La Carafe sits in a low, narrow brick building that looks like an outlier against the glass towers of downtown Houston. Its roofline has survived since the eighteen sixties, making it the oldest commercial structure in the city. Inside, the walls are thick, plastered, and dimly lit by candles. A woman named La Carafe allegedly managed the bar during the nineteen thirties, though records are hazy on her true identity. She kept a small apartment upstairs, and regulars still claim she occasionally wanders the floor.
La Carafe
food drink