It’s no secret that Dallasites love to dine out. And nearly every neighborhood in the city boasts its own cluster of restaurants, bars, delis, and markets. In honor of our recently launched neighborhood guides, we will be regularly highlighting some of the restaurants in town that make dining in each area a unique experience. This week we’re paying homage to some of the most interesting places to dine north of LBJ Freeway in Far North Dallas.
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Cindi’s New York Delicatessen
This casual New York-style deli and bakery is one of those restaurants that has a dish for everybody in your extended family. The menu offers traditional breakfasts, fresh fish, bagels, stuffed cabbage, corned beef sandwiches, and one of the best bear claws in town.
Cadot
Chef Jean-Marie Cadot opened this quaint, North Dallas restaurant in 2009. Cadot is a native of Paris, France, and his family has been in the restaurant business since the 18th century. Seriously. His past experience includes 11 years as executive chef at Lavendou, and a year as executive chef of Lombardie Family Concepts before stepping into his role as executive chef and owner of Cadot. His menu balances between traditional and modern with dishes such as escargot in garlic cream sauce, crispy duck confit in an apricot orange sauce, and coq au vin.
This family-friendly burger joint is located in an old Sonic space at the corner of Frankford and Preston Road. Eric Justice (the former chef of Mexican Sugar in the Shops at Legacy) has crafted a menu filled with casual dishes such as sandwiches, pimento cheese, hot dogs, milkshakes, and burgers. Looking for something that packs more punch than a Mexican caramel and cinnamon milkshake (a must-try)? Swig one of the many playful cocktails from the bar.
If you’re looking to flee from the sweltering Dallas summer heat and relocate to a quaint French bistro in Annecy then you’d better hop on Expedia and book yourself a flight. But for those in North Dallas who can’t uproot on a whim, Lavendou Bistro Provençal provides the perfect (temporary) escape. Sip high tea Monday through Saturday, or opt for a hearty, French meal of foi gras, lobster bisque, and steamed muscles served in white wine, cream and saffron. Don’t worry, you can walk it all off at the Galleria afterwards.
Read the Lavendou review here.
OK, so it’s a chain restaurant. But the queso at this fast-casual taqueria is second to none (it won our chips and queso taste test challenge earlier this year). The green chili cheese dip is loaded up with queso fresco, guacamole, hot sauce and cilantro. (It’s especially good when used to smother tacos with.)
