What is your favorite dress shirt? weave and why?
I really can't get over twill or herringbone though I know I should choose something like poplin to wear under a suit jacket especially because I sweat more then average.
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Twill is a tighter weave (and iirc herringbone similarly) which means it breathes less. You can get a great shirt made from cotton in twill or self-herringbone (or dual-color herringbone) but I would wear it only when I plan to be on the colder side of things. Given that HVAC exists in most offices, that probably means careful planning, if you tend to run hot already.
Your standard "plain" weaves are going to be poplin (also called end-over-end) and broadcloth, the latter being heavier and thicker. For very light, you can do voile. For texture, the most common are oxford cloth (of which there are many, lighter and heavier, coarser and finer), and flannel.
If not cotton, linen is a standard option. So are linen-cotton blends.
Beyond that there are synthetics and semi-synthetics (polyester, rayon, viscose, etc). And, obviously, silk. They have their upsides and downsides. I am sure someone makes hemp shirts, likely to be similar to linen, but have not seen those. I am sure someone makes wool shirts, but I don't think I've seen those either.
Other cotton weaves do exist. Dobby weave, marcella/pique, and so on. Some are used for very specific things only, some more generally.