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Welcome New Year's Day 2025 via brunch at these Dallas restaurants

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The New Year is just around the corner and that can mean only one thing: New Year's Day brunch. Stepping up to save us from ourselves are Dallas restaurants, ready to keep the party going the morning after or offer a comforting hangover cure. (Find restaurants open on New Year's Eve here.)

Here are all the Dallas restaurants serving brunch on New Year's Day 2025:

Barcelona Wine Bar. Brunch on Henderson Avenue with tapas and dishes such as the vegetable Benedict, olive oil pancakes, chorizo montadito, or tres leches overnight oats. Price a la carte. 11 am-4 pm. 469-862-8500.

Bar Louie. Restaurant chain will have a Boozy Brunch starting at 10 am with an extended brunch menu that includes cinnamon doughnut holes, bacon & egg flatbread, salmon sliders, and baked western omelet. Price a la carte.

Bread Winners. Cafe chain has special brunch items including cornbread hash with corned beef, potatoes, onions, eggs, and cornbread for $21; and brunch punch with prosecco, vodka, Sprite, orange juice, and pineapple juice for $13. NorthPark Center 9 am -5 pm, Plano and Uptown 8 am-3 pm. NorthPark 214-556-3248, Plano 214-556-8779, Uptown 214-556-1334.

Commons Club. Virgin Hotel bar will host a Recovery Brunch featuring $7 mimosas, $10 Bloody Marys, $5 green juice, and a selection of brunch dishes, such as pancakes. 11 am-2 pm. 469-436-7150.

Coupes. Oak Lawn champagne bar will be open with regular menu plus traditional New Year's Day items, like black-eyed peas, collard greens, and more. 12 pm. Price a la carte. 214-434-1347.

Cut & Bourbon. Live! by Loews - Arlington's steakhouse will feature specials including duck confit chilaquiles and smoke short rib hash, paired with a mimosa or Bloody Mary. Pricing a la carte. 7 am-2 pm. 682-277-4950.

Farena. Loews Arlington Hotel restaurant hosting continental breakfast buffet featuring baked pastries, seasonal fruits, and traditional breakfast favorites paired with a Bloody Mary, mimosa, and Bellini bar. $35 per person. 7 am-12 pm. 800-235-6397.

Ferah Tex-Med Kitchen. Brunch buffet with chicken & waffle bites, burger sliders, salmon with lemon caper sauce, salad station, smoothie shooters, pastries, bacon, egg white bites, and dessert bar. $30, or $13 for 12 and under. 11 am-3 pm. Garland 972-496-0201, Southlake 682-477-4585.

Hotel Zaza. New Year's Day brunch in the ballroom is included with their NYE Bash package that features an overnight stay at the hotel. $75 per person and a la carte. 214-550-9500.

Ida Claire. Breakfast and brunch menu featuring chicken fried ribeye, Southern quiche, or lemon poppyseed pancakes. Breakfast 8-11 am; brunch 11 am-4 pm. Addison 214-377-8227.

Malai Kitchen. Normal brunch menu including banh mi French toast, Thai chicken & waffles, congee with chicken & egg, and ham & egg banh mi. 11 am-3 pm. Preston Center 972-373-4434, Uptown 214-599-7857, Southlake 817-251-9141.

McRae's American Bistro. White Rock restaurant is offering a hangover brunch featuring Texas twinkies, Southern deviled eggs, chicken & waffles, American bistro breakfast, and the bacon burger. Price a la carte. 11 am-3 pm. 214-792-9944.

Mercat Bistro. Harwood District restaurant is open for brunch with pastry baskets, charcuterie, smoked salmon, soups, salads, eggs Benedict, and omelets. Prices a la carte. 10 am-3 pm. 214-953-0917.

Mexican Sugar. New Year brunch featuring vanilla cinnamon pancakes and steak & eggs, paired with cocktails. 11 am-3 pm. Available at locations in Plano, Las Colinas, and Uptown.

Montage. JW Marriott Dallas Arts District hotel is hosting holiday brunch with a seafood tower, charcuterie board, omelet station, chilaquiles station, and carving stations featuring bone-in prime rib and roasted pork loin for New Year’s Day brunch. $75. 10:30 am-2 pm. 214-736-7760.

Moxies. Canadian-born restaurant will have brunch at all three locations featuring brioche bites, avocado toast, farmers hash, and brunch burger. Regular lunch and dinner menus also available. 11 am-3 pm. Uptown 469-687-0050, Plano 469-535-5300, Southlake 817-764-2767.

Sixty Vines. Wine bar is offering a wine country brunch with vineyard-inspired bites, including brunch pizza and orange morning bread, and a build-your-own mimosa bar featuring a bottle of Sesenta Sparkling Wine paired with an array of fresh fruits, juices, and syrups. 11 am-3 pm. Plano 469-620-8463, Uptown 214-814-8463.

Sloane's Corner. Downtown restaurant will have a 3-course brunch featuring orange babka, dark cocoa cinnamon rolls, lobster & corn hushpuppies, pimento cheese deviled eggs, green chilaquiles, and lemon ricotta pancakes. Prices a la carte. 10 am-2 pm. 214-484-1395.

State & Allen. Uptown restaurant with limited brunch menu featuring pancakes, steak & eggs, and shrimp & grits. Prices are a la carte. 11 am-3 pm. 214-239-1990.

Whiskey Cake. Open for brunch with regular brunch menu featuring shrimp & grits, steak frites, deviled eggs, and avocado toast. 10 am-3 pm. 469-941-2253. Available at Las Colinas and Plano locations.

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Mediterranean restaurant in Dallas' Deep Ellum to close after 11 years

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A restaurant in Deep Ellum will close after more than a decade: Zåtar Lebanese Tapas & Bar, which opened at 2827 Commerce St. in December 2016 as a rare Lebanese restaurant in Dallas, has decided to close.

According to the owners, they're closing due to ongoing construction and other operational challenges, and will be closing by the end of August.

"This wasn’t an easy decision," they say. "Over the last two years, we’ve fought through one challenge after another. We poured everything we had into keeping our doors open because we truly believed things would turn around. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the ongoing construction and other challenges have made it impossible for us to continue."

Zatar was originally opened by partners Marc Mansour and C.K. Khoury, both natives of Lebanon, with a menu that included tapas, specialty dishes, and Lebanese desserts such as the traditional knafeh. The restaurant stood out both for its authentic Lebanese cuisine and its welcoming ambiance.

Mansour and Khoury sold the restaurant in 2019 to restaurant veteran Sam Fawal, who also owns Pokeworks in Uptown Dallas and Addison. (Mansour and Khoury relocated to Atlanta where they are currently wowing diners with Bey Mediterranean, which they opened in Roswell in 2024.)

In recent years, Zatar shifted from its original focus on "authentic Lebanese" and more towards a casual destination with a nightlife component, including the addition of hookah pipes.

Meanwhile, the conversion of Commerce Street in Deep Ellum from one-way to two-way street has dragged on and on through multiple delays. Completion just got pushed back again to 2027 — which Fawal confirms was a factor.

"Yes, the continued delays with Commerce Street construction definitely played a big part in the decision," Fawal says. "It's been a frustrating situation, the project started in June, 2024 and it is still going. Unfortunately, I think we're going to see more businesses impacted by it."

His post gives thanks to the staff and to "everyone who walked through our doors, shared a meal with family and friends, celebrated special occasions, or simply made Zatar part of your life," before inviting fans to come visit before they close.

Fawal says they're finalizing the closing date, but anticipates on or around August 23.

"We still have a few weeks left, and we’d love the opportunity to see our customers one last time," he says. "Come enjoy your favorite dishes, have one more drink, smoke one more hookah, and help us celebrate the memories we’ve created together."

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