Sophisticated Restaurant and Bar Now Open at Restored La Colombe d’Or Hotel

THIS PAST YEAR was anything but quiet for the restaurant industry. Most establishments were forced into survival mode — learning new to-go tactics, implementing social-distancing measures, figuring out how to pay employees and stay afloat. But it's safe to say that if 2020 was a year of survival, 2021 is shaping up to be one full of ambitious projects poised to thrive in a city that loves supporting local even more than before. Tons of new concepts have been announced in recent weeks, and it would be easy to miss an exciting headline. So here are some of the most anticipated restaurants and bars opening in the next couple of months.

DESPITE THE GLOBAL pandemic and the shutdowns it has spawned, this year has been a busy one for Berg Hospitality Group, the local food and bev empire helmed by local culinary king Benjamin Berg that is behind favorite Houston establishments like The Annie, Turner's, B&B Butchers and B.B. Lemon. And with the recent announcement of plans for a new restaurant in "NoPo" (the nickname Berg has coined for the area around North Post Oak), it looks like Berg's year is about to get even busier.