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HOUSTON
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
Santé
Cocktail Lounge · Spirited · Upper Kirby
$$$
WHERE
2309 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098, USA
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From the Editor

A European-inspired cocktail lounge in Upper Kirby from owner Sina Kahef, who sketched the concept after a trip to Paris — santé is French for "cheers." The bar program, led by Matthew Medina (the self-styled "Cocktail Cowboy"), runs fine-art-themed drinks like the Three Graces, an amaretto-sour riff, alongside a caviar-forward menu of oysters, charcuterie, and artist-named flatbreads. It's a polished, scene-aware room split across four spaces — a garden bar with olive trees, a DJ "spin room," a lounge, and a patio — built more for an elegant night out than a quiet drink. Come for caviar and a well-dressed cocktail with the DJ going.