{"id":379844,"date":"2026-07-20T17:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/379844\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:52:16","slug":"lombardi-family-taps-houston-for-new-modern-greek-dining-concept-heights-river-oaks-montrose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/379844\/","title":{"rendered":"Lombardi family taps Houston for new modern greek dining concept | Heights – River Oaks – Montrose"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hospitality group behind the Houston restaurant concepts Maison Chinoise and Cucina Italiana announced July 14 that its newest concept will debut in late 2026.<\/p>\n

Read all about it<\/p>\n

Eli\u00e1s Estiatorio will replace the former Yia Yia Mary’s space along San Felipe Street and is expected to revive the location into a contemporary Greek dining destination, according to a news release.<\/p>\n

The restaurant will offer guests dishes that highlight seafood, seasonal ingredients and health-conscious fare in what is described as a “sun-washed Mediterranean setting.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go to the Mediterranean, people take time to enjoy life, food and each other,” Founder Alberto Lombardi said. “That was the inspiration for Eli\u00e1s Estiatorio\u2014to create a beautiful, energetic place where guests can relax, celebrate and share a memorable meal together.\u201d<\/p>\n

More details<\/p>\n

The interior of the restaurant was designed and built by NDD Design-Build,<\/a> an architecture firm in Houston, and draws inspiration from the coastal villages of Greece. The space is expected to feature Mediterranean wood tones, soft curves, textured finishes and large archways.<\/p>\n

Eli\u00e1s Estiatorio is scheduled to open sometime this winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The hospitality group behind the Houston restaurant concepts Maison Chinoise and Cucina Italiana announced July 14 that its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[134182,1604,132338,24097,56,58,57,120920,10759,223,67,134181,7493,134180],"class_list":["post-379844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-coming-this-year","tag-community-impact","tag-elias-estiatorio","tag-greek-restaurant","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-lombardi-family-concepts","tag-new-restaurant","tag-news","tag-restaurant","tag-san-felipe-street","tag-update","tag-what039s-happening-to-yia-yia-mary039s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}