The owners of Toca Madera are bringing an Italian steakhouse to the Galleria area’s newest mixed-use development. Sparrow Italia is coming to Houston.
Scheduled to open in fall 2026, Sparrow Italia will join The Henry, a neighborhood restaurant from Flower Child owners Fox Restaurant Concepts, at Central Park Post Oak, a 17-acre mixed-use development located at 2000 Post Oak Blvd. The approximately 6,700-square-foot restaurant will include a main dining room, a bar area, an outdoor patio, and a private dining room.
As it names implies, Sparrow Italia serves a wide-ranging menu of Italian-inspired fare that includes hot and cold shareable items, salads, pizzas, pastas, and steaks. Highlights include a Calabrian-rubbed New York strip steak, a 34-ounce Prime Fiorentina, wagyu carpaccio, an on-trend spicy rigatoni, and the B.I.G. Meatball, made with a half-pound of A5 wagyu, according to press materials.
Sparrow’s cocktail menu takes inspiration from Italian ingredients and Italian-American flavors. They include the C.R.E.A.M., a clarified milk punch made with basil and tomato juice, mozzarella, tomato, and balsamic crème; and the The O.D.B., a vodka martini infused with Calabrian chilis, housemade spicy pickle brine, Cocchi Americano, and chili oil.
Noble 33 opened the first Sparrow in London’s Mayfair neighborhood in 2022, followed by an outpost in Miami’s Wynwood area in 2024. In addition to Toca Madera, a lively, Mexican-inspired steakhouse that opened last year next to the Thompson Hotel, Noble 33 plans to open Meduza Mediterrania above Toca Madera at some point in 2026, a representative tells CultureMap.
“We’re on track for Houston to become a vital part of the Noble 33 restaurant portfolio,” Noble 33 CEO and co-founder Mikey Tanha said in a statement. “The city’s vibrant culinary scene, dynamic culture, and community engagement make it an exciting market for us to grow and connect with — and the perfect next location for Sparrow Italia.”
Announced earlier this year, Central Park Post Oak will consist of three buildings with a combined 1.2 million square feet of office space separated by a three-acre lawn. Sparrow Italia will be located in one of two new buildings currently under construction. Houston-based real estate development firm Midway, working with real estate investment firms 3Edgewood and Parkway, is developing the property.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sparrow Italia to Central Park Post Oak,” Midway executive vice president Clayton Freels said. “Sparrow Italia’s globally minded culinary program and design-forward experience are a perfect fit for our vision: a dynamic, walkable destination on Post Oak Boulevard that brings together best-in-class dining, retail, and office in a single, connected campus.”