Our directory lists three Spanish restaurants in Houston, plus one in Old Town Spring, north of the city. That is enough for a weekend. The plan below uses each restaurant's own record, including the hours it lists. Hours change, so check with each place before you set off, and book where you can.
Saturday lunch: Catalan cooking in the Museum District
BCN Taste & Tradition is at 4210 Roseland Street, in a 1920s house in the Museum District. Its record describes traditional Catalan cooking, Spanish products and wines, and an art collection with works by Picasso, Dalí and Miró.
Saturday is the only day it lists a lunch service, from 11:30 to 14:00. It also lists dinner from 17:00, until 21:30 on Fridays and Saturdays and until 20:30 earlier in the week.
If Catalan food is new to you, our Spanish cooking terms decoder helps with the menu.
Saturday night: Madrid-style late dinner on Westheimer
MAD is at 4444 Westheimer Road, Suite C180. Its record says it blends Madrid nightlife with Spanish food: creative tapas and small bites, rice, fish and meat cooked over a wood fire, gin and tonic, cocktails and a large wine cellar.
On Saturdays it lists hours from 12:00 to 23:30, which leaves room for a late dinner. If you plan to order the gin and tonic, read our guide to how Spain serves a gin-tonic first.
Sunday: tapas at Barcelona Wine Bar
Barcelona Wine Bar is at 1731 Westheimer Road, on the same road as MAD. Its record lists Sunday hours from 11:00 to 22:00, so it works for a long lunch or an early dinner.
The record describes a menu that changes, built on seasonal food and Spanish and Mediterranean dishes. It names olive oil, vinegars, pimentón, piquillo peppers, cheeses and charcuterie among the Spanish products it uses. The chain has 17 locations, according to the same record.
Because the menu changes, check what is on it that day. If it includes cheese, charcuterie or piquillo peppers, those are among the Spanish products the record names.
Optional detour: Old Town Spring
Mesón Sommelier is at 205 Midway Street in Spring, north of Houston. Its record describes two concepts under one roof: a tapas and wine bar, and a fine-dining room. Its in-house sommelier and winemaker has more than 30 years of experience, according to the record, and guides guests through the wine list.
It lists Sunday hours from 12:00 to 19:00, and Wednesday to Saturday from 12:00. The record lists no hours for Monday or Tuesday.
Quick reference
- BCN Taste & Tradition, 4210 Roseland St: Saturday lunch 11:30 to 14:00; dinner Monday to Saturday from 17:00.
- MAD, 4444 Westheimer Rd: Saturday 12:00 to 23:30; Sunday 12:00 to 21:00.
- Barcelona Wine Bar, 1731 Westheimer Rd: Sunday 11:00 to 22:00; Saturday 11:00 to 01:00.
- Mesón Sommelier, 205 Midway St, Spring: Sunday 12:00 to 19:00.
