Where to eat in Greater Fort Worth
The 10 restaurants that local best-of lists name most often. We read 12 lists from local papers, magazines and food writers, counted who shows up, and link every one.
The list
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Carshon's Deli
Deli on Cleburne Road since 1928, readers' deli sandwich pick every year since 2023.
Named by CultureMap Fort Worth, 2026 Tastemaker Awards winners, judges' picks (Apr 30, 2026), Best Sandwich winner · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2026 (Sep 30, 2026), Deli Sandwiches readers' choice (top 3) · CultureMap Fort Worth, 2025 Tastemaker Awards Restaurant of the Year nominees (Apr 15, 2025), nominee · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Deli Sandwiches readers' choice and 2 more
Waters Restaurant
Jon Bonnell's seafood restaurant in Sundance Square, readers' seafood pick in Fort Worth Weekly 2025 and 2026.
Named by Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2026 (Sep 30, 2026), Seafood readers' choice · 360West, Best of the West 2026 (readers' Winner and staff 360West Select picks), Seafood Winner · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Seafood readers' choice · CultureMap Fort Worth, 2025 Tastemaker Awards Restaurant of the Year nominees (Apr 15, 2025), nominee and 2 more
Panther City BBQ
Barbecue joint off South Main with a big patio, Fort Worth Weekly readers' barbecue pick 2024 to 2026.
Named by Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2026 (Sep 30, 2026), Barbecue readers' choice and critic's choice (top 3) · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Barbecue readers' choice · CultureMap Fort Worth, 2025 Tastemaker Awards winners, judges' picks (Apr 23, 2025), Best Barbecue winner · Texas Monthly, The 50 Best Barbecue Joints in Texas (May 27, 2025), as reported by CultureMap Dallas the same day, Top 50 (returning list maker) and 2 more
Salsa Limón
Local taqueria with several Fort Worth shops; readers' pick for tacos, burritos and salsa since 2023.
Named by Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2026 (Sep 30, 2026), Breakfast and Salsa readers' choice · 360West, Best of the West 2026 (readers' Winner and staff 360West Select picks), Tacos Winner · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Burrito readers' choice, Salsa critic's choice · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2024 (Sep 26, 2024), Street Tacos readers' choice and 1 more
Goldee's Barbecue
Thursday to Sunday barbecue in southeast Fort Worth, No. 3 on Texas Monthly's 2025 Top 50 list.
Named by Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2026 (Sep 30, 2026), Barbecue critic's choice (top 3) · Texas Monthly, The 50 Best Barbecue Joints in Texas (May 27, 2025), as reported by CultureMap Dallas the same day, No. 3 · Eater Dallas, The 15 Essential Restaurants in Fort Worth (Jan 3, 2025) · CultureMap Fort Worth, 2025 Tastemaker Awards Best BBQ nominees (Mar 27, 2025), nominee and 1 more
Walloon's Restaurant
Gulf Coast seafood on Magnolia Avenue from chef Marcus Paslay, readers' seafood pick in 2023 and 2024.
Named by Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Restaurant critic's choice · Eater Dallas, The 15 Essential Restaurants in Fort Worth (Jan 3, 2025) · CultureMap Fort Worth, 2025 Tastemaker Awards Restaurant of the Year nominees (Apr 15, 2025), nominee · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2024 (Sep 26, 2024), Seafood readers' choice and 1 more
Hatsuyuki Handroll Bar
Handroll and sushi counter on Foch Street, Fort Worth Weekly critics' restaurant and sushi pick in 2026.
Named by Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2026 (Sep 30, 2026), Restaurant and Sushi critic's choice · 360West, Best of West Fort Worth (76107) 2026 reader survey, Asian/Sushi Readers' Choice · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Japanese Food critic's choice · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2024 (Sep 26, 2024), Sushi critic's choice (top 3)
Teddy Wong's Dumplings & Wine
Near Southside dumpling and wine spot, CultureMap's 2025 Restaurant of the Year.
Named by 360West, Best of the West 2026 (readers' Winner and staff 360West Select picks), Asian & Sushi Winner · CultureMap Fort Worth, 2025 Tastemaker Awards winners, judges' picks (Apr 23, 2025), Restaurant of the Year · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Chinese Food readers' choice · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2024 (Sep 26, 2024), Chinese Food and New Restaurant readers' choice
Tinies
Mexican restaurant in a two-story 1939 building on South Main, a critics' pick 2024 to 2026.
Named by Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2026 (Sep 30, 2026), Mexican Food critic's choice (top 3) · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Tex-Mex Food and Queso critic's choice (top 3) · Eater Dallas, The 15 Essential Restaurants in Fort Worth (Jan 3, 2025) · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2024 (Sep 26, 2024), Mexican Food critic's choice
Buffalo Bros
Wings, pizza and beef on weck near TCU; readers' wings pick in 2023, 2024 and 2026.
Named by Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2026 (Sep 30, 2026), Wings readers' choice and critic's choice (tie) · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2025 (Sep 24, 2025), Wings critic's choice · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2024 (Sep 26, 2024), Wings readers' choice · Fort Worth Weekly, Good Grub // Best Of 2023 (Sep 28, 2023), Wings readers' choice
How this list is ranked
Each place gets a point for every recent local best-of list that names it: readers' choice results, local papers and magazines, food writers. Review-site top tens count half. Newer lists break ties. Nobody can pay to be on it. When reader votes come in, they count too.
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