With major tenants, a Houston-first mentality, and big-name chefs at the ready, it holds promise.
By
Timothy Malcolm
5/14/2021 at 9:53am
The Ion and its entrance plaza in Midtown Houston.
When standing on a concourse at The Ion, the 266,000-square-foot building rising above city lots as the first step of many in creating a 16-acre Midtown Houston innovation district, it s easy to imagine all the activity that s expected in the future.
Look up, and Microsoft workers might scramble from one doorway to another. Entrepreneurs and makers from places like TX/RX Labs may converse over coffee while sitting at concourse table, while down on the ground floor, a NASA official might be conducting a keynote speech. In other rooms and open spaces tucked along the perimeter of the building, you could find workshops, team meetings, and what folks in the innovation sector call collisions, or random conversations between people that possibly lead to professional collaboration.
Prominent young Houston chef reveals new restaurant in innovative mixed-use development
Prominent young Houston chef reveals new restaurant in mixed-use spot
Courtesy of Gin Design Group Chef David Cordua.
Courtesy of Gin Design Group David Cordúa is returning to the kitchen. The chef and restauranteur will open
The Lymbar at The Ion, Rice University s innovation-focused mixed-use development in Midtown. Slated to open this fall, the Lymbar will occupy The Ion s jewel-box corner suite. Described as a bar forward, small plates concepts devoted to both Latin and Mediterranean flavors, the 120-seat restaurant will feature meats prepared on a vertical roaster that will be visible from an open kitchen. Gin Braverman of Houston s Gin Design Group (Axelard, Eunice) will design the restaurant.
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