Dallas’ Newest Restaurant Openings, Now on Resy
Want to know the latest — and greatest — restaurant openings in Dallas and Fort Worth? You’re in luck.
From a stunning Greek bistro to a soon-to-be Lower Greenville essential, we have you covered with this continuously updated list of hot new debuts.
And if you’re seeking out some beloved Dallas and Fort Worth spots that are now bookable on Resy, we’ve got you covered here.
Nikki Greek Bistro & Lounge North Park
Newly added!
You’ll think about Greek food in a new way when you visit this romantic restaurant, with its honey-soft lighting and its wall inset with amphorae, from the owners of Ivy Tavern. The menu includes familiar fare (dolmas, moussaka) but also dishes you’d probably otherwise have to head to Greece to find — like crispy squash blossoms with kefalograviera cheese.
Goodwin’s Lower Greenville
Newly added!
You’ll know you’re in the right place when you slide into a posh leather booth or perch on a café chair at this comfortable neighborhood treasure. Goodwin’s comes from local restaurant veterans Austin Rogers and chef Jeff Bekavac after all, so choose something delicious from the creative American menu (the Red Bird chicken is a specialty), with a world-class cocktail on the side.
James Provisions Hurst
Newly added!
New York‘s loss is the Metroplex’s gain. Deborah Williamson closed her popular James in Brooklyn after 15 years to open this successor in Hurst, next door to her hometown of North Richland Hills. As at the original, the fare is fresh and healthy, with plenty of superfoods involved — but there’s also an impeccable burger, some tacos, and a steak with crushed potatoes.
Amelia Uptown
Newly added!
Here’s an Uptown must-visit from the group behind Songaa Coffee — a sleek dining room serving American fare with a Cajun accent for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner (sample dish: Amelia’s Surf & Turf, combining pineapple-glazed lamb chops with pan-seared jumbo shrimp), with a softly lit upscale cocktail lounge on the second floor.
Goldie’s Lake Highlands
You won’t go wrong at this intimate Lake Highlands neighborhood gem from Brandon Hays (Sfuzzi, High Fives) and Brittni Clayton (former GM at Sister). The menu is full of the things you crave (a perfect wedge, bone marrow bruschetta, a home-style porkchop), the room is fun, the patio is irresistible, and the service is a point of pride.
MĀBO Dallas
When Teppo, the super-hot Greenville Avenue sushi star, closed down in 2022 after a 27-year run, fans of chef-owner Masa Otaka mourned — but happily he has bounced back with this high-design jewel at Preston Center, where the specialty is yakitori, done with Otaka’s familiar flair.
Little Daisy Downtown
You’ll want to try all three meals (four, counting brunch) at this jazzy café, bar, and restaurant on the ninth floor of the Thompson Hotel, where chef Jeramie Robison (most recently at City Hall Bistro in the Adolphus) serves up everything from avocado tartine with herbes de Provence to Snake River Wagyu steak frites, with panache and a distinct Louisiana accent.
Wicked Butcher – Dallas Downtown
The Dallas extension of this popular Fort Worth steakhouse boasts a stunning interior (that chandelier!) that’s unmistakably Texan, but without the cowpoke clichés. Plus, the menu’s a carnivore’s dream, full of meaty appetizers — braised tenderloin hummus, anyone? — eight cuts of steak, and all the accoutrements (and yes, there’s plenty of seafood, too.)
UnaVida Uptown Dallas
How could a noted local chef like Matt McCallister (ex-Homewood) build on a hit like his 2023 pop-up Mexican Test Kitchen? With this all-stops-out modern Mexican restaurant, creating a buzz with its stacked enchiladas, smothered burritos, reimagined margaritas, and fiesta-time atmosphere.
Farena at Loews Arlington Hotel Arlington
Between the Pasta Lab you’ll pass as you enter and the twin wood-fired 900-degree stone pizza ovens that command the sleek but warmly furnished dining room, you know this will be a haven for lovers of Italian food. Pro tip: In good weather, enjoy the same dishes on the breezy and covered veranda, overlooking the resort pool.
Tomar El Sol Cabanas at Loews Arlington Hotel Arlington
The name of this seasonal poolside gem might be loosely translated as “to bask in the sun,” and that’s one possibility here while you sip a frozen margarita or a goblet of dry rosé. But there’s a glass-walled indoor setting, too, where the burgers and tacos and other classic lunchtime fare will keep you going for the whole long lazy day.
Teddy Wongs Near Southside
Did somebody say soup dumplings? Along with other dim sum specialties, they’re the focus — though not the only fare (yes, there is Peking duck) — at this Fort Worth Chinese destination overseen by chef Patrick Ru of Bushi Bushi Dim Sum fame. Servers will suggest wine pairings, or ask for the Emperor’s List, full of drinkable treasures.
Bricks and Horses Cultural District
An abundance of rich earth tones, hardwoods, and epic images of horses set the scene at this sophisticated and rustic dining room, open for three meals a day, at Fort Worth’s Bowie House hotel. The specialty of the house? Dry-aged local beef in several presentations.
Mirador Downtown
This one is as special as they come — a high-style, daytime-only penthouse restaurant on top of Forty Five Ten in downtown Dallas, reopened after a pandemic-era closure, with a unique-in-Texas, early-20th-century Viennese-style interior, and a menu by executive chef Travis Wyatt that elevates American standards to rooftop-level heights.
Society Bakery & Tearoom Lakewood/East Dallas
When the beloved celebrity-magnet Society Bakery closed in the spring of 2023, it was hardly the end of the road for proprietor Roshi Muns and her famous cupcakes: This expanded, relocated reinvention of the place has all the same tempting confections, but also a menu of bright, fresh lunchtime offerings — and a dedicated tea sommelier.
Nowhere Deep Ellum Deep Ellum
This “Nowhere,” from the folks who run the Kajun Konnextion chain, is somewhere you want to be, for its party-time vibe, its wonderfully wacky riffs on traditional Southern fare (boudin eggrolls, salmon and grits), and its wee-hours festivities, complete with bottle service and a craveable wings-and-tacos menu.
Walloon’s Restaurant Near Southside
Step inside Fort Worth’s 1927-vintage 1st National Bank building, now the home of this fish and shellfish emporium from Marcus Paslay (Clay Pigeon, Piatello), and find classic seafood dishes (oysters Rockefeller, lobster roll, moules marinières) in a comfortable dining room with a seems-like-it’s-been-there-forever vibe.
Operators Club West End
This one’s for fun: A gigantic welcoming hand reaches down from the ceiling at this sleek, contemporary spot in the old Coca-Cola building; music fills the air, and sports play out on high-def screens; the bar goes on forever; and the menu announces its intentions with signatures like gochujang duck drumettes and a mac & cheese burger with truffle aioli.
The Saint Lower Gaston
You’ll definitely want a seat at this art-filled leather-and-velvet-appointed luxury spot (from Las Vegas-based Hooper Hospitality) — part upscale Italian trattoria, part serious steakhouse — with its “saints and sinners” theme and its dedication to sourcing local ingredients (including Wagyu steaks from an assortment of Texas ranches).
Bobbie’s Airway Grill Preston Hollow
You won’t go wrong at this handsome Preston Hollow venue from the group behind Il Bracco and Houston’s Balboa Surf Club, where the grill-focused American fare has Texas accents and the wine list includes seldom-seen treasures from California and France.
Komodo Dallas Deep Ellum
Dress to impress and keep an eye out for celebs at this flashy, sassy import from Miami (Busta Rhymes, Pharrell Williams, and various Kardashians like to play at the original) while you’re digging into the seductive nouvelle-Asian fare, from salmon tacos with eel sauce to plant-based kung pao chicken.
