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...
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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 McMuffi...
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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 a...
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Parigi
French Bistro · Oak Lawn · Les Dames d'Escoffier; longtime Oak Lawn institution
Chef-owner Janice Provost's French-American bistro on Oak Lawn, opened in 1984 and taken over by Provost in 2002. A neighborhood staple where French-Italian-American influences share a menu, the sidew...
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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 ...
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Roots Southern Table
Southern · Addison · 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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Abby's Bagels
New York Bagels · Lower Greenville
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Hola Café
Specialty Coffee / Mexican · Bishop Arts
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Ralph and Rose
Cafe · North Dallas
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JuJu's Coffee & Bar
Specialty Coffee / Wine Bar · East Dallas / Lakewood
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Bread Zeppelin
Salads / Fast Casual · Downtown Dallas
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La Casita Coffee
Specialty Coffee / Bakery · East Dallas / Lakewood