Check out four business updates in Lewisville and Coppell, including a new Italian restaurant and new Tex-Mex place.

Dumont Creamery and Cafe

Dumont Creamery and Cafe is now open in Coppell, according to the company’s social media.

The Coppell location menu features an array of ice creams, coffees and boba teas. The shop offers over 20 ice cream flavors ranging from mascarpone raspberry to Jamaican rum, mandarin orange sorbet and biscoff. For coffees, guests can choose from flat whites, espressos, lattes and Americanos.

The company was founded in India in 1999 as a family business before expanding into the U.S. The creamery has since created over 250 unique flavors, according to the company website. The company also recently opened a location in Frisco.
  • Opened Oct. 22
  • 1551 S Belt Line Road Ste., 160, Coppell
  • www.dumont.us
Gracie Barra


A new martial arts studio, Gracie Barra, is open in Coppell.

The business teaches students 2 years old and older, an employee said. Children’s classes in jiu jitsu, muay Thai and wrestling are available, while adult classes are offered in jiu jitsu and muay Thai, according to the website.Joes Mexican and Texmex

Joes Mexican and Texmex is now open in Lewisville, according to the company’s social media.

The menu boasts a wide selection from steaks, to fajitas, to wings, ceviche and carnitas. The restaurant also offers a variety of tacos with beef, shrimp, fish, brisket, carne asada and more.


For drinks, customers can choose from a full spectrum of tequila, beer, margaritas and craft cocktails.
  • Opened Nov. 1
  • 1329 S Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville
  • 972-736-9001
Luigi’s Fine Italian Bistro

Italian restaurant Luigi’s is now open in Coppell, manager Elvis Begaj said.

The restaurant is a family operation with Begaj’s father as the owner and his mother crafting the desserts, Begaj said. The family originally opened a location in Denton off University Drive in 1999 when Begaj was still a child, but closed down. In 2024, the family came full circle and opened Luigi’s in Coppell, taking a space previously occupied by Smashburger, Begaj said.

The menu boasts a variety of appetizers and salads from bruschetta, a grilled bread topped with cherry tomatoes, Italian herbs, garlic, basil and parmigiana reggiano; to antipasti with mixed greens, cheeses, walnuts, tomatoes drizzled with oil and vinegar dressing. The restaurant also serves a selection of seafood, homemade pasta, chicken dishes and a steak dinner.


Some of the more popular items have been the chicken diavolo, a grilled chicken breast with vodka sauce, Calabrian peppers, cremini mushrooms over a bed of spaghetti and the chicken piccata with lemon butter sauce and capers, Begaj said.

Customers can also enjoy a spectrum of wines, Italian desserts like Limoncello cake and more.
  • Opened Oct. 13
  • 143 S Denton Tap Road, Coppell
  • Facebook: Luigi’s Fine Bistro