Passerella, Cypress’s New Italian Restaurant, Opens With Waterfront Views | Eater Houston

"Opened Tuesday, May 17 in Cypress at the Boardwalk Towne Lake with water views, this Italian restaurant from Gr8 Plate Hospitality (the team behind Union Kitchen and Jax Grill) offers a broad menu of antipasti — including a fritto misto (a fried medley of seafood with arugula and a lemon-herb vinaigrette), charcuterie boards, arancini, and a ricotta montata made with fresh mint, parsley, honey, olive oil, and polenta crisps — along with soups, salads, a variety of seafood, pizzas, and pastas. The beverage program features Italian and California wines plus a Divine Comedy–themed cocktail lineup inspired by Dante’s Inferno, highlighted by the “Paradiso” (white rum, passion fruit liqueur, orgeat syrup, lemon juice, Velvet Falernum, and cherry syrup) and the gin-based “Purgatorio” (gin, Aperol, rosemary syrup, grapefruit and lemon juices, and Peychaud’s bitters). The interior pairs plush leather chairs and booths with a bar of Ferrari-yellow barstools and brick accent walls, and there is an outdoor patio overlooking the lake. Chefs Ed and Stephanie Roberts lead the kitchen with menu oversight from executive chef James Lundy; the group operates nine other Houston-area restaurants. Hours are 3 p.m.–10 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 3 p.m.–11 p.m. Friday–Saturday, and 3 p.m.–9 p.m. Sunday." - Brittany Britto Garley