The Main House rendering.
courtesy of The Main House
Just when you thought it wouldn’t end, the construction that’s been dominating the edge of Knox Street is ready to wrap up and unveil what all the dust was for.
These days, when a development breaks ground in Dallas, you can wager it’s one of two things: a mixed-use development or a brand new luxury high-rise. Turns out, Knox-Henderson is getting both.
We knew something was in the works when an entire block of Knox Street was cleared and investors were plotting for Cafe Madrid at the end of 2025. With construction finalized and opening announcements underway, we now know that Toulouse’s new neighbor will be The Knox Luxury Hotel and Residences.
The plan was to create a sophisticated standalone destination and a complementary development that would serve as a springboard for exploring the neighborhood. Its opening has acted as a catalyst for changes and openings around the neighborhood restaurant scene, with five or so new concepts opening within the next 6 months.
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Sant Ambroeus
4555 Travis St.
A new Italian spot in Dallas isn’t groundbreaking news; however, Sant Ambroeus keeps our attention for its unique history. Ninety years ago, two Milanese pastry chefs in Italy joined forces to open this cafe just steps away from the Teatro La Scala, the city’s famous opera house. It was inspired by Saint Ambrogio, the patron saint of Milan, and became a culinary icon synonymous with Milan’s style and quality. It came from across the pond to the U.S. in the ’80s, and has six cafe locations in New York, one in Palm Beach, Florida, and another in Aspen, Colorado. Rather than taking the copy-and-paste approach to expansion, each Sant Ambroeus location has similar branding, but takes on the face of its new locale. The Aspen location has a menu focused on Milanese-style Italian cuisine, influenced by the bounty of nearby Rocky Mountain rivers and farms. We can expect a similar approach to the new location opening in Dallas sometime next year.
Expected opening: Early 2027
Victory Tap Sports Bar
4511 McKinney Ave.
Mar y Sol Cocina Latina served its last guests on Saturday, Aug. 15. The space is being revamped as we speak to reopen as a sports bar this fall. It was an easy pivot for Alberto Lombardi, who told The Dallas Morning News that the spot was busy on weekends, but not weekdays, which isn’t a winning formula. Lombardi Concepts found their winning formula in June when they opened Victory Tap Sports Bar in Plano, right before the World Cup debut in Dallas. Believing that the neighborhood is better served with an approachable sports bar, Lombardi Concepts is opening a second Victory Tap location in Knox-Henderson.
Expected opening: Fall 2026
The Main House rendering.
courtesy of The Main House
The Main House
3333 Knox St.
The enduring ease and classic charm of American retreats is the inspiration for The Main House, a new concept by Western Addition Restaurant Group, which is also behind Il Bracco and Bobbie’s Airway Grill. Beaches, lake houses, ranches and family gathering spaces are being reimagined into residential modernism, which will welcome diners into an indoor-outdoor concept with “unhurried elegance.” Its patio will open directly onto the Katy Trail and the menu will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner using hallmarks from the restaurant group’s founding concepts: fresh entrée salads, stacked sandwiches on house-made bread and proteins butchered in-house daily. We don’t have a lot of information as of yet, but can expect more details prior to the opening.
Expected opening: 2027
SunLife Organics
3333 Knox St.
Erewhon might never come to Dallas, but SunLife Organics, an organic juice bar with a similar ethos, is. It got its start in 2011, after owner Khalil Rafati overcame addiction, living on the streets of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, got sober and was introduced to juicing and superfoods. He opened the first location in Malibu with his business partner Hayley Gorcey and established a go-to for organic juices, organic smoothies, organic salads and “organic everything really.” This new location in Dallas will make three total locations in Texas, the other two being already established in Austin, as well as a few dozen other locations across the country. Each location serves shakes packed with superfoods. The “million dollar smoothie” here is made with banana, raw cashew butter, raw plant protein, raw cacao nibs, maca, colostrum, olive oil, trace mineral complex, pink Himalayan salt, chia seeds, raw honey and grass-fed A2/A2 whole milk. And just like Erewhon, it costs $23.
Expected opening: Fall or winter 2026
Théa Mediterranean Rooftop
3333 Knox St.
Théa Mediterranean Rooftop is a buzzy rooftop from Fox Restaurant Concepts, which is also behind Flower Child, The Henry, Culinary Dropout and Dough Bird. It debuted in Phoenix, Arizona in 2023, and was regonized by Condé Nast Traveler for being one of the Best New Hotel Restaurants in the World. The travel publication said it offered a truly transporting experience and highlighted the big flavors that never skew towards being overindulgent. The Dallas location will be the concept’s second.
Expected opening: Early 2027