Now on Resy: Kessaku, The Heritage Table, Bocca Osteria Romana, and More Local Favorites
From a breakfast and brunch favorite to an exuberant ode to Chinese American cuisine, these are just a few of the beloved Dallas and Fort Worth spots that are now bookable on Resy. Right this way.
Note: This list will be updated regularly with new additions each month, so be sure to check back often. For Dallas’ newest restaurant openings, head here.
Kessaku Dallas Downtown Historic District
Newly added!
Ascending to this plush sake and sushi lounge on the 50th floor of The National, you might be so dazzled by the 360-degree view of the city that you’d almost forget to eat and drink … Which would be a shame, considering the masterful cocktails (try the vodka-based lychee blossom) and such luxury fare as a king crab, wagyu, and caviar hand rolls.
The Heritage Table Frisco
Newly added!
A date night jewel in Frisco, The Heritage Table sits pretty in a spruced-up former family home dating from the early 1900s. The kitchen sources almost everything locally or regionally, and turns its ingredients into savvy modern Southern fare, including many gluten-free and vegetarian or vegan offerings. (If gluten’s not an issue, by all means, order the milk and honey rolls with housemade jam.)
Bocca Osteria Romana Fort Worth
Newly added!
This Fort Worth tribute to the tantalizing cuisine of Rome comes by way of Puerto Rico, where the Texas-born, Italian-raised Salvatore siblings opened the original Bocca. Get ready for classics like like spaghetti alla carbonara and scottadito (“finger-burning” baby lamb chops) done to the nines, within a warm and cozy dining room.
Sloane’s Corner Downtown Arts District
Newly added!
Because this all-American Arts District bistro has you covered breakfast, lunch, and dinner and you might just turn into a regular. Go for avocado toast in the a.m., a lunchtime BLT, steak frites for dinner, or just about anything else you might crave.
Monarch Dallas Downtown Historic District
Newly added!
You’ll want to dress to impress at this opulent, contemporary Italian showplace. Overseen by chef Danny Grant (who earned Michelin stars at RIA and Maple and Ash in Chicago), Monarch boasts knockout vistas from the 49th floor of The National and one seductive menu, featuring housemade pastas and wood-fired appetizers, among other delights.
Meso Maya – Downtown Downtown
Newly added!
Meso Maya doesn’t mess around: specialty cocoa beans are ground in-house for the mole, the salsas and sauces are made fresh daily, and the tortillas are made from hand-ground corn — such is the reverence the kitchen has for the culinary traditions of Mexico’s central and southern states. Don’t miss the variations on budin Azteca, or “Mexican lasagna” made with tortillas instead of pasta.
Book the Preston Forest, Lakewood, West Plano, and Fort Worth locations, too.
BAR Ranch Steak Company Historic Downtown Plano
Newly added!
Because this butcher shop-meets-restaurant has stunning displays of prime beef cuts — Japanese, Australian, and American wagyu included — dry-aging in its refrigerated cases. The intimate dining room only has six tables, and the small but focused menu will bring joy to any carnivore. Pro tip: For an unforgettable experience, go for the fixed-price steak tasting dinners for two or more.
Bread Winners Cafe & Bakery – Uptown Dallas Uptown Dallas
Newly added!
Because there’s nothing like starting your day with something from Bread Winners’ extensive breakfast and brunch menu (a signature dish: fried chicken with jalapeño bacon cheddar waffles). That’s not to say that you should overlook the savory lunch and dinner options, which include sandwiches with housemade barbecue potato chips.
Book the North Park Center and Plano locations, too.
Cadot Restaurant Far North Dallas
Newly added!
Perfect for date night, Cadot is a North Dallas charmer that seduces with its white-tablecloth atmosphere and classic French cuisine, from escargots and Dover sole to a proper rack of lamb. All are flawlessly prepared by Paris-born chef Jean-Marie Cadot, who’s cooked at most of the city’s top French restaurants over the years.
Wok Star Chinese Vickery Meadow
Newly added!
There’s a rock-and-roll vibe to chef Charlie Zhang’s exuberant ode to Chinese American cuisine, where the menu hits all the right notes. Get ready for firecracker shrimp and moo shu chicken to Mongolian beef — and don’t miss Zhang’s famous hand-pulled noodles.
Sky Blossom Dallas Downtown Historic District
Newly added!
The intimate indoor dining room at this chic rooftop bar and Vietnamese bistro is a great place to see and be seen while dining deliciously. But if the weather’s nice, you’ll want a seat on the open-air terrace, with half the city at your feet and dishes like seaweed-shell shrimp tempura tacos and beef short rib phở to keep you company.
The Metropolitan on Main Dallas Downtown Historic District
Newly added!
Because the luminous, Art Deco-inspired Metropolitan on Main was born from the beloved Metropolitan Café, and is still a downtown essential come breakfast, lunch, or dinner (plus after-work libations for good measure). Bonus: The space is steeped in history — ask about the connections to Lee Harvey Oswald, Bonnie and Clyde, and more.
Dragon House Highland Village
Newly added!
Every bit as good as its sibling in Soutlake, Dragon House is still the place to eat wonton soup, hand-pulled noodles, and General Tso’s chicken, alongside specialties like fish in wine sauce and Shanghai braised pork belly.
Petra and the Beast Lakewood
Photo courtesy of Petra and the Beast
Once an East Dallas essential, known for owner–chef Misti Norris’ imaginative, seasonally focused food, Petra and the Beast is now thriving in an expanded version in Lakewood with the same we’ll-do-it-ourselves ethos — which means ingredients pickled, smoked, and fermented on premises, and charcuterie, pasta, even yogurt (at brunch) made in-house.
Photo courtesy of Petra and the Beast
Arthur’s Steakhouse Addison
Newly added!
Once dubbed “the sexiest restaurant in Dallas,” Arthur’s has moved several times since it opened in 1948, but is now perfectly at home in Addison. Here, the tone is old-style plush (leather seating, soaring archways, a dazzling chandelier), and the can’t-miss house features include prime New York strip au poivre and chicken-fried lobster.
Paco’s Mexican Cuisine – Magnolia Forth Worth
Francisco “Paco” Islas and his family, who hail from just north of Mexico City, bring a delicious Mexican experience to Fort Worth, and you’ll want to try everything on the neatly focused menu — especially the fried grasshopper tacos with garlic butter (trust us). Pro tip: Save time and room for a dessert or smoothie next door at Paco’s Islas Tropicales.
Book the Sundance location here.
El Bolero Dallas Design District
You’ll find just about any Mexican dish you might dream about on the menu at this Mexican hot spot from the group behind Oak and Pakpao Thai — along with some other specialties, like the signature El Molcajete for two, combining carne asada, jumbo prawns, chorizo, seared Oaxaca cheese, and more.
Wild Salsa – Fort Worth Fort Worth
Famous for its chipotle shrimp tacos and tortas, chicken tinga taquitos, and Day of the Dead décor, this Mexican restaurant and tequila bar is better than ever, complete with chipotle shrimp tostadas and brunch-time barbacoa egg tacos.
Wriggly Tin Fair Park
You’ll want to put this beer-and-pizza specialist on your Hit List for its Small Beer Works brews, its 14-inch New York-meets-Neapolitan-style pizzas (plus a few salads, sandwiches, and pastas), and its oversized backyard patio — the perfect place to enjoy both of the above.
Volstead Southlake
It might be named for the Volstead Act, which established Prohibition in the U.S., but the drinks flow freely at this handsome Southlake bar and restaurant. Cocktails range from a classy boulevardier to a Rémy Martin sidecar, and the culinary counterpoints include fish n’ chips and chicken parm.
Baonecci Ristorante Frisco
Texas just keeps drawing great restaurants from other places — like this high-spirited Frisco Italian, transplanted from another “Frisco” (as in San Fran) after many years in North Beach by owners Stefania and Walter Gambaccini. The cooking is homestyle Tuscan, featuring specialties of Lucca, and you’ll want to keep coming back for more.
Pakpao Thai Design District
Food Network regular and chef-restaurateur Jet Tila brings Thai sizzle to the Design District with this festive tribute to Thailand’s zesty cuisine (with a few detours to China and Vietnam), complimented by an array of tropical-themed cocktails (the Pakpao Chularita is made with lemongrass-and-orange-infused tequila and prickly pear juice).
St. Martin’s Old East Dallas
There’s no telling how many romances were kindled at the original St. Martin’s on Greenville Avenue that’s now closed, with its seductive lighting, live piano music, and first-rate French food (and wine). But the old magic — including the very same piano — is still going strong at this updated version in Old East Dallas, as enchanting and romantic as ever.
Shodo Japanese Kitchen Dallas Design District
Remember this one for date night: a dining room full of modern and traditional Japanese art where an extensive sushi menu and main dishes like miso black cod and duck with plum sauce take center stage — plus a ten-course omakase experience offering the best of the house.
Culpepper Cattle Co – Dallas Deep Ellum
This iconic antiques and bric-a-brac-filled institution almost closed last year after 40 years, but a group of local fans stepped in to save it and have kept it as vibrant as ever. Expect live music three nights a week and menu of Tex-Mex classics, serious steaks, and signature home-style Texas dishes, like chicken-fried lobster.
Stillwell’s Harwood District
Carnivores will definitely want a table at this opulent steakhouse in the Hôtel Swexan, where the apps include roasted bone marrow and there are no less than 15 different steaks on offer (and there’s plenty for seafood-lovers, too). The marquee offering: the premium beef from local Akaushi cattle, raised exclusively for the hotel’s hospitality group.
