Jan 27, 2026 | 1:00 pm
Locals might want to make their Valentine’s Day reservations early: Houston’s iconic Pappas Bros. Steakhouse at the Galleria has been spotlighted in OpenTable’s 2026 list of the top 100 most romantic restaurants in America.
The list was compiled using more than nine million restaurant reviews on OpenTable from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2025. Restaurants were evaluated based on six metrics, including diner ratings, the percentage of reservations made in advance, and more. Qualified restaurants were not given a score; they were instead ranked by the percentage of reviews that included the tag “romantic.”
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse was one of five total Texas eateries that made the 2026 list, and it boasts a second Houston location downtown and a third in Dallas. It’s also the first Houston eatery to be included on the list after the city was snubbed in 2025…