T he year is almost over, and we’re already hyped about these Dallas restaurant openings in 2026 , but there were a few more spots that we thought deserved a shoutout before the new year begins. Over the past month, we have visited the latest concept from the owners of Xaman Cafe and Ayahuasca Cantina, Chef Misti Norris’ creative (now permanent) pop-up spot at an East Dallas bar, a cool new sister bar to Urbano Cafe, and a cult-favorite New York City pizza joint’s first Texas outpost.

These are our favorite new Dallas restaurants right now, and the bites we loved at each.

Puerto Cocina & Bar

Design District

155 Riveredge Drive, Suite 119

Dallas, TX | Map

Dallas-based Coevál Studio led the interior design on the project creating an elegant-yet-relaxed space that echoes the cont

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