A new Italian restaurant with an enclosed rooftop lounge is headed for Frisco's Rail District, bringing chef Amy DiBiase's pasta-making and more than two decades of hospitality experience to a 4,700-square-foot space at The Patios at the Rail. Amy D's Italian is set to open in spring 2027 at 7511 Main St., occupying ground-floor dining space alongside an upstairs aperitivo lounge built for cocktails, small bites, and private gatherings.
The opening timeline, reported by CultureMap Dallas, places Amy D's Italian among the newest additions to a stretch of downtown Frisco that's been steadily reshaping itself. DiBiase has more than 20 years of hospitality industry experience, and Nack Hospitality/Nack Companies tapped her to direct operations and culinary programs for several concepts it has planned, according to the outlet's reporting.
A Menu Built Around Family Recipes and Texas-Italy Sourcing
The dining room will center on an open pasta kitchen, with a menu built around antipasti, handcrafted pasta and focaccia, wood-grilled specials, and seasonal sides meant for sharing, per the same report. Ingredients will be sourced from both Texas and Italy, and DiBiase said she looks forward to bringing the restaurant to Frisco with that blend of regional and imported ingredients.
DiBiase has also said she wants guests to feel the joy of making pasta with her grandmother, a sentiment that extends to a planned addition down the road: a Sunday multi-course, family-style lunch inspired by her grandmother, to be introduced at a later date. Dinner service is set to run Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to 10 pm, with an aperitivo hour on the same days from 4 to 7 pm. The bar program will offer Italian wines, classic and signature cocktails, house-made shrubs, Italian sodas, and alcohol-free spritzes.
Rooftop Lounge Designed for Indoor-Outdoor Flexibility
Upstairs, the enclosed rooftop aperitivo lounge will serve cocktails and small bites on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 pm to 1 am, with sliding glass panels that can open to create an indoor-outdoor space when weather allows. The lounge will also include a private dining area for up to 20 guests, rounding out a restaurant that's been described as elevated yet family-friendly.
The interior comes from Maybeck Design, the firm behind the project's architecture. Founder and CEO Danielle Harbeck designed Amy D's, and according to maybeckdesign.com, the firm describes the build as a modern, two-story commercial hospitality project featuring a ground-floor main dining room and statement bar, fluted glass privacy screens, an outdoor dining patio, and an upstairs speakeasy lounge. Harbeck said the design vision was a timeless restaurant that did not feel traditional, and the firm's materials list leans into that goal: warm natural timber, soft sage acoustic paneling, polished natural stone, fluted glass partitions, and tailored brass accents.
Part of a Larger Rail District Buildout
The Patios at the Rail sits within downtown Frisco's renovated Rail District, itself part of the city's $83 million makeover of the area. Nack CEO Donny Churchman said he wants The Patios at the Rail to help redefine downtown Frisco, and he said Amy D's embodies the food, hospitality, and atmosphere envisioned for the property. Nack also counts The Tower at the Rail among its other downtown Frisco projects.
The building itself has roots going back years before Amy D's was announced. The Dallas Morning News reported in 2018 that the three-story, 38,500-square-foot building would include space for office, retail, and restaurant uses, along with rooftop patios and an event center. That event space later took shape as Eventi, which launched in 2021 as a joint venture between Nack Development and Jason Young of Verona Villa Venues, according to Community Impact. Eventi included a 4,000-square-foot indoor venue called The Loft alongside a 22,000-square-foot landscaped rooftop outdoor space known as The Patios, with Nack Development and Verona Villa Venues partnering to operate both the venue spaces and the rooftop park area.
