Monday, August 17, 2026 · Fort Worth
Fort Worth Burger Week is on today through Aug. 23 ($8 specialty burgers). The Heim kickoff was yesterday. Ave Modern Mediterranean opened at Montgomery Plaza Friday. Downtown’s serious new Mexican room, Almacén El Gallo, is already the one to book.
No Eater Fort Worth desk — Dallas Eater is stale and does not cover these openings. This brief is CultureMap Fort Worth (including a column published Friday), What’s Up Fort Worth, Fort Worth Report, and the restaurants’ own pages. A June “Fort Worth Guide” list still had Almacén as “later this summer”; it is open. HappeningNext listed a Burger Week party on Saturday, Aug. 15; Friday’s CultureMap and the calendar say Aug. 16. Central Market cooking classes (Hatch steakhouse Friday; tamales Sunday) are classes, not public food events, and were left out. Leaves Book and Tea’s last day is Saturday — a closing, not an eat.
The month, at a table
August 2026 — marked days have something on the table
In pictures
Near TCU · now open
Clayton Grunewald, Tino DeFranco, and chef David Hollister’s two-years-in-the-making sports bar is open: tallow-fried chips and queso, corn ribs, wings, and a Wednesday $24.99 Akaushi steak night from 7 p.m. until it sells out. Useful this weekend if you are already on that side of town.
Source: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 14
Without pictures
Montgomery Plaza · opened Friday
Local hospitality people take the old Goat & Vine for lunch, Mediterranean plates, wine, and a weekend lounge that runs until 2 a.m. CultureMap’s Friday column is the source; no separate photo ran with the item.
Source: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 14
River District · Sunday
CultureMap, published today, puts the kickoff at Heim on Aug. 16 — live music, an $8 Heim burger, beer specials, giveaways. A July Crave DFW piece called that day a Saturday; Aug. 16 is a Sunday. We are using today’s CultureMap date. Official Burger Week itself is Aug. 17–23.
Sources: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 14, What’s Up Fort Worth
Near TCU · Fri–Sun
A move-in weekend pour, with a Forty Five Ten student-ID offer next door. Small, but it is dated and on the official dining roundup.
Source: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 14
Argyle · opened Friday
Utah plate-lunch chain (katsu, kalua pork, two scoops rice, mac salad) opened in Argyle Friday. Suburban; on the same CultureMap column as Ave.
Source: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 14
In pictures
Downtown · opened late July
Burciaga Hospitality’s regional Mexican room, with a menu from Mexico City chef Rodrigo Rivera Río — moles, aguachile, barbacoa, soft-shell crab tacos — is the opening CultureMap put at the top of its August “Where to Eat.” Reservations on Resy.
Sources: CultureMap Fort Worth, July 31, Where to Eat, August 2026
Without pictures
Haltom City · now open
The Taiwanese bakery chain is back in Tarrant County after the old Fort Worth shop closed. Tongs, pork sung buns, guava cheese strudel, squid-ink bacon rolls.
Source: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 14
West Fort Worth · opened Aug. 10
Fast-casual bowls, wraps, and pita. A second location at 8561 N. Beach St (former Subway) is promised later in August.
Source: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 12
Without pictures
Citywide · Aug. 17–23
Eighth year, benefiting Tarrant Area Food Bank. The official list includes Fred’s (three addresses), Heim, NADC, Fuego, Michael’s Cuisine, Rogers Roundhouse, Tommy’s, Shaw’s, Seared, The Meat Board, Billy Bob’s Honky Tonk Kitchen, and more. Passport at whatsupfortworth.com/burger-week.
Sources: What’s Up Fort Worth, CultureMap, Aug. 14
In pictures
Far North · end of August
Alex Le is bringing the joke-name pho shop back to Fort Worth after 15 years and a Southern California interlude. CultureMap (Aug. 12) says he hopes to open by the end of the month. No alcohol at first.
Source: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 12
Without pictures
Museum District · mid-September
Teddy Wong’s veterans Jeffrey Yarbrough and Camille McDonald: Italian-leaning lunch sandwiches and dinner pastas/steaks in a spaghetti-western room. The restaurant’s own site says “Opening soon — September 2026.” Fort Worth Report said mid-September.
Sources: Fort Worth Report, July 30, lapistolafw.com, CultureMap
North Fort Worth · later August
Second Gyrova, in a former Subway. The owners told CultureMap it would open later in August. No day.
Source: CultureMap Fort Worth, Aug. 12
South Main · Thursday, Aug. 20
The Star-Telegram: dinner only at first, reservation-only, Tuesday–Sunday. Fish and sake imported from Japan. Resy.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
South Main · fall
Neo-Gothic cocktail bar from Konrad Hartman and Ethan Goettsch. What Now, Aug. 14: pool, pew seating, antique pendants. Same Daggett stretch as Holly Wine Bar and Hiro’s.
Source: What Now, Aug. 14