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Uchibā
2027Japanese izakaya, sushi, cocktails and whisky · River Oaks, HoustonHai HospitalityThe bar-forward izakaya sibling of Uchi and Uchiko from Tyson Cole's Hai Hospitality, coming to the Retail Village at The RO, Transwestern's 17-acre River Oaks development. It is the concept's first Houston location, with about 125 seats inside, a sushi bar and a cocktail and whisky bar.
Sparrow Italia
2027Italian steakhouse · Uptown, HoustonNoble 33Noble 33, the group behind Toca Madera, is bringing its Italian steakhouse to the ground floor of Central Park One in the Central Park Post Oak campus near the Galleria. The 6,700-square-foot space adds two patios to a brand that started in Mayfair and has since opened in Miami.
Buck & Rider
2027Seafood, raw bar, steak · Uptown / Post Oak, HoustonHi Noon HospitalityThe Arizona seafood house is building a glass jewel box pavilion with a patio on the ground floor of Central Park Two, its first Texas location. The menu centers on Gulf seafood, fish flown in daily and a raw bar.
dLeña
2027Modern Mexican, wood-fired · Uptown / Galleria (River Oaks District), HoustonRichard Sandoval HospitalityRichard Sandoval's wood-fired modern Mexican restaurant, the signature dining room of The Greenleigh, the former Hotel Derek reopened under Marriott's Autograph Collection. The menu centers on open-fire cooking, handmade tortillas, moles and mezcal.Inside The Greenleigh, River Oaks, Autograph Collection
Guest House
2027New American · HoustonRDM HospitalityThe Austin-born social dining concept from RDM Hospitality, New American dinner that carries into late-night cocktails and entertainment, set for Houston after Dallas and Aspen.
Coming in 2028
Élephante
2028Coastal southern Italian · Uptown / Post Oak, HoustonWish You Were Here GroupThe Los Angeles group's coastal Italian restaurant takes 11,200 square feet in Phase 2 of Central Park Post Oak, paired with its 2,000 square foot cocktail lounge Bar Bambino. It is the brand's Houston debut after Santa Monica and Scottsdale.
Bar Bambino
2028Cocktail bar · Uptown, HoustonWish You Were Here GroupThe late-night cocktail lounge born at Élephante Scottsdale, opening beside Houston's Élephante in Phase 2 of Central Park Post Oak. The two concepts share more than 13,000 square feet, designed with Fearon Hay.
Questions about new restaurants in Houston
What new restaurants are opening in Houston?
The next openings in Houston are Little Bird (October 29, 2026), Uchibā (2027), Sparrow Italia (2027), Buck & Rider (2027), dLeña (2027), Guest House (2027), Élephante (2028) and Bar Bambino (2028). We are tracking 8 in all.
What restaurants just opened in Houston?
House of Louie opened in the last 30 days.
How does Markets of Tomorrow track restaurant openings?
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