Peak Peach Season in Houston
Peak peach season is in full bloom, with Houston restaurants placing the stone fruit front and center with dishes and drinks. From savory salads to decadent desserts, here’s where you can celebrate peach season across the city.
Downtown Delights
At chef Christian Hernandez’s downtown restaurant, Barbacana, pastry chef Priscilla Treviño puts an elevated spin on peaches and cream with a plate of semifreddo, peach sauce anglaise, and a delicate peach tuile. Baso, the CultureMap Tastemaker Awards’ Restaurant of the Year, brings a Basque-inspired twist to peach season with its endive salad, balancing the vegetable’s slight bitterness with the sweetness of fresh peaches.
River Oaks Treats
For a decadent treat, the River Oaks staple, Brasserie 19, is elevating its classic Chamomile panna cotta by layering it with Texas peach and bourbon jam, almond florentine, and orange mint. Good God, Nadine’s, a recently-opened cocktail bar near Washington Avenue, uses peaches from Lightsey Farms in Mexia for its Peach Whiskey Smash, made with Jameson whiskey, muddled peaches, mint, lemon juice, simple syrup, and walnut bitters.
Peach-Focused Restaurants
Guard and Grace, the modern steakhouse in downtown, is peach-focused this summer, with highlights including oak-grilled king crab with a watercress and peach salad, yellowtail sashimi with peach, Benton’s ham carpaccio with Palisade peach salsa, and oak-grilled pork tenderloin with grilled peaches and tomatillo farro risotto. Sip on a smoked peach bourbon cocktail or a jalapeno peach mojito to complete the experience.
Sweet Treats
Honeychild’s Sweet Creams, the Heights’ M-K-T creamery, is serving a refreshing peach bay leaf sorbet, with more seasonal offerings coming soon, such as peach cobbler ice cream, white peach shortbread, peach ring ice cream with house-made chamoy, peach jam, caramelized peaches, and candied peaches. House of Pies, Houston’s pie destination, packs fresh, yellow California peaches into a pie crust, crowned with dollops of whipped cream.
Bakeries and Cafes
Jane and the Lion Bakehouse, a newly opened Heights bakery and cafe, is taking full advantage of peach season, packing fresh fruits from local growers into numerous baked goods, including spiced peaches and cream hand pies, peach bread pudding, and peach-strawberry gluten-free muffins. On the savory side, diners will find a Texas peach and pecan sourdough with bacon and peaches, basil focaccia, and the ricotta getaway toast with basil pesto and peach on sourdough.
More Peach-Inspired Dishes
Latuli, chef Brian Caswell’s newest addition to the Houston dining scene, serves peach-focused plates, including a roasted grouper with peach and a peach cobbler for dessert. Leaf and Grain offers a fan-favorite seasonal salad, the Peach Panzanella, featuring roasted chicken thighs, croutons, Danish feta, and a honey-white balsamic vinaigrette. The Marigold Club, Goodnight Hospitality’s French-inspired restaurant, offers a refined ode to the classic peach Melba, composed of vanilla gelato, peach-whipped ganache, peach compote, and a raspberry sauce, finished with a delicate rosemary tuile.
Final Peach Spots
Pizaro’s Pizza patrons can pair one of the restaurant’s pizzas with a peach caprese salad, featuring a bed of spring mix greens, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic glaze, topped with fresh-cut peaches, imported Italian stracciatella, and pistachios. Relish, a popular comfort food restaurant, offers a seasonal burrata featuring pickled peaches paired with heirloom tomatoes, tart gooseberries, peppery arugula, prosciutto, and croutons in saba, followed by the hearty grilled pork chop, accompanied by pickled peaches, brandy cream, parsnip puree, and bacon-braised collard greens.
Conclusion
With so many restaurants and bakeries in Houston offering delicious peach-inspired dishes, there’s no better time to indulge in the sweet and savory flavors of peak peach season. From downtown to the Heights, and from savory salads to decadent desserts, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. So go ahead, get out there, and taste the sweetness of Houston’s peach season!
