Here's a look at the best new Dallas/Fort Worth restaurants, hotels, party rooms, corporate event venues, conference centers, and private rooms to open this summer. These new and renovated Dallas/Fort Worth venues can accommodate groups large or small for private and corporate events, meetings, business dinners, cocktail parties, conferences, weddings, and more.
San Salvaje, a new concept from chef Stephan Pyles, features Latin American food inspired by his travels. The main dining room seats 70 guests, and a private dining area seats 10. A patio with a boccie ball court holds 35. The Dallas Arts District space, formerly home to Samar, is decorated with bold colors and prominent light fixtures and boasts floor-to-ceiling windows. The restaurant opened in April.
Chef John Tesar's Knife Steakhouse opened in mid-April inside Hotel Palomar Dallas. The space includes a dining room that seats 72, a patio that seats 64, and a bar and lounge area that holds 43 guests. Buyouts are available for receptions of as many as 180 guests.
Located in downtown Fort Worth's Sundance Square, the 9,000-square-foot Bird Café opened in December in the restored 1889 Victorian Land Title Block Building. Serving primarily small plates, a dining room that seats 122 and a bar an additional 60 guests. The second-floor private event space seats 40 people banquet-style. For alfresco gatherings, there's a vast patio with a fire pit and couches that has room for 120. The restaurant's walls are covered in bird-theme paintings from the late Fort Worth artists Stuart and Scott Gentling.
A revamp to the NYLO Irving Las Colinas hotel's meeting spaces was completed in July. The Manhattan Ballroom received new carpet and lighting and now highlights the room's exposed brick walls and steel beams. The space seats 225 banquet-style or holds 350 for receptions. The adjacent Library was revamped with new furniture and holds 75 guests for receptions.
The Addison steak house Table 13, which opened in April, has an old-Vegas vibe and features live entertainment six nights a week. The main dining room seats 100, and a private dining area seats 30. Buyouts are available, and groups have access to the stage.
Fort Worth's new Landmark Bar & Kitchen features vintage arcade games, a mechanical bull, and 3-D smart TVs. The interior seats 125 or holds 500 guests for receptions. The 4,000-square-foot patio holds an additional 300 at picnic tables and communal bar-height tables and offers a full bar. The venue opened in June.
Glass Boot Biergarten, located on Henderson Avenue, opened in March. The German-style beer garden holds 300 for receptions and features 20-foot communal tables. The interior seats 80, and a smaller covered patio seats another 50 guests.
The Fort Worth tapas restaurant 24 Plates opened in the old W. F. Laurence Fine Flowers shop in late June. Serving small and large plates and featuring and extensive wine list, the restaurant seats 38 in the dining room, 22 at taller pub-style tables in a separate dining area, and an additional 19 at the bar. The 1,000-square-foot courtyard holds another 60. The open-concept restaurant offers a seasonal menu with vegetarian and vegan options.
Driftwood, the recently revamped Bishop Arts District establishment, features a remodeled bar area, new lighting, and an updated food and beverage program with an extensive absinthe list. The expanded bar now seats nine inside and five outside, and the interior seats 60. The restaurant is now under new management from Misery Loves Company.
Cedar Springs Tap House is slated for an end-of-summer opening and will feature craft beers and New American cuisine. The restaurant will seat 90 people or hold 150 for receptions. A dog-friendly patio seats 30 people.
