what's for dinner?

Running list of open and closed Houston restaurants after Hurricane Beryl

Guard and Grace will reopen for dinner.

Photo courtesy of Guard and Grace

Having survived Hurricane Beryl, Houstonians are looking for something to eat. Thankfully, a number of Houston restaurants have answered the call.

Of course, with so many parts of Houston still without power, some restaurants are still unable to open their doors.

Here is a running list of what’s open and closed on Tuesday, July 9. CultureMap will update this list throughout the day. It is not intended to be comprehensive and does not include the many fast food, franchised, and quick service restaurants that are also open.

Restaurant owners who wish to be added may email eric@culturemap.com.

Downtown/Midtown

Adair Kitchen - Open
Axelrad - Open
Barnaby's - Open
Bayou & Bottle at the Four Seasons Houston - Open
Brennan's of Houston - Open on July 10
Double Trouble - Open
Dough Zone - Open
Finn Hall - Open
The Flying Saucer - Open
Grotto - Open
Guard & Grace - Open
Hearsay - Open
Josephine's - Open
Kokoro - Open
La Fisheria - Open
Late August - Open
Mamajuana - Open
Morton's the Steakhouse - Open
Osso & Kristalla - Open
The Palm - Open
Post Houston - Closed for lunch; Open for dinner
Potente - Open
Taste Bar & Kitchen - Open
Toro Toro at the Four Seasons Houston - Open
Underground Hall - Open
Understory - Open
Vic & Anthony's - Open
Winnie's - Open
Xochi - Open

East End/EaDo/Third Ward

J-Bar-M Barbecue - Open
Jonathan’s the Rub - Open on July 12
Lucille's - Open for to-go only
Mo’ Better Brews - Open
Nancy's Hustle - Open on July 11
Nickel City - Open
The Original Ninfa's - Open on July 13
Pitch 25 - Open
Ray’s Real Pit BBQ Shack - Open, 12 pm - sold out
Roostar Vietnamese Grill - Open on July 13
The Savoy - Open
Street to Kitchen - To-go only lunch service from 11 am - 2 pm or sold out.
Tiny Champions - Open

Montrose/Upper Kirby/Greenway Plaza/River Oaks/West U

a'Bouzy - Open on July 11
Adair Kitchen - Open
Andiron - Open
Annabele Brasserie - Open
Auden - Open on July 10
Azumi - Open
BCN - Open
Backstreet Cafe - Open
Badolina Bakery - Open on July 10
Bari Ristorante - Open
Betelgeuse Betelgeuse - Open
Bludorn - Closed
Bombetta - Open
Bosscat Kitchen - Open
Brasil - Open
Brasserie 19 - Open
The Burger Joint - Open
Candente - Open
Cafe Leonelli - Closed
Cocody - Open
Craft Pita - Open
Cuchara - Open
Cucharita - Open
Cyclone Anaya’s - Open
Della Coffee - Open
Dish Society - Open on July 11
Doris Metropolitan - Open
Duck N Bao - Open
Echoes - Open
Eunice - Open
Fat Bao - Open
Feges BBQ - Open
Georgia James - Open on July 11
Goode Co. Armadillo Palace - Closed
Goode Co. BBQ - Open
Goode Co. Seafood - Open
Goode Co. Taqueria - Open
Hamsa - Open on July 10
Handies Duozo - Open
Hobbit Cafe.- Open
Hugo's - Closed
Hungry’s - Closed
Katami - Open
Kata Robata - Open
La Griglia - Open
Le Jardinier - Open
Liberty Kitchen - Open
Little Rey’s - Open
Little Taco Shop - Open
Little's Oyster Bar - Closed
Local Foods (Upper Kirby and Rice Village only) - Open
Loch Bar - Open
Los Tios - Open
MaKiin - Open
The Marigold Club - Closed
Marmo - Closed for lunch; dinner, TBA
Maximo Bistro - Open
Money Cat - Open on July 11
The Mucky Duck - Open
Navy Blue - Open on July 10
PS-21 - Open
93' Til - Open
Nonno's Family Pizza Tavern - Open
Norigami - Open
Ostia - Open with limited menu
Picos - Closed
The Pit Room - Open
Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana - Open
Ragin’ Cajun - Open
Ramen Tatsu-ya - Open
Relish Restaurant & Bar - Open for dinner beginning at 5:30 pm
Riel - Closed
Roma - Open
Romano's Pizza - Open
Roost - Open on July 10
Rosie Cannonball - Closed
Sala Thai Eatery - Open
Skeeters - Open
State of Grace - Open
Steak 48 - Open
Thai Tail - Closed
The Toasted Coconut - Open
Toca Madera - Open
Tony's - Open
Turner's Cut - Open on July 10
Uchi - Open
Wild Concepts - Open
Zanti - Open

The Heights/Washington Avenue/Garden Oaks/Oak Forest and surrounding neighborhoods

Aiko - Open
B&B Butchers - Open
Baso - Open
Be More Pacific - Open
Betelgeuse Betelgeuse - Open
Blue Tuba - Open
Burger Bodega - Open
The Burger Joint - Open
Cowboys & Indians - Open
Da Gama - Open on July 10
Demeris Bar-B-Q West Loop - Open
Dish Society - Open
Duck N Bao - Closed
Ema - Open on July 14
Field & Tides - Open
Gatlin's Fins & Feathers - Open
Gold Tooth Tony's - Open
Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina - Open on July 11
Handies Duozo - Open
Hando - Closed
Jūn - Open on July 13
Ka Sushi - Open
Loro - Closed
Millie's - Open
Kin Dee - Open
Mi Tierra Mexican Kitchen - Open
Monkey’s Tail - Open on July 10
Moon Rabbit - Open
Rainbow Lodge - Open on July 11
Savoir - Closed
Tacodeli - Open
The Taco Stand - Open
Truth BBQ - Open
Wild Concepts - Open

The Galleria, Bellaire/Meyerland, and surrounding neighborhoods

Adair Kitchen - Open
The Annie Cafe - Open
Artisans - Open on July 11
Bagel Shop Bakery (Bellaire) - Open
Balboa Surf Club - Open on July 10
The Brisket House - Open
Burger-Chan - Open on July 10
Cafe Piquet - Open
Caracol - Open
Christie’s - Open
Craft Pita - Open
Dandelion Cafe - Closed
Del Frisco's - Open
Dough Zone - Open
Duchess - Open
El Patio - Open
Etoile - Open
Genesis Steakhouse - Open
Kenny & Ziggy's - Open on July 10
KP’s Kitchen - Open
Il Bracco - Open on July 10
Los Tios - Open
Mastro's Steakhouse - Open
McCormick & Schmick's - Open
Molina's Cantina - Open
Musaafer - Open
The Oceanaire - Open
The Original Ninfa's - Open
Piatto Ristorante - Open
Prospect Park - Open
Roostar Vietnamese Grill - Open on July 13
Tacodeli - Closed
Uchiko - Open on July 10
Urbe - Open
The Warwick - Open
Willie G's - Open

Memorial/Spring Branch

Bar Bludorn - Open on July 10
The Blind Goat - Open on July 13
Brenner's Steakhouse - Open
Daily Gather - Open
Dish Society - Open
Feges BBQ - Open on July 14
Goode Co. BBQ - Closed
Goode Co. Seafood - Open
Hando - Open on July 14
Jonathan’s the Rub - Open at Campbell Place; Memorial Green closed
Juarez Mexican Restaurant - Open
KP’s Kitchen - Open
Liberty Kitchen - Open
Magnol French Baking - Open
Pacha Nikkei - Open
Roostar Vietnamese Grill - Closed
State Fare - Open
Stuffed Belly - Open on July 14
Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen - Closed
Treebeards - Open

Southwest Houston/Chinatown/Sugar Land

Avenida Brazil - Open
Saigon Pagolac - Open
State Fare - Open
XiaoLongKan Hotpot - Open

The Energy Corridor, Katy, and points west

Chow Wok - Open on July 10
Dim Sum Box - Open from 11 am - 3 pm
Dish Society - Closed
Home Run Dugout - Open
Mandito’s Tex-Mex - Open
Molina's Cantina - Open
Phat Eatery - Open
Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana - Open
Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen - Open
Tobiuo Sushi - Closed
The Union Kitchen - Open

Spring/The Woodlands and points north

Amrina - Closed
Bar-A-BBQ - Open
Fajitas Pete’s - Open
Goode Co. Fish Camp - Open on July 11
Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina - Open on July 11
The Kitchen - Open on July 11
Phat Eatery - Open on July 11
State Fare - Open on July 10 with a limited menu
Tejas Chocolates - Open on July 12
Zanti Trattoria - Open on July 12

we gotta go

Beard-winning Houston chef shares first details of new Montrose restaurant

Photo by Kirsten Gilliam

Pasta and cold seafood will be on the menu at House of Louie.

Houston hospitality veterans Bobby Heugel and chef Justin Yu are sharing more details about House of Louie, their new neighborhood restaurant that’s opening this summer in the former Vibrant space at 1931 Fairview Ave. It’s the duo’s first new restaurant since opening Squable in 2019.

Almost a year after announcing their plans for the project, chef Yu, a James Beard Award winner and Food & Wine Best New Chef honoree, shares in press materials that the restaurant’s name and spirit takes inspiration from an establishment operated by his aunts, Betty Louie and Josephine Yeung, for over 30 years in the Los Angeles area.

“House of Louie was how I fell in love with restaurants. There was a magic there,” Yu said in a statement. “It was always a happy place for me, and for all its guests who came from all around the Los Angeles area to go to it. It was just one of those restaurants where it was exactly what you wanted, when you wanted it, but also a restaurant that gave you more than you expected.”

Yu describes the menu as having a “French-Italian soul” that will also incorporate “the smirk of Modern American cooking,” which allows the chef to sidestep criticisms of whether or not his food is a sufficiently authentic version of those two culinary traditions. As with Theodore Rex, his downtown restaurant that holds a Bib Gourmand designation in the Michelin Guide, dishes at House of Louie will be defined by well-sourced ingredients and delicate saucework.

Meals at the restaurant could begin with dishes such as salads or raw seafood items, including yellowtail alla scapece (cured in chardonnay vinegar) or spot shrimp marinated in Pernod with bergamot and fennel pollen. Pastas, which will be in-house, include a fried lasagna with ragu bianco and Comte cheese fondue. Entrees include roast duck and chicken brined with house-made giardiniera, the spicy topping typically associated with Italian beef sandwiches. Of course, vegetables will be well-represented throughout the menu.

Bobby Heugel, Yu’s partner in the Thorough Fare Co. hospitality group and the founder of bars such as Anvil and Refuge, is overseeing the bar’s cocktail program. Expect martinis galore and seasonal cocktails made with Gulf Coast ingredients. One example is the The Fair View, a riff on the classic Rome with a View made with local roselle hibiscus, Becherovka, dry sherry, and gen tian tea, that’s finished with sparkling wine and pineapple.

The duo aren’t ready to share interior photos, but they describe the renovations as a “simple remake” that enlisted support from local craftspeople including Garnish Design (Milton’s, Tiny Champions), ObjektFab, and Ford Design Finishes. “Just like when you cook a beautiful piece of fish or a carrot that was cared for as it was grown, you do just enough to something beautiful to make it yours,” Yu added.

Joining the project are general manager Tyler Jay Wang, whose resume includes acclaimed Boston establishments No 9 Park and Drink, and executive chef Kirk Thompson, who worked for various Underbelly Hospitality concepts and served as the executive chef at Leo’s River Oaks when it won Best New Restaurant in the 2025 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards.

House of Louie will be open daily for dinner. Friday lunch and weekend brunch service will be added in the future.

Photo by Kirsten Gilliam

Pasta and cold seafood will be on the menu at House of Louie.

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