On a recent visit, we were impressed with the service and dishes at Beren Meze & Grill. (Courtesy)
With Michelin-recognized restaurants and Texas Monthly-ranked barbecue joints, Fort Worth is firmly established as a noted destination for fine dining, elevated smoked meats, and Mexican fare. Recent news that the owners of Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez are opening a seafood restaurant tops our roundup of local restaurant news, which includes the closing of a popular wine bar and a first taste of Beren Meze & Grill House.
Michelin-Recognized Eastside Taqueria Announces Coastal Mexico Restaurant
When the owners of a Michelin-recognized restaurant announce a new concept, the news travels fast. The team behind Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez recently posted on social media plans to open a new seafood concept at 1151 Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway on the city’s East Side, just steps from the taqueria’s current location. The new restaurant will feature a compact menu of dishes like ceviche tostadas.
The Michelin Guide gave the taqueria a “Recommended” designation in 2024 and 2025, and the post notes that co-owner Rogelio Cortez Sr. has a long but lesser-known background in seafood. Mariscos Cortez is slated to open this summer, potentially bringing new opportunities for Fort Worth to draw further culinary acclaim from the Cortez family.
Beren Meze & Grill Opens in Former Maiden Location
We recently visited Beren Meze & Grill House — formerly located at a nearby food hall on 8th Avenue — to see the new space and try the food. The interior retains the intimate, stylistic feel of its former tenant, Maiden: Fine Plants & Spirits, but has been updated with a forest-green palette and stainless-steel tabletops…