Rice Village restaurant Gratify Neighborhood Bistro has permanently closed, management confirmed.

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The eatery—which had a raw bar, craft cocktails and plates with charred octopus and New York strip steak—closed over the summer, when owners decided not to renew the lease, staff said via phone. It opened in July 2021.
Gratify Bistro had a variety of seafood entrees, such as charred octopus. (Courtesy Gratify Neighborhood Bistro via Facebook)
Gratify Bistro had a variety of seafood entrees, such as charred octopus. (Courtesy Gratify Neighborhood Bistro via Facebook)
Gratify had been one of four Houston-area restaurants under hospitality company The Big Vibe Group.

Its other restaurants include Californian-inspired eatery Graffiti Raw; Coppa Osteria, which serves Mediterranean-inspired Italian cuisine; and Flora, a Mexican kitchen with a Texas touch—according to the group's website.