It's a big critical favorite, earning accolades such as CultureMap's 2022 award for Best Restaurant in Dallas, as well as two nominations in 2021 for Best New Restaurant and Best Chef. Meridian is the exciting Brazilian restaurant that opened in Dallas' The Village in 2021. The list is compiled by Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report's culinary editor, along with digital editor Justin Fenner and they have a pattern of including restaurants and chefs from Texas, which other coastal publications sometimes ignore. After two years of pandemic cheerlessness, diners want a taste of the good life, and the best new restaurants in America are giving it to them. Restaurants are more than willing to accommodate with theatrical tableside service and dishes that practically beg diners to break out their phones and broadcast the opulence of their outings on social media. If a restaurant’s business recipe didn’t include some joy and swagger amid an atmosphere of conviviality, it found itself noticeably emptier than those that did.Ī populace starved for the once-routine act of going out wants to go big. Offering exceptional cooking was no longer enough. As Robb Report traveled across America this past winter and spring, visiting restaurants in the wake of the industry being battered by Covid-19 for two years, we sensed a new mood emerging. The theme of the list is not just best, but also restaurants that are fun: Was Monarch a contender that got replaced at the last minute? It's mystifying that they'd publish the article with a typo as blatant as the apostrophe in what should be a plural "menus." There also seems to be an error in the intro, which cites two restaurants not on the list - one of which is Monarch, the Italian steakhouse in downtown Dallas. This Best New list, which was released on June 14, spotlights 10 establishments that are "curating indulgent menu's alongside fun, relaxed ambiences." Robb Report fancies itself an expert in the realm of luxury, and is known for its numerous lists on topics such as Most Anticipated Restaurants, Most Beautiful Restaurants, and most famously, its World's 50 Best Restaurants. 5 on the list, along with buzzy Houston restaurant March and eight other top eateries from around the U.S.
A Dallas restaurant has earned a major nod from international magazine Robb Report: Meridian, the acclaimed restaurant from esteemed chef Junior Borges, has nabbed a spot on the publication's annual 10 Best New Restaurants in America, coming in at a laudable No.