Diners' Choice: Best Value restaurants in Dallas

OpenTable

Updated 05 March 2025

Looking for the best value restaurants in Dallas? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you book, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Cafe Momentum - Dallas

5.0

5 (912)

$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

KJHolland

Dined on 28 Feb 2025

Great food, great atmosphere, great service!!! I love this place!!!

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Experience

French Wine Dinner

Avanti Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (2164)

$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

RichardVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Ashley took very good care of us from start to finish! The food was also excellent and that can be said for every visit with us a frequent customers.

Kenny's Italian Kitchen

4.9

4.9 (3771)

$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.

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Thomas

Dined 5 days ago

Delicious food and Gabriel, our server, was excellent and attentive.

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4.8

4.8 (42)

$30 and under

American

Uptown

About the restaurant

San Martin began in 1974
With a small bakery and a big dream: to be the best. It's easy to say this, and sometimes it sounds cliché, but when you like what you do, everything points in the same direction. This is what has made us focus on offering high-quality products and a variety of bread, pastries, cakes, and coffee.

We are an innovative group, and our main goal is to satisfy our customers through high-quality products, fresh and freshly baked bread and pastries, and exceptional service. We are a unique café and bakery concept where our customers have direct contact with the best and a wide variety of bread, pastries, snacks, cookies, cakes, and casual dining in a calm and cozy environment.

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Arasele

Dined on 15 Feb 2025

It was lovely. The bakery had plenty of delicious options. It was well decorated and a good experience. We had a good valentines dinner. Service was quick and nice. Truly enjoyed it. Overall affordable. :)

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Experience

San Martin Happy Hour!

Experience

San Martin Brunch

Salum Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (3041)

$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

DanVIP

Dined on 3 Mar 2025

Salum is always an incredible meal. Great staff and march’s menu is awesome. Salmon Veracruz is incredible cooked to perfection moist on the inside just the way I like.

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Popular dish

Fried Green Tomatoes

Popular dish

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

Popular dish

Cobb Salad

Cafe Izmir

4.8

4.8 (232)

$30 and under

Mediterranean

Greenville Avenue

About the restaurant

Café Izmir is a small, neighborhood restaurant located on Lower Greenville where guests can enjoy home-cooked Mediterranean tapas. Our concept is simple; fresh, healthy food prepared daily and available seven days a week. Mama Nazy"s old world recipes capture the essence of Greek, Turkish, Lebanese and Persian cuisine. Have a seat in the main dining room or enclosed patio; Café Izmir provides an upscale, casual environment that highlights the sights and aromas of the Iranian culture. Voted Best Hummus in Dallas for several years, you have to come try it for yourself!

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hannahVIP

Dined on 23 Feb 2025

Absolutely one of my fave places to eat! Love the staff and owners and most of all the food!!!!

Ziziki's - Travis Walk

4.9

4.9 (1451)

$31 to $50

Greek

Park Cities

About the restaurant

Neighborhood bistro specializing in Greek cuisine, with a focus on Greek-fusion and Seafood dishes. Named best Sunday Brunch and Best Patio dining from customers and press. Received Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence since opening in 1994!

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 2 days ago

I enjoyed my visit to Ziziki’s. The food was great and our waiter was very friendly/attentive. I will definitely be back.

Celebration Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (193)

$30 and under

Farm-to-table

Park Cities

About the restaurant

Dallas' Original Farm to Table Restaurant. Located on West Lovers Lane between Inwood and Lemmon nestled in 3 old houses. Local, organic produce when available. Family style portions. Great vegetarian selections. Gluten free, dairy free menu items available. Large west patio with native plant garden. Reservations for parties of 5 to 76. For parties smaller than 5, give us a call and we'll add you to the call ahead list. Come make it a Celebration!

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Rob

Dined 7 days ago

As wonderful as it's always been, thanks again y'all.

Momo's Pasta Dallas

4.9

4.9 (841)

$30 and under

Italian

Preston Hollow

About the restaurant

Like a friendly neighborhood trattoria you might find in Naples or Venice, MoMo’s serves fare passed down through generations. The atmosphere is friendly and intimate, with exposed brick walls and sunny patio. The patio invites people watching along Knox Avenue at the uptown location. MoMo’s continues to set the standard for Italian dining in Dallas.

Directions: Best secret restaurant in Quadrangle . We are located at Lacelede & Routh next to Theatre 3

Top review

Amazing

Dined on 3 Mar 2025

Food was amazing and so was the service! Definitely going back!

Mariano's Hacienda Mexican Cuisine Since 1971

5.0

5 (64)

$30 and under

Mexican

Upper Greenville

About the restaurant

Mariano’s Hacienda is a traditional Tex-Mex restaurant in Dallas dishing up Texas ranch cuisine amidst authentic ranch décor. Whether you’re looking for Southwestern classics like flame-roasted poblano stuffed with grilled chicken, steak fajitas or mesquite grilled camarones carlos y charlies with epazote white rice, the wide variety of dishes available at Mariano’s Hacienda will have something you’ll enjoy. Mariano’s also serves a wide variety of signature margaritas, curated by the founder of the restaurant, and inventor of the frozen margarita machine.

Focusing on mesquite whole logs, locally-sourced, farm-fresh produce and quality meats, Mariano’s Hacienda has been offering innovative dishes since opening in 1971. Mariano’s also offers a kids’ menu and has a private room for special events that you can contact the restaurant to reserve.

Top review

Mike

Dined 5 days ago

Awesome as always . Great food and drinks attentive staff

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