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Abacus				Write a Review
4511 McKinney Ave.	Asian Fusion, New American, Southwestern	$$$$	Park Cities
Since 1999, Abacus has represented the quintessence of creative dining injected with a good dose of common sense. Now, after a complete overhaul of the dining room and the addition of the Bar at Abacus, a transformation fueled by modern chic, lighter hues and rich textural finishes of wood,... More >>

Afghan Grill				1 User Reviews
19177 Preston Rd	Middle Eastern	$$	Richardson & Vicinity
Afghan Grill was alloyed in the crucible of war, and therein lies its exquisite culinary claim. In Pakistan, Afghan Grill chef and founder Asmat “Matt” Pikar witnessed a heated tussle between an Afghan refugee—driven from Kabul by the surging squalls of battle—and his... More >>

Aló Cenaduria & Piqueos				Write a Review
4447 N. Central Expressway	Central American, Mexican	$$, $$$	Park Cities
Aló Cenaduria and Piqueos is a chic depository of the street foods sold off carts and from stands along the thoroughfares of Mexico and Peru—street foods, all sexed up and sultry, as sinuously delectable as a sculpted gluteus maximus. Founding chef Taco Borga (La Duni and its... More >>

Aurora				1 User Reviews
4216 Oak Lawn Ave.	New American	$$$$	Uptown & Oak Lawn
Chef Avner Samuel has recast his American interpretation of the Michelin three-star restaurant with shaven prices and an emphasis on organic and locally grown ingredients graced with a Tiffany touch and classic French technique. Pan-fried, free-range Good Earth Farm eggs with crispy pancetta,... More >>

Babe's Chicken Dinner House				9 User Reviews
1456 Belt Line Road #171	American, Diner	$	Garland & Vicinity
We figure there's something wrong with people who can't enjoy an occasional fried chicken dinner. Nonetheless, we feared we'd be wandering onto the documentary setpiece for America: The Obese at Babe's, a venerable family dining establishment exactly where you'd expect to find it, in a Garland... More >>

Bengal Coast Spice Traders				Write a Review
3102 Oak Lawn Ave.	Asian, Eclectic, Indian, Pakistani, Thai	$$, $$$	Uptown & Oak Lawn
In the strictest, most rigidly traditional sense, this is not an Indian restaurant. Rather it is Indian-inspired, and the key to its success is the kitchen’s ability to tame the complexity and heady sensuality of Indian cuisine while retaining its transcendent and lucid spirit. Ingredients... More >>

Bijoux				Write a Review
5450 Lovers Lane #225	French, New American	$$$$	Park Cities
Bijoux is not the most expensive restaurant in Dallas. Yet. But it just may be the most worth it. Nourishment can be had in one of three forms: a nine-course tasting menu and a three-course prix fixe and five-course prix fixe menu that offers a choice of appetizers, entrees, cheeses and... More >>

Boi Na Braza				1 User Reviews
4025 William D. Tate	South American, Steakhouse	$$$	Irving & Las Colinas
This is arguably the best Brazilian "espeto corrido churrascaria," or continuous service grill house, in the area. The space is palatial, if a bit banquet-hall-esque, the salad bar is ample and relatively fresh, and the skewered meats, served by gauchos with wicked carving knives slipped into... More >>

Bolsa				Write a Review
614 W. Davis St.	Eclectic, International, Organic, Spanish	$$, $$$	Oak Cliff & South Dallas
Just the concept of local ingredients trucked in from the farm every day, the reliance on organic meats and vegetables, and the ever-changing menu would be enough to attract enough of a following to sustain this small Oak Cliff station. But the kitchen is pretty damn good too�even without a deep... More >>

Cadot				Write a Review
18111 Preston Road	French, Italian, New American	$$$	Richardson & Vicinity
Two chefs aren�t too many at this North Dallas destination. Jean-Marie Cadot, formerly of Lavendou, teams with the well-known Gaspar Stantic to cook up some impressive French-New American dishes. Their version of escargot, riding in a Pernod-spiked sauce, ranks amongst the best in Dallas.... More >>

Cafe San Miguel				2 User Reviews
1907 N. Henderson Ave.	Mexican	$$$	East Dallas & Lakewood
Named after the Central Mexican metropolis of San Miguel de Allende, Café San Miguel is a casual yet engaging flirtation with Mexican cuisine coupled with Tex-Mex inflections. Café San Miguel is the work of restaurant designer Ron Guest and his small klatch of partners. The food... More >>

Canary Caf�				Write a Review
5100 Beltline Rd.	Greek, Mediterranean, Seafood, Steakhouse	$$$	North Dallas
Over the years, chef-owner Mansour Gorji has transformed Canary Caf� to a little eclectic spot to a white tablecloth�though still casual�destination focusing on steak and Mediterranean specialties. Despite his Iranian background, he probably understands Texas steak better than anyone. Oh�it�s... More >>

Charlie Palmer at the Joule				1 User Reviews
1530 Main St.	New American	$$$, $$$$	Downtown & Deep Ellum
With installments in New York, Las Vegas, Sonoma, D.C. and Reno, among other locales, chef Charlie Palmer’s Dallas increment sits in the Joule Urban Resort in a rehabilitated Main Street building, in all of its Texas handsome, breezy-themed glory. So it at least has an old Dallas pedigree.... More >>

Craft				Write a Review
2440 Victory Park Lane	New American	$$$$	Uptown & Oak Lawn
Stay for the exquisite Wagyu skirt steak and the buffalo tenderloin or the Alaskan halibut, but be blown away by the austerity of the vegetables: the Jerusalem artichokes, sautéed haricots verts and the lady creamer peas. Celebrated founding chef Tom Colicchio founded his New York... More >>

Dallas Fish Market				Write a Review
1501 Main St.	Japanese, Seafood, Steakhouse	$$$, $$$$	Downtown & Deep Ellum
Dallas Fish Market chef Randy Morgan says his goal of primacy is to align food with décor, in this case a modern white glass and metal room with repeating geometrical shapes cleansed into near sterility. Thus Morgan, who resuscitated the shuttered Russian Tea Room in New York, works his... More >>

Dragonfly				Write a Review
2332 Leonard St.	Eclectic, New American	$$, $$$	Downtown & Deep Ellum
The luxurious Hotel ZaZa�s luxurious restaurant has seen its share of big name chefs come and go: Jeff Moschetti, Stephan Pyles, Marc Cassel. But it took the arrival of little known (to date) Grant Morgan to make Dragonfly truly special. The menu changes according to season, but Morgan and his... More >>

Fearing's at the Ritz Carlton				Write a Review
2121 McKinney Ave.	New American	$$$, $$$$	Uptown & Oak Lawn
Perhaps more than any restaurant in recent memory, the setting of Fearing’s—locked in the Ritz Carlton, honed by the Johnson studio of Atlanta into a set of distinct design chapters in the Fearing’s drama—is as critical to the experience as the mopped rib eye on the plate.... More >>

Five-Sixty				2 User Reviews
300 Reunion Blvd.	American, Asian	$$$, $$$$	Downtown & Deep Ellum
Wolfgang Puck�s Dallas outpost is as brilliant as you would hope an acclaimed chef�s restaurant could be�creative fare, professional service, and great views from the rotating tower. Of course, the big guy doesn�t man the kitchen. That job is handled by Sarah Johannes, the best new chef of 2009.... More >>

Four Winds Steakhouse				2 User Reviews
211191 FM 47	Seafood, Steakhouse	$$$	East Texas
It rests in the thick of the backcountry; at the end of a twisty driveway, wood fencing lining its flanks. There’s a gazebo, a long porch and a few oaks sulking in the breeze, plus a 15-acre pond where bass can be reeled in. This is Dallas steak dining as envisioned by Zeus and executed by... More >>

The French Room				2 User Reviews
1321 Commerce St.	New American	$$$$	Downtown & Deep Ellum
The French Room remains one of Dallas’ truly great plunges into dining opulence. Far from French, the cuisine is an inbred mutt of culinary royalty, with genetic specks from a few European corners pestered with American ingenuity and freshened with Japanese anal retentiveness. It’s... More >>

The Grape				2 User Reviews
2808 Greenville Ave.	French, New American	$$$, $$$$	East Dallas & Lakewood
Dallas' oldest wine bistro and still the best. More >>

Local				Write a Review
2936 Elm St.	Eclectic, New American	$$$, $$$$	Downtown & Deep Ellum
Slipped into the historic Boyd Hotel, a Deep Ellum spot that made beds for luminaries like Bonnie and Clyde and Huddie Ledbetter, Local serves food that is fiercely simple, fresh and impeccably tight. Flavors dance in these dishes without blurring the palate with fussy complexity. Even simple... More >>

Loft 610 Urban Restaurant & Lounge				3 User Reviews
5760 State Highway 121 #175	Eclectic, Fusion, New American	$$$, $$$$	Plano
Chef Tre Wilcox took over Loft 610�s kitchen at the end of September, 2009, just as his television fame (Top Chef and Iron Chef) was beginning to wane. His arrival brought a new level of sophistication to the lounge/restaurant�soft smoke easing through a beautifully crafted tuna and cucumber... More >>

The Mansion on Turtle Creek				Write a Review
2821 Turtle Creek	New American	$$$$	Uptown & Oak Lawn
The iconic Dallas restaurant�the one made famous by Dean Fearing and his Southwestern duds�was cast adrift during (and especially after) chef John Tesar�s brief tenure. But newcomer Bruno Davaillon has resurrected the grand old place through an infusion of fresh, local ingredients and... More >>

Nãm Húa Vietnamese Cuisine				Write a Review
3112 N. Jupiter Road	Vietnamese	$	Garland & Vicinity
Set in Saigon Mall, a city-in-strip in what was once the Oakridge Plaza that housed a Target store, Nãm Húa is small and Spartan and utilitarian with stacks of Vietnamese newspapers, a television broadcasting Vietnamese-language programming, and tables with lots of chopsticks, soup... More >>