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New restaurant-bar rolls out pretty tableside cocktails at Union Dallas

Cocktails will be a big deal.

Photo courtesy of Royal 38

A veteran Dallas bar team is rolling out an ambitious new concept. Called Royal 38, it's a restaurant and bar from the founders of Hide, and will open at The Union Dallas, the mixed-use project at Field Street and Cedar Springs Road.

According to a release, Royal 38 will open November 18. The actual street address is 2301 N. Akard St., in the same area as The Henry, TacoLingo, North Italia, and more.

Hide is the bar that opened in Deep Ellum in 2018, and has earned accolades for its creative cocktails and upscale comfort food, including a nomination for co-owner/bartender Scott Jenkins for Best Bartender in CultureMap's annual Tastemaker Awards in 2019.

Royal 38 will feature the following trademarks from the team at Hide:

extensive menu they anticipate will be crowd-pleasing
eclectic wine list
one-of-a-kind cocktails

They'll be open lunch and dinner with a menu includes bar snacks, starters, salads, sandwiches, entrees, and desserts.

Starters include Lobster Corn Fritters with white corn meal, corn, pepper, and remoulade sauce.

There's a Vegan Grain Bowl with champagne vinaigrette, farro, sugar snap peas, radish, Brussels sprouts, roasted yams, grilled portobellos, little gems, and pepitas.

The Royal Double Smash Burger Frites comes topped with American cheese, bacon, and sweet hot pickle chips.

Chicken Schnitzel has spaetzle and a hot sauce beurre blanc.

They'll also do a weekend brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11 am-4 pm, with dishes that include:

Huevos Rancheros
Lobster Benedict with potato cake, poached eggs, lemon hollandaise, and fried capers
Stuffed French Toast with brioche, vanilla cream anglaise, bananas foster syrup, and berries
A variety of Mimosas and Royal 38 signature brunch cocktails

Jenkins, who is the beverage director, composed the wine list and cocktails, which are categorized by taste profile, from "Spirited and Brave" to "Comforting and Refreshing". One creatiion called The Fistful of Pansies is a spice gin blend that includes pear brandy and Fino sherry. The Frisky Spritz is a low-ABV cocktail made with Brut Cava.

But the real news here is that, in addition to classic cocktails, they'll offer tableside cocktail cart service upon request. This personalized experience lets guests be ringside as their cocktail is prepared.

The space has 4,000 square feet, with two levels, offering dining and a full bar on both levels, as well as an outdoor patio with ample socially distanced room.

Additional steps to ensure the health and safety of guests include social distancing, virus suppression using UV light devices in the AC system, daily wellness checks and mask requirements for staff, and contactless or one-time use menus.

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French cafe from New York to open at buzzy Dallas center near Lakewood

Maman

Lemon meringue tarts from Maman.

A French cafe chain from New York is bringing its ritzy fare to a buzzy intersection in East Dallas: Maman, a celebrated spot with coffee and brand-name pastries, will open a location in Hillside Village, at 6465 Mockingbird Ln. #316, at the address previously occupied by Palmer's Hot Chicken.

Signage is already up in the space. According to a spokesperson, renovations are underway, with a targeted opening date of early fall.

Famous for its pale blue-and-white toile decor and Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookies, Maman was founded in Soho in 2014 by partners Elisa Marshall and Benjamin Sormonte, and has expanded across the U.S, with locations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Canada.

They made their Texas debut in November 2025 when they opened a location in the Plaza at Preston Center. There are also plans for another location in Frisco at the new Fields West mixed-use center, as well as a location in Casa Linda Plaza. Still more locations are said to be in the works.

At the favorably situated Hillside Village, they'll be joining tenants such as Sprouts, SusieCakes, and Sephora. The center has undergone an overhaul in the past decade with the addition of new tenants, starting when Sprouts took over the former Stein Mart.

Palmer's was there for five years; they opened in 2020, part of a then-wave of hot chicken places, before exiting the premises in January 2026. A permitting notice for Maman was posted the same week.

Maman will update the space, installing their signature interior touches to create a cozy, European garden atmosphere. They boast a French provincial aesthetic with vintage furniture, wood floors, imported tiles, and signature blue toile that extends to the custom espresso machine.

The cafe will be open during daylight hours with coffee, breakfast and lunch: espresso drinks, tea, and pastries such as croissants, kouign maman, Bundt cakes, tea cakes, and cookies. Heartier breakfast and lunch items include quiche, a breakfast bowl (with potatoes, arugula, bacon, caramelized onions, avocado, and egg), chicken Caesar wrap, and Mediterranean steak sandwich.

Their drinks can be elaborate with rarefied ingredients; for example, a vanilla honey butter latte with sweet corn foam & cornbread crumbs, or a salted tahini honeycomb latte. They also partner up on brand collaborations with food & beverage names such as Martha Stewart.

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