T here’s a new high-profile boîte for the glitterati set: Maison Chinoise. It comes from the Lombardi Family Concepts (Toulouse, Lombardi Cucina Italiana and Segreto Lounge). Poised in the well-heeled stomping ground of River Oaks Shopping Center on West Gray, Maison Chinoise’s first restaurant outside its Dallas home base features a fusion of contemporary and traditional Chinese food, with a spotlight on regional specialties.

The space, designed by NDD of Houston , seamlessly merges a 3,700-square-foot interior dining room with a 900-square-foot temperature-controlled outdoor patio, for a total of 130 seats. The aesthetic gives a subtle nod to traditional Asian elements, from cherry blossoms on the custom ceiling wallpaper to Art Deco-like fringe-shaded light fixtures and cane-back ch

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