Holiday Happy Hours in the Heights
If it’s high time to enjoy a holiday happy hour in the Heights, you’ve got plenty of options. While some of these names may be familiar to you, others may be brand new. Here’s the inside scoop on what to expect at these local bars and restaurants!
Savoir
Savoir on Yale Street is an excellent choice for those looking to have a drink with a delicious New American meal. In fact, Savoir features one of the most expansive wine menus in Houston. Whether you enjoy a glass every now and then or you consider yourself a wine expert, there is something for you here. You can take a sip of far more than just wine at this restaurant, though. Its list of spirits and cocktails is truly impressive, and you’re unlikely to find many of these drinks elsewhere.
The industrial-chic restaurant focuses on cooking from scratch with frequent seasonal changes that enable diners to taste only the best produce and ingredients sourced from local vendors and farmers. To start, you can select from a variety of appetizers like upscale salads, meatballs, braised pork belly, a cheese and meat board, curly fries seasoned with parmesan, truffle, and aioli, and more. The pasta here is incredible, and the pizzas do not disappoint either. Entrees also include dishes like duck risotto, pork chops, lamb, trout, scallops, ribeye, and a variety of other meat and seafood favorites.
If you’d rather go to brunch, Savoir is sure to whip up something delectable! As of Fall 2021, menu items include pumpkin spice pancakes, braised brisket hash, avocado toast, salmon, a brie burger, southern croque, quiche, and several other tasty choices. Order a mimosa or mocktail with your meal if you’d like to make brunch boozy!
Have an upcoming gathering to plan for? Consider hosting your next private event at Savoir’s chic location at 1344 Yale Street.
Fegen’s
In the heart of Houston Heights, Fegen’s serves up classic American fare and some of the best cocktails in the area. Bite into blue mussels, a deluxe seafood salad, crab macaroni and cheese, chicken schnitzel, 8 oz filet mignon, and much more! Breakfast-lovers can enjoy savory classics like the cheddar and bacon omelet or steer towards sweeter options like banana and buttermilk pancakes. Yum! Fegen’s offers wine by the bottle and by the glass, a selection of domestic, imported, craft, and draft beers, and house cocktails that will make your mouth water.
Find Fegen’s at 1050 Studewood Street!
Field & Tides Restaurant & Bar
This Heights bistro with indoor and outdoor seating is known for its locally-sourced Southern fare and seriously awesome cocktails. The menu reflects Executive Chef Travis Lenig’s love for a variety of cuisines including Southern, Italian, French, and Asian. Sound eclectic? It is! And because ingredients are purchased locally whenever possible, customers enjoy only the freshest meals. The restaurant’s dedication to high-quality ingredients is actually where its name comes from: “Field” represents local meat and vegetables, and “Tides” stems from seafood sourced from the Gulf.
The upscale-casual restaurant serves lunch and dinner every day, and diners have the opportunity to chow down on a sweet or savory brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Some menu options, like the oyster caesar salad, “Sloppy Tides” sandwich, and Kentucky Colonel sandwich are only available on the lunch menu. Likewise, the dinner menu has its own exclusive selections. You’ll have to show up at the right time to enjoy blackened redfish, boneless beef rib, or halibut!
Check out Field & Tides at 705 East 11th Street.
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Harold’s Bar & Rooftop Restaurant
A longstanding Heights establishment, Harold’s is the perfect place to go for brunch, lunch, dinner, or happy hour. Order tasty appetizers like hush puppies and BBQ shrimp, follow up with an entree like Southern pulled pork tacos, roasted quail, or beer battered fish, and wash it all down with a wine or glass of beer. Additionally, with its large venue size that includes both indoor and outdoor seating, Harold’s is a popular place to host events. The restaurant also has a food truck so they can come to you!
Take advantage of happy hour pricing on food Monday through Friday from 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM and happy hour pricing on drinks Monday through Friday from 11 AM – 6:30 PM. Visit Harold’s at 350 West 19th Street.
Rainbow Lodge
If you haven’t been to Rainbow Lodge at 2011 Ella Boulevard, you’ve been missing out! This restaurant serves lunch, dinner, and the best Sunday brunch. Its cocktail and wine lists are also quite lengthy – in fact, if you access the online drink menu, it comes as a 20-page PDF! You will find alcohol from all over the world here, including from France, Italy, South Africa, Spain, California, and other areas. You could visit Rainbow Lodge a hundred times and not have the same beverage. It’s extremely impressive!
Like the cozy cabin atmosphere of Rainbow Lodge, the meals here are one-of-a-kind. Order selections like smoked duck gumbo or wild game mixed grill and eggs for brunch, artichoke chicken or North American elk chop for lunch, and South Texas Nilgai antelope loin or grilled lamb ribeye for dinner. Whatever you choose, you can’t choose wrong!
With its dedicated party spaces each with unique features like patios, fireplaces, and gorgeous outdoor views, Rainbow Lodge is also a fantastic place to host a wedding or event.
Mutiny Wine Room
If you’re in search of an upscale wine bar with a mouthwatering menu, you’ll want to look into Mutiny Wine Room. Located at 1124 Usener Street, the venue only serves guests ages 21 and older. Even though the food menu is delicious with choices ranging from steamed mussels to house made saffron pappardelle pasta, most guests don’t visit just for the food.
Mutiny Wine Room’s wines come from all across the globe, and red fans will adore its red wine-heavy menu. Plus, if you fall in love with a particular wine, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll be able to order it from the store by the bottle or by the case. Mutiny Wine Room receives short runs of wines from all across the world that other Houston retail locations don’t have access to, making it a top spot for afficionados. Although this wine bar may not offer the highest number of selections, it certainly does offer some of the most exclusive ones.
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