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Spots that sizzle
Buzz is what it's all about in the restaurant biz. Our trend-friendly metro area loves a new dining destination. Below, our list of places that have opened in the last year and have people talking. Will they make it onto our Top 100? Who knows? But get 'em now, while they're hot.

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RESTAURANT	LOCATION	CUISINE TYPE
Babe's Chicken Dinner House	Frisco	Southern/Soul
Bene Bene Ristorante	Far North Dallas	Italian
Bengal Coast	Dallas	Asian
Bolla	Uptown	Italian
Cafe R+D	University Park	American
Campania Pizza	Southlake	Pizza
Caribbean Cafe	Frisco	Cuban
Casa Blanca	Mexican	Dallas
Charlie Palmer at the Joule	Downtown	American
La Condesa	Victory Park	Mexican
Crêperie du Château	Uptown	French
La Cubanita	Uptown	Cuban
Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen	Oak Lawn	Mexican
Dali Wine Bar and Cellar	Downtown Dallas	American
Eno's Pizza Tavern	Bishop Arts	Italian
Firefly	Addison	Asian
Five Guys Burgers and Fries	North Dallas	Hamburgers
Flavors Indian Cuisine	Addison	Indian
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant	Plano	American
The Grape	Lower Greenville	American
Gregory's Restaurant	Plano	French
Grimaldi's	West Village	Pizza
L & L Hawaiian Barbecue	Lewisville	Hawaiian
Lambert's	Fort Worth	American
Lochrann's Irish Pub and Eatery	Frisco	Irish
Loft 610	Plano	American
Kathleen's Sky Diner	Dallas	American
Marrakesh Cafe	Far North Dallas	Moroccan
Matt's Rancho Martinez	Cedar Hill	Mexican
Maya Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar	Rowlett	Mexican
Medina Oven and Bar	Victory Park	Moroccan
Nonna	Highland Park	Italian
Normandie Alliance	Far North Dallas	French
Ounce Prime Steakhouse	North Dallas	Steakhouse
Parlour Cafe and Wine Bar	Richardson	Eclectic
Pulcinella	Dallas	Italian
Rise No. 1	Dallas	French
Sake Toro	Frisco	Japanese
Screen Door	Downtown	Southern
The Second Floor	North Dallas	American
The Social House	West Village	Eclectic
Soley!	Dallas	French
Spiral Diner	Oak Cliff	Vegetarian
Sushi Star	North Dallas	Japanese
El Tumi Latin Restaurant	Irving	Peruvian
TruFire Kitchen and Bar	Frisco	Italian
Villa-O	Uptown	Italian
Village Burger Bar	Dallas	Hamburgers
Woodlands Grill	North Dallas	New American
Zen Sushi	Bishop Arts District	Japanese
Zenna	Plano	Thai-Japanese

The Dallas Morning News restaurant writers include Bill Addison, Dotty Griffith, Kim Harwell, Kim Pierce and Waltrina Stovall.

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