Diners' Choice: Contemporary American restaurants in Dallas

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Contemporary American cuisine in Dallas? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Cafe Momentum - Dallas

4.9

4.9 (922)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Cafe Momentum is a non-profit restaurant that serves as a paid post-release internship for juvenile offenders. Youth are released from detention into the sheltered environment of Café Momentum’s post-release program. Café Momentum’s program teaches critical skills that allow youth to re-enter society in a safe, real-world environment of nurturing accountability. By participating in our program, at-risk young people rotate through every aspect of the restaurant from waiting tables to washing dishes, while working side-by-side with established chefs.

The paid internship gives them the opportunity to exercise and practice their new skills while continuing to develop leadership, social, and vocational skills for as long as they choose to maintain involvement with Café Momentum. Additionally, Café Momentum works with the Dallas County Juvenile Justice Department to serve youth deemed highest risk for incarceration.

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Karen

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Best steak I’ve had, maybe ever. Great experience!!

The Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus - Downtown Dallas

4.9

4.9 (1208)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Dear valued customers,
We are pleased to share an update regarding the Neiman Marcus Downtown Dallas store. We will continue operations of the store, including the Zodiac Room, through the 2025 Holiday season while we explore a potential reimagination of the building in collaboration with the City of Dallas.
Reservations are open. Please check for availability.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you soon.
Warm regards,
The Zodiac Team

Neiman Marcus

Looking to host an event? Anywhere in the Dallas Ft Worth area we are able to accommodate. We pride ourselves on creating the perfect menu and ambience for your event in our chic and inviting atmosphere. Pamper the glowing bride- or mother-to-be in your life with the shower of her dreams or a lavish luncheon.

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stacy

Dined 7 days ago

The appetizer deviled eggs yum ✅ The muffin and broth classic ✅ The Redfish outstanding ✅ Crème brûlée tasty✅ Service exceptional ✅

Salum Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (3089)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Uptown

About the restaurant

Centrally located between the West Village and Knox - Henderson areas, Salum is a casual yet elegant and comfortable space composed by Julio Quiñones, one of Dallas’ most progressive young designers. The spacious dining room displays a welcoming palette of brown, green and beige, with a sleek open kitchen as the focal point. Salum combines the intimacy of a neighborhood establishment with the quality of a fine dining restaurant with an atmosphere that is approachable and distinctive yet unpretentious ~ a marriage of vision, passion and skill with the goal of providing its visitors with an extraordinary dining experience. Owner and Chef Abraham Salum offers an array of contemporary American cuisine that combines the highest quality seasonal ingredients with a nuanced use of contrasting and complementary flavors to create a vibrant and visually inviting menu. Menus change once a month.

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James

Dined 3 days ago

Always outstanding food and service. Outstanding mussels and shrimp Cobb salad!

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Popular dish

Fried Green Tomatoes

Popular dish

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

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Cobb Salad

Neighborhood Services - Oak Lawn

4.8

4.8 (740)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Turtle Creek / Oak Lawn

About the restaurant

Serving Honest food and drink in the American Tradition. We love large groups. Please call the restaurant if you would like to make a reservation for 7 or more. 972-803-5563

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SamVIP

Dined on Jun 17, 2025

Kelli was the absolute best server, very attentive and nice to talk with

State & Allen Kitchen + Bar

4.6

4.6 (546)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Uptown

About the restaurant

State & Allen Kitchen+Bar is one of those Dallas neighborhood establishments that is as real and as effortlessly fun as the people who frequent it. A place for a quick cocktail, or impeccably prepared food accompanied by a selection from an impressive wine list. We are your living room away from home, where you can hang out on our patio and enjoy good drinks, catch a sports game on the big screen—and above all, have a great time with old friends while making new ones.

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CharleneVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Alisa , the bartender, was gracious and attentive.. Breakfast pizza was delicious..looking forward to leftovers tonight..!

The Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek

4.7

4.7 (3313)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Turtle Creek / Oak Lawn

About the restaurant

Comfortably sophisticated and welcoming, The Mansion Restaurant features new American cuisine with French influences, coupled with the freshest local ingredients. Executive Chef Charles Olalia has created refined yet approachable menus with bold flavors complemented by a curated wine selection.

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Taura

Dined 1 day ago

Great experience, very romantic setting and for those that love live music, there was a section dedicated to just that

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CBD Provisions

4.8

4.8 (1636)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

CBD in this case stands for Central Business District — open daily, CBD Provisions is a modern Texas brasserie celebrating the natural bounty and culinary traditions of its region with a commitment to the finest ingredients and southern hospitality.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch menus highlight seasonal produce, prime cuts, and signature Texas flavors in a setting with soaring ceilings, reclaimed wood, and historic brick walls. Ideal for a working lunch, date night, brunch with friends or a semi-private celebration.

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RVIP

Dined on May 12, 2025

Great dining experience today. Our server was great! Friendly, attentive and knowledgable. We had pimento cheese toast and chips & guac to start. Then we enjoyed the burgers with tallow fries. Everything was delicious, hot and appealing to the eye! We really enjoyed our lunch.

Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa

4.5

4.5 (1443)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Uptown

About the restaurant

Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa is vibrant and bold, nestled in the heart of Uptown Dallas. This culinary hot spot blends upscale dining with enticing art-infused ambiance, making it a go-to destination for both unforgettable meals and lively nightlife. From sunlit breakfasts to starlit late-night bites on the terrace, Dragonfly delivers bold American classics with a creative twist, all crafted by a passionate culinary team. Dine amidst artful surroundings that pulse with energy, color, and flavor.

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Antanique

Dined on Jun 14, 2025

It was around 5 when we went for dinner…. Not a lot of ppl which was cool, or waiter was always on point and the food was delicious best lamb chops I ever had….the salmon was great as well.

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Experience

Brunch & Pool

Texas Spice

4.6

4.6 (496)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Texas Spice, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, captures the true flavor of Texas with an emphasis on local ingredients and southern style offering a twist on hometown classics. The innovative farm-to-market concept incorporates using the freshest ingredients to create great food and a casual dining experience. A rustic interior designed with repurposed materials that include the red brick walls, garage door style doors and wood details. Whether dining in the main dining room, a private dining room or on the spacious outdoor patio every guest is sure to feel connected to the history of Dallas while enjoying the comfort of a home cooked meal.

Texas Spice at the Omni Dallas Hotel was recently certified as a 2-Star Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national nonprofit organization helping restaurants to become more environmentally sustainable.

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Tony

Dined on Jun 11, 2025

Menu items were terrific, the ambiance was beautiful, prices were moderate, and the generous staff were attentive to every client's needs. I ate there three times. Ask for the Cobb Salad. You will thank me.

3Eleven Kitchen and Cocktails

4.2

4.2 (776)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails is an American eatery in the West End Historic District of Downtown Dallas that embraces the era of the Kennedy Administration and the revival of this historical district found in northwest downtown. Inspired by Jay Khan and Chef John Moore the restaurant is guided by the simple philosophy, “Every ingredient has a purpose.” Serving farm-to-market fare and scratch cocktails with a vintage twist, 3Eleven is open daily for lunch and dinner service. The space is also complete with private dining capabilities for special occasions and events. For more information, please visit 3ElevenDallas.com or www.facebook.com/3ElevenDallas.

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AndreaVIP

Dined on May 11, 2025

Eric, our server was very professional & attentive. He suggested a couple of adult beverages, which we ordered both. Food was good. I ordered pasta & shrimp, my husband had a steak. Overall, we look forward to trying more food from this establishment.

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