The Hearsay
Experience

Hearsay celebrates eclectic American cuisine served in a unique setting that features historic architectural elements, chic custom decor, and curated on-trend playlists. While we have a lighthearted approach to fun, we’re 100% serious about our food and drink program. Come for an elegant event or hang out at the bar.

Chic Antique is Hearsay’s signature ambiance. It’s the embodiment of our brand and at the heart of everything we do. We find it turns our guests into regulars and our regulars into friends.

Culinary Excellence

Our chefs source high-end products like Wagyu beef and use fresh, local ingredients to create flavorful dishes with sophisticated plating. At Hearsay, you can expect all the classic elements of fine dining, but in a laid-back, casual atmosphere. We consistently provide our patrons with exotic and enticing dishes they can’t find elsewhere. Come and experience culinary excellence that blends tradition with innovation.

Culinary Excellence

Our chefs source high-end products like Wagyu beef and use fresh, local ingredients to create flavorful dishes with sophisticated plating. At Hearsay, you can expect all the classic elements of fine dining, but in a laid-back, casual atmosphere. We consistently provide our patrons with exotic and enticing dishes they can’t find elsewhere. Come and experience culinary excellence that blends tradition with innovation.

Exotic Spirits That Satisfy

Hearsay’s bar program offers a modern twist on a vintage speakeasy, featuring Prohibition-era inspired craft cocktails created in-house by our team. Our cocktail menu is designed to offer a variety of distinctive and appealing flavor profiles, ensuring there’s something for every discerning palate. We use fresh ingredients and create our own infusions in-house. Our selection includes not only high-end items but also difficult-to-source spirits like Macallan Rare Cask, 1792, and Pappy Van Winkle

Exotic Spirits That Satisfy

Hearsay’s bar program offers a modern twist on a vintage speakeasy, featuring Prohibition-era inspired craft cocktails created in-house by our team. Our cocktail menu is designed to offer a variety of distinctive and appealing flavor profiles, ensuring there’s something for every discerning palate. We use fresh ingredients and create our own infusions in-house. Our selection includes not only high-end items but also difficult-to-source spirits like Macallan Rare Cask, 1792, and Pappy Van Winkle.

The History Behind Chic Antique

Chic Antique was inspired by Market Square’s fusion of unique historic architectural elements with a stylish modern edge. It is our signature blend of complementary yet unexpected pairings, like timeless interior spaces that feature vintage swagger and contemporary flair, and precision cuisine with sophisticated plating served in a casual setting. We’re lively yet relaxed — guests can dress up or dress down. Established in 2008 with the original Hearsay, Chic Antique has become the embodiment of our brand’s unique charm and elegance.

The History Behind Chic Antique

Chic Antique was inspired by Market Square’s fusion of unique historic architectural elements with a stylish modern edge. It is our signature blend of complementary yet unexpected pairings, like timeless interior spaces that feature vintage swagger and contemporary flair, and precision cuisine with sophisticated plating served in a casual setting. We’re lively yet relaxed — guests can dress up or dress down. Established in 2008 with the original Hearsay, Chic Antique has become the embodiment of our brand’s unique charm and elegance.

Historic Market Square -The DNA of Hearsay

Historic Market Square - The DNA of Hearsay

The building was given new life in 1994 when it was purchased by Houston artist and architect Lee Benner. Known for his unique merging of modern eclectic designs and folk genre with local history, Benner applied his signature style to the new design of the building, including the iron and brass staircase and railing, along with whimsical artistic elements throughout.

A one-of-a-kind treasure on the edge of downtown Houston’s historic Market Square, the original Hearsay Gastro Lounge sets the standard for every other Hearsay location that has come after it. Hearsay Market Square, and indeed every Hearsay location, balances the best of today’s American menu favorites with the spirit, design elements, and hospitality of a bygone era when the world moved at a more manageable pace and patrons were encouraged to relax and savor the company of their guests and colleagues.

Housed in the original W.L. Foley building, Houston’s second oldest still-standing commercial structure designed by the renowned Texas architect Eugene T. Heiner and built in 1889, the exposed handmade brick, mirrored walls, extended polished wood bar, vaulted ceilings, antique chandeliers, and pendant lighting harken back to a time when everything was crafted by hand with care and attention to detail.

Have you heard?
There are many artisan-crafted décor elements hidden throughout Hearsay Market Square. How many can you spot?

Today, you’ll find the same attention to detail given to the building by its original owners, along with the unique twist imparted by its artist owner, in every dish that passes through our kitchen and every handcrafted cocktail Hearsay serves. An artful and often unexpected pairing of time-honored culinary favorites with contemporary ingredients and techniques keeps our guests tempted, satisfied, and coming back for more. Hearsay Market Square is a truly remarkable space where chic and antique come together to create an ambiance, and ultimately an experience, like no place else. (Well, no place else other than one of our other Hearsay locations.)

Have you heard?
Before it was Hearsay Market Square, the location was home to the 12 Spot Bar, named after the North American skimmer dragonfly.