Texas Monthly’s dining critic Paula Forbes traveled to Dallas more than any other city in Texas last year for one reason: audacity. Restaurants that opened between Nov 1, 2024 to Nov. 1, 2025 mainly focused on predictability and playing it safe, but Forbes was looking for experimentation when searching for the Best New Restaurants in Texas.
In a year crammed with smash burgers, caviar and yet another rendition of spicy vodka pasta, which restaurants dared to be bizarre, opinionated, dazzling and even fun?
These three Dallas restaurants did (plus one).
Three Local Nods
4800 Bryan St., East Dallas…