♀ Best Women-Owned Spots in Dallas

16 women-owned spots in Dallas, scored and ranked for 2026.

Top 10 Women-Owned Spots

Lucia

Italian · Bishop Arts · James Beard Semifinalist · Michelin Bib Gourmand

David Uygur intimate Bishop Arts Italian is the kind of restaurant that makes you forget Dallas exists outside these four walls. The handmade pasta changes nightly based on what is perfect at the mark...

Rainbowcat

American / Experimental · East Dallas / Lakewood · Texas Monthly Best New Restaurants 2026 (#5)

Chef Misti Norris's playful experimental concept tucked inside retro East Dallas bar Saint Valentine. The Petra & the Beast alum and James Beard finalist riffs on comfort food — porchetta McMuffin...

Shinsei

Pan-Asian / Sushi · Park Cities

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' first venture together an...

Parigi

French Bistro · Oak Lawn · Les Dames d'Escoffier; longtime Oak Lawn institution

Chef-owner Janice Provost's French-American bistro on Oak Lawn, open since 1984 and taken over by Provost in 2002. A neighborhood staple where French-Italian-American influences share a menu, the side...

Pizza Leila

Sicilian Pizza · Park Cities

Sicilian-style square pizza concept that began as a pandemic ghost kitchen and grew into a restaurant. Known for thick, airy grandma-pie style squares, arancini, and a natural wine list. The original ...

Roots Southern Table

Southern · Farmers Branch · James Beard Award Finalist 2022 (Best New Restaurant); Tiffany Derry JBF Best Chef: Texas Finalist 2022

Chef Tiffany Derry (Top Chef) and Tom Foley's elevated Southern restaurant in Farmers Branch. Named a 2022 James Beard Award finalist for Best New Restaurant, with Derry a finalist for Best Chef: Texa...

Cultivar Coffee

Specialty Coffee / Roaster · East Dallas / Lakewood

Serious Dallas-based specialty roaster with a Bishop Arts café. Direct trade sourcing, meticulous roasting, and some of the best filter coffee in the city. The roasting program is their real achieveme...

Miriam Cocina Latina

Mexican / Latin · Arts District

Arts District Latin kitchen from chef Miriam Jimenez serving elevated Mexican and Latin American dishes with seasonal ingredients. The mole is complex and earned, the ceviche is bright and fresh, and ...

Fount Board + Table

Charcuterie / Wine Bar · Uptown

Fount Board + Table is an Uptown grazing-table destination built around artisan cheese and charcuterie boards, coffee and wine. Cheeses, charcuterie and caviar come from luxury purveyor Regalis, and n...

Emporium Pies

Pie Shop / Bakery · Deep Ellum

Modern American pie shop famous for creative twists on classic sweet pies -- the Smooth Operator French silk on a pretzel crust, the Lord of the Pies deep-dish apple with cinnamon streusel, and rotati...

All 16 Women-Owned Spots in Dallas

Abby's Bagels

New York Bagels · Lower Greenville

Hola Café

Specialty Coffee / Mexican · Bishop Arts

Ralph and Rose

Cafe · North Dallas

JuJu's Coffee & Bar

Specialty Coffee / Wine Bar · East Dallas / Lakewood

Bread Zeppelin

Salads / Fast Casual · Downtown Dallas

La Casita Coffee

Specialty Coffee / Bakery · East Dallas / Lakewood

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