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List of all the many new restaurants coming to Dallas in early 2025

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Dallas and its suburbs continue to be one of the most popular destinations for people relocating in the U.S., attracting 300 new residents every day, along with attractions like a Universal theme park, out-of-town restaurants, and other prospectors.

Especially restaurants. Dallas is going through an epic wave, with nearly two dozen openings just in the past few weeks — and scads more coming in 2025. While it's impossible to get a complete head count on how many are opening, we've worked up a pretty good list of the many (not just "our favorite" or "the most anticipated" but all) that are coming soon.

This list has everything from a burger pop-up opening a permanent location to a craft beer concept from Canada to an internationally renowned chef overseeing a fancy cafe in one of Dallas' richest neighborhoods. Newcomers will be serving a wide range of cuisines: Asian, French, Italian, Greek, seafood, BBQ.

And unless it states otherwise, most of the places on this list are slated to open in early- to mid-2025.

Here's our mega-list of all the new restaurants coming to Dallas:

Avra Estiatorio. Luxe restaurant from New York featuring traditional Greek dishes will open at Crescent Court. 300 Crescent Ct. #120.

Bread Club. Bakery from brothers Henry and Brandon Cohanim (Bar Colette, Pok, Namo) will open at The Quad in Uptown; they're also opening Mamani in the same space. 2681 Howell St.

Burger Schmurger. Buzzy burger pop-up is going brick & mortar in former Lake Highlands bar BarNone. 718 N. Buckner Blvd.

Caffe Lucca. Italian restaurant in the former Grange Hall is from chef Julian Barsotti (Nonna) and ex-Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett. 4445 Travis St.

Centro on the Square. Steak & seafood restaurant is coming to downtown McKinney from restaurateurs Brian Dunne, owner of Mexican Bar Company in Plano; and George Stergios, owner of Knife Steakhouse Plano. 112 E. Louisiana St.

Clark's Oyster Bar. Chic Austin seafood concept with oysters, raw bar, and pan-roasted burgers, is opening near the Katy Trail. 4155 Buena Vista St.

Lobster roll at Clark's Oyster BarClark's Oyster Bar

Craft Restaurant & Beer Market. Casual-dining chain from Canada with craft beer, co-owned by Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi, will open first U.S. location in Preston Center in 2026. 5974 W. Northwest Hwy.

Delilah. L.A.-based supper club-style restaurant chain with Vegas-style live performers and bottle service is coming to the Design District. 1616 Hi Line Dr.

Cafe Dior by Dominique Crenn. Exciting new cafe is coming to the recently-opened Dior store, under the direction of acclaimed Michelin-starred chef Dominique Crenn. 58 Highland Park Village

Docent Steak & Lounge. Japanese steakhouse with Wagyu and Kobe beef and sushi is another new concept from Harwood Hospitality. 2801 N. Harwood St.

Domodomo. Sushi concept from New York featuring a moderately priced omakase menu will open any minute now at The Quad. 2681 Howell St. BU 3

Dream Cafe. Venerable Uptown restaurant celebrated for healthy comfort food is about to open a spinoff in Richardson's Core District. 520 Lockwood Dr.

8111 Douglas restaurant. Restaurant in Preston Center from Duro Hospitality, still TBA, will open in a new mixed-used development from Lincoln Property. 8111 Douglas Ave.

Pasta with clams at Elephante.Elephante

Elephante. Italian steakhouse from from globe-trotting hospitality group founded by Australian native Nick Mathers. 2323 Cedar Springs Rd.

Evelyn. Steakhouse from Rich Hicks (Ojo Locos, Pie Tap, The Mexican) opening in the Design District. 1201 Turtle Creek Blvd.

Flamant. European bistro from the owners of Rye is opening in Plano. 5880 SH-121, Plano

Frenchie. French cafe from Travis Street Hospitality Group (Knox Bistro, Le PasSage, Rose Cafe) will open in former Corner Bakery space. 8420 Preston Center Plaza

The Hampton Social. Chicago concept touting a “rosé all day” theme will open in former Iron Cactus space in downtown Dallas. 1520 Main St.

Homewood replacement. Foodie temple Homewood location is slated to become a restaurant from Duro Hospitality. 4006 Oak Lawn Ave.

Jaxon Texas Kitchen. Restaurant previously located in downtown Dallas' Discovery District will resurface at Toyota Music Factory. 340 W. Las Colinas Blvd. #110, Irving

Oysters at Hampton Social.Hampton Social

Kilmac's Oak Cliff. Small bar from Feargal McKinney (Old Monk, Skellig) opening next to his Oak Cliff location of Old Monk. 814 W. Davis St.

Little Ruby's. Cafe from New York with burgers, pasta, and Vegemite toast from globe-trotting hospitality group founded by Australian native Nick Mathers will open at 23Springs. 2323 Cedar Springs Rd.

Low Bar. To quote the owners, "just a god damn good honky tonk from the Las Almas Rotas people," in Exposition Park. Wow so bad-ass. 831 Exposition Ave.

Mamani. French restaurant at The Quad from brothers Henry and Brandon Cohanim (Bar Colette, Pok,Namo), with a chef from Joël Robuchon in Las Vegas. They're opening Bread Club, a bakery, in the same space. 2681 Howell St.

Miss Eddie's Market. Market and cafe will serve as centerpiece of The Adaline, a mixed-use development in South Dallas from Onu Ventures. 4315 Riverside Rd.

Muchacho Tex-Mex. Chef Omar Flores is opening a third location of his Mexican concept in the former Whistle Britches space in North Dallas. 6110 Frankford Rd.

Musume Frisco. Asian resaurant from Rock Libations group with locations in Dallas and Fort Worth will open at The Star in Frisco in the former Sushi Marquee space. 3625 The Star Blvd. #315

Night Rooster. Long-in-the-works Chinese spot from the group behind the Saint, is opening in the Design District with a rooftop deck. 1000 N. Riverfront Blvd.

Nouveau Bar & Grill. Long-in-the-works spot from Atlanta restaurateur-chef Ebony Austin is penciled in for Village on the Parkway in Addison. 5100 Belt Line Rd. #752B

Swordplay at Primal Steakhouse.Primal

Ocean Ranch. Seafood and chophouse from California restaurateur will open in former Carte Blanche space. 2114 Greenville Ave.

Pistil Lounge. New "wild as Texas" bar managed by Hospitality Alliance, which previously ran AT&T's Discovery District in downtown Dallas, will open at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving. 340 W. Las Colinas Blvd.

Primal Steakhouse. Popular Las Vegas steakhouse with an amusing medieval-themed ambience will make its Texas debut in The Colony. 5625 SH-121

Ruthie's Cafe. New cafe going into the historic Forest District building is an offshoot of the popular Ruthie's food truck. 1632 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Serritella Prime Italian Steakhouse. Italian steakhouse, market, and steakhouse in Lakewood will open in the old Matt’s Rancho Martinez space.1904 Skillman St.

Sicilian Butcher. Meatball-loving restaurant from Arizona-based celebrity chef Joey Maggiore will open a second DFW location in North Dallas; the first opened in Fort Worth in 2024. at 5225 Belt Line Rd. #240

Sushi Kozy. Omakase spot in downtown Dallas from former Uchi chef Paul Ko will open in winter 2025. 2000 Ross Ave. #150

Tejas BBQ. Takeout with smoked meats plus tacos and pozole will open February 4 in the former Civello's space. 1318 N. Peak St.

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III Forks. Steakhouse is opening a "complete reinvention" of the concept at Addison's Village on the Parkway. 5100 Belt Line Rd. #800

Toca Madera. "Modern Mexican steakhouse" from Noble 33, a global hospitality group known for its high-energy restaurant concepts, and will open in 2026 in the East Quarter district. 2203 Commerce St.

Two Hands. All-day Australian-style cafe from New York will open at The Quad. 2681 Howell St. BU 2

Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q. Food truck from Arnulfo "Trey" Sanchez, partnered with M Crowd Restaurant Group, will open a stand-alone restaurant at Watters Creek Village. 970 Garden Park Dr., Allen

Waters Edge Winery & Bistro. Winery and cafe is opening in the former Fireside Pies at the Creekside Village shopping center in northeast Dallas. 6750 Abrams Rd.

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1519 Main St.

The Dallas hospitality scene almost never sleeps and right now it's pulling an all-nighter, with a big slate of fresh openings, all of which have debuted within the past days, give or take.

Everyone's hustling to get their doors open in time for the holidays, and these establishments have all made it happen: From a cosmopolitan new lounge in downtown Dallas to a modern Asian restaurant in Plano to a bountiful AYCE Chinese seafood spot in Richardson, there's something here to pique everyone's interest and appetite.

1519 Main
Spectacular lounge is now open in downtown Dallas at 1519 Main St., in a nearly century-old building across from the Joule Dallas hotel where it's serving up stellar drinks in a space that's both cosmopolitan and low-key. The bar is from Hospitality Alliance, the company led by restaurant wunderkind Kevin Lillis, who helped create the original AT&T Discovery District. It's a stunning space with many original features like the rose-and-cream marble floors from the 1920s and the brick walls with signage from prior businesses in the space that dating back decades. The menu has cocktails from Brian Van Flandern, who oversaw the program at Per Se, The Carlyle Hotel, The Plaza Hotel, and Palm Court restaurant, and also has a homage menu featuring recipes from some of the most impactful but now closed cocktail lounges in the country. They're open Thursday-Saturday from 5 pm-12 am.

Centrale Italia
New concept from veteran restaurateur Patrick Colombo (Cru Wine Bar, Princi Italia) opened in November at Preston Hollow Village at Walnut Hill Lane and US-75 with a menu of wood-fired dishes, Neapolitan style pizza, pastas, and gelato made in-house. They're debuting brunch on Sunday December 7 and lunch on Monday December 8, with a menu that includes spicy meatball sub, chicken parm on toasted ciabatta, and a parmesan garlic cheeseburger with Wagyu beef and arugula. Salads include Little Gem Caesar, chopped salad with salami, prosciutto, and soppressata, and an Italian Cobb salad with chicken, Romaine, radicchio, avocado, beets, prosciutto, eggs, and Campari tomato in a creamy gorgonzola.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Restaurant in Richardson which just opened in the former Maxim's space is an all-you-can-eat sushi/seafood buffet featuring a daily rotating menu with 300-plus items from various Asian cuisines. There are oysters, crab legs, lobster, sushi bar, ramen bar, dumplings bar, skewers bar, noodles, stir-fries, and Chinese dishes both Cantonese and Sichuan, such as spicy boiled beef and kung pao chicken. Plus dim sum and desserts such as precision-cut layer cakes and a chocolate fondue station where you can dip strawberries and other fruit. (The lobster and crab are available at dinner and weekends only, not at lunch.) The price is $20 at lunch, $30 at dinner on weeknighs, and $35 all weekend long.

Jashan
Indian ambitious new Indian restaurant with a one-of-a-kind menu offering has opened at Plano's Legacy North with a chef team who are bringing flavors from cities and regions across India, from Dehli's fried potato tikkis to pepper chicken from the south. For those seeking something truly unique, Jahsan also offer a Dil Se menu — an omakase-style tasting, available in 7- or 13-course versions, featuring a procession of these flavors, letting guests discover the stories of these cities in one visit.

La Stella Italian Steakhouse
Stupendous Italian restaurant just opened at a storied North Dallas address at 14655 Dallas Pkwy. in the former Lawry's space, where it stands as a bigger, grander spinoff of its sibling La Stella Cucina, the Italian restaurant in Dallas' Design District. The menu is an expanded version of the original: combining Italian seafood and a chophouse, plus an accompanying music lounge for live entertainment.

LuLu Modern Chinese
Glamorous new Asian restaurant just opened in Plano at 3310 Dallas Pkwy. #121, with a goal is to bring an authentic and modern Chinese American dining experience. The menu features classics like Peking duck, xiao long bao (soup dumplings), and seafood executed with spices and recipes from various regions of China — from Shanghai to the Pan Asian continent. The 4,300-square-foot space features a subtle lounge theme — a place you can dine or grab tequila shots over a soundtrack of '90s hip-hop and pop, plus craft cocktails, and a serious collection of sake and wine — but not what you'd typically find at a Chinese restaurant.

Mendocino Farms
California chain known for creative sandwiches, salads, soups, and other healthy fare, has opened its newest DFW-area location — the sixth — at NorthPark Center, joining Addison, downtown Dallas, Plano, Preston Hollow, and Dallas' West Village. With its casual but upscale menu, featuring staples such as the Chicken & Hummus Crunch Wrap — as well as seasonal offerings like the November to Remember sandwich with turkey, mozzarella, mushroom & turkey sausage stuffing, spicy cranberry chutney, and Romaine on toasted cranberry walnut wheat bread — NorthPark seems like a perfect fit.

Old Ferry Donut
Doughnut shop chain from Korea entered the U.S. in 2023, with five locations in California. Now they've made their Texas debut in Carrollton at 2225 Old Denton Rd. #215, Their doughnuts are unique: They have a slightly chewier, more bready texture than the fluffy texture of a Krispy Kreme, and are a little less sweet than traditional American doughnuts. Many of their doughnuts have fillings, made from premium ingredients. The menu includes old-school flavors such as Boston Cream, Original Glaze, and Cinnamon Sugar — but also new-school flavors like White Chocolate Sesame, Earl Gray, and Matcha Cream.

Roots Chicken Shak
Fried chicken restaurant concept from celebrity chef Tiffany Derry, just opened a location at 3748 Belt Line Rd. #118, in a former Einstein's Bagels on the southeast corner of Marsh Lane. There are chicken wings, tenders, nuggets, and sandwiches on sweet potato buns. Derry opened the first Roots Chicken Shack at Plano's Legacy Food Hall in 2017, but the Addison location is owned by franchisees.

Yearby’s Barbecue & Waterice
Halal BBQ spot which originated in Pilot Point is in soft opening mode at a new second location in Plano at 3201 Alma Dr., just west of US-75, where they'll be open from 11 am–3 pm or sell out. There's likely to be a line, because BBQ places like to have a line, but the Yearby's in Pilot Point also earned a slot on Texas Monthly’s 50 Best list for 2025.

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