Heights - River Oaks - Montrose Edition | February 2026

BY CASSANDRA JENKINS

Houston Restaurant Weeks will take place this year from Aug. 1 to Sept. 7. The 38-day foodie event will include an extensive list of participating restaurants and serve specially priced, multicourse prix-xe menus for brunch ($25) , lunch ($25) and dinner ($39 or $55) To see a full list of participating restaurants, visit https://houstonrestaurantweeks.com/ searchresults/

Looking ahead

What they’re saying

Starting Feb. 15, residents can nd a restaurant listed on the Eat Drink HTX website, choose brunch, lunch or dinner, and reserve a date between Feb. 15 and Feb. 28 to dine out. Stone said restaurant owners can also sign up to participate in the event until Feb. 15. Participating restaurants in Eat Drink HTX 1 Dandelion Cafe-The Heights 2 da Gama canteen 3 Be More Pacic 4 Cowboys & Indians Grill 5 B.B. Lemon 6 Andes Cafe 7 District 7 Restaurant & Market 8 District 7 Grill-Midtown 9 BOL 10 Boheme

Je Buhrer, general manager of the Dandelion Cafe, which has been participating in Eat Drink HTX for three years at its Bellaire location and opened a new location in the Heights in 2024, said that the charitable aspect plays a signicant role in the restaurant’s decision to participate every year. “Supporting initiatives that directly benet the Houston community is incredibly important to us,” he said, “and supporting organizations like the Houston Food Bank allows us to make a tangible

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designed to help out restaurants during histori- cally slower periods of dining out, Stone said, such as in late February and in August. Owner of Heights & Co. Brian Doke said both events are a great way to engage with the city. “It denitely brings in new guests,” he said. “A lot of Houstonians look through the list and pick places they’ve never been, so it’s a great way to try out places and for us to meet new guests.”

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