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A photo of Sorrento Ristorante Italiano restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(3416)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Montrose
Booked 20 times today
Nestled in the heart of the Montrose area, this quaint, award-winning restaurant serves up modern, creative, and classic Italian cuisine. As you enter the front door, you are warmly greeted by a rounded bar with a beautiful piano. The dark, romantic ambiance continues into a spacious main dining area where you are seated at a candlelit table in view of an exquisite Sorrento mural as well as Picasso and Chagall paintings. Sorrento Ristorante has become a favorite Houston Italian restaurant of locals and out-of-towners looking for the perfect Italian dining experience in Houston. Additionally, our private dining options are outstanding both for dinner parties and luncheons. Sorrento is here to provide you with the finest cuisine with the best service in Houston. Sorrento has been voted as one of Houston’s finest Italian Restaurants and also Top 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America.
A photo of Capone's Oven & Bar restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(153)
Price: Moderate
• Pizzeria • Downtown
Capone’s Oven & Bar is located at 2303 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098 and our phone number is (832)767-1794. We are a 1920’s style bar and oven offering the finest in gourmet pizzas, salads, and appetizers all prepared right in front of your eyes and cooked to perfection in our state of the art brick oven. A few of Capone’s specialities are the Capone’s pizza made with arugula, procuitto and topped with truffle oil, or The Godfather pizza made with pepperoni, Italian sausage and jalapeños. Food is served Wednesday through Saturday until 1:45 am and Sunday through Tuesday until 11:45 for your convenience and go beautifully with Capone’s wine list or wide selection of bourbons and single-malt scotch. Also, we feature LIVE MUSIC Wednesday – Saturday evenings, cover charges do not apply. Please see our calendar of events page to get the latest information for our live music line up.
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4.8
Exceptional(2751)
Price: Very Expensive
• French • River Oaks
Booked 62 times today
Brasserie 19, located in Houston’s 77019 neighborhood, offers a modern amalgamation of French brasserie fare and well-known American influences. The menu utilizes the freshest seasonal ingredients in thoughtfully prepared dishes. Brasserie 19 boasts an expansive, carefully developed wine list. Brasserie 19's sophisticated yet unpretentious interiors are bathed in deep blues, cool greys, and whites, with antiqued woods and white marble used throughout. Blue velvet banquettes are paired with woven chairs and complemented by white linen-covered tables to create a casually elegant setting for lunch, dinner or weekend brunch. Brasserie 19 serves lunch and dinner 7 days a week, as well as brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.
A photo of Ouisie's Table restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(4860)
Price: Moderate
• American • Galleria / Uptown
Booked 40 times today
Known by generations for her hospitality, proprietress Elouise Adams Jones, a.k.a. Ouisie, serves an eclectic collection of Southern foods with an excellent wine list to match. High ceilings and fans in the main dining room it evoke the ambiance of a Texas manor house. The adjacent dining porch overlooking the patio and garden, as well as Cooper’s Wine Bin, provide additional dining and entertaining areas. The daily fare encompasses traditional offerings like her well-loved pimento cheese, the shrimp and grits, and the popular Gulf Coast oysters to the favorite Tuesday special Ouisie’s award winning chicken fried steak with corn pudding. A fine plate of grilled Prime beef tenderloin or a brace of quail stuffed with super lump crab meat with Cognac glaze are good examples of the daily specials one might find on the blackboard. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch on weekends.
A photo of Costa Brava Bistro restaurant
4.9
Exceptional(1960)
Price: Very Expensive
• Spanish • Bellaire
Booked 10 times today
Owners Angeles Dueñas and Kitty Bailey have created a home where they explore the rich traditions of the food and wine from Spain and France with a modern, personal approach.Open Table's 2016 list - "100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America"
A photo of Hearsay on the Green restaurant
4.6
Exceptional(1424)
Price: Moderate
• Contemporary American • Downtown
Booked 19 times today
Hearsay’s tradition continues with our On The Green location, serving distinctive American cuisine in an elegant antique setting. Located near Downtown Houston and Discovery Green Park, our venue offers a unique dining experience close to a 12-acre park, lake, and interactive fountain, with a variety of free activities for everyone.

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  • Tirey
    Houston •46 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    We are foodies that have been to almost 50 countries on earth, and we have the waistlines to prove it! Sorrento is our "go to celebrate" restaurant. This was a special evening celebrating a birthday, and everything was PERFECT. Sergio always takes great care of us, and seems to remember the cocktails and wines we prefer. If you want to feel like you have been to Europe without taking out your passport, go to Sorrento!
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    Sorrento Ristorante ItalianoPrice: Expensive• Italian• Montrose
    4.7
  • don
    Tampa / Central Florida West •46 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    Ouisie's has become a lunch staple for an excellent meal, value, and ambiance. The service is outstanding. I recommend Ouisie's and will continue to patronize them.
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    Ouisie's TablePrice: Moderate• American• Galleria / Uptown
    4.8
  • Guillermo E
    Houston •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Great! Absolutely loved the experience! Great service!
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    Brasserie 19Price: Very Expensive• French• River Oaks
    4.8
  • Edmundo
    Houston •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Wonderful place, we have they been there multiple time, and consistently excellent service and excellent food. It’s a Spanish upper food quality equivalent to the best of Spain and France. I strongly believe that they deserve a Michelin star. I’ve had paella multiple times in my life, very easy to make very difficult to make right,however the paella we had here with the right rice and the perfectly cooked seafood made it a perfect paella and the Serrano ham with the tomato garlic bread was fantastic as well, paired with a good wine from the Rioja wine region, made it a superb dinner meal and experience.
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    Costa Brava BistroPrice: Very Expensive• Spanish• Bellaire
    4.9
  • Leslie
    1 review
    5.0
    Dined on May 18, 2025
    Love everything about it, really good food :) Server was amazing
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    Capone's Oven & BarPrice: Moderate• Pizzeria• Downtown
    4.8
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