6 new american rooms in Houston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Houston | New American across every city.
Houston's new American restaurants pull from the city's diversity, plating refined seasonal menus with global accents. Bludorn on Taft Street in Montrose is among the most decorated of the wave, while Theodore Rex on Nance Street and Nancy's Hustle on Polk Street, both in EaDo, define the more intimate, neighborhood end of the style.
Bludorn ★ 4.7
montrose · 807 Taft St, Houston, TX 77019
Bludorn in Houston is Aaron Bludorn's New American room on Taft Street since 2020, with a lobster pot pie and Gulf-seafood menu that defined.
Theodore Rex ★ 4.7
eado · 1302 Nance St, Houston, TX 77002
Theodore Rex in Houston is Justin Yu's bistro on Nance Street, the warmer sequel to his now-closed Oxheart, with a tomato toast and seasonal blackboard menu.
Nancy's Hustle ★ 4.3
eado · 2704 Polk St, Houston, TX 77003
Nancy's Hustle in Houston is the EaDo bistro on Polk Street since 2017, with the much-copied Nancy Cakes cornbread, a strong natural-wine list and a counter.
Nancy's Hustle ★ 4.5
eado · 2704 Polk St, Houston, TX 77003
Nancy's Hustle in Houston is the EaDo bistro on Polk Street since 2017, with Nancy Cakes cornbread, a much-copied burger and a serious natural-wine list.
Bludorn ★ 4.7
807 Taft St, Houston, TX 77019
Bludorn in Houston is Aaron Bludorn's Gulf Coast fine-dining room on Taft Street, opened 2020, with a lobster pot pie that broke nationally and a serious.
Theodore Rex ★ 4.6
1302 Nance St, Houston, TX 77002
Theodore Rex in Houston is Justin Yu's Nance Street bistro, a Michelin-recommended relaxed fine-dining room, a sequel to his closed Oxheart with a tomato.