Fort Worth Restaurants and Dining

(Fort Worth, Texas - TX, USA)

The cuisine served up at restaurants and American diners around Fort Worth is often traditionally Texan in style and celebrates the city's cowboy and Western heritage, with hearty steaks, BBQ grills, juicy gourmet beef burgers, and Cajun and Creole dishes. Rich barbecue sauces frequently accompany steaks and grilled food, along with fresh salads and fries.

Those looking for international dining will be able to choose between eateries specialising in Chinese, French and Greek cuisine, as well as Italian pizzas and pastas, Japanese-style sushi and spicy Mexican meals.

There are plenty of eateries and fast-food restaurants spread around downtown Fort Worth, with a good selection being found lining West Magnolia Avenue and its intersecting streets, such as College Avenue and Lipscomb Street. Favorite dining options in this part of the city include the Live Oak Music Hall and Lounge, the Mamma Mia Italian Grill, the Yucatan Taco Stand Tequila Bar and Grill, and the Zio Carlo Magnolia Brew Pub.

Where to Eat

Also standing on the West Magnolia Avenue is the Spiral Diner and Bakery, which opened here in 2002 and suits Vegan foodies, with nachos smothered in chestnut cheese sauce being an especially popular dish.

Offering a real taster of the Old West, the Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District is where you will find the Chisholm Trail, as well as some restaurants with altogether more American dining menus. Located close to the Stockyards Museum is Billy Bob's Texas on the Rodeo Plaza, which is a leading tourist-themed country and western attraction with live music, entertainment, bull riding and line dancing lessons. However, do bear in mind that if you are just coming here for the restaurant alone, there is an actual admission charge payable first for the attraction itself.

In downtown Fort Worth, there are lots of restaurants scattered around the Sundance Square district, which covers roughly 35 blocks. This part of the city is quite free of traffic and was named after the infamous American outlaw and friend of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid.

Sundance Square is dominated by giant skyscrapers, such as the Horton and Wells Fargo towers, while when it comes to a bite to eat, consider dining out at the Barnes and Noble Cafe on Commerce Street, the Cabo Grande on West 2nd Street, Five Guys Burgers on Houston Street, and the Taverna Pizzeria and Risotteria on Throckmorton Street.

Main Street is a particularly busy part of Sundance Square, being home to numerous restaurants. Amongst the most popular are the Cowtown Diner, the Mercury Chop House and Riscky's Barbecue, which rates itself as a 'fine dining steakhouse'.