One of the first shops to open in Henderson Avenue's new wave sells bagels and opens at 7 a.m. PopUp Bagels started serving at 2323 N. Henderson Ave. on June 5. Next door, Salt & Straw had already opened in May with hours running until 11 p.m. In July, Parlor Doughnuts opened a few blocks up at 2802 N. Henderson. That is the brand's first location inside Dallas proper.
Taken together, the first openings of the street's second revival are a bagel shop, a doughnut shop and an ice cream shop. The restaurant that will anchor the larger redevelopment at the east end, a short walk from Vickery Place, is a bakery-café that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Twenty years ago, Henderson built its reputation on dinner and drinks. This time the developers are adding the hours before dinner.
One address, open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The clearest sign of the change is a single building. As of the summer reporting, 2323 N. Henderson Ave. holds:
- Gemma, the restaurant D Magazine calls "very deserving" of its Michelin recognition
- Salt & Straw, the Portland ice cream shop, which made its Texas debut here in May 2026
- PopUp Bagels, Suite 105, open daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sway Wellness, a spa offering massages and facials. Its website still says "Coming Soon" and promises to post the exact opening date there.
The bagel shop and the ice cream shop already work as a pair. At PopUp's opening, Salt & Straw handed out free ice cream to the customers in line. That line had formed around 7 a.m. and thinned once rain started, and bigger crowds came back later that Friday and over the weekend. The menu is short on purpose: five classic bagels and three staple spreads, sold in packs starting at $15, plus weekly rotating schmears. This is PopUp's second Dallas shop after Inwood Village.
Parlor Doughnuts follows the same daytime pattern. It took over the former Esther Penn boutique space. It is known for a layered doughnut that D Magazine compares to a cronut, and the menu also has savory options like buffalo chicken, along with iced coffee and soda refreshers.
What closed, and what it says about the change
Recent closures point the same way. High Fives, the patio bar, closed at the start of 2026 after about 10 years on Henderson, and Acadia Realty now owns the property. The Porch closed earlier, and D Magazine called that "pretty old news" in early August. No plan for that space has been announced.
The Porch matters to this story because of who opened it. Tristan Simon opened The Porch and Victor Tangos in the early 2010s, and both have since closed. D Magazine credits him with Henderson's original revival. Back in 2010, the magazine described the street's change as going from a furniture-shopping destination to a "hip hot spot." Simon is now behind the redevelopment at the street's east end. His firm with Mark Masinter, Ignite-Rebees, is building it with Acadia Realty Trust.
Not every summer opening is a daytime spot. Stay Darlin', a cocktail bar, opened at 2929 N. Henderson in early summer in the space many people still think of as Sissy's Southern Kitchen & Bar. It is the first Dallas concept from Houston-based A&B Effect, and the menu leans toward dirty martinis and Nashville hot chicken. Of the four places that opened this summer, it is the one built for evenings.
Romy is designed for all three meals
The restaurant planned to anchor the redevelopment shows the new approach most clearly. Romy, at 2110 N. Henderson Ave., is a bakery-café by day and a modern American restaurant by night, open seven days a week for all three meals. Mornings and afternoons bring coffee, house-made pastries and lighter seasonal dishes. At night the menu shifts to handmade pastas, wood-roasted meats and a wine program. The room seats up to 80, and the patio covers 1,000 square feet.
Romy will also handle food and beverage service for the office tenants in the development. Simon has described that arrangement as treating the building more like a private club than a typical office tower. That gives the restaurant a reason to be busy at lunch on a Tuesday, alongside dinner on a Saturday.
The team is Simon, his longtime partner Taryn Anderson, who is a managing partner at Ignite-Rebees, and chef Matt Ford, who runs the kitchen at Billy Can Can. Together, the team is shaping Romy’s identity. Kate Murphy, Billy Can Can's designer, is doing the interior in oak, marble, brass and plaster. Simon described the project this way when it was announced:
"Henderson Avenue was where I first learned how restaurants could reshape and define a neighborhood. Romy represents both a return and an evolution, a more mature, soulful expression of dining that reflects how we envision Henderson's future restaurant culture."
Romy is the first of three restaurants planned for the development. The other two have not been named in any reporting so far.
The east end's opening calendar, as of early October
The retail lineup also suits the daytime: boots, jewelry, clothing and a spa. Most of these stores are new to Dallas. In May, the developers said all of them were making their market debuts. Here is what has been reported for each, listed from most to least specific:
- Catbird, 2166 N. Henderson. The Brooklyn fine jeweler's first Texas store and its ninth in the U.S. Construction was expected to finish in September, with an opening targeted for November.
- Romy, 2110 N. Henderson. Targeting December 2026.
- Jean Dousset. The fine diamond jeweler's Henderson store is expected at the end of 2026.
- Rag & Bone. Moving from its temporary spot next to Tecovas into a newly built store at 2240 N. Henderson. No move date has been given.
- Ariat, its first Dallas store. Cody & Sioux, the Calgary western-wear boutique's first U.S. location. Also Alberta Boot Co., Guizio, Margaux and Cami NYC. No opening dates have been reported for any of these.
All of these dates are targets, and the timeline for the whole project has drifted a bit. In May, the developers said vertical construction was done and the full project would be delivered in mid-November. By August, CraveDFW reported that crews were working on interiors, with the ten-building project on pace to finish construction by the end of 2026. We have not found a newer schedule, and no grand-opening event has been announced. D Magazine's summer roundup also mentioned road closures as part of the work but did not say which blocks.
One of the retail details has a practical side. D Magazine's contributing fashion editor, Evelyn Truax, said Alberta Boot Co. plans to carry Hammitt handbags, which Dallas specialty boutiques don't sell yet.
The evening places that are staying put
The new daytime businesses are opening alongside a long list of places that are staying. D Magazine's list of what remains reads like an evening itinerary:
- Louie's, the dive known for pizza, icy martinis and a heavily Parmesaned Caesar
- Tei Tei Robata Bar, open since 1998
- The Charlotte, whose burger gets singled out
- Pie Tap, with its happy hour
- Plomo, for a late-night quesadilla ordered "dirty"
- The Old Monk, Skellig and Spider Murphy's
- Barcadia, on the street since 2008
The longtime daytime businesses are still here too. Read Shop is a coffee shop with a small selection of books. CorePower Yoga, Bonobos and Houndstooth have each been on the street for about 12 years. Some smaller events are on the October calendar: Gemma's oyster happy hour on October 6, Billy Reid's "On the House" on October 8, and a free community flow class at CorePower on October 11.
The same day-to-night format is showing up on the other side of the neighborhood. Walkers' opened June 19 at 3016 Greenville Ave. It's a sandwich shop and market during the day and a restaurant and wine bar in the evening. On Henderson, the next stage depends on Catbird opening in November and Romy opening in December.
Neighborhood changes like Henderson's tend to come up when our clients talk about where they want to live, and we follow them as closely as we follow sales. If you live near Vickery Place or the M Streets and want to know how the new Henderson could affect your home's value, The TX Collective Group is happy to walk through it with you. Start with a Home Valuation.
