Rex’s Seafood in the Dallas Farmers Market will serve its last platters of oysters on May 17, 2026.
The restaurant will transition into Dock Local, a seafood spot in Dallas-Fort Worth and Nashville. Dock Local’s model is to operate in food halls, making it a fit for the quick-service counters at the Dallas Farmers Market. Dock Local operates already in Grapevine’s Harvest Hall, Plano’s Legacy Hall, downtown Dallas’ Exchange Hall and Nashville’s Assembly Food Hall.
Dock Local is expected to open at the Dallas Farmers Market in summer 2026.
The Rex’s that came before it operated at the farmers market for over 10 years.
What’s next for Rex’s
After Rex’s closure, the owners will focus on the flagship by the same name, a sit-down restaurant and market on Northwest Highway, near NorthPark Center.
“Over time, the Rex’s brand has evolved into a more full-service, elevated model, so closing the quick serve concept felt like a natural next step,” co-owner Beau Bellomy said via email.
His father, Rex, started the restaurant 20 years ago.
Rex’s Seafood owner Beau Bellomy prepares to filet red snapper at Rex’s Seafood in Dallas. (Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer)
The impending closure of the Dallas Farmers Market restaurant will not affect the Northwest Highway location, Beau Bellomy said.
In 2023, his family purchased S&D Oyster, a seafood shop on Dallas’ McKinney Avenue approaching its 50th birthday in fall 2026. The family is also involved in the expansion of Richardson-born Mexican restaurant Sueño, which will soon open in Snider Plaza, near Southern Methodist University.
Rex’s Seafood at 920 S. Harwood St. (in the Dallas Farmers Market) is expected to close May 17, 2026. Rex’s Seafood at 6713 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, remains open.
Rex’s Seafood in the Dallas Farmers Market shop serves lobster rolls (pictured), oysters and more. (DMN file)
What to expect at Dock Local
Dock Local was created to bring seafood to landlocked cities.It started as a food truck run by Maryland native and chef Brett Curtis.
When Dock Local opens at the Dallas Farmers Market, it’s expected to be the fourth in D-FW and the fifth overall.
Dock Local’s “lobsta” grilled cheese is decadent. The restaurant is expected to open at the Dallas Farmers Market in summer 2026. (Samantha Marie)
Some of its most popular menu items include a lobster grilled cheese, fish and chips and lobster rolls.
Dock Local is expected to open at 920 S. Harwood St. (in the Dallas Farmers Market) in mid-2026. Other locations are at food halls in downtown Dallas, Grapevine, Plano and Nashville.
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