (closing at 4 pm; closed Tuesday)

Eunice (closed Monday for dinner and Tuesday for lunch)

Fajitas Pete’s Woodlands (closing at 6 pm; closed Tuesday)

Fegen’s (closed Tuesday)

Feges BBQ Greenway Plaza (closed Tuesday)

Feges BBQ Spring Branch (opening Tuesday at 3 pm)

Field & Tides (closed Monday for dinner; closed Tuesday for lunch)

Flower & Cream (closing at 8 pm and closed Tuesday)

Flying Biscuit Cafe (closed Tuesday)

FM Kitchen & Bar (both locations closing at 4 pm)

Frank’s Americana Revival (closed Tuesday for lunch, open for dinner)

Golden Bagels & Coffee (closed Tuesday)

Grand Prize

Harold’s in the Heights (closing at 2:30 pm)

Himalaya (closed Tuesday)

Homestead Kitchen and Bar (closed Tuesday)

Hubcap Grill (closed Tuesday)

Hugo’s (closed Tuesday)

Hungry Like the Wolf (closed Tuesday)

Ixím (closed Tuesday)

Jax Grill (closing at 4 pm Monday; plan to reopen Tuesday at 4 pm)

Johnny’s Gold Brick

Julep

Just GRK (closing at 7 pm)

Kin Dee Thai Cuisine (closing at 6:30 pm)

Kiran's (closed Tuesday)

Ladybirds

La Grange (closed Tuesday)

Le Colonial (closing at 8 pm)

Liberty Kitchen (closing at 4 pm)

Love Shack (closed Monday and Tuesday)

Magnol French baking (closed Tuesday)

Mastrantos

Merus Grill (closed Tuesday)

Mo Better Brews (closed Tuesday)

Monkey's Tail (opening Tuesday at 4 pm)

Monument Inn (closing at 3 pm and closed Tuesday and Wednesday)

Moon Tower Inn

Mutiny Wine Room (closed Tuesday)

The Nash

Neil’s Bahr

Night Shift

93 ‘Til (closed Tuesday)

Ninja Ramen (closed Tuesday)

Nopo Cafe, Market & Bar (closing at 2 pm)

The Original Ninfa’s (opening Tuesday at 4 pm)

Ostia (closed Tuesday)

Ouisie’s Table (Closed Monday for dinner; closed Tuesday)

Palace Social

Pappas Restaurants (closing at 3 pm; closed Tuesday)

Penny Whistle Pub

Pizaro’s Pizza (Montrose opening Tuesday 4 pm; Memorial closed Tuesday)

Potente

Relish Restaurant and Bar (closing at 3 pm; closed Tuesday for breakfast and lunch)

Riel

River Oaks Donuts

Rodeo Goat (closing at 7 pm)

Roegels BBQ (closed Tuesday)

Roost

Saint Arnold Brewing Company (closing at 2 pm and closed Tuesday)

Shoot the Moon

Squable (closed Tuesday)

Stanton’s City Bites (closed Tuesday)

State Fair Kitchen & Bar (closing at 4 pm)

Street to Kitchen (closed Tuesday)

Studewood Cantine (closing at 4 pm)

Sweet Bribery

Thirteen (closed Tuesday)

13 Celsius

The Toasted Coconut (closed Tuesday)

Tom N Toms Coffee Galleria (closed Tuesday)

Traveler’s Table

Tres Amigos (closed Tuesday)

Uchi

The Union Kitchen (closing at 4 pm Monday; plan to reopen Tuesday at 4 pm)

Urbe (closed Tuesday for breakfast and lunch)

Verdine (closed Tuesday)

Watershed

Woodshed Smokehouse (closed Monday and Tuesday)

Xin Chao (closed Tuesday)

Xochi (closed Tuesday)

Yelo (closed Tuesday)

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Best of 2026

Classic Houston steakhouse ranks No. 2 in America on Yelp top 100

Taste of Texas/Facebook

Taste of Texas took the No. 2 spot on the list.

When it comes to Yelp's top restaurants, people have the power: the online reviews platform has compiled user opinions to find out which restaurants across the country have the best reputations. Seven Houston-area restaurants made the Top 100 US Restaurants 2026 list, out of a total of 17 in Texas.

Yelp compiled its list mostly by weighing the total volume and sentiment of reviews, plus some other factors it doesn't disclose. The platform is popular enough for casual dining that it shows up all over the list, but there are a few upscale restaurants that broke through.

Leading the way is Houston steakhouse Taste of Texas, which ranked No. 2 in the country. Yelp users enjoy the ability to pick their steak in the kitchen, its "warm Texas hospitality," and artifacts from Texas history — including interior chapel doors from the Alamo. Other Houston restaurants include Xiaolong Dumpling (No. 43), a Chinese restaurant in Montrose, destination worthy Indo-Pak restaurant Aga’s Restaurant & Catering (No. 50), all-you-can-eat concept Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House (No. 55), Heights vegetarian restaurant The Ginger Mule (No, 63), hot pot restaurant Shabu En (No. 69), and The Chef’s Table (No. 73), an upscale South African restaurant in Vintage Park.

Yelp used its data to identify several trends influencing dining over the next year: "grandma-core" dining, sandwiches for dinner, breakfast all day, Japanese flavors, and places to dress up.

In Houston, diners embraced Japanese flavors at both Mikiya Wagyu and Shabu En, and they dressed up at both Taste of Texas and The Chef's Table.

Elsewhere in Texas, another impressive eateries joined Taste of Texas in the top 5. First place went to New York Italian restaurant Ci Siamo, in Manhattan. In San Antonio, Comfort Cafe comes in at No. 5, praised not just for the generous diner food but for its mission to support workers in addiction recovery.

All the Texas restaurants on the list are as follows:

2. Taste of Texas, Houston
5. Comfort Cafe – San Antonio, San Antonio
36. Hatsuyuki Handroll Bar, Fort Worth
37. Gold Spoon, Carrollton
43. Xiaolong Dumpling, Houston
47. Taqueria De Diez, Austin
49. Hutchins BBQ, Frisco
50. Aga’s Restaurant & Catering, Houston
51. Gino’s Deli Stop N Buy, San Antonio
55. Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House, Houston
57. Sushi Yume, Round Rock
59. Edmond’s Burgers & More, Plano
62. Whip My Soul, Austin
63. The Ginger Mule, Houston
66. Bird Bird Biscuit, Austin
69. Shabu En, Houston
73. The Chef’s Table, Houston

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Eric Sandler contributed to this article.

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