Entry No. 33 — the Houston file — filed under: speakeasy

Hidden Bar (at Norigami)

Beside the entrance to Norigami, a hand-roll sushi spot, there's a nondescript wood-paneled door with no sign. Pull it open and you're under dozens of neon-lit paper cranes suspended overhead, next to a neon diagram showing step-by-step how to fold one — order the signature Paper Crane cocktail and it actually arrives in a crane-shaped glass.

The move: Eat hand rolls at Norigami first, then slip through the unmarked wood-paneled door beside it for a nightcap under the paper-crane installation — the neon folding-diagram wall is worth lingering under for photos before your drink arrives.

📍 West University Place, Houston
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 2715 Bissonnet St, West University Place, TX 77005

Hours: Added 2026-07-19 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: papercitymag.com · houston.culturemap.com · theinfatuation.com

last checked: 2026-07-19