Check out six dining updates across the Greater Houston area, including restaurants that recently opened or are coming soon, as reported by Community Impact.

This is not a comprehensive list.

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

The restaurant in Shenandoah mixes traditional Asian hot pot cooking with Korean BBQ flavors using meat and vegetables.Maison Chinoise

The upscale Chinese restaurant offers brunch, lunch, dinner and dessert menus in addition to tea service and cocktails. The restaurant made its Houston debut in October after operating in Dallas since 2023.Smalls Sliders


The nationwide chain has opened a new location in Conroe. The restaurant offers slider meals with seasoned waffle fries as well as shakes.Yama Kitchen

Yama Kitchen offers a variety of Japanese sushi and Korean barbecue dishes. It offers specialty rolls, sushi and sashimi, hibachi dishes and ramen. The restaurant opened its first location in Pasadena in April. The new Humble location is the restaurant's second location.Lankford's

The Houston-based eatery will open a new location in The Woodlands in January. The restaurant offers a signature lineup of comfort food and classics, such as burgers, and has other locations in Houston and in Bellaire.Seoulside Wings, which opened as a food truck in 2019, will open its first brick-and-mortar store in Jersey Village in January. The Houston-based eatery specializes in Korean comfort food.