Dallas-Fort Worth saw just one other Michelin star recipient at the 2025 ceremony: Deep Ellum restaurant Tatsu Dallas was honored with 1 star for its second consecutive year.<\/p>\n
In Michelin\u2019s second year critiquing Texas restaurants, the French restaurant review company shone special attention on its 1-star restaurants, which inherently took the spotlight off of the Recommended restaurants, which are less highly rated by Michelin\u2019s anonymous critics.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a simple explanation: Michelin is known for its 1-, 2- and 3-star honors. These are the best of the best \u2014 a level of culinary achievement few will reach. Let the stars shine, Michelin seemed to say during the Michelin Guide Texas ceremony in Houston on Oct. 28, 2025.<\/p>\n
And shine they did: Chefs swapped their white coats for dresses and suits, sashaying through the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, wine glasses in hand.<\/p>\n
Across the state, Michelin handed out 18 1-star awards \u2014 an increase from last year\u2019s 15 Michelin starred restaurants.<\/p>\n
As expected, no restaurant in Texas received a 2- or a 3-star award. That\u2019s Michelin\u2019s highest honor.<\/p>\n
Seven Bib Gourmands were given to to Dallas-Fort Worth eateries with reasonably-priced menu items. The same seven received one last year, and no new restaurants were added as Bib recipients in 2025.<\/p>\n
Across Texas, 140 restaurants were honored across 33 cuisines.<\/p>\n
Restaurants honored in the Michelin Guide Texas 2025 in Dallas-Fort Worth are listed below.<\/p>\n
Mamani: 1-star Michelin award<\/p>\n
Open for just 48 dinners so far in Dallas, Mamani is certainly the newest Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant to make Michelin\u2019s list<\/a>. According to a Michelin spokesperson, there is no cutoff for a restaurant to be eligible for this year\u2019s Guide in Texas, and thus, French-born chef Christophe De Lellis\u2019 not-yet two-month-old restaurant made the cut. While De Lellis shrugged off his blazer for a white Michelin chef\u2019s coat, it was noted inspectors were impressed by this \u201cglitzy, well-appointed hot spot.\u201d His menu is earnest and advanced at the same time, with homey gnocchi for $25 co-mingling with scallops and caviar for $45 and duck to share for $169. It\u2019s impressive for De Lellis\u2019 food to get noticed this quickly, though his pedigree proceeded him: He was the executive chef at Jo\u00ebl Robuchon in Las Vegas before making the leap to Texas. <\/p>\n Mamani is at 2681 Howell St., Dallas.<\/p>\n Tatsu Dallas: 1-star Michelin award<\/p>\n Nestled in a tidy space in one of Dallas\u2019 oldest buildings is Tatsu Dallas, the tiny, refined omakase restaurant that was Dallas\u2019 only 1-star Michelin recipient in 2024<\/a>. Chef Tatsuya \u201cTatsu\u201d Sekiguchi runs a quiet kitchen focused on 18 to 20 courses of mostly nigiri-style sushi that he hands to each guest, one by one. Sekiguchi is a fourth-generation sushi chef, but he\u2019s the first in his family to earn a Michelin star.<\/p>\n Tatsu Dallas is at 3309 Elm St., Dallas.<\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n Flashy restaurant Mister Charles is like a postcard of Dallas: It\u2019s beautiful and refined. Plus, it\u2019s in the neighborhood of the moment, Dallas\u2019 bustling Knox Street. The menu offers fancy versions of classics, like a one-bite starter of egg salad \u2014 but with caviar; a decadent plate of clams vongole; and beef wellington made of Texas Wagyu short rib. Last year, Michelin accidentally named Mister Charles\u2019 sibling restaurant<\/a> on its Recommended list before correcting its mistake. This year, Mister Charles was too bold and too brash to get forgotten. Michelin says this distinction awarded to Chas Martin, who is a co-owner of Duro Hospitality, \u201cgoes beyond the glass; it\u2019s a journey for the senses,\u201d according to Michelin\u2019s definition of this special (and unexpected) award. Duro Hospitality owns five restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth. <\/p>\n Mister Charles is at 3219 Knox St., Dallas.<\/p>\n Michelin Bib Gourmand winners in Dallas-Fort WorthCattleack Barbeque<\/p>\n You\u2019ll often wait in line for barbecue at Cattleack, but it\u2019ll be worth it: Pitmaster Andrew Castelan<\/a> is serving some of the best \u2018cue in North Texas. Founder Todd David, who sold the business to Castelan a few years back, is still remembered in the Toddfather sandwich, piled with brisket, pulled pork, sausage and slaw. We always look to the weekly feature, as Cattleack usually knocks it out of the park with specials like pastrami beef ribs and smoked bologna. <\/p>\n Cattleack Barbeque is at 13628 Gamma Road, Dallas\/Farmers Branch.<\/p>\n Gemma<\/p>\n A glow-up on Gemma\u2019s 10th birthday<\/a> transformed it from a fancy-seeming date-night spot to a neighborhood bistro. When Gemma was then honored in 2024 with a Bib Gourmand, it cemented the Henderson Avenue restaurant as a charming place you shouldn\u2019t save for special occasions. <\/p>\n Gemma is at 2323 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas.<\/p>\n Goldee\u2019s Barbecue<\/p>\n For the second consecutive year, Fort Worth gem Goldee\u2019s Barbecue received Michelin\u2019s value award, a Bib Gourmand. The out-of-the-way restaurant is certainly worth the drive, as its young pitmasters are serving up some of the best smoked meat in the state \u2014 and mentoring others while they\u2019re at it. One of Goldee\u2019s proteges, Chuck Charnichart of Barbs-B-Q, was honored with Michelin\u2019s Young Chef Award, showing just how influential the Fort Worth team has been across Texas.<\/p>\n 4645 Dick Price Road, Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Lucia<\/p>\n Husband-wife team David and Jennifer Uygur are bringing a taste of Italy to Dallas\u2019 Bishop Arts District. Diners would be crazy to miss the chef\u2019s choice salumi and the house-made pastas. But lean in to any of the new dishes, as the menu changes regularly and favorites don\u2019t always last. Lucia was honored as a Bib Gourmand in 2024, a strange distinction for a restaurant that is fine enough to cost $100 per person or more. <\/p>\n Lucia is at 287 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas.<\/p>\n Mot Hai Ba<\/p>\n We wish chef Peja Krstic\u2019s French-Vietnamese restaurant in Dallas\u2019 Lakewood would remain a secret. It\u2019s situated in an old house, and diners might feel like they\u2019ve stumbled into one of the best little dinner parties in town. It\u2019s easy to keep spending down by opting for b\u00e1nh bao, stuffed leeks and a bowl of Krstic\u2019s famous garlic noodles. Or, go big and you won\u2019t be sorry, with shaking beef, short ribs and duck served two ways. <\/p>\n Mot Hai Ba is at 6047 Lewis St., Dallas.<\/p>\n Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen<\/p>\n![\"Chef](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OQGV2Q25KBHDXGSM7JE52HLLQY.jpg\")
Chas Martin, Mister Charles: Exceptional Cocktail Award<\/p>\n