DFW Restaurant Week is back: Score fine-dining meals starting at $29

Thirty years ago, DFW Restaurant Week began as a week of celebrating the restaurants and chefs across North Texas, and now it’s grown into the region’s largest culinary event, one that Dallasites look forward to each year to return to their favorite eateries, try new ones and support a good cause in the process.

DFW Restaurant Week is returning this year from Monday, August 10, to Sunday, August 16, but there are some special dates and extensions to note. The official event runs during the main week in mid-August, but many restaurants choose to extend their special menus to Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7, to give diners more time to dine.

• Preview weekend: Thursday, Aug. 6 – Sunday, Aug. 9
• Main week: Monday, Aug. 10 – Sunday, Aug. 16
• Week 2 extension: Monday, Aug. 17 – Sunday, Aug. 23
• Week 3 extension: Monday, Aug. 24 – Sunday, Aug. 30
• Week 4 extension: Monday, Aug. 31 – Monday, Sept. 7

Starting next week, over 160 local restaurants across Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton counties will start serving exclusive prix fixe menus benefiting the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) and Lena Pope. Participating restaurants donate about 20% of the price of each meal to either NTFB in the Dallas area or Lena Pope in Tarrant County.

When you stop in to dine, the restaurants will be offering at least one of these dining options:

• Dinner: Three courses for either $49 ($10 donated) or $59 ($12 donated)
• Signature Experience Dinner: $99 ($20 donated); Exclusive VIP experience crafted for an especially memorable meal
• Lunch: Two courses for $29 ($6 donated)
• Weekend Brunch: Two courses for $29 ($6 donated)

Restaurant reservations opened on Thursday, July 16, but luckily, you are spoiled for choice when it comes to dining at most of Dallas’ favorite restaurants. Many are offering the prix fixe menu for the full month, but double-check before you reserve.

Some of the highlighted restaurants include:

• Wicked Butcher (Dallas and Fort Worth)
• Uchiko
• Truluck’s
• The Mexican
• The Chumley House (Fort Worth)
• The Charles
• Stillwell’s Steakhouse
• St. Martin’s Wine Bistro
• Ra Sushi
• Pizzana
• Nick & Sam’s
• Meridian
• Kinzo
• Fachini
• El Carlos Elegante
• Dumpling Queen
• Delilah
• Del Frisco’s Double Eagle
• Catch
• Billy Can Can
• Babel
• Apothecary (Archive & Alchemy)
• Al Biernat’s (Oak Lawn and North)

Navigating the finer details

The itinerary planner on the DFW Restaurant Week website allows you to filter restaurants by city, county, cuisine, what they’re offering and which week they’re participating in. There’s even a map presented by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. We recommend making reservations in advance using OpenTable or by contacting the restaurants directly.

Every brunch, lunch or dinner served gives a portion back to the community via donations to the North Texas Food Bank and Lena Pope. The North Texas Food Bank is a leading nonprofit in the area that fights hunger and provides children, seniors and families with access to nutritious food.

“For every dollar raised through participating restaurants, we can provide three meals—ensuring children, families and older adults across our community have nourishing food,” said Trisha Cunningham, President and CEO of North Texas Food Bank, “We are deeply grateful to the chefs, restaurants and diners who are turning a meal out into meaningful impact for the 1 in 6 North Texans facing hunger.”

Lena Pope is a charity that focuses on prevention and early intervention services that support child development and improve behavioral and mental health. The organization uses nationally accredited programs and has received regular accolades for the work they’ve done in Tarrant County.

In addition to all the meals and donations being made, DFW Restaurant Week and its partners are hosting special offerings and promotions throughout the month:

• DFW Restaurant Week Fourth Course: Starting Thursday, July 16, sign up for the DFW Restaurant Week email list and receive a certificate for a complimentary additional dinner course at Fourth Course-participating restaurants.
• Winner Winner Signature Dinner Sweepstakes presented by Mercedes-Benz Plano: Starting Thursday, July 16, enter to win a DFW Restaurant Week Signature Dinner for four.
• Enter to Win a DFW Restaurant Week Dinner presented by Stella Artois: From Friday, July 17 to Friday, Aug. 7, enter to win a DFW Restaurant Week dinner of your choice!
• Market Street’s DFW Restaurant Week Recipes with Matt: Market Street is selling recipe books by Market Street Corporate Chef Matt Crowson. For every book purchased, Market Street is donating $10 to the NTFB and Lena Pope.
• Let’s Do Lunch!: Partner McGuire Woods is encouraging business lunches for a cause during DFW Restaurant Week. Remember to schedule your lunches with colleagues and clients at participating restaurants to support charity partners NTFB and Lena Pope!
• DFW Restaurant Week Star Restaurants presented by Penfolds: One of the most celebrated wines in the world, Penfolds, is the official wine of DFW Restaurant Week. Join us in celebrating the 30 Star Restaurants, honored for their top 2025 charity donations.
• Uber One for DFW Restaurant Week: Use your Uber One membership benefits to save on UBER and Uber Eats during DFW Restaurant Week!

Over the past 29 years, DFW Restaurant Week has raised more than $13 million in donations for its charity partners.

The month is a win-win-win for our community, our wallets and our stomachs. And besides, it’s over 100 degrees outside. You’d be remiss not to sit in the AC, nurse a few drinks and cut into a rare steak.