Hello to Dallas seafood spot Green Point, the latest in great food on Knox Street

The tale of Green Point Seafood & Oyster Bar in Dallas is far and wide the map. It begins at house, in Texas, says Greg Katz, who co-created Green Point along with his brother Nik Katz.

The two had been born in Cape Town, South Africa. Their new Knox Street eating place in Dallas is known as for the South African beach the city the place their grandparents lived. On the seashore, they’d snack on granadilla lollies, a passion-fruit-flavored popsicle that impressed the French dressing Greg created for the eating place’s crimson snapper and shrimp ceviche ($17).

Follow the map from Cape Town to Dallas, the place the Katz brothers had been raised. Then, force via New Orleans and into Destin, Fla., the place the Katz children would pass deep-sea fishing all through scorching summers with circle of relatives. Then and now, the Katzes say they’ve “fallen in love with the Gulf.” Much of the crab, shrimp, grouper, snapper and mahi mahi at Green Point comes from our Southern shores.

The tale of Green Point then flies over to Europe, which galvanized the eating place’s design. It’s an oceanic mixture of seafoam and emerald vegetables, and lovely like a French brasserie. Those who’ve been to Greg’s first eating place, Beverley’s, will discover a in a similar way at ease eating room at Green Point.

Even even though the eating places and stores on Dallas’ Knox Street are fancier than ever, Greg desires Green Point to be an informal, all-day forestall for the ones operating or buying groceries. We’re picturing buddies popping in for a pitcher of white wine and a half-dozen oysters in between boutiques. There’s a number of room at the 22-seat horseshoe-shaped bar.

For a snigger, have a look at the partitions close to the restrooms: This seafood eating place has Jaws themed wallpaper!

All of the menu pieces have some roughly tie to the Katzes lifestyles. The seafood gumbo ($15) — now not commonplace on Dallas eating place menus — is in honor in their brother-in-law, a Louisiana local who loves to prepare dinner. The fish and chips ($25) are a non-public favourite of Nik’s, who has reminiscences of consuming it on Hout Bay in Cape Town. His spouse loves a lobster roll, so a mayo-based model ($36) made the menu.

Other notable menu pieces come with oysters dressed with Champagne French dressing and a chew of horseradish creme ($25); a good looking chilled crudo, the place ribbons of salmon and tuna are crowned with shallots, capers and lemon French dressing ($23); 3 little fried grouper sandwiches with coleslaw ($21); and fried calamari ($21). Smoked whitefish dip ($15) is on the menu at Green Point, Beverley’s and Greg’s Dallas cocktail bar Clifton Club. It’s impressed by way of their Jewish upbringing but additionally feels “very Texas,” he says. It’s the solely menu merchandise in any respect 3 spots.

One of the healthiest tactics to devour at Green Point is to choose from the rotating record of fish, served pan-roasted and with a salad on the facet.

A cheeseburger ($19), lobster bucatini ($45) and steak au poivre ($47) are 3 of the extra decadent choices.

The beverages menu is powerful on bubbles, rosé and white wine, even though cocktails can be a a laugh method to start. Nik says he and his brother used to drink guava juice find it irresistible was once OJ. They snacked on lychees, beachside. Both make their method into adults-only beverages, in a Guava Mama cocktail with mezcal and in the Lychee Spritz with St. Germain and prosecco.

Greg and Nik grew up with folks who cherished to host dinner events, and every naturally made their method into food. Nik maximum just lately spent the previous 4 years as the common supervisor of food and beverage for the Adolphus resort in Dallas. Green Point is the first time the two have labored in combination full-time, even though Nik says they’ve been “inseparable” since they had been teenagers.

“This is something Nik and I have been talking about our entire lives,” Greg says.

Green Point Seafood & Oyster Bar is at 3219 Knox St., Dallas. Open seven days every week for lunch and dinner. Expected to open Sept. 26, 2023. Reservations now not required however really helpful, via Resy. Complimentary valet at Travis and Knox Street.

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