The Best Date Night Restaurants in Dallas
Updated September 2026 · 37 places tracked
Dallas has 37 date-night restaurants on WaitlistWizard's live reservation catalog, clustered in Fort Worth, Old East Dallas, and Design District. The list below ranks the standouts by diner rating, and we track real-time table availability at 17 of them.
POUR'D EXPERIENCE BY OLPHACTORY CANDLES
American · Dallas · $$
5.0(161)JOEY Dallas
American · Dallas · $$$
4.9(10,698)
Palate by LRC
Dallas · $$
4.9(73)
3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails
American · Dallas · $$
4.8(5,590)St. Martin's
French · Old East Dallas · $
4.8(1,032)Quarter Acre
Dallas · $$$$
4.8(252)Shoyo
Japanese · Lower Greenville · $$$$
4.8(241)
Barons Creek Vineyards - Dallas - Bishop Arts District
Dallas · $$
4.8(83)The Charles
Italian · Dallas · $$$$
4.7(860)Green Point Seafood and Oyster Bar
Seafood · Knox District · $$$
4.7(413)Pearl Sushi
Sushi · Knox District · $
4.7(265)Tango Room
Steakhouse · Design District · $$$$
4.7(255)Kyo Sushi and Omakase
Japanese · Old East Dallas · $$
4.7(49)Teddy Wongs
Chinese · Near Southside · $
4.6(1,130)Grace Fort Worth
Steakhouse · Downtown Fort Worth · $$$
4.6(969)- Hard to get
Lucia
Italian · Bishop Arts District · $$
4.6(725) Clay Pigeon
American · Fort Worth · $$
4.6(547)Mister Charles
American · Dallas · $$$$
4.6(473)SAINT-EMILION
French · Cultural District · $$$
4.6(450)61 Osteria
Italian · Fort Worth · $$$
4.6(347)McRae's American Bistro and Cocktails
American · East Dallas · $$
4.6(211)Dakota’s Steakhouse- Downtown Dallas
Steakhouse · Dallas · $$$$
4.5(2,310)Goodwin's
American · Lower Greenville · $$
4.5(432)Mamani
French · Dallas · $$$$
4.5(336)
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best date-night restaurants in Dallas?
- Ranked by diner ratings across the 37 date-night restaurants in our Dallas catalog, the top picks are POUR'D EXPERIENCE BY OLPHACTORY CANDLES, JOEY Dallas, and Palate by LRC.
- Which Dallas neighborhoods are best for date-night restaurants?
- Fort Worth, Old East Dallas, and Design District have the highest concentration of date-night restaurants in our Dallas catalog.
- How do I get a table at a fully booked restaurant in Dallas?
- WaitlistWizard monitors live reservation availability at 17 of these restaurants. Set a free watch on a sold-out table and you'll get an alert the moment a reservation opens up.