Musume Is Coming Back
If you’ve been wondering what happened to Musume after the 2024 explosion in downtown Fort Worth, there’s finally some good news: the restaurant is coming back.
Musume is expected to reopen in early November 2026 inside the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel at 810 Houston Street, nearly three years after the explosion that forced the restaurant to close. If you remember Musume from before, you might want to take a look when it returns because quite a bit has changed.
The restaurant’s 5,000-square-foot space is getting a new look with warm wood details, custom murals, and an Italian marble lounge. One detail I’m especially curious about is the old bank vault, which will be returning as a tatami room. That could be a pretty memorable spot for dinner.
There’s plenty happening on the menu, too. Chef Chris Conlon will take over as executive chef, bringing experience from the Hakkasan Group and Charlie Palmer’s Aureole. Musume plans to serve sushi and sashimi flown in from Japan daily, along with a nine-course omakase and new dishes created specifically for Fort Worth. They’re also bringing more than 120 sake labels and over 60 Japanese whiskies to the restaurant.
If you were a fan of the original Musume, here’s probably the nicest part of the announcement: more than 90 percent of the original Fort Worth staff is expected to return. After being away for almost three years, that’s a pretty impressive number.
Of course, Musume’s return comes with a much bigger story behind it. On January 8, 2024, an explosion at the W.T. Waggoner Building damaged the lower floors and injured 21 people. Three Musume employees were also injured and taken to the hospital. The exact cause of the explosion was never determined, and the federal investigation was eventually closed.
The building itself has been part of downtown Fort Worth for more than a century. Built in 1920, the 20-story W.T. Waggoner Building was once one of the tallest buildings in the area and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It later became home to the Sandman Signature Hotel, which had only opened in 2023 before the explosion changed everything.
The hotel is also expected to reopen sometime this year, although there’s still no official date.
So, if Musume was one of your downtown Fort Worth favorites, November might be worth keeping an eye on. And if you never got around to trying it before the explosion, well, you’ll soon have a chance to see what the new version is all about. I know I’ll be curious to see how the new space turns out.
Musume is expected to reopen in early November 2026 inside the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel at 810 Houston Street, nearly three years after the explosion that forced the restaurant to close. If you remember Musume from before, you might want to take a look when it returns because quite a bit has changed.
The restaurant’s 5,000-square-foot space is getting a new look with warm wood details, custom murals, and an Italian marble lounge. One detail I’m especially curious about is the old bank vault, which will be returning as a tatami room. That could be a pretty memorable spot for dinner.
There’s plenty happening on the menu, too. Chef Chris Conlon will take over as executive chef, bringing experience from the Hakkasan Group and Charlie Palmer’s Aureole. Musume plans to serve sushi and sashimi flown in from Japan daily, along with a nine-course omakase and new dishes created specifically for Fort Worth. They’re also bringing more than 120 sake labels and over 60 Japanese whiskies to the restaurant.
If you were a fan of the original Musume, here’s probably the nicest part of the announcement: more than 90 percent of the original Fort Worth staff is expected to return. After being away for almost three years, that’s a pretty impressive number.
Of course, Musume’s return comes with a much bigger story behind it. On January 8, 2024, an explosion at the W.T. Waggoner Building damaged the lower floors and injured 21 people. Three Musume employees were also injured and taken to the hospital. The exact cause of the explosion was never determined, and the federal investigation was eventually closed.
The building itself has been part of downtown Fort Worth for more than a century. Built in 1920, the 20-story W.T. Waggoner Building was once one of the tallest buildings in the area and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It later became home to the Sandman Signature Hotel, which had only opened in 2023 before the explosion changed everything.
The hotel is also expected to reopen sometime this year, although there’s still no official date.
So, if Musume was one of your downtown Fort Worth favorites, November might be worth keeping an eye on. And if you never got around to trying it before the explosion, well, you’ll soon have a chance to see what the new version is all about. I know I’ll be curious to see how the new space turns out.
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