Unique cafe just opened<\/a> inside the Coach handbag store at Allen Outlet Malls, one of seven locations across the U.S., including Austin, which opened<\/a> in 2025. The drink menu<\/a> features coffee, espresso drinks including cappuccinos and lattes, cold brew, matcha lattes with rotating seasonal flavors, and lemonade. There are two signature items: Tabby Cake \u2014 an adorable chocolate treat shaped like Coach\u2019s trademark Tabby bag and Lil Miss Jo Cookie \u2014 an edible version of the chain’s coffee-cup animated mascot used in company ad campaigns. They also serve pastries such as salted chocolate chip cookies, blueberry muffins, vegan carrot cake muffins, cinnamon rolls, savory scones, ham and cheese croissant, and soft-serve in waffle cones.<\/p>\n
Curry Tei & Bar<\/a> Docent Steak<\/a> L’s Dumplings<\/a> Momo2Go<\/a> Ono Hawaiian BBQ<\/a> Open House<\/a> Red: Italian<\/a> Sophia’s Cocina & Cantina<\/a> Yo-Chi<\/a>
Hip Asian restaurant comes<\/a> to downtown Plano courtesy of Michelle Vi Pepping, who also owns<\/a> buzzy Okaeri Cafe in Richardson. Curry Tei gives her the opportunity to focus more deeply on favorite Japanese comfort foods, especially house-made curry and crispy katsu, along with a full bar featuring sake, Japanese whisky, and handcrafted cocktails. The curry can be ordered over rice or udon noodles, then topped with a choice from 10 proteins: tonkatsu fried pork cutlet, katsu fried chicken cutlet, tofu katsu fried tofu cutlet, shrimp katsu, karaage fried chicken, Japanese sausage, fried potato croquette, sliced beef, hamburger patty, or gyoza dumplings. Their bowls and noodles run the gamut from chicken teriyaki over rice to chilled green tea soba noodles with vegetable tempura. Popular starters include edamame, dumplings, and karaage fried chicken.<\/p>\n![\"Coach](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coach-coffee-shop.jpg\")
After two years in the making<\/a>, the newest restaurant from Harwood Hospitality Group is open<\/a> in the Harwood No. 14<\/a> development as a steakhouse with a menu centered on HWD Beef, Harwood\u2019s exclusive beef product. Prime cuts include filet mignon, NY strip, ribeye, bone-in strip, Chateaubriand, and porterhouse. Docent also serves Kobe beef, including A5 Wagyu available by the ounce, and a rotating Kobe flight featuring five cuts. Non-steak options include crab cake, Kobe potstickers, steak tartare sliders, tempura lobster, oysters, spicy tuna tartare, and a seafood tower. As befits a steakhouse, there’s a grand wine list, but also a big selection of sake. The main dining room has a white-tablecloth fine-dining ambience, while a lower level has a casual atmosphere with TVs. There’s lots of art, a Harwood trademark.<\/p>\n
Chef-owned Asian spot just opened<\/a> on the Lewisville\/Carrollton border, where it’s doing dumplings and Hong Kong-style dim sum. There’s an expansive menu with dim sum-style dishes, dumplings, and even Chinese-American staples like General Tso’s Chicken. While the restaurant does not have room for the cart service that often goes with dim sum, it does have a dim sum menu with a dozen dishes you’d find at a traditional dim sum brunch: beef tripe, black pepper short ribs, siu mai topped with roe, Chinese broccoli in oyster sauce, steamed pork ribs with garlic, sticky rice chicken, wontons, and chicken feet in black bean sauce. Dumplings are offered in more than a dozen varieties including soft steamed dumplings, pan-fried dumplings with a crispy bottom, and soup dumplings, famous for containing broth inside the wrapper, creating an especially juicy filling.<\/p>\n
Well-regarded dumpling chain from Canada has opened<\/a> a location in the Preston Lebanon Crossing shopping center, taking over a space previously occupied by Lalo’s Cocina Mexicana, which closed in July. Momo2Go specializes in momos \u2014 the dumpling that’s a foundation of Himalayan cuisine \u2014 and is a spinoff of a family-owned restaurant called Himalayan Kitchen<\/a>, which debuted<\/a> in Toronto in 2012. Their momos were so popular that they launched Momo2Go in 2016. They now have 10 including one in Irving, which franchisees<\/a> Karma Gurung and Tashi Chetan opened<\/a> in 2023. Frisco is their second location.<\/p>\n![\"L's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/l-s-dumplings.png\")
Fast-casual Hawaiian plate-lunch chain from California just opened<\/a> a location in McKinney, specializing in island-style plate lunches that combine some form of meat plus white rice and macaroni salad. Meats include BBQ chicken, Kalua pork, kalbi short ribs, fried chicken katsu, and Spam musubi, consisting of a block of rice topped with a slice of Spam and wrapped in seaweed. A slightly healthier option combines the meats with rice and a side salad. McKinney is the second location in Texas, following Plano<\/a> which opened in July. If all goes according to their plan, they will soon be ubiquitous, with 10 locations plotted<\/a> for DFW.<\/p>\n
New restaurant concept being tested by KFC has opened<\/a> its very first location in McKinney, with a goal to put a modern twist on Colonel Sanders’ fried chicken concept. The location has tableside service, touchscreen kiosks, breakfast, boba drinks, and more. New and unique menu items including sides such as Southwest corn, fried green beans, spicy pickles, and rainbow slaw, as well as the first breakfast lineup featuring chicken tenders sandwiches, hashbrown sticks, mini cronuts, brewed coffee, and iced lattes. The McKinney restaurant will serve as a testing ground for KFC, giving them a chance to try new food, drinks, service, and design ideas before rolling them out across the country.<\/p>\n
Unusual new restaurant<\/a> in Denton is a subterranean spot in the basement of Ruby Rodeo, a bar and live music venue on Denton Square, where it’s serving Italian food and speakeasy charm. The 58-seat underground space \u2014 which includes 10 seats at the bar \u2014 serves Italian classics, priced from $25 to $40, such as spicy sausage lasagna with arrabbiata sauce, cacio e pepe bucatini, chicken piccata, shrimp diablo, and espresso-crusted filet mignon with Italian seasoning. Appetizers include fried mozzarella, stuffed mushrooms, grilled artichokes, bruschetta, meatballs, flatbreads, and a classic Caesar. The concept comes from Victor Garc\u00eda and Mike Church, who also own Ruby Rodeo, as well as the similarly-red-named Scarlett Lounge in Deep Ellum.<\/p>\n
Mexican restaurant in Farmers Branch is the new home<\/a> of Hugo Miranda, the well-respected hospitality figure who previously helmed Hugo’s Invitados, a Mexican concept that he opened in 2018 with entrepreneur Mark Hulme. Highlights from the menu (which has not yet been uploaded to the restaurant’s website nor their Facebook page) include oysters, pork belly chicharron, sopa de Cebolla, mixed grill, ribeye black Angus tomahawk sliced tableside, whole Pacific snapper, crudos, and upscale tacos such as blue crab with spinach; and salads such as red beet carpaccio with arugula, goat cheese, avocado, and pumpkin seeds.<\/p>\n
Aussie fro-yo chain known for self-serve bowls, bountiful topping bars, and lively vibe has made its U.S. debut<\/a> in Dallas near Inwood Village, at 5710 Lovers Ln. #101, to be followed by a second location at NorthPark Center. Yay us. Founded in Melbourne in 2012, Yo-Chi first expanded outside Australia in 2025 with a location in Singapore, followed by London. They tout their use of “fresh milk” in their yogurt, with flavors such as vanilla, salted butterscotch, tart, acai, coconut, matcha, and cinnamon banana. Plus 40-plus toppings arranged in a communal, self-serve station, including mini mochi, pistachio spread, cookie dough, sauces, brownies, fruit, and more. In its Down Under home turf, Yo-Chi locations are said<\/a> to have a club ambience, with people going there on dates and bouncers at the door on weekends.<\/p>\n