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Houston has 12 restaurants where you can use your Chase Sapphire Reserve® dining credit, from Michelin-starred Mediterranean to Spanish restaurants. Fun fact: Houston ranks 10 out of the 50+ US cities in the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables Program (not super surprising, given that Houston is the fourth largest city in the US).
It's difficult to see what your restaurant options are on OpenTable's site, since it won't show you a restaurant count, let you filter by cuisine type, or give you any kind of map view to make dining plans proactively. Users may find OpenTable's interface annoying to use for this Chase Sapphire specific dining benefit, as restaurant search on OpenTable is tailored towards "browsing" as opposed to tailored discovery.
We're breaking down all the Houston's best Chase Sapphire Reserve® restaurants so you can actually use that $300 (up to $150 from January to June; and up to $150 from July to December) without the headache of endless scrolling and pressing buttons.
TLDR:
Houston offers 12 dining spots where you can redeem your dining credit across Indian, French, African, Mexican, Thai, and Mediterranean cuisines. Although there are many restaurant options available in Houston, OpenTable's mobile view makes search and discovery frustrating with no cuisine filters, no city-level count without manual scrolling, and zero map functionality for making dining plans.
Finding information about Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants requires manual digging through OpenTable.
The CSR dining credit benefit is one of the new perks that Chase rolled out with its CSR overhaul in 2025. You get up to $300 annually in dining credits at Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants: up to $150 from January 1st to June 30th, and up to $150 from July 1st to December 31st. Each semiannual credit expires at the end of its respective period and does not roll over to the next half, so it pays to use each portion before time runs out. Statement credits post automatically when you pay directly at eligible locations with your card, making it one of the easier benefits to use among the card's other perks.
If you're reading this in June 2026, the first-half credit (up to $150) expires June 30. Any unused portion does not carry over to the July-December period, so now is a good time to check your Chase app and book a reservation before the month ends.
FYI: Third-party delivery apps and digital wallets may prevent the card issuer from properly attributing your credit to the restaurant purchase.
The dining credit can be used at 12 Houston restaurants. Note that Houston is huge, so it’s important to understand where those 12 restaurants are located. Many of the restaurants in the table below are concentrated in the Southwest region of Houston. Street To Kitchen, Lee's, Brasserie 19, and ChopnBlok offer Thai, Asian American, French, and steakhouse options across Upper Kirby and East End neighborhoods.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Neighborhood | Price Per Person | Special Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Mediterranean Fine Dining | Montrose | $185-$245 | Michelin One Star (2025) |
| BCN Taste & Tradition | Catalan Spanish | Montrose | $150-$250+ | Michelin One Star (2025) |
| Rosie Cannonball | European Comfort Food | Montrose | $50-$75 | Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024 & 2025) |
| Street To Kitchen | Authentic Thai | East End | $60-$80 | James Beard Award Winner Chef |
| Turner's Cut | American Steakhouse | Montrose | $100-$250+ | Gilded Age Opulence Setting |
March earned a Michelin one-star rating in 2025 for its Mediterranean fine dining approach. Chef Felipe Riccio rotates seasonal tasting menus that focus on individual Mediterranean regions, with the current España Verde menu focused on Spain's Atlantic coast. You can choose between a six-course discovery tasting at $185 or a nine-course exploration at $245, with optional wine pairings.
The intimate Montrose setting makes March worth considering if you want to use most of your $150 semiannual credit in a single visit.
Rosie Cannonball earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2024 and 2025 for European comfort food centered on wood-fired cooking. Their Montrose location is known for Cacio e Pepe pizza, handmade pastas, and wood-roasted meats in a plant-filled dining room. At $50-75 per person, you can stretch your dining credit across multiple visits.
BCN Taste & Tradition operates out of a 1920s white stucco bungalow in Montrose with one Michelin star. Chef Luis Roger's Catalan menu features octopus, suckling pig, and razor clams alongside an all-Spanish wine list. The upscale setting fits special occasion dining where your $150 semiannual credit covers most celebratory dinners.
Brasserie 19 serves French cuisine in the River Oaks' area. Classic French dishes like trout almandine, filet frites, French onion soup, are available, with pricing around $60-90 per person. The expansive patio draws crowds for breakfast and lunch, while the wine list hits near retail pricing.
ChopnBlok brings West African cuisine to Montrose with dishes rooted in Nigerian flavors. The chefs infuse creativity into traditional West African cuisine, with pricing around $40-60 per person. Your dining credit could go further here compared to higher-end Michelin-starred options.
Agnes and Sherman brings third-culture Asian American comfort food to Houston Heights from chefs Lisa Lee and Nick Wong. Nick has been in the restaurant industry for more than 20 years. Named after their parents, the restaurant serves family-style dishes that blend familiar flavors with inventive takes in a cozy, welcoming setting. Your CSR dining credit is also great for sharing plates with a group of friends.
Októ brings Greek cuisine to Montrose with a focus on Mediterranean flavors from the coast. The menu features mezze spreads, grilled octopus, and whole fish preparations with pricing around $50-70 per person. Októ's relatively approachable price point may be worthwhile to use your CSR dining credit if you're craving Greek food.
Maximo is a progressive Mexican restaurant in the West University/Medical Center area with a beautiful patio. The menu is built around a masa program featuring nixtamalized tortillas, tacos, sopes, and shareable plates, with pricing around $60-80 per person. Maximo also offers a $45 per person tasting menu (as of June 2026), but full table participation is required. You can track your remaining credit to plan if Maximo fits your taste buds for the semiannual $150 CSR dining credit.
As the name suggests, Turner's Cut is a steakhouse that offers both popular cuts and rare cuts of meat. Turner's Cut also features live music on Fridays & Saturdays (as of June 2026). The steakhouse sources rare cuts from American and Japanese ranches, delivered with white-glove service in a luxurious setting. At high-end steakhouse pricing, Turner's Cut is a great choice if you have a special occasion coming up.
Kiran is home to Chef Kiran Verma, aka "the godmother of Indian fine dining." Chef Kiran Verma's menu runs from inventive Naanzzas to a full lobster tasting menu, while dried cherry and English pea lamb samosas showcase upscale takes on traditional dishes. You can feel Chef Verma's love for her craft and restaurant. Specialty cocktails like the Jahangir Lassi and Chai Old Fashioned use Chef Kiran's custom chai blend and are popular amongst regulars.
Street To Kitchen brings authentic Thai cuisine from James Beard Award winner for Best Texas Chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter. Every dish comes from scratch, where customers can experience traditional thai flavors along with unique Southeast Asian flavors. Strong cocktails and an adventurous wine list are a great complement to the menu, while the casual-upscale price point lets you stretch your dining credit across multiple visits to experience award-winning Thai cooking.
Lee's celebrates cocktail culture through a speakeasy bar in a moody lounge setting. The menu features irresistible snacks like mozzarella sticks, shaved truffle pizza, chicken parm sandwiches, and buttered crab rolls topped with trout roe. You won't be short of food options if you decide to use your credits here.
Statement credits should post to your account within 3 business days, though processing may take up to 4 weeks. Bill splitting across multiple cards works fine when restaurants process each transaction separately. Third-party delivery apps and gift cards disqualify purchases, but direct takeout orders trigger credits when you pay the restaurant directly.
Many premium cards such as the American Express Platinum Card® and Chase Sapphire Reserve® offer dining credits. If you're someone who enjoys fine dining, you'll have no trouble seeing the value of the dining credits that these cards offer. Houston only has 6 Michelin-starred restaurants (awarded in 2025) and the Reserve includes 2 of those restaurants in the CSR Exclusive Tables program (not too shabby).
Resy, owned by Amex, has thousands of restaurants in its program, but depending on your dining preferences, you might find the CSR dining program's benefit to be more valuable.
nextcard's MealMaxxer is a multi-program dining tool that maps all CSR Exclusive Tables restaurants in Houston alongside other dining reward programs in one view. You get cost estimates, cuisine filters, and aggregated Google reviews for each location. You can overlay multiple dining programs to find stacking opportunities, like Rosie Cannonball and March, where your CSR credit works alongside inKind discounts. The core map is free; nextcard Pro adds automated credit tracking and early access to new tools.
In Houston, for example, you can use inKind at Rosie Cannonball and March, along with your CSR dining credit to further reduce your bill.
Houston's 12 OpenTable Sapphire Exclusive Tables restaurants give you room to experiment with your up to $300 annual credit. The Chase Sapphire Reserve® restaurants in Houston range from $40 neighborhood spots to $200+ special occasion dinners, so you can mix restaurants with different price points across both six-month periods. OpenTable's mobile interface makes discovery unfortunately annoying, but nextcard's MealMaxxer maps everything with filters and cost estimates to help you find restaurants that fit your taste.
The easiest way in my opinion is your Chase mobile app. Check your Chase app's Benefits section to see your remaining credit in real time. Credits post within 3 business days after eligible purchases, though full processing can take up to 4 weeks. Keep in mind that third party delivery apps may prevent the credit from being properly attributed.
Takeout works when you pay the restaurant directly or through their own ordering system. Third-party apps like UberEats or DoorDash won't trigger the credit because payment processes through the delivery service, not the restaurant itself.
High-end spots like March ($185-245 tasting menus), BCN Taste & Tradition, and Turner's Cut work well for exhausting your $150 semiannual credit in a single celebratory dinner. Michelin-starred options push closer to the full amount with wine pairings.
No special reservation required. The dining credit works when you pay with your card at any of the 400+ OpenTable Exclusive Tables locations worldwide, including Houston's 12 eligible restaurants. Just pay normally with your card and credits post automatically.
To be super clear: no fancy reservation is required. You just need to pay the bill using your Sapphire Reserve.
MealMaxxer shows all Houston CSR Exclusive Tables locations alongside other dining reward programs on a filterable map with pricing estimates on each pin and cuisine filters. OpenTable's mobile app lacks cuisine filters, requires manual scrolling to count restaurants, and offers no map view for location planning.
| Kiran's | Upscale Indian | Upper Kirby | $70-$120 | High Tea Service, Lobster Tasting Menu |
| Brasserie 19 | French Brasserie | River Oaks | $60-$90 | Classic French Cuisine |
| ChopnBlok | West African Nigerian | Montrose | $40-$60 | Authentic Nigerian Flavors |
| Októ | Greek Mediterranean | Montrose | $50-$70 | Wood-Fired Coastal Preparations |
| Maximo | Progressive Mexican | W. University/Med Center | $60-$80 | Nixtamalized Tortillas, Masa Program |
| Agnes and Sherman | Asian American Comfort | Houston Heights | $50-$75 | Third-Culture Family-Style Dining |
| Lee's | Italian Aperitivo Bar | Southeast Houston | $40-$65 | Bon Appétit Best Bars in America (2025); James Beard Best New Bar Nominee (2026) |
