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D'Amico's Italian Market Café heads to the Heights for second Houston location
Call it the White Oak Renaissance. Another popular Houston restaurant is heading north and setting down roots in the southern area of the Heights.
D'Amico's Italian Market Café has been a homey hub in Rice Village since 1996. Now owner Nash D'Amico, along with his daugher and partner Brina D'Amico Donaldson, is ready to open a second location in the Heights.
"It's been very popular, I think, because it's such a comfortable, neighborhood kind of place," says D'Amico. "I think it's a perfect fit for the Heights and we are really excited to be there."
The new space, planned for an April 2011 opening, will be at 2802 White Oak in a building that's currently being redeveloped between Onion Creek and Fitzgerald's. D'Amico says the 3,000-square-foot second location will have the same style and features as the first — capuccino bar, Italian wine list, wood-burning pizza oven and the popular $6.95 lunch steam bar — plus space for large (20-plus) groups, a slightly expanded kitchen, and a retooled patio.
"The patio is going to be even bigger, and situated right off the main dining room with doors we can throw open on a nice day," says D'Amico.
With the addition of D'Amico's, White Oak is set to become a budget foodie destination, with Tacos A Go-Go and Christian's Tailgate also announcing plans to open locations in the area next year.