Monarch occupies the 50th floor of The National at 1401 Elm St. in Dallas's Downtown Historic District, operated by Maple Hospitality Group. The kitchen is built around wood-fired cooking and modern Italian technique: handmade pastas, steaks, and fresh seafood, with lobster spaghetti, filet, oysters, caviar, and brussels sprouts among the dishes that keep coming up, often served family style.
The same floor holds Kessaku, a sake-and-cocktail lounge run alongside Monarch, so the evening can shift between a dining room facing the Dallas skyline and a separate bar-and-lounge scene without changing address.
Monarch has been Michelin Selected in both the 2024 and 2025 guides and carries an 8.2/10 from The Infatuation.
The same floor holds Kessaku, a sake-and-cocktail lounge run alongside Monarch, so the evening can shift between a dining room facing the Dallas skyline and a separate bar-and-lounge scene without changing address.
Monarch has been Michelin Selected in both the 2024 and 2025 guides and carries an 8.2/10 from The Infatuation.