The all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant that turned heads in Houston's Chinatown is expanding into Midtown, taking over the former Beer Market Co. and d'Alba Craft Kitchen & Cocktails space at 3304 Milam Street. Seven Sushi & Robata plans to open the new location later in 2026, bringing tiered sushi menus, a renovated indoor-outdoor bar and a late-night DJ program to the Milam Street bar cluster.
According to CultureMap Houston, the Midtown restaurant will be open daily for lunch and dinner, with tiered pricing set at $22 for lunch, $37 for the core dinner menu and $57 for a premium dinner tier. That top-tier menu includes bluefin tuna, salmon belly, Korean galbi, Hawaiian ribeye and an otoro hand roll, while the broader menu will also feature teriyaki chicken thigh, chicken gizzards, chicken hearts, grilled miso beef, pork belly, chicken wings and seasonal vegetables. The 3,713-square-foot building itself has a layered history: Harris County property records show it was acquired in November 2024 by the business entity tied to Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ, according to the Houston Architecture Forum, and before it housed Beer Market Co. and d'Alba, the building had operated as a medical office for Milam Medical Center.
From Chinatown Staple to Inner-Loop Expansion
From Chinatown Staple to Inner-Loop Expansion Seven Sushi & Robata's original location opened in Chinatown's Dun Huang Plaza in November 2025.
Husband-and-wife owners Grace and Leo Xia have built a track record of multi-unit concepts across Houston. The pair also operate Duck & Bao, a Chinese restaurant concept. They also operate Hongdae 33, an all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurant in Dun Huang Plaza.
A Late-Night Bar and Patio Overhaul
The Xias have initiated a comprehensive renovation of the Midtown location centered around an indoor-outdoor bar that will serve both the dining room and a covered patio. The Midtown restaurant will stay open until midnight Sunday through Thursday and until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with a late-night program called Seven After Dark featuring DJs and a menu of shareable dishes, skewers and Japanese-inspired bar bites.
“Midtown has a completely different energy, especially at night,” Leo Xia said, according to CultureMap Houston. He added that the restaurant is designed to transition from a lunch-and-dinner destination into a livelier late-night experience as the evening wears on. Leo Xia also emphasized that quality sushi remains the foundation of Seven's guest experience even as the new location leans into nightlife.
Food Costs and Bar Programs
Food costs and alcohol sales have featured in challenges faced by individual Houston restaurant businesses. Hoodline reported that 15% U.S. tariffs on Japanese imports increased a chef's sea bream cost from $9.89 to $13.80 per pound over seven months in a September 2025 investigation. Hoodline also reported that ghost kitchen Kaisen Sushi struggled financially before closing, with lack of alcohol sales among the contributing factors. Seven's Midtown location will pair all-you-can-eat sushi with a full bar, patio seating and DJ-driven late nights.
Seven's Midtown location brings its Chinatown concept into a central, inner-loop neighborhood. The location follows the opening of its Chinatown flagship in November 2025.
