Where To Eat Now

Where to eat in Dallas right now: 10 new restaurants to try in July

July is turning out to be a scorching hot month — for restaurant openings in Dallas, that is. Ba-da-bing. There are so many new ones, we felt the need to make a list. If you want to know what the very newest restaurants are, the ones that have just opened, you've come to the right place.

BB Bop Seoul Kitchen
Korean fast-casual concept comes from Steve Shin and his sister and brother-in-law Sandy and Greg Bussey, chef at The Joule. It specializes in bibimbap, the Korean dish combining rice with vegetables, sauces, "protein" and fried egg. It's a step up for the team from their original branch, with new dishes including fried chicken and chicken wings. There's alcohol too, including Asian beer and cocktails made with soju, a distilled rice liquor, in varieties such as green tea mint lemonade and hibiscus limeade.

Cafe Salsera
Latin-Caribbean restaurant in Deep Ellum with salsa on the side and coffee and pastries all day. Menu items include meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce, fried yucca in garlic sauce, roasted chicken, jerk shrimp, and Puerto Rican-inspired "mofungo" dumplings made with mashed plantains and topped with shrimp mojo. The pastry case features house-made treats such as brownies iced with Nutella frosting, cookies, and individual Key lime and coconut pies.

Del Frisco's Grille
Newest branch of this up-and-coming chain serves the citizens of Plano with a location at the Shops at Legacy. This is the first DFG for Collin County and features an open-air kitchen and second-floor mezzanine that overlooks the patio and street below. The menu features salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, and trendy shareable dishes like chicken wings and deviled eggs.

Hickory
Chef Kent Rathbun heads far north (Highway 121 and the Tollway) to do burgers and barbecue in a modern roadhouse setting. There's the obligatory burger topped with a fried egg, plus apple coleslaw, burnt end baked beans, potato salad, onion rings and waffle-cut Maytag blue cheese fries. Each table comes equipped with serve-yourself pickles and other condiments, and there's a full bar.

Kin Kin Urban Thai
Chef Eddy Thretipthuangsin bounces back to Dallas, this time with a Thai restaurant in the former Cyclone Anaya's space, storm-troopering next door to Green Papaya, the longtime Vietnamese restaurant. The menu is light on Thai and heavy on "urban," with such non-Thai dishes as dumplings, calamari, roti curry and pork belly. But no worry, there is the quintessential pad Thai noodles.

Malgudi Garden
Vegetarian restaurant focusing on "holistic, healthy and conscious eating," in the former Chennai space, has some traditional Indian specialties such as dal, the lentil stew, and biryani, the comforting rice dish. But it also does some unique curries, puddings and porridges from regions all over India, along with house-made pizza. On weekdays, a $10.99 lunch buffet includes pizza, soup, salad and choice of entree.

Off-Site Kitchen
Chef Nick Badovinus' casual burger joint has relocated to roomy new digs at Trinity Groves, made colorful with neon beer signs and an American flag. The dining area is bigger, i.e., it boasts actual seats where you can sit down. There are still the half dozen burgers (including the winner in the 2015 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards), plus sandwiches, tacos, fried chicken and cheese fries.

Paul Martin's American Grill
California chain comes to Dallas, this one from Paul Fleming, founder of Chinese-like chain P.F. Chang's. It describes its menu as "American classics," which seem like rather kind words for spinach dip,  calamari, kale Caesar, short ribs, brick chicken and polenta with vegetables. It's in Turtle Creek Village, the center at Oak Lawn and Blackburn, which has been under renovation forever.

Rapscallion
Greenville Avenue restaurant from brothers Bradley and Brooks Anderson and chef Nathan Tate is a neighborhood bistro similar to Boulevardier, its Bishop Arts sibling. But instead of French food, Rapscallion's menu is influenced by Tate's Southern roots: short rib steak, fried catfish with littleneck clams and black-eyed peas, grass-fed burger, mac and cheese, hushpuppies, fried okra, and chicken done two ways — rotisserie and "Nashville" hot fried.

Wabi House
Ramen on Greenville Avenue comes from Dien Nguyen, head chef for Piranha Killer Sushi. The compact menu comprises about 20 items, with several ramen options, including one that's vegetarian. Signature tonkatsu ramen features chashu pork, corn, wood-ear mushrooms, marinated egg, black garlic oil and sliced scallions, in a broth simmered for 18 hours.

Paul Martin's American Grill

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Paul Martin's American Grill

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Charitable Event

Volunteers wanted for H-E-B's free holiday feast at Fair Park Dallas

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H-E-B and its family of brands, including Central Market, Joe V’s Smart Shop, and Favor, will bring back the annual Feast of Sharing dinner this holiday season to both Dallas and Fort Worth.

The two events are as follows:

Dallas Feast of Sharing is on Thursday, November 20 from 3-7 pm at Centennial Hall in Fair Park
Fort Worth Feast of Sharing is on Wednesday, November 12 from 3-7 pm at Dickies Arena

Both events will feature a Texas-style holiday meal alongside a festive celebration complete with a kid’s zone, live entertainment, health and family services, Santa greetings, and more. Meals are FREE and open to the public (first come first serve).

Anticipate preparations to serve meals to 10,000+ people, music, family activities, wellness screenings, and visits from Santa.

Volunteers
The organizers are seeking 1,000 volunteers in each city to assist with serving meals, clearing tables, hosting, and supporting the kid’s zone area during the four-hour events. All businesses, civic organizations, churches and schools are encouraged to sign up at www.centralmarket.com/community.

“We couldn’t bring this event to life without the dedication of our volunteers,” said Mabrie Jackson, managing director of public affairs, H-E-B/Central Market. “The holidays are about giving and community, and this year we’re proud to make a meaningful difference by sharing a delicious holiday meal with more families.”

The event, which has been held in Dallas since 2006 and Fort Worth since 2011, typically serves 10,000-15,000 residents in each city. In addition, more than 40 social service agencies are on hand with representatives to provide information and resources.

Since 1989, Central Market’s parent company, H-E-B, has invited people to celebrate the holidays with food, music, and good cheer at its Feast of Sharing events. The free holiday feasts, which are held in more than 34 cities in Texas and Mexico, bring together family, friends, and neighbors, and provides H-E-B an opportunity to give thanks to its loyal customers, regularly serving more than 340,000 meals.

In the more than three decades H-E-B has held these celebrations, more than 375,000 volunteers have helped serve nearly four million meals. This initiative is a part of H-E-B’s Hunger Relief Program, which works year-round to prevent hunger in the more than 300 communities H-E-B serves. Last year, H-E-B’s Hunger Relief Program donated 33 million pounds of food to families in need. Since 1982, the year the program was founded, H-E-B has donated more than one billion pounds of food to 5,500 non-profit organizations in Texas and Mexico.

Dallas Feast of Sharing – 19th Annual Holiday Dinner. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3-7 pm, Fair Park – Centennial Hall, 1001 Washington St.
Fort Worth Feast of Sharing – 13th Annual Holiday Dinner. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 3-7 pm, Dickies Arena (Lower level – southeast side of arena)1911 Montgomery St.

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