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Dallas–Fort Worth · New restaurant openings

Meet new restaurants before they open.

EarlyDoor sends you every new restaurant, café and bar in Dallas–Fort Worth each Monday, pulled from Texas permit records. Many are still weeks from opening day, when owners are choosing who they'll buy from. Subscribe, and the last six weeks of openings are in your inbox within minutes.

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A 6-week head start, September 2026:455 restaurants157 not yet open11 counties

Opening soonFirst sale Oct 15, 2026

SAGE & CINDER KITCHEN

Full-service restaurant · Frisco

TABC full-bar license (MB) already on file

Permit issued Sep 17, 2026

Opening soonFirst sale Nov 1, 2026

MOONBEAM TEA HOUSE

Cafe / coffee / dessert · Plano

Independent

Permit issued Sep 23, 2026

Opening soonFirst sale Dec 1, 2026

TRES PALMAS TAQUERIA

Quick-service restaurant · Lewisville

Same suite: Lone Pecan Tavern holds a full-bar license, likely the previous tenant

Permit issued Sep 15, 2026

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How it works

From state record to your Monday list

  1. Texas records the permit

    A restaurant needs a Texas sales-tax permit before it can start selling, so new places show up in state records, often weeks before opening day.

  2. We sort and label it

    We remove food trucks, online sellers and home businesses, then mark each one: opening soon or just opened, type of restaurant, chain or independent, and liquor license status.

  3. You get Monday's list

    The week's new openings across the metro, as an Excel file and a CSV, sorted by county and city so you can filter to the area you serve.

In every entry

What you'll know about each new restaurant

  • Opening status and dateOpening soon, with the owner's planned first-sale date, or just opened.
  • Storefront addressReady for a mailer, a drop-by or your CRM.
  • Business and legal entityThe name on the door and the company behind it.
  • Type of restaurantFull-service, quick-service, café or dessert, bar or lounge.
  • Chain or independentPlus how many Texas locations share the brand.
  • Liquor license statusFrom the TABC list, including any license already held in the same suite.
  • Permit dateWhen the State of Texas issued the permit.
  • New owners, listed separatelyExisting restaurants that changed hands or re-registered.

Who it's for

Vendors who win by getting there first

  • Hood and exhaust cleaning
  • Fire suppression
  • Pest control
  • Grease trap and used oil
  • Linen and uniforms
  • POS and payments
  • Food and beverage distribution
  • Refrigeration and equipment repair
  • Commercial insurance
  • Commercial cleaning
  • Signage
  • Security and cameras

Pricing

One plan. Cancel anytime.

If a single new restaurant account is worth more than $1,200 a year to you, EarlyDoor pays for itself.

See an example 6-week head start before you subscribe.

Dallas–Fort Worth

$99 / month

Covers Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise counties.

  • A 6-week head start: the last six Monday lists, emailed within minutes of subscribing
  • Then every new restaurant, café and bar in the 11-county metro, every Monday
  • Excel and CSV files, sorted by county and city, ready to filter to your area
  • Opening status, type, chain or independent, and liquor license
  • Cancel online anytime, no phone call needed
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Billed monthly through Stripe. Your head start arrives by email as soon as your payment clears.

FAQ

Questions vendors ask

Where does the data come from?

Public records from the State of Texas: the Comptroller's list of sales-tax permit holders, which the state publishes as public domain, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission's license list. We filter, label and check them before they reach you. See data sources and corrections.

How early will I hear about a new restaurant?

It depends on when the owner registers. In a 6-week head start from September 2026, 213 of the 335 brand-new restaurants reached a Monday list before their first-sale date, typically about three weeks ahead, and 91 of them a month or more ahead.

Do entries include phone numbers?

Every entry includes the storefront address. Many brand-new independents don't have a published phone number or website yet, so a letter or a visit is often the fastest way to reach the owner.

Which counties does Dallas–Fort Worth cover?

All 11 counties of the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise. That includes Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Irving, Garland, Frisco, McKinney, Denton, Richardson, Lewisville and the towns around them.

What do I get when I subscribe?

Right away, a 6-week head start: every new restaurant from the last six Monday lists, usually several hundred, emailed within minutes of your payment. Then a new list every Monday at about 6 a.m. Central, covering just that week. Your first Monday list picks up exactly where the head start ends, so no restaurant ever appears twice.

Can I get just my area?

Every list covers the whole metro, so you never miss an opening just across your line. It comes as both an Excel file and a CSV, sorted by county and city. In Excel, the filter buttons in the first row narrow it to the counties or cities you serve in a couple of clicks.

How do I cancel?

Any time, from the Manage billing link in any EarlyDoor email or at the bottom of this site. We'll email you a confirmation with the date of your last list, and you keep your Monday lists through the end of the month you paid for.

Are there rules for contacting these businesses?

Yes. The data is public, but calls, texts and emails to businesses are regulated, including Do Not Call lists, the federal CAN-SPAM Act and Texas telemarketing law. You're responsible for following them when you reach out.

What about other cities or industries?

Dallas–Fort Worth restaurants come first. Houston and other kinds of new businesses are next. Email us if there's one you'd pay for.