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Spring has sprung, and several great restaurants are coming this season — well into the summer. We’ve rounded up the ones we’re most excited to try as the seasons change. Here are the exciting spots we’re looking forward to in Dallas and beyond for the first half of 2024.
Radicci Wood Fired Grill
12990 Bee St. in Farmers Branch
We remain excited for Tiffany Derry’s forthcoming Italian restaurant in Farmer’s Branch, which should open in March or April, god willing and the creek don’t rise. We’re looking forward to seeing the giant wood-burning oven that will be installed and the cooking techniques it will bring.
Target opening date: March or April 2024
Goldie’s
9850 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 305
Lake Highlands will get a much-needed neighborhood restaurant from Brandon Hays of This and That Hospitality, his wife Brittany Grignon, and Brittni Clayton, a Dallas hospitality vet who has worked for Nick Badovinus, Julian Barsotti, Salvatore Gisellu, and Duro Hospitality. The space is the former RM12:20 Bistro, and that massive outdoor patio will be used as a year-round seating area with an update to make it climate-controlled. The menu features classic bistro and grill dishes — if you remember it from a menu as a kid, Goldie’s will probably have it. The owners say it will be an all-occasion spot for families, after work gatherings, solo dinners, and nights out. Still, the design is “sexy and sophisticated,” so it always feels special. We can’t wait to see it.
Target opening date: End of March 2024
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Culpepper Cattle Co.
3309 Elm St.
The folks at UNCO were planning to launch a new thing at this Deep Ellum address, but we’re told they decided to flip it and make it a Culpepper’s instead, a steaks/Tex-Mex/Texas-style restaurant that has been around since the ‘80s and currently exists in Rockwall. Culpepper’s leans into the East Texas of it all, and the menu includes all of it: chopped steak, enchiladas, shrimp tacos, and more. It is a much-needed addition to Deep Ellum, where casual places to eat, especially at dinner, are far too scarce.
Target opening date: April/May 2024
NDA Brasserie
2801 N. Harwood St., Suite 100
This Harwood restaurant is a step up from an all-day cafe and will focus on breakfast and lunch. The menu is all American classics, so expect eggs Benedict, buttermilk pancakes, a prime rib French dip, hanger steak frites, and a house burger — of course. It is in the Harwood Group’s most recent tower in the neighborhood, and the theme of the place is inspired by the law firms that operate in it. The space will be reserved for private events in the evening.
Target opening date: April 1, 2024
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Fortunate Son
500 Main St. in Garland
A beer garden and pizza spot in Garland opening wouldn’t be a big deal, but this one is from the folks behind GoodFriend. and will serve New Haven-style pies cooked in a coal-fired oven. We’re so ready.
Target opening date: Spring 2024
Nuri Steakhouse
2401 Cedar Springs Rd., Suite 120
This long-awaited steakhouse from the owner of Joa Korean BBQ and the former Nuri Grill is finally opening. The kitchen will be run by Minji Kim, who moved to Dallas in 2020 after closing her Michelin Plate-winning restaurant, Min’s Kitchen, in Seoul. The menu’s focus will be steaks and seafood, taking inspiration from the life and travels of its owner, Wan Kim. That will translate to various types of cuisine, which Kim says in a press release is meant to encourage diners to “embrace different cultures of the world.”
Target opening date: Spring 2024
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Tande Thai
5754 Grandscape Blvd., #105 in The Colony
Modern Thai, as interpreted by chef Paul Imjard, is making its way to the Grandscape. What makes this restaurant so unique? Its chef is a native of Thailand who attended the chef training program at Le Cordon Bleu. The restaurant will feature ingredients sourced from Thailand. Imjard promises to explore various cooking techniques for traditional Thai dishes that may look different from what diners expect. Sounds exciting!
Target opening date: Spring 2024
Medium Rare
5631 Alta Avenue
In the space formerly housed Standard Service, this steak frites chain will land (and by a chain, we mean there are currently five nationwide) and serve dinner and brunch. The straightforward idea behind this spot is that it serves one thing: a prix fixe menu of three courses of bread, mixed greens salad, and steak frites with its special sauce. All you need to do is tell them what temperature you prefer for your steak. The cost is $28.95. That’s it; that’s the whole deal. In a steakhouse-rich city like Dallas, more affordable steak and excellent steak frites are welcome.
Target opening date: June 2024
TBD Japanese steakhouse
2801 N. Harwood St.
Also opening in the new Harwood tower is a dinner spot—a to-be-named Japanese steakhouse. With NDA Brasserie closed for dinner, it’s the perfect complement. While most details are still under wraps, we know the restaurant will be decorated with artifacts from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum’s collection of samurai materials. We also know the menu will heavily feature Japanese beef and whiskies.
Target opening date: Summer 2024
Correction: March 22, 2204, 8:46 a.m.: This story has been updated to reflect that Fortunate Son is owned by the people behind GoodFriend and not Greenville Avenue Pizza Co.