Everything from a Brazilian-Cuban sandwich shop to a bar inspired by Chicano culture debuted last month in the Houston area.
The Houston Chronicle’s No. 1 restaurant of 2025, Aga’s, expanded to Katy. Chef Claire Smith — of late restaurants Alice Blue, Shade and Canopy — launched an all-day cafe by the Menil Collection. A longtime matcha pop-up established a brick-and-mortar.
MORE OPENINGS:Restaurant specializing in bun bo hue, long-simmered spicy Vietnamese soup, to expand…