Potente
Italian restaurant · Downtown
1515 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002
Highlights
Spaghetti al tartufo nero, steaks, seafood, wine & cocktails
Spaghetti al tartufo nero, steaks, seafood, wine & cocktails
"In need of pasta? Get thee to Potente, post haste. The fine-dining Italian restaurant, developed by Astros owner Jim Crane, is located directly across from Daikin Park (formerly Minute Maid Park). The spaghetti al tartufo, with truffles shaved tableside, is the restaurant’s claim to fame, but all of the pastas and mains, expertly prepared by chef Danny Trace, are bound to impress. On days that the Astros play a home game, Potente’s bar is an unofficial hangout for fans, making it one of the hottest places to pregame." - Marcy de Luna
"Just steps away from Minute Maid Park, chef Danny Trace creates an Italian dining escape at Potente. Bedecked with chandeliers, this elegant restaurant serves up freshly made pastas alongside behemoth steaks and wild-caught seafood dishes on pressed white-clothed tables. Try the spaghetti al tartufo nero, a fancy spin on cacio e pepe that includes black truffles, shaved table side — and named one of the best pastas in the country by Food Network." - Marcy de Luna
"This elegant Downtown Italian restaurant has been nationally recognized for its spaghetti al tartufo nero — a cacio pepe pasta topped with Parmesan and black truffles that are shaved tableside. Chef Danny Trace also offers other stellar pasta dishes, including a pappardelle rabbit bolognese served with wild morel mushroom and its spaghetti served with blue crab-stuffed flounder and Texas shrimp in a saffron broth. Sit at the bar from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for its daily happy hour specials, when you can score the black truffle spaghetti for $30 (as opposed to its regular $59)." - Brittany Britto Garley
"A very classy Friday-worthy experience can be found at Potente, a modern Italian bistro just across the street from the city’s major league ballpark. It’s a date-night staple for Downtown Houstonians because of its chic dining room and impressive menu of housemade pastas, and offers a destination-worthy and food-heavy happy hour on weekdays. Visitors can choose from luxe snack options like spaghetti cacio e pepe with truffles, roasted oysters with Calabrian chiles, and smoked duck gumbo with andouille sausage to keep them fortified in between Bombay Sapphire Sparkling Lemons." - Taylor Tobin
"Just steps away from Minute Maid Park, chef Danny Trace creates an Italian dining escape at Potente. Bedecked with chandeliers, this elegant restaurant serves up housemade pastas, alongside top-notch steaks and wild-caught seafood dishes on white-clothed tables. Try the spaghetti al tartufo nero, a fancy spin on cacio e pepe that includes black truffles, shaved table side — and named one of the best pastas in the country by Food Network." - Megha McSwain, Brittany Britto Garley
