About Us
The Hearsay Story
For nearly two decades, we’ve been turning Texas’ most storied spaces into rooms worth gathering in, vintage swagger, modern indulgence, and hospitality that feels like home.
Our Story
Where History Meets Modern Indulgence
Founded in 2008 by Dr. Lucky A. Chopra and Landmark Hospitality Group, Hearsay was born from a passion for revitalizing historic spaces and transforming them into vibrant dining destinations.
Our flagship lives inside the W.L. Foley Building, Houston’s second-oldest standing commercial structure, designed by Texas architect Eugene T. Heiner in 1889 and given new life in 1994. Exposed handmade brick, vaulted ceilings, and antique chandeliers set the stage for our signature “chic antique” style: vintage swagger meets contemporary flair.
Texas’ Chic Antique Dining Experience
What We Believe
Our Values
Four ideas guide every room we open and every plate we send out.
Genuine Hospitality
Every guest is treated like family, warm, attentive, and never rushed. The welcome is the whole point.
Chic Antique
Vintage character meets contemporary flair. Each room carries its own history and a little drama.
Seasonal Craft
Chef-driven American plates and handcrafted cocktails, made from scratch with what’s in season.
Rooted in Community
We restore landmark spaces and invest in the neighborhoods and people that surround them.
Heritage
A Building with a Past
More than a century of Houston history lives in our walls, from a 19th-century landmark to the dining destination it is today.
1889
The W.L. Foley Building rises, designed by architect Eugene T. Heiner.
1994
Reimagined by artist-architect Lee Benner, with its signature iron & brass staircase.
2008
Hearsay is founded by Dr. Lucky A. Chopra and Landmark Hospitality Group.
2009
Hearsay Gastro Lounge opens its doors inside the historic landmark.
Meet the Founder
“We don’t just open restaurants, we breathe new life into the places that made a city.”
A physician by training and a restorer of historic buildings by passion, Dr. Chopra founded Hearsay with a simple conviction: that great hospitality and great architecture belong together.
Under his vision, Landmark Hospitality Group has grown Hearsay from a single downtown landmark into a family of singular rooms across Texas, each one preserving the past while setting a new standard for how Texas gathers, dines, and celebrates.
By the Numbers
Nearly Two Decades in the Making
In the Press
What They’re Saying
“A masterclass in turning history into hospitality.”
“The chic-antique aesthetic that everyone else is chasing.”
“One of Houston’s most atmospheric dining rooms.”
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