{"id":138686,"date":"2025-08-12T03:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138686\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T03:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:56:15","slug":"nobies-owners-open-new-houston-tiki-bar-the-road-to-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138686\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobie&#8217;s owners open new Houston tiki bar The Road to Nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of Houston\u2019s most prominent culinary couples has launched their latest project \u2014 a tiki-inspired speakeasy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therepublicofnowhere\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Road to Nowhere<\/strong><\/a> is the latest project from Nobie\u2019s owners Sara and Martin Stayer.<\/p>\n<p>Located within the Toasted Coconut, the couple\u2019s tiki-influenced bar and restaurant in Montrose, The Road to Nowhere occupies the space previously <a href=\"https:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/news\/restaurants-bars\/quiote-agave-bar-reopening-montrose\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">devoted to Quiote<\/a>, an intimate agave bar that had limited runs in 2020, 2022, and 2024. Head bartender Tiffany Kirk created the cocktail menu. She\u2019s been at the Toasted Coconut since 2022 and also worked for Agricole Hospitality at Miss Carousel. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of focusing on tequila and mezcal, The Road to Nowhere celebrates rum, with a menu built around tiki classics and tropical flavors. Options include the Kava Sutra Clarity, a coffee-flavored clarified cocktail made with Camus cognac (and more) as well as the Poor Unfortunate Soul, a Ramos Gin Fizz-variant made with Tanqueray 10 and Yellow Chartreuse. <\/p>\n<p>In terms of design, Houston\u2019s Pruitt Structures handled the buildout, including converting what had been the Toasted Coconut\u2019s private dining room into the Road to Nowhere\u2019s lounge \u2014 bringing its total seating capacity up to 48. Moon Papas Art contributed a couple of easter egg-style moments that patrons will discover if they order the right cocktail. Uncanned Music, the same company that built the sound systems for <a href=\"https:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/news\/restaurants-bars\/nonnos-family-pizza-tavern-montrose-open\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonno\u2019s Family Pizza Tavern<\/a> and Nobie\u2019s, created the vintage hi-fi and a curated vinyl collection that powers the bar\u2019s soundtrack. <\/p>\n<p>One other big change from Quiote is that the new bar won\u2019t serve. Thankfully, the Toasted Coconut\u2019s top-notch smash burger, lamb flatbread, and other fan favorites are readily available either before or after having a couple of drinks at the new bar. <\/p>\n<p>The Road to Nowhere is open Thursday through Sunday from 5 pm to midnight. Reservations are not accepted. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of Houston\u2019s most prominent culinary couples has launched their latest project \u2014 a tiki-inspired speakeasy. The Road&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":138687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[12080,4345,12079,10084,358,83042,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-138686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-cocktails","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-nightlife","11":"tag-openings","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-the-road-to-nowhere","14":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115013784881989259","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}