Dallas restaurants: MICHELIN & James Beard, taquerías, barbecue and more

MICHELIN & James Beard in Dallas

Restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Texas or named by the James Beard Foundation, reported as facts rather than scores. Across Texas: 166 Texas MICHELIN and James Beard restaurants.

1. Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse

   2202 Inwood Rd, Dallas

   America's ClassicBarbecue On the menu: brisket sandwich, onion rings, jalapeño sausage · Since 1958

   The original Inwood Road barbecue joint opened by William Jennings "Sonny" Bryan Jr. in 1958, now open 24/7; a James Beard America's Classic (2000).

   James Beard: America's Classic 2000

2. Mamani

   2681 Howell St Bu4, Dallas

   1 MICHELIN Star

3. Tatsu Dallas

   3309 Elm St, Dallas

   1 MICHELIN Star

4. Gemma

   2323 N Henderson Ave, Dallas

   Bib Gourmand

5. Lucia

   287 N Bishop Ave, Dallas

   MICHELIN RecommendedJames Beard finalist

   James Beard: Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker finalist 2026 (Maggie Huff)

6. MĀBO

   6109 Berkshire Ln, Dallas

   MICHELIN RecommendedJames Beard finalist

   James Beard: Best New Restaurant finalist 2025

7. Một Hai Ba

   6047 Lewis St, Dallas

   Bib Gourmand

8. Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen

   1907 Greenville Ave, Dallas

   Bib Gourmand

9. nonna

   4115 Lomo Alto Dr, Dallas

   Bib Gourmand

10. Resident Taqueria

    9661 Audelia Rd #112, Dallas

    Bib GourmandTaquería On the menu: pork belly burnt ends taco, Texas short rib taco, breakfast tacos

    Lake Highlands taquería with chef-driven tacos such as pork belly burnt ends and Texas short rib; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

11. Barsotti's

    4208 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

12. Crown Block

    300 Reunion Blvd E, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

13. El Carlos Elegante

    1400 N Riverfront Blvd, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

14. Fearing's Restaurant

    2121 McKinney Ave, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

15. Fond

    1601 Elm St, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

16. Knox Bistro

    3230 Knox St #140, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

17. Mercat Bistro

    2501 N Harwood St, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

18. Mister Charles

    3219 Knox St, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

19. Monarch

    1401 Elm St, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

20. Olōyō

    4422 Gaston Ave, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

21. Quarter Acre

    2023 Greenville Ave #110, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

22. Sachet

    4270 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

23. Stillwell's

    2575 McKinnon St, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

24. Stock & Barrel

    316 W Davis St, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

25. Sushi Kozy

    2000 Ross Ave, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

26. Tei-An

    1722 Routh St, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

27. Written By The Seasons

    380 Melba St, Dallas

    MICHELIN Recommended

28. Bar Colette

    3699 McKinney Ave, Dallas

    James Beard finalist

    James Beard: Best New Bar finalist 2025

29. Georgie

    4514 Travis St, Dallas

    James Beard finalist

    James Beard: Emerging Chef finalist 2025 (RJ Yoakum)

30. Purépecha

    2701 Main St, Dallas

    James Beard finalist

    James Beard: Best Chef: Texas finalist 2025 (Regino Rojas)

31. Starship Bagel

    6859 Arapaho Rd, Dallas

    James Beard finalist

    James Beard: Outstanding Bakery finalist 2025

Taquerías in Dallas

Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Texas: 55 Texas taquerías.

1. Resident Taqueria

   9661 Audelia Rd #112, Dallas

   Bib GourmandTaquería On the menu: pork belly burnt ends taco, Texas short rib taco, breakfast tacos

   Lake Highlands taquería with chef-driven tacos such as pork belly burnt ends and Texas short rib; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

2. Donde Los Tacos

   900 W Davis St, Dallas

   Taquería On the menu: taco perrón

   Oak Cliff taquería known for the taco perrón with ribeye, asadero and nopales.

3. Dragon Casa

   3355 E Trinity Mills Rd, Dallas

   Taquería On the menu: Peking duck taco, birria xiao long bao

   North Dallas taquería blending Chinese and Mexican flavors.

4. Maskaras Mexican Grill

   2423 W Kiest Blvd, Dallas

   Taquería On the menu: carnitas taco, birria

   Dallas grill on West Kiest Boulevard known for carnitas and birria.

5. Tacos Juancho

   3604 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas

   Taquería On the menu: ribeye taco

   Oak Lawn taquería whose ribeye taco is inspired by Mexico City's taco de gaonera.

Barbecue joints in Dallas

Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Texas: 74 Texas barbecue joints.

1. Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse

   2202 Inwood Rd, Dallas

   America's ClassicBarbecue On the menu: brisket sandwich, onion rings, jalapeño sausage · Since 1958

   The original Inwood Road barbecue joint opened by William Jennings "Sonny" Bryan Jr. in 1958, now open 24/7; a James Beard America's Classic (2000).

2. Slow Bone BBQ

   2234 Irving Blvd, Dallas

   Barbecue

   Design District barbecue cafeteria with a sweet potato praline side.

3. Smokey Joe's BBQ

   6403 S R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas

   Barbecue

   Oak Cliff barbecue spot with four decades of smoking.

Tex-Mex in Dallas

Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Texas: 30 Texas Tex-Mex restaurants.

1. E Bar Tex-Mex

   1901 N Haskell Ave., Dallas

   Tex-Mex On the menu: fajitas, enchiladas, tortilla soup, queso

   Old East Dallas Tex-Mex opened in 2013 for fajitas, enchiladas and queso.

2. El Fenix

   1601 McKinney Ave Downtown #1, Dallas

   Tex-Mex On the menu: cheese enchiladas, beef tamales with chile con carne

   Downtown McKinney Avenue flagship of the Dallas Tex-Mex chain founded in 1918; known for cheese enchiladas and beef tamales with chile con carne.

3. Mia's Tex-Mex

   4334 Lemmon Ave, Dallas

   Tex-Mex On the menu: brisket tacos, chimichangas, flautas

   Lemmon Avenue Tex-Mex opened in 1981, known for its brisket tacos.

Oldest restaurants in Dallas

In business at this address since 1960 or before, going by the place itself or a published history, listed from the oldest. Each note gives the source of the year. Across Texas: Texas's oldest restaurants.

1. Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse

   2202 Inwood Rd, Dallas

   America's ClassicBarbecue On the menu: brisket sandwich, onion rings, jalapeño sausage · Since 1958

   The original Inwood Road barbecue joint opened by William Jennings "Sonny" Bryan Jr. in 1958, now open 24/7; a James Beard America's Classic (2000).

   Wikipedia: founded 1958; the original Inwood location remained open as of 2022 and runs 24/7 since 2016. Its own site lists 2202 Inwood Road.

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