Café Rabelais

Café Rabelais French food with a casual dining experience and laid back atmosphere. Exclusively French wine list 🍷 Our menu is written on chalkboard only.
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As you step into Cafe Rabelais, you are stepping into a little part of France. Be prepared to experience a small culture shock and let us amaze you with our delicious French food and wines! We ask that you help us keep this cafe authentic and accept the differences that distinguish us from other establishments. We do not carry print out menus because items change twice daily so that we are able to

provide the best and most fresh quality cuisine available. Feel free to go the board, it's part of the atmosphere! Our wine list offers a variety of exclusively French wines in order to represent the variety of wine tastes that France has to offer for every palette. With over 550 different wines with bottle sizes varying from the conservative 375ml to the indulgent 1.5 liters, we are sure you will find something to your taste.

There are French fries… and then there are pommes frites.Golden, crisp, impossibly addictive, and served the way the Fre...
06/04/2026

There are French fries… and then there are pommes frites.

Golden, crisp, impossibly addictive, and served the way the French intended — alongside a proper steak, tucked beside a baguette sandwich, or waiting patiently for their highest calling: being dragged through sauce.

BĂ©arnaise. Bordelaise. Peppercorn. Moules Rabelais. Whatever is left on the plate.

At Café Rabelais, the fries are never just a side.

They are part of the ritual.

Assiette de Charcuterie- Saucisson, Jambon de Bayonne, rillettes, cornichons, and butter, the kind of board that invites...
06/02/2026

Assiette de Charcuterie- Saucisson, Jambon de Bayonne, rillettes, cornichons, and butter, the kind of board that invites conversation, good wine, and another piece of bread.

Café Rabelais has a wine story.Everywhere you look, there are bottles from France tucked into crates, stacked along shel...
05/30/2026

Café Rabelais has a wine story.

Everywhere you look, there are bottles from France tucked into crates, stacked along shelves, gathered from regions where wine is not just made, but inherited. Each label carries a little piece of somewhere else: a hillside, a village, a family, a vintage, a memory.

It is one of the quiet pleasures of dining here, choosing a bottle not from a page, but from the room itself.

Pull up a chair. Open something beautiful. Stay awhile.

L’Entrecôte- A pan-seared bone-in ribeye with pommes frites, roasted garlic, and your choice of Bordelaise, Béarnaise, o...
05/29/2026

L’Entrecôte- A pan-seared bone-in ribeye with pommes frites, roasted garlic, and your choice of Bordelaise, Béarnaise, or peppercorn sauce. Bold, classic, and built for a serious glass of red.

Café Liégeois- Illy espresso poured over vanilla ice cream with whipped cream and toasted almonds. Dessert, coffee, and ...
05/28/2026

Café Liégeois- Illy espresso poured over vanilla ice cream with whipped cream and toasted almonds. Dessert, coffee, and a little afternoon luxury all in one glass.

BĹ“uf Ă  la Bourguignonne- Beef slowly stewed in red wine and mushroom sauce, served with potatoes. Deep, rustic, and full...
05/27/2026

BĹ“uf Ă  la Bourguignonne- Beef slowly stewed in red wine and mushroom sauce, served with potatoes. Deep, rustic, and full of the kind of flavor that only time can build.

Le Nordique- Smoked salmon, gribiche aioli, hard-boiled egg, red onion, and arugula on a crisp French baguette. Cool, el...
05/26/2026

Le Nordique- Smoked salmon, gribiche aioli, hard-boiled egg, red onion, and arugula on a crisp French baguette. Cool, elegant, and perfect for a leisurely lunch in Rice Village.

DessertsCrème Brûlée- Caramelized vanilla custard with that perfect crack of sugar on top. Simple, classic, and still on...
05/23/2026

Desserts
Crème Brûlée- Caramelized vanilla custard with that perfect crack of sugar on top. Simple, classic, and still one of the great pleasures of the French table.

Step inside Café Rabelais and Houston starts to fall away.The wooden wine crates. The bottles lining the walls. The chal...
05/22/2026

Step inside Café Rabelais and Houston starts to fall away.

The wooden wine crates. The bottles lining the walls. The chalkboard menus. The warm glow. The feeling that someone has opened the door to a little French café and invited you to stay awhile.

It's not polished in that predictable, over-designed way. It is lived-in, soulful, charming, the kind of room where the wine has stories, the food has history, and every corner feels collected over time.

A little France, tucked quietly into Rice Village.

No passport required. Just a reservation, a glass of wine, and an appetite for something beautifully French.

Salade Niçoise “Tradition”- Albacore tuna, poached green beans, egg, bell peppers, and potatoes. Composed, colorful, and...
05/21/2026

Salade Niçoise “Tradition”- Albacore tuna, poached green beans, egg, bell peppers, and potatoes. Composed, colorful, and timeless. A Riviera classic with enough substance to carry lunch beautifully.

Address

2442 Times Boulevard
Houston, TX
77005

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 2pm
6pm - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 2pm
6pm - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 2pm
6pm - 10pm
Friday 11am - 2:30pm
6pm - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 2:30pm
6pm - 10pm

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