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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
Bengal Coast	Dallas	Asian
BLT Steak	Far North Dallas	Steakhouse
Bolla	Uptown	Italian
Cafe R+D	University Park	American
Campania Pizza	Southlake	Pizza
Caribbean Cafe	Frisco	Cuban
Charlie Palmer at the Joule	Downtown	American
La Cubanita	Uptown	Cuban
Firefly	Addison	Asian
The Grape	Lower Greenville	American
Gregory's Restaurant	Plano	French
Grimaldi's	West Village	Pizza
Lochrann's Irish Pub and Eatery	Frisco	Irish
Loft 610	Plano	American
Kathleen's Sky Diner	Dallas	American
Marrakesh Cafe	Far North Dallas	Moroccan
Maya Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar	Rowlett	Mexican
Medina Oven and Bar	Victory Park	Moroccan
Nonna	Highland Park	Italian
Ounce Prime Steakhouse	North Dallas	Steakhouse
Parlour Cafe and Wine Bar	Richardson	Eclectic
Rise No. 1	Dallas	French
Sake Toro	Frisco	Japanese
Scene	Downtown	American
Sushi of Plano	Plano	Japanese
Sushi Star	North Dallas	Japanese
El Tumi Latin Restaurant	Irving	Peruvian
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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