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Each December, we look back at the greatest restaurants that opened in Fort Worth<\/a> over the last 12 months. In January, we flip the culinary calendar to look at what\u2019s ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s new restaurant forecast, strangely enough, may sound a bit like last year\u2019s, since many of the restaurants slated to open in \u201825 got bumped to \u201826. But as anyone in the restaurant industry will tell you, never bank on your restaurant opening until it actually opens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With that being said, here\u2019s a look at some of the new restaurants slated to open in Fort Worth this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beren Mediterranean Empire Kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Early 2026<\/p>\n

One of Fort Worth\u2019s best new restaurants of 2025 is getting an upgrade for 2026. The popular Turkish spot from the Erhan family is leaving the Funky Town Food Hall for a full-fledged brick-and-mortar. They\u2019re not going far, just a few blocks over, into the sleek Near Southside space recently vacated by vegan restaurant Maiden. The move will give the restaurant room to stretch its legs, with a bigger, warmer dining area and expanded menu of modern and classic Mediterranean dishes.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 1216 Sixth Ave., berenmediterranean.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Beverly\u2019s Downtown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: MarchEasily one of the city\u2019s most anticipated restaurants comes from the team behind one of last year\u2019s biggest culinary success stories, The Mont. Now, the same owners turn their attention to this high-end Mexican restaurant, which will open this spring in the basement of the historic Hogan Building downtown. Designed by Fort Worth firm Maven \u2014 which also designed The Mont \u2014 the 7,000-square-foot restaurant will be open for quick downtown lunches and will morph into a more leisurely dinner-and-drinks destination at night. Menu items haven\u2019t been unveiled yet, but a release promises a combination of Northern and coastal Mexican dishes made by hand with fresh, local and seasonal ingredients.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 901 Houston St.<\/p>\n

Broadway 10 Bar & Chophouse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Spring\/summer, maybe<\/p>\n

Originally slated to open late 2024 and now bumped to this spring\/summer, this new downtown steakhouse will serve as the on-site restaurant for Deco, a 27-story high rise featuring deco-style, luxury apartment homes and penthouses. Says a release, the 8,500-square-foot restaurant will spotlight hand-cut steaks and seafood grilled over a blend of pecan, oak, and hickory woods. Accompanying the entrees will be family-style sides such as smoked Gouda mashed potatoes and lobster mac and cheese. They’ll also serve sushi because, well, why not? The restaurant comes from Provisions Concepts, an Oklahoma-based restaurant group. Fort Worth will be Broadway 10\u2019s second location; the original is in Oklahoma City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 969 Commerce St., b10chophouse.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Cafe Mirador<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Early 2026<\/p>\n

Fort Worth\u2019s Cultural District is getting its own version of Dallas\u2019 Forty Five Ten shopping mecca, and with it will come a new location of Caf\u00e9 Mirador, its in-house, lunch-and-lounge restaurant. The menu will feature some of the restaurant\u2019s signature dishes \u2014 an Instagram-ready lobster roll, silky whipped ricotta, and playful ahi tuna cornettes \u2014 executed with a bit of flair by, according to Paper City, Fort Worth native and chef Manny Gutierrez, who\u2019ll use seasonal ingredients and locally sourced produce to level up each dish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 3220 West Seventh St., mirador-dallas.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Con Azucar Cafe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: January<\/p>\n

This tiny Mexican coffeehouse and small bites spot recently opened in the cool old north side building that Fort Worth chef Juan Rodriguez originally purchased for a new restaurant concept. But life steered Rodriguez in another direction (he’s now working with Westland Hospitality Group), leaving the 70-year-old building open for the first Texas franchise location of this national chain. Con Azucar offers coffee drinks and light refreshers that feature flavors derived from popular Mexican candies; rotating horchatas and other agua frescas; traditional caf\u00e9 de olla, a cinnamon-spiced coffee drink made in an earthen clay pot; and Mexican pastries and sandwiches.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 1216 N. Main St.,\u00a0conazucarcafe.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Drinks \u2019N Such<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: First quarter 2026<\/p>\n

Think of Drinks \u2019N Such as a restaurant supergroup, a culinary Traveling Wilburys. The new TCU-area concept \u2014 which is taking over the former Carter\u2019s Coffee space \u2014 brings together talented Fort Worth chef David Hollister, whose resume includes Wild Acre and Gas Monkey Bar \u2019N Grill, and partners Clayton Grunewald and Tino DeFranco of Funky Lime Hospitality, the team behind spots like Reservoir, The Whiskey Garden, and Shot:30. Rounding out the crew is Drew Boatman, known for Rusty Nickel and Star Cafe. Together, they\u2019re crafting a food-hall-inspired menu served in a sports-bar setting, with dishes drawn from multiple culinary styles and locales.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 2736 Stanley Ave.,\u00a0instagram.com\/drinks.n.such<\/a><\/p>\n

Duong DeVille<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Spring\/summer\u00a0<\/p>\n

Duong DeVille marks the long-awaited first solo restaurant from Hao Tran, our city\u2019s beloved dumpling virtuoso. After years of pop-ups, collaborations, and running her self-named market and bistro on the Near Southside, Tran will finally put her full range on display inside a 4,000-square-foot space that\u2019s part of siblings Will Churchill and Corrie Watson Fletcher\u2019s new Entrepreneur Park development in White Settlement. The menu will go well beyond dumplings, blending traditional Vietnamese flavors with Tran\u2019s inventive, homey style. Look for dishes such as a rich beef rib pho and delicate steamed rice cakes; the latter is a specialty dish from the Vietnamese city of Hue, from where many of Tran\u2019s recipes originated. She\u2019ll also carve out space for market items, she says, and she\u2019ll have plenty of room to continue her popular cooking classes. For those of us who\u2019ve followed Tran\u2019s culinary journey, it\u2019s a milestone that can\u2019t come soon enough.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 405 Jim Wright Fwy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Enchiladas Ol\u00e9 Express\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Dec. 3, 2025\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bless Mary Patino Perez, who can\u2019t seem to find a permanent home for her roving Tex-Mex concept and her newish barbecue biz, Holy Cue. Here\u2019s hoping that\u2019ll change with her latest spot. Her two concepts have come together under one roof at Cat City Grill\u2019s old digs on Magnolia Avenue. There, Perez is serving her signature enchiladas and smoked brisket in a fast-casual setting, with great prices: There\u2019s nothing priced over $16.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 1208 W. Magnolia Ave., enchiladasole.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Felina\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: First quarter of 2026<\/p>\n

Felina is the next move from the Texas brothers behind Bocca Osteria Romana, the wonderful Italian restaurant found down a back alley in the South Main area. Opening early \u201826 in the former Funky Town Picnic space on Bryan Avenue, next door to Ichiro Izakaya, the new concept will offer a culinary snapshot of Alessandro and Alfonso Salvatore\u2019s globe-trotting background \u2014 Texas-born, raised across Mexico, Italy, and Puerto Rico \u2014 with Italian cooking that wanders into Latin and Mediterranean territory. Alessandro, who was named Fort Worth Chef of the Year at the 2025 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, says to expect a relaxed, neighborhood feel and a menu built around seasonal ingredients, wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas, and a custom-made trompo that will turn out everything from lamb to thinly sliced rib-eye. Vegetables will play a big role, along with housemade pastas, salads, and street-food items like panuozzo sandwiches \u2014 handhelds made with baked pizza dough. Drinks will include prosecco, cocktails, and natural wines on tap. Can\u2019t wait for this one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 401 Bryan Ave., Ste.117, instagram.com\/felina_fortworth<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Public Market\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Early May<\/p>\n

Fort Worth\u2019s Wilks Development is teaming up with local chef Jenna Kinard, her husband Micah, and Kansas City restaurateur Christian Moscoso to revive the historic Fort Worth Public Market with three new food\/beverage concepts and an artisanal market. Known for her Southern-influenced cooking at Max\u2019s Wine Dive and Jellico\u2019s, Kinard will lead Madrone, a fine-dining restaurant built around tasting menus and seasonal Texas ingredients. The project will also include Willow, an upscale cocktail lounge, and Public Market Caf\u00e9 & Goods, a community-focused cafe offering baked goods, coffee, and local products. The food and bev concepts are a part of Wilks\u2019 multimillion reno of the nearly 100-year-old property.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 1400 Henderson St., madronerestaurant.com<\/a><\/p>\n

H Mart<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Spring\u00a0<\/p>\n

H Mart\u2019s long-awaited first store in Tarrant County is slated to open in the spring as part of a massive 50-acre mixed-use development near Loop 820 and North Beach Street in Haltom City. Known for its extensive selection of Asian groceries and specialty goods, the popular chain \u2014 which already has locations in Carrollton and Plano \u2014 will be the centerpiece of the new plaza. Hoping to snag H Mart shoppers, dozens of new Asian-inspired restaurants will open throughout the plaza, including Chowdang Village, a Korean chain known for its sundubu-jjigae tofu and hot pots; It\u2019s KBBQ and Shabu Shabu, an all-you-can-eat chain where apps and small plates come to your table via conveyor belt and servers cook Korean barbecue meats at your table; Lantern Thai Kitchen, a New York restaurant making its Texas debut; several coffee and dessert shops like SomiSomi and Hui Lau Shan; and 85\u00b0C, a beloved bakery making its second attempt at a Fort Worth-area store (a location in the Left Bank opened and closed a few years ago). Look for H Mart to open March\/April.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 3920 NE Loop 820, Haltom City,\u00a0hmart.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The Henry McCarty Irish Pub<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: First quarter of 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

The long-vacant Cork & Pig Tavern space in The Artisan Circle\/West 7th will soon be home to a new Irish pub \u2014 good news for those bummed by the recent closure of nearby Trinity College Irish Pub. McCarty\u2019s takes its name from famed outlaw Billy the Kid, who was born Henry McCarty and was the son of Irish-Catholic immigrants, giving the concept a nod to Irish-American folklore. The pub comes from good stock: Owner Alan Kearney, a native Dubliner, is behind several successful North Texas Irish spots, including Patrick Kennedy\u2019s Irish Pub and The Playwright Irish Pub, both in the Dallas area. At McCarty\u2019s, expect a menu built around Irish comfort staples \u2014 fish and chips, corned beef and cabbage, full Irish breakfast \u2014 alongside an extensive lineup of Irish beers, whiskeys, and cocktails.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 2869 Crockett St.,\u00a0thehenrymccarty.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Kurogi Ramen & Sushi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Now open<\/p>\n

Located about as far north as Fort Worth goes, up near Texas Motor Speedway, this family-run Japanese restaurant is a spinoff of the popular original in nearby Northlake. Sushi plays a big role on the menu, but it\u2019s the ramen lineup that truly sets Kurogi apart. There are more than a dozen varieties, from classics like tonkotsu, miso and shoyu to more adventurous options such as chicken paitan and Nagasaki seafood ramen loaded with shrimp, calamari and mussels. Other uncommon flavors include the broth-less mazemen ramen and the karai miso made with kimchi.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 3400 TX-114,\u00a0kurogi23.com<\/a><\/p>\n

One Trick Pony Pizza Tavern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: First\/second quarter of 2026<\/p>\n

Pizza has been a huge trend in Fort Worth, so it\u2019s no surprise another new spot is on the way. What is surprising is who\u2019s behind it: Travis and Emma Heim, whose eponymous barbecue business – first a food truck, then a restaurant, and ultimately a local sensation – helped kick-start the city\u2019s craft barbecue boom. In February 2024, the couple handed the restaurants’ keys to to partner Will Churchill to focus on their family, but last year announced plans for a pizza concept that will take over the former Hot Box Biscuit Club space on South Main, just a few blocks from the original Heim Barbecue. According to CultureMap, the restaurant will serve New York- and tavern-style pizzas, along with sandwiches, burgers, craft cocktails, and martinis. Originally slated to open in 2025, the project is now expected to debut in ’26.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 313 S. Main St.,\u00a0instagram.com\/onetrickponypizza<\/a><\/p>\n

Partenope Ristorante<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: First quarter 2026<\/p>\n

Pizza is coming back to 2949 Crockett St. \u2014 once home to the much-missed Fireside Pies \u2014 thanks to master pizzaiolo Dino Santonicola and his wife, Megan, who are opening a Fort Worth outpost of their acclaimed Dallas restaurant in Artisan Circle\/West 7th. Santonicola hails from Naples, where he trained in the craft of true Italian pizza before making a name for himself in North Texas at Cane Rosso. In 2019, he and Megan branched out with their own concept, Partenope Ristorante, which has locations in downtown Dallas and Richardson. The Fort Worth restaurant will follow the same formula that has earned them a loyal following: a warm, family-friendly atmosphere and meticulous, old-world pies anchored by high-quality ingredients and traditional technique.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 2949 Crockett St., partenopedallas.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Shug’s Bagels<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Mid 2026<\/p>\n

Dallas’ bagel go-to spot is opening a location in west Fort Worth in the old J&G Oasis Beverage Center building, best known for its neon “Oasis Liquor” sign. Owner Justin Shugrue has made a name for himself for his New York-style bagels, in flavors such as jalape\u00f1o cheddar, French toast, and garlic, and other NY-inspired eats, including lox and egg. In addition to offering breakfast bites, Shug’s will be open for lunch, too, serving deli-style sandwiches.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 5101 Camp Bowie Blvd., shugsbagels.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Top of the Morning<\/strong>\u00a0Brunch House<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening: Early 2026<\/p>\n

Opening in the former Mash\u2019d space in Artisan Circle\/West 7th., is this all-day breakfast and brunch spot, spearheaded by Chicagoan Nick Roditis, who helped expand the Yolk brand across Dallas-Fort Worth, according to CultureMap. Look for dishes such as chicken & waffles done the old-school way, with bone-in chicken, to more luxe eats like a truffle steak sandwich. As did Mash\u2019d, the restaurant will feature a large patio where diners can get a front row view of Artisan Square buffoonery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong>: 2948 Crockett St., tombrunchhouse.com<\/a><\/p>\n