Openings & Closings | New & Closing Dallas Restaurants | Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:02:03 +0000 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:02:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Copyright 2025 Dallas Observer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Dallas Observer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg Dallas Observer The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 Longtime Dallas contemporary art gallery gets a fresh name and new owner https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/longtime-dallas-contemporary-art-gallery-gets-a-fresh-name-and-new-owner-40706556/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40706556 Kendall Morgan https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/longtime-dallas-contemporary-art-gallery-gets-a-fresh-name-and-new-owner-40706556/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:49 -0500 Arts & Culture The 34-year-old gallery formerly known as Craighead Green will continue as Bardin Gallery. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/longtime-dallas-contemporary-art-gallery-gets-a-fresh-name-and-new-owner-40706556/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Zatar joins a string of closures in Deep Ellum, highlighting World Cup winners and losers https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/why-world-cup-foot-traffic-didnt-save-deep-ellums-zatar-from-closing-40706494/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40706494 Lisa Petty https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/why-world-cup-foot-traffic-didnt-save-deep-ellums-zatar-from-closing-40706494/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:26:09 -0500 Food & Drink Turns out, not surprisingly, the World Cup prefers sports bars. For others? It was like a 'ghost town.']]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/why-world-cup-foot-traffic-didnt-save-deep-ellums-zatar-from-closing-40706494/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer One last howl: Fort Worth’s Coyote Drive-In is closing https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/one-last-howl-fort-worths-coyote-drive-in-is-closing-40706333/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40706333 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/one-last-howl-fort-worths-coyote-drive-in-is-closing-40706333/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:59:59 -0500 Arts & Culture The final screening at the Coyote Drive-In in Fort Worth will be "Coyote v. Acme," on Sept. 7. Poignant. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/one-last-howl-fort-worths-coyote-drive-in-is-closing-40706333/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Staple Dallas Thai spot closing after 40 years: Visit once more, then try these 3 gems https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/after-thai-soon-closes-3-classic-dallas-restaurants-to-try-40705892/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40705892 Lisa Petty https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/after-thai-soon-closes-3-classic-dallas-restaurants-to-try-40705892/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:05:55 -0500 Food & Drink Pay your final respects to a neighborhood institution, then pull up a chair at these three classic local staples.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/after-thai-soon-closes-3-classic-dallas-restaurants-to-try-40705892/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer 4-alarm fire devastates 2 Arlington restaurants https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/4-alarm-fire-destroys-beirut-grill-and-smashtoast-in-arlington-40705938/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40705938 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/4-alarm-fire-destroys-beirut-grill-and-smashtoast-in-arlington-40705938/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:02:53 -0500 Food & Drink SmashToast is all but a pile of rubble after the fire that also devastated the longtime Arlington restaurant Beirut Grill. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/4-alarm-fire-destroys-beirut-grill-and-smashtoast-in-arlington-40705938/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Twisted Root closes original Deep Ellum location after 20 years https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/twisted-root-closes-original-deep-ellum-location-40705783/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40705783 Lisa Petty https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/twisted-root-closes-original-deep-ellum-location-40705783/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:10:22 -0500 Food & Drink An original co-founder, Jason Boso, says it's sad to see this one 'go by the wayside.']]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/twisted-root-closes-original-deep-ellum-location-40705783/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Delilah and Evelyn, meet Marlowe: another Art Deco lounge set to open in Uptown https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/marlowe-dallas-art-deco-bar-opens-this-fall-40704506/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40704506 Lisa Petty https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/marlowe-dallas-art-deco-bar-opens-this-fall-40704506/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:49:52 -0500 Food & Drink Dallas is getting another Grandma-core lounge with a moody interior. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/marlowe-dallas-art-deco-bar-opens-this-fall-40704506/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Every restaurant and bar that has closed in Deep Ellum since 2020 (Updated) https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/every-restaurant-and-bar-thats-closed-in-deep-ellum-since-2020-23030352/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/every-restaurant-and-bar-thats-closed-in-deep-ellum-since-2020-23030352/ Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/every-restaurant-and-bar-thats-closed-in-deep-ellum-since-2020-23030352/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:47:18 -0500 Food & Drink Neighborhood turnover remains high in 2026 — even with major events in town, 10 more spots have shuttered.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/every-restaurant-and-bar-thats-closed-in-deep-ellum-since-2020-23030352/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Next up in Dallas’ steakhouse arms race: Docent brings rare beef and samurai swords https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/next-up-in-dallas-steakhouse-arms-race-docent-brings-rare-beef-and-samurai-swords-40704060/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40704060 Aaren Prody https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/next-up-in-dallas-steakhouse-arms-race-docent-brings-rare-beef-and-samurai-swords-40704060/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:12:29 -0500 Food & Drink After a two-year wait, the over-the-top destination looks to one-up the city's dining scene with Kobe programs and museum-grade armor]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/next-up-in-dallas-steakhouse-arms-race-docent-brings-rare-beef-and-samurai-swords-40704060/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Buh-bye sushi, hello $50 rib-eye: Vandelay plays musical chairs in Preston Royal https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/el-molino-opens-in-dallas-preston-hollow-40704007/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40704007 Lisa Petty https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/el-molino-opens-in-dallas-preston-hollow-40704007/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:42:57 -0500 Food & Drink El Molino replaces Anchor Sushi in the longtime Cantina Laredo space.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/el-molino-opens-in-dallas-preston-hollow-40704007/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer