Pastries are pictured in the display case at Maman’s November 2025 grand opening in Dallas. The bakery also sells various items, including soups and sandwiches to tea and coffee. A Plano location opened in August.
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Collin County spent the summer making room for more places to have dinner. Between June and August, dozens of restaurants and cafes began operating in cities such as Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Allen and Celina.
For those who live in Collin County and enjoy trying new places, there’s plenty to explore.
Allen
The Melting Pot
It opened its doors on Aug. 10, serving a variety of fondue as well as entrees, salads and desserts. It’s a chain with locations in 33 states across the country.
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The Melting Pot is located at 935 Watters Creek Blvd., Allen. meltingpot.com/allen-tx.
Celina
1418 Coffee and Ramble Coffee House
The North Texas chain opened a 1418 Coffee in Celina in late July, offering coffee and pastries. The new Ramble Coffee House in the Ramble community north of Celina is part of the chain, and it was the first business to open, on June 27, in that new residential cluster.
1418 Coffee is located at 565 S. Preston Road, #100, and Ramble Coffee House is located at 2287 N. Preston Road, Celina. 1418coffee.com.
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LSA Burger Co.
This burger concept opened in Celina on Aug. 13, joining the local chain’s Denton and The Colony locations. It serves not only burgers but also salads, chili and sides.
LSA Burger Co. is located at 218 W. Walnut St., Celina. lsaburger.com.
Frisco
Momo2Go
This restaurant, which serves halal Himalayan food, opened on Aug. 22. The restaurant offers momos, Szechuan dishes, chaaps, chilis and vegetarian entrees.
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Momo2Go is located at 5500 Preston Road, Suite 102, Frisco. momo2go.com.
Trung Nguyên E-Coffee
This coffee shop opened on Aug. 22, offering Vietnamese coffee, especially phin coffee, a slow-drip brewing method used in Vietnam.
Trung Nguyên E-Coffee is located at 9244 Prestmont Place, Suite 210, Frisco. trungnguyene-coffeefrisco.com.
McKinney
Cafe Brazil
Cafe Brazil opened on June 27 with its classic menu of specialties, a wide variety of coffees and other dishes.
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Cafe Brazil is located at 318 N. Central Expressway, McKinney. cafebrazil.com.
Kumbhakarna
This fine-dining restaurant specializing in Indian cuisine opened on July 17, serving biryanis, pulavs and authentic North and South Indian cuisine.
Kumbhakarna is located at 4041 S. Custer Road, Suite 2160, McKinney. kumbhakarna.com.
Plano
Habitat Plants + Coffee
This café, which combines coffee and matcha with plants, opened its doors on Aug. 4. While you’re there, you can buy potted plants and other plant-related merchandise.
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Habitat Plants + Coffee is at 4817 W. Park Blvd., #815, Plano. habitat-plants.com.
Two breast quarters of hot chicken and a side of creamy red skin potato salad from Hattie B’s in Dallas.
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Hattie B’s Hot Chicken
The new Nashville-style hot chicken restaurant opened on June 17. This is the chain’s second location in the D-FW area.
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken is located at 2104 Preston Road, Plano. hattieb.com.
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Jinsol Gukbap
This traditional Korean restaurant opened on June 11 and specializes in authentic Korean pork bone broth and comfort soups.
Jinsol Gukbap is located at 111 W. Spring Creek Parkway, Suite 102, Plano. instagram.com/jinsolgukbap.tx.
Lava Hot Chicken
The restaurant specializes in serving 100% halal-certified spicy chicken fried in premium beef tallow, and it opened on June 20. It is its second restaurant in the D-FW area.
Lava Hot Chicken is located at 3933 N. Central Expressway, #100, Plano. lavahotchicken.com.
Maman
Maman, the famous New York City bakery, opened its second location in the D-FW area on Aug. 7, selling quiche, cookies, croissants and coffee.
Maman is located at 7200 Bishop Road, Suite D, Plano. mamannyc.com.
Patty Lou’s Smashburgers offers a plethora of freshly prepared choices that include beef smash burgers, chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, hand-cut fries, onion rings and frozen drinks. Photos were taken on July 8, 2026.
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Patty Lou’s Smashburgers
The restaurant, which is more of an upscale retro diner with a menu of burgers, milkshakes and floats, opened in mid-July.
Patty Lou’s Smashburgers is located at 1000 14th St., Suite 105, Plano. pattylous.com.
Sip’Stroke Lounge
This new restaurant opened on Aug. 1 and offers patrons the chance to dine on steak frites, salmon skewers or any other dish or salad from the menu while enjoying its golf simulators.
Sip’Stroke Lounge is located at 5969 Dallas Parkway, Plano. sipstroke.com.
Yang’s Smokehouse
This Asian restaurant opened on June 19, serving skewers, its specialty, as well as noodles, fried rice, ribs and other dishes.
Yang’s Smokehouse is located at 240 Legacy Drive, #306, Plano. yangsmokeco.com.