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Hugo's, 1600 Westheimer, hugosrestaurant.net Hugo Ortega's Mexican cuisine. Kolache Shoppe, 3945 Richmond, kolacheshoppe.com A time-honored Texas staple. La Table, 1800 Post Oak Blvd., latablehouston.com French-American fare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and in-house bakery. Le Colonial, River Oaks District, lecolonialhouston.com Classic Vietnamese French colonial eatery. Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts, 601 Heights Blvd., leesfriedchickedonuts.com The ultimate savory and sweet mash-up. Local Foods, 2555 Kirby Dr., and various locations, houstonlocalfoods.com Local seasonal ingredients are at the forefront of Local Foods. Original Ninfa's on Navigation, 2704 Navigation Blvd., ninfas.com Tex-Mex staple since the '70s. Public Services, 202 Travis St., publicservicesbar.com Whiskey and wine bar, in the 1884 Cotton Exchange building. State of Grace, 3258 Westheimer, stateofgracetx.com Flavorful Texas dishes and diverse oysters are mainstays. Steak 48, River Oaks District, steak48.com Prime steaks and seafood. Taverna, River Oaks District, tavernabylombardi.com Risotto is the star at this Northern Italian eatery. Tony's, 3755 Richmond Ave., tonyshouston.com Tony Vallone and wife Donna have owned fine continental dining in Houston for decades. Toulouse, River Oaks District, toulousecafeandbar.com Classic French bistro. Uchi, 904 Westheimer, uchirestaurants.com Contemporary Japanese menu with exquisite sushi and sashimi and modern Japanese small plates. Underbelly, 1100 Westheimer, underbellyhouston.com James Beard Award winning chef Chris Shepherd's revolving American Creole menu. 34 Le Colonial Kolache Shoppe La Table Grotto C1-034_h7x70217.indd 34 1/16/17 4:45 PM