Here’s a closer look at Dallas/Fort Worth’s newest eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces available for events this summer. The new and renovated Dallas/Fort Worth venues are available for corporate parties, weddings, fundraisers, outdoor functions, business dinners, team-building activities, conferences, meetings, and more.
Delilah Dallas
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January brought the opening of Delilah Dallas, a modern-day supper club that pays homage to the Roaring ’20s. Guests here enjoy eating, drinking, and dancing in a chic space adorned with eye-catching elements like plush pink velvet booths, shimmery chandeliers, Blue Explosion marble bars, and a dedicated performance stage. Full buyouts of the 15,000-square-foot space can accommodate as many as 450 people for cocktail-style receptions or 250 seated guests. Groups can reserve three private dining rooms: the Champagne Room seats 16, the Orchid Room seats 18, and the Star Room seats 24. The Orchid and Star rooms can be combined for up to 42 people. On the menu, guests find a wide variety of upscale dishes ranging from a chilled seafood bar to roasted lobster to wagyu beef cappellitti.
Hotel Mockingbird
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The Beeman Hotel completed its transformation into Hotel Mockingbird in March. The 296-room property in Park Cities now feels modern and elegant, with a calming color palette and soft silhouettes inspired by a midcentury-modern aesthetic. On-property amenities include an indoor heated pool, an outdoor patio, and two dining outlets: Verse Kitchen & Bar, which serves refined global cuisine, and Raven, a speakeasy-style lounge. The hotel also features more than 11,000 square feet of meeting space, including the 6,204-square-foot Mockingbird Ballroom, which seats 700; the 1,938-square-foot light-filled Aviary; and the 12-seat Landing Boardroom. Encore handles AV needs.
Y’all Plaza at Marriott Dallas Uptown
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Marriott Dallas Uptown debuted Ya’ll Plaza, a new event venue, in April. The 4,000-square-foot outdoor space offers a flexible backdrop for everything from black-tie parties to yoga classes. Fans, misters, and space heaters throughout the venue accommodate a variety of weather scenarios. Cocktail-style events here can accommodate as many as 350 guests, and 200 can sit for formal meals. Elsewhere on site, the 225-room hotel features an outdoor rooftop pool, a French brasserie and bar, and nine additional meeting spaces.
Maroma
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In May, the sophisticated Maroma opened its doors on the ground floor of the Thirteen Thirty Three Building in the Design District. The restaurant serves refined coastal Mexican cuisine. Think vibrant, flavorful dishes like fresh ceviche, mesquite wood-grilled meats, and an expansive raw bar, along with a beverage program that specializes in agave-derived cocktails. Styled with simple decor, natural materials, soft lighting, and layered textures, the 3,800-square-foot space can seat as many as 150 guests between the dining room and patio.
Oak & Stone McKinney
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Oak & Stone made its Texas debut in McKinney in May. The new, 6,000-square-foot outpost of the Florida-based chain presents an approachable, low-key atmosphere with comfortable booths, polished wood, lots of windows, and seating for 200. Here, guests can slow down and enjoy mouthwatering housemade dishes like brisket and bacon pizza, dry-rub wings, and pretzel-crusted sashimi. The beverage program includes 50 self-serve taps pouring beer, wine, bourbon, cocktails, and zero-proof options.
Punk Noir
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Led by James Beard Award-winning chef RJ Cooper, Punk Noir brings a truly unique dining experience to Dallas. The 7,800-square-foot restaurant, which opened in June, offers a 20-course tasting menu presented in an immersive, multi-room layout. As many as 26 guests at a time begin in the lounge, which is anchored by a striking graffiti mural. Throughout the meal, diners move through a communal dining room with projection-mapped visuals, an open kitchen, and an opulent dining room, ultimately ending up in the swanky, 65-seat Noir Lounge.
Sueño Cocteleria Mexicana
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Sueño Cocteleria Mexicana opened a new location in University Park’s Snider Plaza in June. The elevated Mexican restaurant spans 6,259 square feet, with seating for 116 in the main dining room, 38 on the patio, and 23 in the Alma Agave tequila lounge. The menu includes flavor-forward favorites from all over Mexico, like Jalisco birria tacos, enchiladas Suizas, and fire-grilled fajitas. Natural elements throughout the space, like warm woods and volcanic stones, create a sophisticated ambiance.
Trattoria Bugatti
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A spinoff of Bugatti Ristorante, Trattoria Bugatti opened in Midway Hollow in April. The 4,425-square-foot restaurant is a modern concept with a welcoming, neighborhood feel. There’s seating for 120 people in the dining room, 15 at the bar, and 30 on the patio. On the menu, guests will notice partnerships with local purveyors, who supply everything from pasta to pizza dough. Standout dishes include cacio e pepe wings, house-made focaccia, eggplant parmesan, and sourdough pizza.
CBD Provisions
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March brought the reopening of CBD Provisions after a full renovation. The restaurant, located inside the Joule Hotel, now offers a softer look and feel, with vintage light fixtures, antique mirrors, custom mosaic tiles, and layered textures. In total, the 3,500-square-foot venue seats 151 people at communal high-top tables, a center banquette, railcar booth seating, and an airy bar. On the menu, guests will find familiar favorites like the pig’s head carnitas and pimento cheese loaf, as well as new additions like ancho beef bourguignon and asado short rib.
D.L. Mack’s
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D.L. Mack’s opened its third location in March, this time in the West Village. The Chicago-inspired tavern is known for its cracker-thin-crust pizzas in unique varieties like truffle chicken and spicy vodka, and the menu also includes American favorites like fully loaded burgers and jalapeno queso dip. Spanning 4,600 square feet, the restaurant features nostalgic Americana decor, exposed brick walls, and multiple TV screens.