Helmed by California native, Jason Ryczek, Little’s Oyster Bar is the first chef-driven restaurant from the Pappas Restaurants group. Ryczek harvested his own white sturgeon to produce a top notch caviar service for Little’s, and dishes like yellow edge grouper in a beurre blanc sauce and grilled octopus are equally impressive. The restaurant’s seafood platter is a splurge, but it is one of the best ways to eat your way through the restaurant’s freshest offerings, with a healthy spread of raw oysters, shrimp, blue crab, and lobster. 3001 S. Shepherd Dr., Houston, littlesoysterbar.com