An award-winning Mediterranean restaurant is headed to Frisco: Called Selda Mediterranean Kitchen & Bar, it'll open at 9250 Dallas Pkwy. #130, in a former Rotolo's pizza space, and it's from Habip Kargin, the acclaimed chef and veteran Dallas restaurateur.
Selda is a relaxed restaurant serving Mediterranean cuisine and wine; Trip Advisor calls it "a packed, vibrant restaurant gem for a fabulous experience, surrounded by the smells and tastes of a neighborhood Istanbul bistro."
The restaurant is known for its authentic Turkish food, with dishes such as char-grilled skewers of beef, chicken, and lamb served over Turkish rice; and pide — Turkish-style flatbread topped with sauteed onion, spinach, and feta cheese.
Frisco will be the fourth location, joining two in the Dallas area and another in San Antonio.
Kargin opened his first restaurant in Mersin, Turkey, before moving to the U.S. He opened the first Selda in 2020 in a space at 6006 Belt Line Rd. that was previously home to Pera, a similar Mediterranean concept he founded in 2012.
He likes to open variations on a theme, in partnership with various other restaurateurs and friends, usually from Turkey where he's from.
There's the original Selda on Belt Line Road; plus a second that opened in 2023 in Oak Cliff, called Mayor's House by Selda which earned a nomination in the 2025 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards for Best Neighborhood Restaurant. Plus a third that he and co-owner Mert Tezkol opened in San Antonio, partnered with two other Turkish chefs.
The Frisco location will be a Selda Mediterranean Kitchen, like the restaurant on Belt Line, but with a larger dining area as well as bar seating and an outdoor covered patio space. It's in the old Rotolos pizza space, and they've made significant improvements: updating the floor tile, replacing the bar top with quartz, new furniture, and the addition of booth seating.
The restaurant will have a full bar with bar seating as well.
"We will have the same menu as our Preston and Belt Line location but we are thinking of offering weekly specials, and add them to our permanent menu based on customer feedback," Kargin says.
"We are also working on a signature drink and cocktail menu that we will offer daily, as well as a happy hour," he says.
Frisco was ideal as a growing area, and the location is close to Toyota Stadium which hosts FC Dallas games, as well other local businesses, offices, hospital, and surrounding residential neighborhoods — "which we will be able to cater to throughout the day and into the evening," he says.
"Frisco's enjoying rapid growth with a vibrant community, and includes many of our regular customers," he says.
He's also continuing his admirable practice of promoting and building up from within.
"This expansion also reflects our continued investment with our staff — with the addition of Hayko Sherenian as our newest partner, we are strengthening not just our business, but our culture," Kargin says. "We share a vision where employees are truly valued and as part of that, we are proud to offer incentives and equity opportunities to our staff. It allows them to share in the financial success as well as reduce turnover and create long-lasting relationships among our team and guests. We can’t wait to welcome you to our new Frisco location."
