6 editor picks in Houston.
6 new american places 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 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.
OrderThe lobster pot pie. It is the dish that put the room on every national list and never came off.
TipBook three weeks out for a Friday or Saturday. Bar seats open up at 5pm if you walk in early.
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.
OrderThe tomato toast in summer. The pork chop with grits the rest of the year.
TipThe bar is walk-in only and the best seat. Get there at 5pm Thursday or Sunday.
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.
OrderNancy Cakes (cornbread with bottarga butter) and the burger. The pasta of the day is always good.
TipBar seats are first-come; the dining room takes reservations. Sunday burger night still draws a line.
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.
OrderNancy Cakes and the burger. Pasta of the day. Order from the by-the-glass list.
TipBar seats are first-come, dining room takes reservations. The patio in mild weather is the play.
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.
OrderLobster pot pie. Whole branzino for two. The duck breast with stone fruit in season.
TipBar seats face the open kitchen and serve the same menu. Book the patio if the weather is sub-30C.
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.
OrderTomato toast in summer. Whatever is on the blackboard with stone fruit in late summer.
TipBar is walk-in and the best seat. Arrive at opening, 5pm Thursday through Monday.
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