Best Restaurants Open Sunday in Dallas 2026

Why a Sunday list still matters in Dallas

Dallas does not have the Sunday problem that defines fine dining in most American cities. Where a coastal town's best kitchens close Sunday and Monday to rest their teams, the Dallas trade runs the other way: the steakhouse is a Sunday institution here, and the uptown rooms know it. Most of the names a visitor would want are open. The job of a list, then, is not to find the few survivors but to rank the strong field by what each Sunday is actually for, brunch with a view, a long steak dinner, a late sushi counter.

The order below leads with Crown Block, the only Michelin Guide room on the list and the only one with a rotating skyline view, then runs through the uptown Italians and the Japanese counters before closing with the two classic Dallas steakhouses that anchor a Sunday night. A timing note: most kitchens here open Sunday dinner at 5pm, and Crown Block and Al Biernat's add a daytime service for brunch. Every hour below was checked against the restaurant's own published schedule in June 2026. For the rest of the week, start with the Dallas dining guide.

The Sunday list

Crown Block

American steakhouse · Reunion Tower, Downtown · $90–180 per head

Sunday hours: Brunch 10:30–14:00, dinner 17:00–21:00

Crown Block put a serious kitchen inside the Reunion Tower ball at 300 Reunion Boulevard East, and the room slowly rotates over the downtown skyline as you eat. From the Hide hospitality group, it is the only Dallas entry in the Michelin Guide Texas, and the dry-aged tomahawk, the king crab and the caviar service are the orders. A full dinner runs $90 to $180 a head. The Sunday brunch is the signature booking, the rotating view at its best in daylight, so reserve a window table a week out. It is the grand Sunday occasion on this list.

Monarch

Italian · Downtown, The National · $80–150 per head

Sunday hours: Dinner 17:30–21:30

Monarch occupies the 49th floor of The National at 1401 Elm Street, where chef Danny Grant runs a wood-fired Italian kitchen against floor-to-ceiling windows over the city. The dry-aged steaks, the handmade pastas and the seafood tower are the draw, and dinner lands between $80 and $150 a head. It opens Sunday for dinner only, from 5:30 to 9:30, which makes an early Sunday reservation the move for the sunset light through the glass. Ask for a window two-top for a quiet, high-up Sunday dinner with the skyline doing the decorating.

Carbone

Italian-American · Design District · $90–160 per head

Sunday hours: Dinner 17:00–23:00

The Dallas outpost of Major Food Group's Carbone sits at 1617 Hi Line Drive in the Design District, a tableside-theatre revival of mid-century Italian-American cooking. The spicy rigatoni vodka, the veal parmesan carved at the table and the Caesar tossed by a captain in a burgundy tuxedo are the reasons to come, with dinner around $90 to $160 a head. It runs the latest dinner of the uptown set, 5pm to 11pm on Sunday, so it suits a group that wants a loud, late, celebratory Sunday rather than a quiet one. Book well ahead; it is one of the harder Dallas tables.

Nobu Dallas

Japanese · Uptown, Crescent Court · $80–160 per head

Sunday hours: Dinner 17:00–22:00

Nobu Dallas anchors the Crescent at 400 Crescent Court in Uptown, the Texas chapter of Nobu Matsuhisa's global house of Japanese-Peruvian cooking. The black cod miso, the yellowtail jalapeno and the omakase at the sushi bar are the orders, and a dinner runs $80 to $160 a head before the better sake. It opens Sunday from 5pm to 10pm, a full dinner service rather than a shortened one. The sushi counter is the best solo Sunday seat in Uptown; the lounge takes a wider walk-in trade for a late drink and a few rolls.

Uchi Dallas

Japanese · Uptown, Maple Avenue · $70–140 per head

Sunday hours: Dinner 17:00–23:00

Uchi, Tyson Cole's James Beard-winning Austin export, cooks at 2817 Maple Avenue in a converted Uptown bungalow that fills loud and fast. The hama chili, the maguro sashimi with goat cheese and the daily-changing tasting are the order, with dinner around $70 to $140 a head and the sake list deep. It keeps the latest Sunday kitchen on this list, 5pm to 11pm, and the early sake-social hour is the value window. For a late Sunday sushi seat in Dallas, this is the most reliable counter still firing close to eleven.

Nick & Sam's

Steakhouse · Uptown, Maple Avenue · $90–170 per head

Sunday hours: Dinner 17:00–22:00

Nick & Sam's at 3008 Maple Avenue is the Dallas steakhouse that put a grand piano in the dining room and complimentary caviar on the table, an Uptown fixture since the late nineties. The prime bone-in ribeye, the seafood tower and the free-pour caviar service are the signatures, and a full dinner runs $90 to $170 a head. It opens Sunday for dinner from 5pm to 10pm. This is the Sunday steak night that leans celebratory rather than quiet, the room for a birthday or a deal closed over a long table near the piano.

Al Biernat's

Steakhouse · Oak Lawn · $80–160 per head

Sunday hours: Lunch 11:00–14:00, dinner 16:30–21:00

Al Biernat's at 4217 Oak Lawn Avenue is the Dallas power-dining room, the steakhouse where the city's business and sports worlds keep standing tables and where Al himself still works the floor. The prime steaks, the lamb chops and the wide seafood selection are the order, with a meal around $80 to $160 a head and a deep wine list behind it. It is one of the few here open Sunday across the day, lunch from 11am and dinner from 4:30, so it suits an early Sunday meal as much as a late one. Reserve for the main room rather than the bar.

How to book a Sunday table in Dallas

Because so much of Dallas stays open, a Sunday here is about choosing the occasion rather than chasing the few survivors. For the grand booking, Crown Block's Sunday brunch at Reunion Tower is the one to reserve first, a week out for a window seat as the room rotates. Carbone and Uchi are the hardest tables and reward booking two to three weeks ahead, both on their own reservation pages or through Resy. Monarch, Nobu and Nick & Sam's take Sunday dinner reservations a few days out, with the sushi counter at Nobu and Uchi the easiest seats for a solo diner and a fine solo-dining move. Al Biernat's holds space for its regulars but takes Sunday bookings readily, and its daytime service makes it the flexible pick if your Sunday plan is still loose. For the bigger picture by cuisine, see the best steakhouses worldwide, the best Japanese restaurants worldwide and the best Italian restaurants worldwide.

Frequently asked questions

Which upscale restaurants are open on Sunday in Dallas?

Dallas is unusually easy on a Sunday: most of its marquee rooms keep service. Crown Block runs Sunday brunch and dinner atop Reunion Tower, Monarch opens for dinner on the 49th floor of The National, and Nobu, Uchi, Carbone, Nick & Sam's and Al Biernat's all serve Sunday. The city's steakhouses in particular treat Sunday as prime family trade, so the choice is wide. See the full Dallas dining guide for the rest of the week.

Is Crown Block open on Sunday?

Yes. Crown Block, the steakhouse in the Reunion Tower ball at 300 Reunion Boulevard East, opens Sunday for brunch from 10:30am and for dinner from 5pm to 9pm. It is listed in the Michelin Guide Texas and is the only skyline-view fine-dining room on this list. The Sunday brunch with the rotating tower view is the signature booking; reserve a window table a week ahead, especially for the prime late-morning slots.

Where can I get Sunday brunch in an upscale Dallas restaurant?

Crown Block runs the standout Sunday brunch from 10:30am in the Reunion Tower ball, with the dining room slowly rotating over the skyline. Al Biernat's on Oak Lawn Avenue opens Sunday at 11am and serves its prime steaks and seafood straight through the afternoon. Both take bookings for the prime late-morning slots, which fill first on a Sunday, so reserve a few days out for a window or a quiet corner.

Are any Dallas steakhouses open on Sunday?

Most of them. Nick & Sam's on Maple Avenue opens Sunday from 5pm to 10pm, Al Biernat's on Oak Lawn serves from 11am, and Crown Block runs brunch and dinner at Reunion Tower. Dallas steakhouses lean into Sunday as a family and special-occasion night rather than closing to rest the kitchen, which sets the city apart from coastal fine-dining towns that go dark at the start of the week.

What time do restaurants open for Sunday dinner in Dallas?

Most upscale Dallas kitchens start Sunday dinner at 5pm. Nobu opens 5pm to 10pm, Nick & Sam's 5pm to 10pm, Monarch 5:30pm to 9:30pm, and Uchi runs latest at 5pm to 11pm. Crown Block and Al Biernat's add a daytime service, so a Sunday lunch is possible at each. For a late Sunday seat, Uchi's sushi counter is the most reliable kitchen still firing close to 11pm.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.