Somebody Help This Poor Girl: Intimate Christmas Dinner Outside of the Loop

Posted on December 22nd, 2009 10:31am by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Christmas, Holidays

Why am I having such an impossible time thinking of an intimate restaurant, north of LBJ that my husband and I can have a quiet, little pre-Christmas meal tonight without completely breaking the bank?  Truthfully, I can’t even think of an intimate place if it would break the bank.  Any ideas?

14 comments

  1. Lavendou, Cadot, Mi Piaci. Price point, type of food, fancy or casual?

    @ 10:49 am on December 22, 2009

  2. Mi Piaci
    Sweet Basil (www.sweetbasilitalian.com)
    Giovanni’s (www.giovanniitalian.com)

    @ 10:58 am on December 22, 2009

  3. How far North? Kotta Sushi and Bonnie Ruths at Lebanon and the Tollway are both very good and more intimate. I know it seems cliche, but if you two haven’t done fondue, going to the Melting Pot in addison is certainly a fun evening.

    @ 11:02 am on December 22, 2009

  4. Paesanos in Plano, near downtown. The booths are canopied in toile.

    @ 11:02 am on December 22, 2009

  5. Amici’s in Carrollton http://www.amicisignature.com/index.html

    @ 11:04 am on December 22, 2009

  6. And I almost forgot the new Ruggeri’s. (www.ruggerisrestaurant.com)

    @ 11:06 am on December 22, 2009

  7. Cafe Bene Bene on Frankfurt and the Tollroad. Intimate, authentic (and reasonable) Italian.

    @ 11:13 am on December 22, 2009

  8. Lefty’s in Addison

    @ 11:36 am on December 22, 2009

  9. Scratch Mi Piaci. One of the noisiest restaurants in town. Ideal for a meal with someone you don’t want to talk to.

    @ 12:37 pm on December 22, 2009

  10. I second Lavendou. Nicolas is the Shops at Legacy too.

    @ 12:38 pm on December 22, 2009

  11. Also agree with Cadot and Bene Bene.

    @ 1:17 pm on December 22, 2009

  12. Jasmine Thai, as long as there aren’t any families. Masami maybe.

    @ 2:22 pm on December 22, 2009

  13. Canary Cafe.

    Sorry to be late to the party on this. And ditto the scratch on Mi Piaci. Totally overrated.

    @ 9:04 am on December 23, 2009

  14. Addison Cafe is a lovely little place, and I concur with Lavendou and Nicola’s (although it can get a bit noisy)

    @ 11:38 am on December 23, 2009