This roundup of dining bites around Fort Worth is perfect for those with a sweet tooth, with new desserts, ice cream treats, ccinnamon rolls, milkshakes, and dark chocolate cookies. There are also new seasonal menus, some for Lent, others for breakfast and brunch.

Here's what's happening in Fort Worth restaurant news:

Ostara Coffee + Wine + Market, a new cafe and coffeeshop spinoff of Ostara Coffee Roasters, is now open in the Near Southside. The dual coffee shop and roasting space is located at 208 E. Broadway Ave., next to Hopfusion Aleworks. All operations — roasting coffee beans, brewing and bottling cold brew, and serving specialty coffee drinks to the public — now take place one block off South Main. Owners Natalie Willard and Valerie Mejía got their start in March 2022 as the first women-owned and operated roasters in North Texas by roasting beans and popping up at local markets in the Near Southside neighborhood before partnering with other small, local businesses to supply their beans and cold brew. They originally planned to open the cafe on Race Street but Willard says they were unable to make that space work and seized the spot next to Hopfusion after it became available. They've also upgraded their previous 5LB roaster to a 25LB roaster, giving them more efficient capacity, and are also hosting community events at the new space.

Emilia’s at The Crescent Hotel Fort Worth is unveiling a limited-time brunch experience, Patio Brunch with DJ Steffi, which will take place on April 5 and May 3 — the first Saturday — from 11 am-3 pm, with shareable plates, large-format cocktails, and a vibrant atmosphere featuring DJ Steffi Burns. Menu items include a bagel board, mezze platter, and build-your-own yogurt parfait.

HTeaO, an iced tea drive-thru chain, has opened its first location in Cleburne at 101 N Nolan River Rd. It's owned and operated by James “Jimmy” and Susan McHughes. They offer 20+ flavors of sweetened and unsweetened tea.

MilkShake Factory, the neighborhood dessert shop in Grapevine, is rolling out a new permanent menu dessert and limited-time milkshake flavor. They’re offering molten chocolate cups for $6 that come in either peanut butter bananas & cream or strawberries & cream in a cup with whipped cream and melted milk chocolate. A limited-time coconut caramel cookie milkshake is available for $9 through April 20.

Provender Hall Bar & Grill, the restaurant in the Stockyards' Muley Alley from chef Marcus Paslay, is celebrating St. Patrick's Day throughout the month of March with two tempting drinks: Shamrock Shak and Irish coffee.

Snooze an AM Eatery, the breakfast-brunch chain, has three new lifestyle bowls, catering to different dietary needs. The Keto Breakfast has spinach and shredded carrots dressed with Dijon vinaigrette topped with a Snooze chicken sausage patty, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, and seared tomato; Protein BLT with scrambled eggs, bacon, breakfast sausage crumble, seared tomato, avocado, pickled red onions, and Maldon salt; and Farmer’s Market Veggie with sweet potato, seared tomato, avocado, and hard-boiled eggs. Prices range from $15-$16.

Brio Italian Grille the casually elegant Italian restaurant in Southlake, has Lent specials for lunch and dinner including Lobster & Shrimp Fettucine, featuring lobster, shrimp, fettuccine, roasted grape tomatoes, and green onions in a light cream sauce; Grilled Salmon Fresca with grilled salmon, asparagus, sweet potatoes, spinach, red peppers, feta, Roma tomatoes, pesto vinaigrette, and balsamic reduction; and Lemon Garlic Orzo with Shrimp featuring orzo with Parmesan cheese, lemon, spinach, and shrimp. They'll be available March 11-April 20.

Tous les Jours, the Korean-French bakery has launched a new "cloud bagel," made with rice flour so it's light and fluffy. There's a plain and an everything seasoning bagel option. Available at Carrolton, Colleyville, and Plano locations.

Black Rock Coffee Bar has new drinks for spring: Toffee Delight, with English toffee, caramel, and hazelnut latte; Honey Haze shaken espresso with espresso, honey, vanilla, ice, and oat milk; and matcha with lavender cold foam. Available March 1-April 30.

Eatzi’s Market & Bakery has three new chocolate treats: the Double Chocolate Cookie, a rich, chewy deep chocolate cookie made with butter, brown sugar, and unsweetened cocoa powder, $3 or a 5-pack for $6,49; Chocolate Oblivion Cake Balls, a flourless chocolate cake with a chocolate ganache coating; and the return of Mom’s Chocolate Cake, a moist sour cream chocolate cake layered with chocolate cream cheese icing, $6.79 by the slice. At stores in Grapevine and Fort Worth.

Dairy Queen brought back the Mint Oreo Blizzard, featuring cookie pieces with a cool mint topping and DQ’s soft serve. Available through March 31.

Cinnaholic, the decadent cinnamon roll chain, has limited-time season treats available only until March 12: Strawberry Fields Roll with strawberry fluff frosting, marshmallows, strawberries, and strawberry jam; Berry Crumble Roll with raspberry frosting, triple berry pie filling, and buttery pie crumble; Chocolate Dipped Roll with a cinnamon roll dipped in chocolate and finished with sprinkles; and Lemonberry Coffee Cake with lemon juice, blueberries, streusel, and lemon glaze.

Rita’s Frozen Custard has added a new PB & Toffee Concrete. It blends Rita’s Vanilla Frozen Custard with Reese's peanut butter sauce and almond toffee crunch topping. Concrete starts at $6.

Taco Cabana is kicking off Lent season with the addition of new shrimp tacos starting March 5, for a limited time. Each taco features battered shrimp, lettuce, tomato and chipotle ranch in a flour tortilla for $4.

WOB Bar & Kitchen is adding a new, limited-time $9 French fry dipping platter with a pile of French Fries and four Slam-Dunk Dips: jalapeño avocado ranch, kicked up ketchup, Sriracha lime aioli, and honey mustard. They're also offering game day bites, such as pickle fries and cauliflower bites from March 18-April 7.

Wingstop has new, crispier tenders, with a lighter and crispier experience – to be paired with Wingstop’s house made ranch, in a three-piece combo meal for $10.

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Carrabba's has a new lemony spring menu inspired by Sorrento, home of Italy’s lemon groves. New dishes include lemon cream asparagus linguine, shrimp scampi, Tuscan-grilled lamb chops, and limoncello bread pudding. Cocktails include springtime sangria and strawberry limoncello martini. Prices start at $10.

Einstein Bros. Bagels has a new country bagels & gravy egg sandwich, featuring a Country Sausage Gourmet Bagel, eggs, bacon, pork sausage, cheddar cheese, and Country Pepper Cream Cheese for $9.

Potbelly has two new menu items: chili mac featuring beef chili with kidney beans, bell peppers, and onions, topped with Potbelly’s three-cheese mac; and banana pudding shake featuring vanilla and banana flavors, finished with a Potbelly shortbread cookie on the straw. Chili mac is $6 for a bowl, banana pudding shake is $5.49.

Logan’s Roadhouse has rolled out a limited-time Cajun-inspired menu featuring blackened shrimp & sausage gumbo, shrimp stacked trout, and beer-battered onion rings.

A.1. Steakhouse from Kraft-Heinz has partnered with Epicurean Butter on a butter that’s now available at H-E-B locations across Dallas-Fort Worth. The A1 Steakhouse butter brings the signature tang of A.1. Steak Sauce to kitchens in a new format. It's available for $4.14.

Sonic Drive-In has a new strawberry mangonada slush featuring a hint of Tajín Clásico chili lime seasoning. Available in medium only for $3, starting March 3 while supplies last.

Blue Bell Ice Cream has a new Banana Fudge Ice Cream flavor, featuring Milk Chocolate Ice Cream swirled with banana-flavored ice cream. Available in half gallon and pint sizes for a limited time.

All Y’alls Foods — a popular purveyor of vegan jerky and other animal-free snacks — earned recognition from PETA for signing on to its new “Eat Without Experiments” program that helps shoppers identify food and beverage companies that don’t test on animals. The company has never experimented on animals and is making its commitment public and permanent by joining PETA’s program. All Y’alls Foods is one of many companies—including Ferrero International, Bacardi Limited, Amy’s Kitchen, Heineken, and Unilever—that have signed PETA’s statement of assurance pledging never to test on animals.
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Teresa Gubbins contributed to this story.