Fond
Restaurant · Downtown
1601 Elm St suite 110, Dallas, TX 75201
Highlights
Detroit-style pizza, natural wines, and elevated lunch & aperitivo
Detroit-style pizza, natural wines, and elevated lunch & aperitivo
"When looking for lunch near Downtown, it’s hard to beat Fond. Its Tower Club is a five-star sandwich with roast turkey, cheddar, Swiss, tomato, and the centerpiece ingredient: pork belly. It also offers a daily soft serve, swirled into a ceramic version of the classic Greek coffee cups made famous by New York City bodegas, that gets drizzled with quality olive oil. Diners who want to indulge in a glass of $7 lunch wine can choose from a few options from the restaurant’s natural wine selection. Fond also does a mean aperitivo service, its version of happy hour, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the week and until 9 p.m. on Fridays. If you drive: The restaurant validates parking in the Santander Tower, where it is located, but the entrance to the parking garage on Pacific Avenue can be challenging to find." - Courtney E. Smith
"Downtown dwellers—and presumably Michiganders—know that Detroit-style pizzas are the perfect antidote for a grueling workday. Fond, at the base of Santander Tower, serves a good slate of them during lunch and during its 4-8pm aperitivo hour, which is actually just dinner. (Note: Fond is closed on weekends). The Pepp In Your Step pairs salty pepperoni with pickled peppers, and the Brussel Crowe is made with crispy brussels, caramelized onions, bacon, and roasted garlic cream. Both have a thick chew offset by crispy edges and a crunchy crust. Fond also makes an excellent Caesar salad and a perfectly fried schnitzel, and we’re betting you only saw one of those coming." - kevin gray
"Chefs Jennie Kelley and Brandon Moore are veterans of the Dallas food scene. The recently opened Fond specializes in lunch (seriously, get the Tower Club — it’s so good) and an aperitivo menu that’s served from 3 to 8 p.m. with Detroit-style pizza, salads, and shared appetizer plates like burrata with peaches and prosciutto, almonds and olives, and the house-made sourdough. It also has a wine list that is exclusively natural wines. The comfy dining room is great for lunches of two or four folks and is gorgeously bright and airy during the day. There is underground parking in the building that is free with validation — ask for that before you leave." - Courtney E. Smith
"At the bottom of a Downtown office tower, Fond is both a gathering place for better-than-necessary post-work drinks and a well-rounded bistro for an office lunch or laid-back dinner. The midday special includes a quarter-pie of the restaurant’s fantastic Detroit-style pizza (the Brussel Crowe with brussels sprouts and bacon is a favorite), or a smoked salmon niçoise salad, or a French-ish ham and salami sandwich. You can get a glass of lunch wine for just $7, and the evening “aperitivo” menu—which here actually means dinner—involves hearty share plates like charred octopus and chorizo (get a side of potatoes) or crisp pork schnitzel with tangy slaw. A must-drink: the botanically perfect Fond Spanish Vermut cocktail with housemade vinho verde vermouth." - Rosin Saez
"Owned by chef Jennie Kelley and her partner Brandon Moore, Fond is a place where the couple celebrates their love for food. They host themed dinners, such as a Beatles’ Love album themed prix-fixe dinner for Valentine’s Day." - Didi Paterno
