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一個年長的韓國人裝滿Ko坐在一張桌子rean barbecue.
Korean barbecue comes to Royal Ave. at Joa.
Kathy Tran

The 9 Hottest Restaurants in Dallas, April 2023

Check out a taste of Paris in Frisco, an all-day neighborhood restaurant in the Park Cities, and a new Korean barbecue spot

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Korean barbecue comes to Royal Ave. at Joa.
|Kathy Tran

New restaurants are opening rapidly in Dallas, and this map answers the vital question, “Where are the buzziest places to eat right now?” This month sees the addition of a Parisian-inspired bistro in Frisco, an all-day neighborhood restaurant in the Park Cities, Korean barbecue, and a new gem in Fort Worth.

In this month’s update of the Eater Dallas Heatmap, spring fever is burning everything up, and so are a few exciting dining destinations.

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La Parisienne French Bistro

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Love French food but not ready to buy a ticket to Paris? Head up to Frisco instead. This spot serves afternoon tea, an array of champagnes and cocktails, brunch, pastries inspired by the French style, and classic French dishes like coq au vin, vegetarian Bourguignon, and steak frites.

A dining room with yellow chairs, white wicker high-backed chairs, black and white topped tables, and a garden wall with yellow accents including a sign that reads: “Parisienne.”
La Parisienne in Frisco.
Kathy Tran

JOA Korean BBQ

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The owners of the former Nuri Grill have flipped the space, and now it is Joa, a Korean barbecue restaurant that aims to transport diners to traditional Korean restaurants with food. It serves the expected assortment of meats to grill: beef, pork, shrimp, and rack of lamb, and offers hot pot. Those come with kimchi radish, napa cabbage and green onion, potato salad, green onion salad, pickled vegetables, beef and radish soup, chilled cucumber soup, and steamed rice.

A table is set with various meats on white dishes at a Korean barbecue restaurant.
The meat on meat on meat spread at Joa.
Kathy Tran

Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse

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Grapevine lands a Brazilian steakhouse serving 12 types of meat, including Picanha, a prime cut sirloin; Cordeiro, leg or rack of lamb; and Porco, pork ribs dusted in parmesan. Steaks are aged a minimum of 45 days. And at over 12K square feet, the place is massive — it wants to be a destination for private parties, large groups, date nights, and martini meetings.

The facade of a steakhouse in off white with touches of yellow and red. A sign reads: “Chama Gaucha.”
Get steak, steak, and a massive salad bar at this Grapevine outpost.
Susie Burleson

Ramble Room

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Snider Plaza welcomes Ramble Room, a neighborhood restaurant serving classic American dishes. It now serves lunch, brunch, and dinner, with a menu developed by Imperial Fizz culinary director and partner Stan Rodrigues that features brick chicken, steak frites, and an array of housemade pasta dishes, salads, and burgers.

A restaurant dining room with cement columns, brown furniture, poured cement floors, a fiddle leaf fig, and a spiral staircase to the left.
Ramble over to Ramble Room.
Kathy Tran

Quarter Acre

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The space that used to hold Rapscallion on Lowest Greenville has gotten a massive interior makeover.Chef and owner Toby Archibaldis serving seasonal fare, with a focus on food influenced by his travels and his homeland of New Zealand. On the menu are a 48-hour beef short rib, parmesan-buttered grouper, and hot-smoked Glory Bay salmon, plus some vegetable-centered entrees.

A table holds a spread of various entrees.
Glorious global dishes at Quarter Acre.
Emily Loving

Poco Fiasco

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Pizza and martinis? Heck yes. This new Harwood pizza joint is a feast for the eyes, with it’s old-world charm, and for the palette, with its thin-crust, crispy pizzas and a slew of martinis.

A green tabletop holds various pizzas.
So many pizzas, so little time.
Kathy Tran

La Neta Cocina Y Lounge

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La Neta Cocina Y Lounge, a Mexican restaurant from Vegas, is among the first in a load of new openings in the Epic. The design is inspired by Tulum, the food contains unique dishes for Dallas to reflect the market, and the location is one we’re all watching as clubsturaunts invade Deep Ellum.

Brass Ram

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Nick Badovinus, the chef behind Town Hearth and Neighborhood Services, does it again with a Downtown“old school” steakhouse. Enjoy a steak dinner with a martini under the watchful eyes of a whole lot of rams.

A steakhouse dining room features white cloth covered tables, gold curtains, soft lighting, an in the foreground, a brass ram.
Sit down and stay awhile in Brass Ram’s cozy dining room.
Luis Martinez

QUINCE

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Quince, which hales from Mexico and is known for its spectacular views and food, has opened a Fort Worth outpost with wall-to-wall windows. Choose from plates of sushi, burgers, pasta, and fresh seafood entrees.

La Parisienne French Bistro

Love French food but not ready to buy a ticket to Paris? Head up to Frisco instead. This spot serves afternoon tea, an array of champagnes and cocktails, brunch, pastries inspired by the French style, and classic French dishes like coq au vin, vegetarian Bourguignon, and steak frites.

A dining room with yellow chairs, white wicker high-backed chairs, black and white topped tables, and a garden wall with yellow accents including a sign that reads: “Parisienne.”
La Parisienne in Frisco.
Kathy Tran

JOA Korean BBQ

The owners of the former Nuri Grill have flipped the space, and now it is Joa, a Korean barbecue restaurant that aims to transport diners to traditional Korean restaurants with food. It serves the expected assortment of meats to grill: beef, pork, shrimp, and rack of lamb, and offers hot pot. Those come with kimchi radish, napa cabbage and green onion, potato salad, green onion salad, pickled vegetables, beef and radish soup, chilled cucumber soup, and steamed rice.

A table is set with various meats on white dishes at a Korean barbecue restaurant.
The meat on meat on meat spread at Joa.
Kathy Tran

Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse

Grapevine lands a Brazilian steakhouse serving 12 types of meat, including Picanha, a prime cut sirloin; Cordeiro, leg or rack of lamb; and Porco, pork ribs dusted in parmesan. Steaks are aged a minimum of 45 days. And at over 12K square feet, the place is massive — it wants to be a destination for private parties, large groups, date nights, and martini meetings.

The facade of a steakhouse in off white with touches of yellow and red. A sign reads: “Chama Gaucha.”
Get steak, steak, and a massive salad bar at this Grapevine outpost.
Susie Burleson

Ramble Room

Snider Plaza welcomes Ramble Room, a neighborhood restaurant serving classic American dishes. It now serves lunch, brunch, and dinner, with a menu developed by Imperial Fizz culinary director and partner Stan Rodrigues that features brick chicken, steak frites, and an array of housemade pasta dishes, salads, and burgers.

A restaurant dining room with cement columns, brown furniture, poured cement floors, a fiddle leaf fig, and a spiral staircase to the left.
Ramble over to Ramble Room.
Kathy Tran

Quarter Acre

The space that used to hold Rapscallion on Lowest Greenville has gotten a massive interior makeover.Chef and owner Toby Archibaldis serving seasonal fare, with a focus on food influenced by his travels and his homeland of New Zealand. On the menu are a 48-hour beef short rib, parmesan-buttered grouper, and hot-smoked Glory Bay salmon, plus some vegetable-centered entrees.

A table holds a spread of various entrees.
Glorious global dishes at Quarter Acre.
Emily Loving

Poco Fiasco

Pizza and martinis? Heck yes. This new Harwood pizza joint is a feast for the eyes, with it’s old-world charm, and for the palette, with its thin-crust, crispy pizzas and a slew of martinis.

A green tabletop holds various pizzas.
So many pizzas, so little time.
Kathy Tran

La Neta Cocina Y Lounge

La Neta Cocina Y Lounge, a Mexican restaurant from Vegas, is among the first in a load of new openings in the Epic. The design is inspired by Tulum, the food contains unique dishes for Dallas to reflect the market, and the location is one we’re all watching as clubsturaunts invade Deep Ellum.

Brass Ram

Nick Badovinus, the chef behind Town Hearth and Neighborhood Services, does it again with a Downtown“old school” steakhouse. Enjoy a steak dinner with a martini under the watchful eyes of a whole lot of rams.

A steakhouse dining room features white cloth covered tables, gold curtains, soft lighting, an in the foreground, a brass ram.
Sit down and stay awhile in Brass Ram’s cozy dining room.
Luis Martinez

QUINCE

Quince, which hales from Mexico and is known for its spectacular views and food, has opened a Fort Worth outpost with wall-to-wall windows. Choose from plates of sushi, burgers, pasta, and fresh seafood entrees.

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