Now on Resy: Musume, Yellow Rosa, Tei-An, and More Local Favorites

Prepare to be enthralled when you step into this gorgeous Hall Arts District establishment from the same team behind ChopShop and Boozy Bird, then settle in and wend your way through the long and enticing, mostly Japanese menu, offering everything from sushi to tempura to umami filet mignon — or indulge in a best-of-everything omakase experience.

Pay attention or you’ll miss the weathered wooden door that opens into the indoor patio-like dining room at this “cocktaileria” speakeasy where the drinks focus on agave, the Mexican fare includes the most extravagantly crafted nachos you’ve ever seen, and brunch is served with a live mariachi soundtrack.

For hand-pulled noodles, an array of dumplings, and a curated menu of other Chinese dishes done right — often based on ingredients sourced from local farmers markets (braised meatballs with bok choy is a specialty) — look no further than this Southlake favorite.

You can’t dine in Paris all the time — but if you’re lucky, you might find your way to this elegant Fort Worth alternative, where the menu offers every Gallic classic you could think of, from escargots to steak frites to Grand Marnier soufflé, and the wine list would make any oenophile glow.

Is this a vibrant restaurant with a wide-ranging wings-to-lamb-chops menu or a clubby speakeasy-style lounge with bottle service and top-flight DJs? It’s both. Come for the food, stay for the nightlife — or enjoy both at once: the kitchen’s open until 1:15 a.m.

Teiichi Sakurai once earned acclaim for his sushi restaurants, Tei Tei and Teppo, but the plaudits really started pouring in when he broadened his approach at Tei-An, supplementing his always-excellent sushi with grilled seafood and Japanese Wagyu, exquisite soba dishes, and more.

The historic F. W. Woolworth building has come a long way from its five-and-dime days to become an old-school-looking instant classic with impeccable craft cocktails and a menu offering everything from poke to tacos to Texas Wagyu steaks — and the terrace at nighttime is a dream.

The foods of Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Turkey, and other lands that touch the Mediterranean come to Plano with this bright and lively restaurant, coffee bar, and specialty market from Yaser Khalaf (of Mondo Pizza and Baboush) — and you’ll definitely want a front-and-center seat to it all.

You’ll feel like the ultimate insider settling in at this elegant contemporary steakhouse — part of the exclusive Tower Club on the 48th floor of Santander Tower — where Texas quail, Texas antelope, and Texas Wagyu are featured, and the city views will take your breath away.

Dress to impress at this sky-high, high-design Irving dining room looking out on DFW from the 26th-floor Constellation Club — inspired by the historic Lockheed Constellation airliner — where Wolfgang Puck protégé Brandon Galitz serves steaks with imaginative accompaniments and other uncommon American fare.

The Cork & Pig team — a quartet of chefs who first met in California two decades ago — know just what you want to eat, from salads and sandwiches to generous entrées and wood-fired pizzas. Pro tip: Wines from the well-chosen list are 50% off every Wednesday.

You’ll feel at home the minute you step into this low-key but lively Las Colinas outpost of the Cork & Pig mini-chain, where the solid comfort-food menu ranges from crispy calamari to blackened rib-eye, and the wines are deftly chosen but won’t break the bank.

Serious steaks (some of them smoked), irresistible sides, local wines, and a nowhere-but-Texas atmosphere complete with picnic-table seating and live music on weekends? Say howdy to this longtime Ennis favorite — and whatever you do, don’t forget to order the signature smoked queso with house-ground beef.

A low-key but upscale French-flavored bistro — the first outpost of the celebrity-magnet original on New York’s Upper East Side — Le Bilboquet makes a splash in Knox/Henderson with its approachable menu, its garden atmosphere, and its cool Franco-Manhattan vibe.

This swanky pan-Asian favorite, which opened on Ross Avenue in 2018, has a new chef and a new menu, full of things you’ll want to share with friends (or with somebody special), from dumplings and wings to creative sushi rolls.

Bring the family to this high-energy Frisco offshoot on the Mash’d restaurants in San Antonio and Fort Worth, where the menu is wide-ranging and full of whimsy (signatures include avocado toast pizza and “shake n’ bacon” chicken tacos), the atmosphere is electric, and the seating is picnic-table casual, inside and out.

Like its Frisco sibling, this warm, intimately lit hideaway — a perfect date night spot — spans the Mediterranean with its menu of shareable appetizers, pizzas, and pastas, and pays tribute to its native state with more than a dozen signature cocktails (get the Texas-75, which combines Balcones Texas pot still bourbon, blueberries, lemon, and sparkling wine).

The former Up on Knox, stylishly reborn as Knox Bistro, is more French than ever, giving the neighborhood a Gallic flair with its almost-like-Paris dining room and a menu featuring all the essentials, from soupe à l’oignon to canard à l’orange.

This convivial Arts District charmer is creating a buzz with uncompromising Italian fare (char-grilled octopus with olives and ‘nduja is a signature starter), artistic platings, and a nonstop list of Italy’s best wines (count about 20 options by the glass).

Restaurateur Austin Rodgers (of Town Hearth and Nick & Sam’s) and chef Michael West (of R Bar & Grill) joined up to open this winner in Lower Greenville — a lively, all-purpose spot with a brick-and-wood dining room and plenty of Texas-friendly comfort food (yes, there’s queso).

This iconic Rockwall restaurant — known for its certified Angus steaks and floor-to-ceiling array of antiques and curios — almost closed in late 2022. Then, restaurateur Elias Pope (of HG Sply Co. and Standard Service) stepped in to save it. Today, it’s still going strong, and it’s just as excellent and unique as ever.

Save this one for date night: a friendly, intimate Highland Park Italian with traditional but often unusual dishes from a constantly evolving menu of housemade pasta, pizza, and wood-grilled meat and seafood. One dish that’s always on the menu and is not to be missed: Nonna’s Maine lobster ravioli.

This glamorous all-day venue in Richard Branson’s Design District Virgin Hotel is making its mark with Texas-accented French fare (or is it vice versa?) crafted by chef Jonah Friedman (ex-Zeppole). Come with someone special and share one of the signature Lion’s Feasts — massive portions of seafood paella, steak Florentine, or Piedmontese beef tomahawk.

Italian food maestro Julian Barsotti (of Nonna, Carbone’s, etc.) scores again with this Highland Park Village standout. The dining room pays tribute to old-style upscale Italian-American restaurants and the menu offers everything from Texas Wagyu carpaccio to a signature “100 layer lasagna alla Sunday.”