Opening News

Buzzy Addison center adds acclaimed Thai and kind coffee to the menu

Addison scores some serious Thai.

Asian Mint

Prestonwood Place, the Addison shopping center at the southeast corner of Belt Line and Montfort roads, has fished in two new restaurant concepts serving coffee and Thai food, plus two health & beauty businesses, all open now or about to open soon.

The center has undergone a makeover in the past few years that has brought in a whole new wave of exciting new tenants, including Flower Child, Mendocino Farms, Shake Shack, Jeni's Ice Creams, a Pressed juice place, the list goes on.

These four new businesses join the mix:

Asian Mint
This will be the fifth location of this exquisite local chain owned by Nicky Phinyawatana, a native of Bangkok who incorporates Thai cuisine with Asian fusion flavors, winning acclaim since she debuted her first location at Forest Lane and Central Expressway in 2004. Other outlets are at the Shops of Highland Park, Inwood Village, and Richardson. This Addison location will be next to Gyu Kaku, in the former Cafe Gecko space, aww sad to see old-timer Cafe Gecko go, at 5290 Belt Line Rd, #116. Opening: mid-2022.

La La Land
This café with a mission has opened its newest location at 5294 Belt Line Rd. #110, advantageously next to Mendocino Farms, which has some of the greatest sandwiches ever. Founded by young entrepreneur Francois Reihani in 2019, La La Land serves coffee, espresso drinks, matcha, and tea, but also has a philanthropic side: to hire foster youth and provide an eight-week training program where employees learn life skills, on-the-job training, customer service training, and mentorship. It now has four locations in Dallas, including Lower Greenville, Oak Lawn, and Lovers Lane, and one in Santa Monica, Calif. Now open.

Glow Sauna Studios
Glow Sauna Studios offers a premier, full spectrum infrared sauna experience. Located next to La La Land, the saunas are designed to provide a detoxifying sweat using the latest technological advancements in infrared heat, offering unique health and wellness benefits. Now open.

Vitalyc Medspa
Located next to Castle Nails, Vitalyc Medspa offers a suite of services centered around the improvement and maintenance of the physical aspects of beauty and health, including anti-aging treatments, CoolSculpting, facials, IV therapy, laser hair removal and more. Now open.

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Crepe News

Sweet Paris crepe chain folds in another Dallas location in Addison

Photo by Julie Soefer

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Sweet crepes are coming to Addison via Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café, the Houston-based crêpes chain, which is opening a location in Prestonwood Place, at 5290 Belt Line Rd. #110, with doors expected to open in early 2026.

Sweet Paris was founded in Houston in 2012 by Ivan and Allison Chavez with a mission to revive the art of eating crepes. There's a location in Southlake, which opened in 2024, and another in McKinney, which just opened in June. (There's also a location coming soon to Dallas' Snider Plaza.)

The menu offers 20 crepes in varieties savory and sweet including dulce de leche, lemon & sugar, s'mores, chicken enchilada, Philly cheesesteak, and a vegan option with portobello mushrooms, black bean purée, corn salsa, and chipotle sauce.

While crepes are the signature, they also serve waffles, egg breakfasts, panini, and salads. A "croque madame" crepe has scrambled eggs, gruyère, smoked ham, & béchamel sauce, while an Alaskan has smoked salmon, pickled red onions, capers, and scrambled eggs, topped with dill sour cream, & scallions. Everything is $20 or less.

They also serve beer and wine, mimosas, milkshakes, espresso drinks such as lattes, and hot chocolate.

This new location marks the third of four units to be developed by franchisee duo Ludo and Yi Le Gall.

“We fell in love with Sweet Paris the moment we discovered it,” Ludo says in a statement. “Bringing this unique experience to Texans has been a dream come true, and we’re thrilled to grow our presence throughout the state with a new location in Addison.”

Situated within Restaurant Row at Belt Line & Montford, Prestonwood Place includes hot hot restaurants like Mendocino Farms, Flower Child, Loro, Postino, Original Pancake House, and more. All it was missing was crepes. Now that niche has been filled by Sweet Paris, with crêpes, coffee, and charm.

Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café has been growing and now has 21 stores in operation in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, Texas, and Mexico.

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