Located in the Heights, Coltivare Pizza & Garden @coltivarehtx has been a Houston staple since opening in 2014. Founded by chef Ryan Pera and restaurateur Morgan Weber, this Italian-inspired restaurant is known for its seasonal cooking, house-made pastas, and wood-fired pizzas.
One of the coolest things about Coltivare is its approximately 3,000-square-foot garden, where the team grows herbs, vegetables, and other seasonal ingredients used in the kitchen. The owners even faced months of permitting delays because they wanted to preserve the garden rather than turn the space into additional parking!
🍽️ Here’s what we tried:
🍗 Chicken wings with chiles, lemon verbena, and basil
🌽 Fried heirloom okra with tomatoes and black garlic aioli
🍝 Tagliatelle verde with Texas wild boar ragù, fennel, lemon, and pecorino Toscano
🍕 Wild Gulf shrimp pizza with spinach, spicy tomato sauce, black olives, and chiles
🍗 Wood-grilled chicken with agrodolce, pine nuts, and pickled grapes
🍰 Roasted pumpkin crostata with mascarpone cream
My favorites? The tagliatelle verde was the standout savory dish! The green pasta paired beautifully with the rich, savory Texas wild boar ragù, balanced by fennel, lemon, and pecorino Toscano.
The dessert favorite was the roasted pumpkin crostata, but my cousins @carmelosingh & @splashdaddy did not agree. The buttery, flaky pastry paired with the seasonal pumpkin filling and mascarpone cream made for an incredible dessert.
The wild Gulf shrimp pizza was another highlight, combining sweet shrimp, spicy tomato sauce, briny olives, and a chewy, beautifully blistered crust.
📍 Coltivare Pizza & Garden @coltivarehtx
3320 White Oak Dr, Houston, TX 77007
If you’re looking for seasonal Italian-inspired cooking in Houston, Coltivare is worth checking out!
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3 days agoraquelnicole81
Well, I can't get past their chocolate rum pistachio cake to try any other dessert...🤷🏽♀️
3 days agobennyjeckett
Literally accidentally bumped into this place wandering around first trip to Houston with my husband. Visit every single time I go back. Then pop by next door to E-Z’s.
3 days agotuesdaystock
This is probably one of the best restaurants in Houston. Hands down. Amazing service and food.
3 days agoariana__noor
Coltivare deserves all the flowers!! Their wings are the best 😭 in general i love all of Agricole's concepts. Eight row flint is so good as well
3 days agoisabelissimaa
Ugh they’re the best. Totally snubbed and deserve a Michelin recognition 🥲. They’ve been one of the most impressive and consistent restaurants in Houston since day one
3 days agosnowmanfr8h
For cutting out all the middle man (picker, cleaner, packer, loader, driver, unloader, stocker and food chain) wow some insane overhead charging.
3 days agoinstalaksh
The stares you get when color skin people enter in to the restaurant , the best rac!st restaurant, we were asked put CC on file for the group of 4 people , and the menu is 1 page 🙄
4 days agobrandonduliakas
Coltivare definitely belongs on the BIB list in my opinion. One of my favorite restaurants in the city. Consistently delicious, great ingredient sourcing, and the GM is amazing!!!
4 days agolu_tangclan
Tag verde favorite thing on the menu right, damn im on vacation sorry I missed you.
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