Diners' Choice: Best Value restaurants in Dallas

OpenTable

Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for the best value restaurants in Dallas? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. 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 (904)

$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.

Top review

Karen

Dined on Nov 24, 2024

Always enjoy Cafe Momentum and supporting their mission.

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Experience

Trinchero Wine Dinner

Salum Restaurant

5.0

5 (3016)

$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.

Top review

Penny

Dined 5 days ago

Lunch was delicious. Parking is easy. The team is so friendly and professional. And it’s a quiet place to talk with your table. Perfection!!

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Popular dish

Fried Green Tomatoes

Popular dish

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

Popular dish

Cobb Salad

Avanti Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (2127)

$31 to $50

Italian

Uptown

About the restaurant

Avanti Restaurant offers an intimate dining room with a sleek, Uptown bistro atmosphere, where you can hear live music nightly. For the urban connoisseur dine al fresco, sip, mingle and eat outdoors amongst your friends on the trendy McKinney Avenue strip and enjoy exceptional hospitality.
Chef Mario’s cuisine is inspired by the flavors of Italy and the Mediterranean region. Signature dishes are Pasta Bolognese, Osso Buco, Crab Crusted Sea Bass, Ceviche, Three Cheese Spinach Lasagna, Farfalle Carbonara, or Bone-in Veal Milanese. Our menu also features steaks, lamb, seafood, hand-made fresh pasta, legumes of the season and a Wine Spectator awarded Wine Collection focused on the Italy-Mediterranean including a selection of Texas' rising stars. Avanti has become a Dallas mainstay, a chic neighborhood restaurant for 30 years.

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Top review

Beto

Dined today

Avanti never disappoint, we have a top notch experience since we arrive until we left, our server Tom gave us the best service, food was awesome, we started with Italian ceviche, follow by a Greek salad, we had the fish dinner special and the crusted crab sea bass! Thank you Amin and his Staff for make our dinner experience awesome

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Tagliatelle Bolognese

Amore' Italian Bistro

4.8

4.8 (99)

$30 and under

Italian

Park Cities

About the restaurant

A staple of the Park Cities Community, Amore' began with humble beginnings in 1983 with a vision to serve the community with the freshest quality ingredients, satisfying ambience, and the impeccable customer service expected by the thriving community. Owned and operated by local small business owners for the last 40 years, we are so proud of the traditions and welcoming staff.
We welcome you to visit our traditional Italian restaurant located at the north end of historic Snider Plaza - otherwise known as Downtown University Park - at the corner of Westminster and Snider Plaza. Order ahead and pick up hot meals to-go or call and arrange for take-and-bake options! Amore is proud to sponsor numerous community endeavors as well as servicing neighboring businesses for lunches, corporate meetings and events.

Top review

Joyce

Dined 7 days ago

We took along our friends who used to live in the area but moved away some years ago. They had never been to Amore, but they really enjoyed it and so did we! It’s an old favorite of ours.

Trova Wine + Market

4.9

4.9 (222)

$31 to $50

Wine Bar

Park Cities

About the restaurant

A modern Dallas wine shop & bar selling a carefully curated selection of 200+ wines. A chef-driven menu offers a mix of small plates, sandwiches, gourmet cheeses, & charcuterie to accompany one of our 20 wines by-the-glass or the bottle of your choosing.

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LizVIP

Dined on Oct 30, 2024

Great service. Pimento cheese sliders are really good.

Café 43

4.9

4.9 (1536)

$30 and under

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Café 43, located at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, is a contemporary American restaurant which features a locally sourced, organic, seasonal and sustainable menu for weekday lunch and weekend brunch. It is one of the most preferred venues in the city for private events in the evening for groups of up to 150 because of its stunning design, flexibility, private entrance and breezy terrace. Admission to the Center is not required as Café 43 has its own entrance.

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Gray

Dined 1 day ago

Great food in a great setting. Nice open decor. Good menu choices.

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Popular dish

Corn Soup

Niwa Japanese BBQ

4.8

4.8 (1045)

$31 to $50

Japanese

Deep Ellum

About the restaurant

LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC DEEP ELLUM NEIGHBORHOOD OF DALLAS, TX.
Niwa provides an authentic yakiniku experience, featuring premium in–table smoke–free grills.

Prepare premium grade beef, seafood, vegetables and more at your own table while enjoying a wide selection of Japanese sake, beer, and craft cocktails. Eating at Niwa is always an exciting experience, perfect for dinner with family, or a fun night out with friends.

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HaileyVIP

Dined 4 days ago

I come to Niwa weekly and there’s a reason I always keep coming back! Joe, Steven, Alex and Angel are always wonderful and pay close attention to my allergies. The food is fantastic and not overpriced. Jimmy has stopped by my table a few times on separate occasions and is always an absolute gem to talk to. The food, staff and ambiance are 1000/10 and I will always recommend this place to everyone I know! If you can’t make up your mind when looking at the menu a few of my favorites are the filet, hanger steak, 44 farms short rib, pork jowl, zucchini, mushroom medley, ajitama eggs, wagyu deviled eggs and you can’t leave without getting a bag of the spicy OG Wagyu Boyz beef jerky, it is to die for!

Dunston's Steakhouse - Harry Hines

4.7

4.7 (177)

$30 and under

Steakhouse

NW Dallas / Love Field Area

About the restaurant

For decades, Dunston's Steakhouse in Dallas has served classic steaks and other home-style Texas dishes in its relaxing and welcoming restaurant. The breaded and fried mushroom poppers and the tender calamari make delectable appetizer selections. Some of Dunston's Steakhouse's specialty entrée dishes include fried chicken breast, the grilled farm raised catfish and the grilled salmon, all of which come with sides like our pinto beans, fried okra and baked potato. Of course, Dunston's Steakhouse is all about top-quality mesquite grilled steaks, like the bone-in ribeye, the bacon-wrapped filet and the New York strip, all prepared to order. Daily specials are also not to be missed! Should you wish to end on a sweet note, indulge in Dunston's Steakhouse's Jack Daniel's bread pudding or Key Lime Pie.

Top review

Hannah

Dined on Oct 13, 2024

Very neat to see things done old school. The food was amazing for the price! Will be back. The fried zucchini was a great appetizer also.

Kenny's Italian Kitchen

4.9

4.9 (3708)

$30 and under

Italian

North Dallas

About the restaurant

Kenny’s Italian Kitchen serves classic "Southern Italian American" food modeled after the "Little Italy" sections of Boston and New York. These Italian American styles of veal, chicken and seafood will include Parmigiana, Picatta and Marsala. Of course Kenny's Italian Kitchen wouldn't miss out on the classic meatballs, sausage & peppers or linguini & clams to name a few.

Kenny’s Italian Kitchen is decorated with red checkered cloth table cloths, dark woods and the walls are adorned with black and white photos of friends, family and regular guests. A cozy patio and full service bar accompany the warm, friendly and comfortable atmosphere. You will swear you just dined at a neighborhood Italian joint in the Northeast.

Top review

Kim

Dined 3 days ago

My friend and I love eating here. We take each other here for our birthday celebrations. They’re very accommodating to those that have celiac/gluten free.

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Chicken or Eggplant Parmigiana

Selda Dallas

4.8

4.8 (63)

$30 and under

Mediterranean