Diners' Choice: Innovative restaurants in Dallas - Fort Worth

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Updated May 05, 2025

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Cafe Momentum - Dallas

4.9

4.9 (916)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Cafe Momentum is a non-profit restaurant that serves as a paid post-release internship for juvenile offenders. Youth are released from detention into the sheltered environment of Café Momentum’s post-release program. Café Momentum’s program teaches critical skills that allow youth to re-enter society in a safe, real-world environment of nurturing accountability. By participating in our program, at-risk young people rotate through every aspect of the restaurant from waiting tables to washing dishes, while working side-by-side with established chefs.

The paid internship gives them the opportunity to exercise and practice their new skills while continuing to develop leadership, social, and vocational skills for as long as they choose to maintain involvement with Café Momentum. Additionally, Café Momentum works with the Dallas County Juvenile Justice Department to serve youth deemed highest risk for incarceration.

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Maria

Dined 5 days ago

It is always so nice to have dinner here and the food is absolutely fabulous. Thank you, Eddie, for your great service!

Purepecha

4.9

4.9 (188)

$50 and over

Mexican

Deep Ellum

About the restaurant

Offering a 4 course tasting menu in the front dining room and a 7 course tasting menu in the communal kitchen table. Service is provided entirely by the Rojas Family. The family will prepare the food from scratch, explain it and serve it. The menu showcases dishes of Michoacan, Mexico featuring both traditional and international ingredients, flair and flavors. Experience brought to you by chef Regino Rojas, multi time nominated chef for James Beard Award and numerous accolades all together. Purepecha was named Best Tasting Menu by D Magazine August 2024 issue, named Best Restaurant by D magazine December 2023 issue.

Please contact us directly for groups up to 14 people.

Due to the varied nature of the menu we are unable to accommodate Vegan, Vegetarian and Pescatarian requests. 24 hour notice of allergies or dining restrictions is required, add them in the notes at the time of reservation.

Please read details on our strict cancellation policy before finalizing booking.

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Sarah

Dined 6 days ago

Magical. The food was harmonious and so beautiful. It was a perfect way for me to set the stage for the proposal that came later that night. Thank you for having us and making this perfect night perfect. I will be thinking about this food the rest of my life.

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Experience

7 Course $180pp Kitchen Table

Experience

4 Course $120 pp Front Dining Room

Topgolf Swing Suites - Hilton Anatole

4.9

4.9 (28)

$50 and over

American

Design District

About the restaurant

Experience a new way to play. The Topgolf Swing Suite houses the most advanced golf and interactive gaming simulator that includes a variety of virtual games paired with comfortable lounge seating and food and beverage service. Three bays, located in the Grand Atrium.

Families, friends, business colleagues – Grab a bay and choose your game.

Options include playing 18 holes at Pebble Beach or 40+ other courses to dodgeball or football if golf isn’t your game. The fun never stops.

$60 per One Hour Bay Rental for up to 8 People

Birthdays, corporate gatherings or team building events can take place here.

For the most convenient parking, please use the Atrium side of the hotel. Topgolf Swing Suite is located in the Grand Atrium next to the gift shop.

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Drew

Dined 5 days ago

Hands down the best host we’ve ever had at a topgolf. He was great with the kids, immediately on top of anything we needed and went above and beyond the whole time.

The Seeker

4.9

4.9 (97)

$30 and under

American

Stephenville

About the restaurant

Welcome to The Seeker, where exquisite cuisine meets warm hospitality. Discover a dining destination for everyone and introduce your palate to Modern Texas Cuisine with Chef Stephan Pyles.

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Kim

Dined on May 13, 2025

As always, it was an exceptional evening!! Food, drinks and service top notch :)

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Experience

Why wait until 5 o’clock

Ferah Tex-Med Kitchen

4.8

4.8 (202)

$30 and under

Mediterranean

Garland

About the restaurant

Ferah Tex-Med Kitchen is the product of a lifelong dream and over 18 years of experience in gourmet kitchens around the world. Owners, Chef Burak and Stephanie, have created an open and inviting space where you can celebrate life's special moments- big and small! Always fresh with locally sourced ingredients, our diverse menu offers dishes for a variety of tastes and dietary preferences. Dine with us and experience Tex-Med: Modern Mediterranean with a Texan Twist!

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Linda

Dined 5 days ago

First time to dine there. We enjoyed it so much and will return.

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Experience

Ferah's Mediterranean Brunch Buffet

Experience

Father's Day Brunch Buffet

Experience

Ferah Garland May Mixology Class

JingHe Japanese Asian Fusion

4.8

4.8 (44)

$31 to $50

Japanese

East Dallas

About the restaurant

JingHe is a Japanese Asian Fusion restaurant located in Dallas, Texas. The restaurant serves a variety of dishes inspired by food across Asia, including Sushi, BBQs, tapas, ramen, sake, and beer. JingHe prides itself on its modern twist on classic Asian dishes.

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Brian

Dined 4 days ago

Fresh sushi, seated right away, overall good ambiance

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Experience

All You Can Eat

CBD Provisions

4.7

4.7 (1637)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

CBD in this case stands for Central Business District — open daily, CBD Provisions is a modern Texas brasserie celebrating the natural bounty and culinary traditions of its region with a commitment to the finest ingredients and southern hospitality.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch menus highlight seasonal produce, prime cuts, and signature Texas flavors in a setting with soaring ceilings, reclaimed wood, and historic brick walls. Ideal for a working lunch, date night, brunch with friends or a semi-private celebration.

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RVIP

Dined on May 12, 2025

Great dining experience today. Our server was great! Friendly, attentive and knowledgable. We had pimento cheese toast and chips & guac to start. Then we enjoyed the burgers with tallow fries. Everything was delicious, hot and appealing to the eye! We really enjoyed our lunch.

MANPUKU Japanese Yakiniku Grill

4.7

4.7 (318)

$50 and over

Japanese

East Dallas

About the restaurant

As a pioneer of yakiniku with now more than 70 years of history, MANPUKU brings you the authentic “Taste of Tokyo” experience focuses on bites of raw protein and vegetables cooked tableside over small grills and eaten fresh and hot.

MANPUKU, which means “to be happy with a full stomach” in Japanese, brings interactive Japanese yakiniku dining to Dallas with its first Texas restaurant, slated to open on Lower Greenville June 29.

We focused on quality.
"Certified A-5 Japanese Wagyu Beef (from Japan)
"American Wagyu Beef (from Snake River Farm)
"USDA Prime Beef (from Greater Omaha Packing)
"Jidori Chicken (from Free RAnfe Small Farm in California)
"Traditional Appetizers & Sides
"Japanese Craft Sake
"Japanese Cocktail & Spirits
"Ice Cold Japanese Draft Beer
"Wine List from around the world
"Japanese style Warm Hospitality "OMOTENASHI"

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Xavier

Dined 4 days ago

Fantastic restaurant with great hosts and superb foods. Pricy but definitely coming back for celebrations with loved ones

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Experience

Premium Yakiniku Omakase

Bar Colette

4.7

4.7 (8)

$30 and under

Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service

Uptown

About the restaurant

From the creators of Namo, we bring you Bar Colette.
Immerse yourself in an exquisite array of meticulously curated cocktails and spirits. A collection that merges the comfort of the known with the thrill of the enigmatic. We invite you to indulge in an experience that will embolden your senses where each sip promises an adventure to the far reaches of flavor and craft.

Walk-ins are encouraged! We are accepting on very limited number of reservations. Due to our limited seating, we have a strict 10 minute grace period for all reservations.

All reservations are for 90 minute time slots.

Our food menu is served throughout the night. Dinner time slots are specifically designated for guests who would like to enjoy dinner.

Please note that we do not accept cash as a form of payment.

For parties larger than six guests or private events please contact us at info@barcolette.com.

Bar Colette is a 21+ establishment.

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Shayla

Dined on May 11, 2025

The waiter was extremely nice and knew the menu very well. He recommended a drink to myself and the drink was great and prepared perfectly. Thank you.

Haunted Castle Cafe

4.0

4 (159)

$30 and under

American

Plano

About the restaurant

Haunted Themed Restaurant, Year Round, 7 Days a Week, No Entrance Fee.
Destination of Celebration!
Haunted Castle Cafe.....

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Alicia

Dined on May 12, 2025

We loved our dinner here, we brought all the moms in our family and kids to celebrate mother's day. We were pleased with the food choices, we just wish the menu items were more creatively named like their drink menu! We took lots of pictures, and the staff are amazing. We loved Spiderman and our witchy waitress, Mira! Thank you for a lovely time!

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