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💎 Park Cities, Dallas
37 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 37 Restaurants
✨ Date Night, Brunch, Upscale Casual
Highland Park and University Park. Old-money Dallas with manicured lawns, white-tablecloth dining, and Highland Park Village shops.
Known for: SMU campus, Highland Park Village, Mockingbird Lane, tree-lined streets
Don't miss: Javier's, Shinsei, Rise Soufflé, il Bracco
💡 Most Park Cities restaurants book up Thursday through Saturday — reserve a week ahead.
Top 10 in Park Cities
1
Javier's Gourmet Mexicano
Mexican / Mexico City
Dallas institution since 1977 from owner Javier Gutierrez, who grew up in Mexico City and wanted to bring continental Mexico City cuisine -- fresh seafood, filets, and classic prep...
93
2
Shinsei
Pan-Asian / Sushi
Pan-Asian restaurant and sushi bar opened in 2006 by Lynae Fearing and Tracy Rathbun in Inwood Village. 'Shinsei' means 'rebirth' -- the two-story space was the restaurateurs' firs...
93
3
Rise Soufflé
French
Intimate 'salon de souffle' and wine bar on Lovers Lane built entirely around the souffle -- savory, sweet, and every mood in between. The cheese souffle rises impossibly high from...
91
4
Highland Park Village
Landmark / Shopping District
The first self-contained shopping center in America (1931) and a National Historic Landmark. Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and luxury boutiques anchor this Park Cities icon...
91
5
Meadows Museum
Museum
One of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Spanish art outside Spain, on the SMU campus. Works by Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, and Miró across permanent and rotating exh...
91
6
Frenchie
French All-Day Cafe
Chef Bruno Davaillon (formerly of Bullion) runs this all-day French cafe in Preston Center from Travis Street Hospitality. Gougères, sautéed leeks, and Bullion DNA in a more relaxe...
90
7
Olivella's Pizza and Wine
Neapolitan & Roman Pizza · USA Today Best Pizza in Texas | Dallas Observer Best Pizza
SMU-adjacent pizzeria open since 2007 at the corner of McFarlin and Hillcrest, serving two distinct original styles side by side: Southern Italian (Neapolitan) and Northern Italian...
90
8
Rise No 1
French Soufflé
Hedda Dowd's dedicated souffle salon in Inwood Village, open since 2008 and still Texas' only restaurant built entirely around the souffle. Chef Cherif Brami handles both savory an...
89
9
Drake's Hollywood
American Steakhouse · D Magazine Best New Restaurants
Vandelay Hospitality's old-Hollywood-glamour restaurant and lounge in Inwood Village, from Hunter Pond's group behind Hudson House and East Hampton Sandwich Co. Tufted booths, gold...
89
10
George W. Bush Presidential Center
Museum
Presidential library and museum on the SMU campus, designed by Robert A.M. Stern. Permanent Decision Points Theater, a full-scale Oval Office replica, and a 15-acre Texas prairie l...
89
All 37 Restaurants in Park Cities
Mābo
Japanese Yakitori Omakase
88
Casa Brasa
Latin American/Open Fire
88
Le Bistrot Bar Sardine
French Bistro
86
Los Charros Tex-Mex Smokehouse
Tex-Mex / BBQ Smokehouse
86
Pizza Leila
Sicilian Pizza
86
Empire Baking Company
Bakery/Cafe
85
Nikki Greek Bistro & Lounge
Greek
85
Jack & Harry's
New Orleans Steakhouse
85
True Food Kitchen
Health-Forward American
84
Doughbird
Pizza / Rotisserie Chicken
84
D.L. Mack's
American Tavern
83
Bandito's Tex Mex Cantina
Tex-Mex
83
Craft Restaurant & Beer Market
American / Craft Beer
83
Joey Dallas
Modern American / Steakhouse
82
Burger House
Classic American Burgers
82
Slider and Blues
American / Bar
80
Original ChopShop
Bowls & Salads / Fast Casual
80
Flower Child
Healthy / Fast Casual
80
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