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The August edition of Where to Eat, CultureMap's monthly column giving advice on best restaurants to try, has seven new gems worth checking out. There's an ultra-buzzy new Japanese restaurant, a trendy smash burger place, and an Australian-inspired concept from New York.

It's August and it's hot but it's never too hot to eat. The only question is where to eat, and that's what this edition of Where to Eat — CultureMap's monthly list of noteworthy restaurants — is here to answer. We have five new restaurants in this roundup including pizza, barbecue, and fine dining.

August is back to school time, but just because summer is winding down doesn't mean happy hour has to end. (If anything, the opposite.) This edition of Where to Drink, our monthly roundup of the best new happy hours, comes in the nick of time, with five specials in Dallas.

Anyone looking for a little taste of the action at the FIFA World Cup , the soccer tournament coming to Arlington in 2026, can now apply as a volunteer.

A coffee shop with an unusual theme is now brewing inside a south Fort Worth gas station: Called Pit Coffee, it boasts a pit bull theme, and it's tucked inside a Texaco at 2747 8th Ave., where it opened July 1.

Anyone looking for a little taste of the action at the FIFA World Cup, the soccer tournament coming to Arlington in 2026, can now apply as a volunteer.

A new Cajun seafood concept is coming soon to North Richland Hills: Called Cocodrie’s Bayou Kitchen, it’s at 5209 Rufe Snow Dr. in the former Rock & Tacos taco shop, which closed in December. According to owner Jesse Gibson, it's on track to open in September.

One fact that cannot be disputed: Dallas loves brunch. Dallas has also never been snobby about chains. Combine these two and step aside for the invasion of the brunch chains, taking over Dallas-Fort Worth, big and small, eager to host a weekend-long celebration of day-drinking, socializing, with some waffles on the side.

There’s a darling new family-owned restaurant in Grand Prairie doing a different twist on Mexican: Called Asiago Mexican American Grill, it just opened in a little corporate park off SH 360, in what used to be an African food buffet restaurant at 2100 N. SH 360 #2004-2005 Bldg 20.

In 2023, brunch officially became the busiest meal of the week, especially Saturday brunch, outpacing every other meal. Many a savvy restaurateur has added brunch to their lineup, but there's also a category of restaurants who specialize entirely in breakfast and brunch, eager to host a weekend-long celebration of day-drinking and socializing, with some waffles on the side.