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The Resy Guide to Date Night in Dallas – Fort Worth

By Resy Staff Updated: January 22, 2024

Let this be your notice that, yes indeed, romantic outings are back in style — and we have plenty of restaurants to spark a memorable night out on the town.

We’re setting you up for success here, with everything from Italian comfort food to trendy newcomers to lively Tex-Mex. These spots are perfect for any stage of a relationship, from a first-time hang to a long-term soulmate celebration. So book a table and get ready to impress your partner. Right this way.

Catbird

Catbird

Downtown
American
$$

Shoyo

Shoyo

Lower Greenville
Japanese
$$$$

Don Artemio - Fort Worth

Don Artemio – Fort Worth

Fort Worth
Mexican
$$$

Sassetta - Main St

Sassetta – Main St

Downtown
Italian
$

Written By The Seasons

Written By The Seasons

Bishop ArtsNo
New American
$$

Paradiso

Paradiso

Bishop Arts
Mediterranean
$$

Carbone Dallas

Carbone Dallas

Design District
Italian
$$$$

Las Palmas

Las Palmas

Uptown
Mexican
$

Fachini

Fachini

Highland Park
Italian
$$

El Carlos Elegante

El Carlos Elegante

Design District
Mexican
$

Beverley's Bistro & Bar

Beverley’s Bistro & Bar

Knox
American
$

Ellerbe Fine Foods

Ellerbe Fine Foods

Near Southside
Southern
$$$

Hide Bar

Hide Bar

Lowest Greenville
New American
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Catbird

Downtown

From its glossy nook perched nine floors above downtown Dallas, inside the Thompson Hotel at The National, Catbird is a cocktail lounge where the food matches the drink par excellence. Chef de cuisine Jeramie Robison (Uchi, Mansion on Turtle Creek) brings a deft touch to “shareables,” from the pommes frites with truffle ketchup to the Texas beef bao. And from the standout espresso martini to the Catbird S’more (fudge brownie with cinnamon ice cream, vanilla bean meringue and a smoked bourbon finish), dessert is hardly an afterthought.

Shoyo

Lower Greenville

If you’re looking for dinner and a show, look no further: This omakase-style, 12-seat sushi restaurant from former Nobu chef Jimmy Park lives up to your expectations, and then some. With only two seatings per night, and 17 courses served to you over two hours, it’s an onslaught to the senses in the very best way: an overwhelmingly satisfying evening. You’ll want to set that Notify.

Don Artemio – Fort Worth

Fort Worth

Fresh off a James Beard Award nomination for one of the best new restaurants in America, Don Artemio is the place to go if you want to try one of the buzziest newcomers in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Here, you’ll find thrilling modern interpretations of Mexican food from chef Juan Ramón Cárdenas. Get in while you can.

See also:

The Resy Guide to the 2023 James Beard Nominees in Texas

Sassetta – Main St

Downtown

Written By The Seasons

Bishop ArtsNo

This pioneering farm-to-table restaurant blends the best of Texas and the world on the menu in a lustrous Bishop Arts District space, where the fare is ingredient-driven and — need we say? — resolutely seasonal.

Paradiso

Bishop Arts

Not far away is Paradiso, a perfect venue for a romantic date with its lush garden setting. Here, get swept away to the coast of Southern Europe with wood-fired flatbreads, mezze, wild-caught fish and hand-made pasta.

Carbone Dallas

Design District

The swanky Carbone seems like it was built to impress dates. The Design District hotspot brings the best of old-school red-sauce Italian cooking into modern times, and is sure to be the foundation of a great night out on the town.

Las Palmas

Uptown

Fachini

Highland Park

A night at Fachini is almost like an escape to an another era. Here, you’ll find perfectly executed Italian American classics — lasagna, Sunday ragu, and so on — in a setting that evokes the last century, from the 1930s architecture to the vintage soundtrack. Suffice to say, it’s a great backdrop for a romantic night out.

El Carlos Elegante

Design District

If you love ceviche, mezcal, and impressive Latin American eats, the move is to try this new addition from the same people who brought you hits like Mister Charles, The Charles, and Sister.

Beverley’s Bistro & Bar

Knox

Consider this a one-two punch. Start your date night with a spectacular meal at Beverley’s, and then if things are going well and the night isn’t ready to end quite yet, go to its glam sister next door for a nightcap — the swanky Clifton Club.

Ellerbe Fine Foods

Near Southside

Chef-owner Molly McCook named her 14-year-old Fort Worth favorite after the street her grandparents lived on when she was growing up in Louisiana, but there’s nothing nostalgic about her deft modern elaborations of traditional dishes, full of local (and proudly identified) farm produce.

Hide Bar

Lowest Greenville

The new(ish) Hide Bar, formerly something of a neighborhood secret in Deep Ellum, but now a much-enlarged cocktail emporium (with food) in Lower Greenville, comes complete with a dazzling all-weather rooftop patio and the kind of drinks that will spark plenty of conversation.

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