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The 1 Best Date Night Restaurants in Houston

From softly lit dining rooms to neighborhood favorites with just the right kind of warmth, these are the Houston restaurants our editors would actually recommend for a memorable night out.

Where Farm-to-Table Meets the Soul of Indian Cooking

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BRUNCH SPOTS · RESTAURANT · UPPER KIRBY, HOUSTON

Where Farm-to-Table Meets the Soul of Indian Cooking

Pondicheri

Price$1200 - $2500

ParkingBuilding Garage

LocationUpper Kirby, Houston

Pondicheri is Chef Anita Jaisinghani’s farm-to-table Indian restaurant in Houston’s Upper Kirby neighborhood. Open since 2011, the restaurant operates as an all-day concept — bakery and chai in the morning, fast-casual lunch counter at noon, and full-service dinner with cocktails in the evening. The menu...

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