The Best Places to Eat and Do in Dallas
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- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best Specialty Lattes · Best of Dallas
- Eater The 15 Coolest Coffee Shops in Dallas
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- D Magazine 2024 · Best Tex-Mex · Best of Big D
- Eater Frozen Margarita · 14 Iconic Dallas Dishes Locals and Tourists Must Try
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- Texas Monthly Honorable Mentions · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- D Magazine The Best New Restaurants in Dallas
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- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Chocolate Chip Cookies · Best of Dallas
- Eater The 15 Coolest Coffee Shops in Dallas
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: #9 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 104. Dayne's Craft Barbecue
Texas-Style Barbecue
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: #7 · The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
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Rank 109. B4 Barbeque & Boba
Texas-Style Barbecue
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
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Rank 109. North Texas Smoke BBQ
Texas Barbecue
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
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Rank 109. Partenope Ristorante
Neapolitan Pizzeria
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- D Magazine #25 · The 50 Best Restaurants
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Pizza · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Sandwich: The Super Jeff · Best of Big D
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- D Magazine #13 · The 50 Best Restaurants
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Tacos · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2023 · Best Vegetarian-Friendly · Best of Big D
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Rank 109. Sabar BBQ
Texas-Style Barbecue
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #5 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 109. Smoak Town BBQ
Texas-Style Barbecue
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
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Rank 109. Yearby’s Barbecue & Waterice
Texas Barbecue
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
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Rank 118. Alamo Club
American
The owner is often spotted bussing tables or running food on a busy night, which sets the tone for this Lower Greenville bar and American kitchen that manages to feel like it's been around forever. Cozy enough for a quiet date, loose enough for drinks with friends, it occupies that useful middle ground between neighborhood bar and proper dinner spot. An English chef handles the kitchen, keeping things grounded rather than showy.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Dallas
- D Magazine D Magazine: #46 · The 50 Best Restaurants
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- The Infatuation The Best Bars In Dallas
- D Magazine #46 · The 50 Best Restaurants
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
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Rank 118. Apothecary
Avant-Garde Cocktail Bar
You will walk past it. That's by design. Apothecary is a dark, hushed cocktail lounge on Greenville where the seasonal menu gets a full thematic overhaul each year and bartenders can narrate the origin story of every pour from memory. The team spends months developing each recipe, and it shows. A James Beard Outstanding Bar Semifinalist, it draws the kind of crowd that actually reads the menu before ordering.
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
- Eater Eater: The 38 Essential Dallas Restaurants
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
- Eater The 38 Essential Dallas Restaurants
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
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Rank 118. Ari Korean BBQ
Korean Barbecue
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #48 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #34 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #47 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Restaurant with a Mission · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Classic Dallas Restaurants · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
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- Dallas Observer Neighborhood Staples and Gems · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Philly Cheesesteak · Best of Dallas
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- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best New Restaurant · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Splurge Worthy Spots · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #39 · The 50 Best Restaurants
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2024 · Best Chinese · Best of Big D
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- Dallas Observer Classic Dallas Restaurants · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best Chicken-Fried Steak · Best of Dallas
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- Dallas Observer Neighborhood Staples and Gems · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best Oxtail · Best of Dallas
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Rank 118. Namo
Sushi
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #32 · The 50 Best Restaurants
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2023 · Best Vietnamese · Best of Big D
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- Dallas Observer New Restaurants on the Observers’ Top 50 · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Carnitas · Best of Dallas
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- Dallas Observer Neighborhood Staples and Gems · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best State Fair Hack · Best of Dallas
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #45 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Restaurant for a Special Occasion · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Splurge Worthy Spots · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #37 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #41 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 118. Zoli's Pizza
Pizzeria
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- D Magazine D Magazine: #29 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Restaurant in Oak Cliff · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine D Magazine: The Best New Restaurants in Dallas
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Side: Grilled Leeks · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Restaurant in Oak Cliff · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine The Best New Restaurants in Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Side: Grilled Leeks · Best of Dallas
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- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Chicken Wings · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Barbecue Shops · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
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The enchiladas arrive sizzling on the plate, which tells you everything about the style of Tex-Mex this old-school Dallas institution runs on. The original McKinney Avenue location is a cavernous, sprawling room with a rowdy bar and tables packed with multigenerational families who have been coming here forever. Order the enchiladas, get a frozen margarita alongside them, and don't overthink it.
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Rank 154. Fletcher’s Corny Dog
Food Truck
A corn-dog-on-a-stick that's been a State Fair of Texas fixture for generations, now available year-round from a permanent food truck in Klyde Warren Park, which means skipping the August heat and the parking odyssey. The batter recipe is a family secret the Fletchers have kept close, and nobody has managed to copy it convincingly. Mustard is the traditional move. Cash, a short wait, and low expectations for your diet are all you need to bring.
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Rank 154. Hutchins BBQ
Texas Barbecue
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: #2 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
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Leon Bridges played the open mic here before he played anywhere else, which tells you something about Opening Bell's ear for talent. It's a coffee shop that moonlights as a live music venue, with one of the longest-running open mic nights in DFW and occasional national touring acts rounding out the calendar. Beer and wine are on hand if coffee isn't your thing, and there's food beyond pastries: sandwiches, soups, salads.
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- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- Eater Eater: The 15 Coolest Coffee Shops in Dallas
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Rank 154. Tolbert's Restaurant & Chili Parlor
Texas American
A bowl of red without a single bean in sight, served the way Frank X. Tolbert intended when he more or less rewrote the rulebook on Texas chili decades ago. This casual chili parlor in Grapevine keeps his recipe going, ladling out small and large bowls with cheese and crackers, or folded into a Frito pie if you're feeling committed. It's a reason to make the suburban drive, and Main Street has enough to browse while the chili lingers.
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The chicken tikka taco built this place's reputation, and it's still the reason the line forms. Velvet Taco is a fast-casual taco chain that leans global, folding Indian, Thai, and Southern flavors into flour tortillas without making too big a deal about it. The Deep Ellum flagship is the original, with a paid lot out back for anyone who's circled the block twice already. Finish with the red velvet cake, which is exactly what it sounds like.
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The "trashcan" nacho, Dallas's contribution to stadium-snack culture, gets a serious upgrade at this Deep Ellum restaurant. The format is the same towering chip stack drowning in cheese, black beans, pico, guac, and pickled jalapeños, but the cheese here is worth caring about. The crowd skews young and loud in the best Deep Ellum tradition, which makes the nachos feel like exactly the right thing to order.
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Rank 179. Las Almas Rotas
Mexican
Las Almas Rotas is a Dallas agave bar that stocks small-batch mezcal, bacanora, and raicilla instead of celebrity tequila, which means the flights can include pechuga mezcal, distilled with raw poultry, and bottles that fit no known category. It was a James Beard Outstanding Bar Program semifinalist. Margaritas and palomas let the spirits do the talking, and carne asada tacos and pozole rojo keep the evening from getting too educational.
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- D Magazine D Magazine: 2023 · Best Agave Bar · Best of Big D
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Agave Bar · Best of Big D
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2024 · Best Agave Bar · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2023 · Best Agave Bar · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Agave Bar · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Agave Bar · Best of Big D
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- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Bakery · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2023 · Best Bakery · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2024 · Best Bakery · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Bakery · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Bakery · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Bakery · Best of Big D
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- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Bar Clone · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Fish and Chips · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2024 · Best Bloody Mary · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Bar Clone · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Fish and Chips · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best Bloody Mary · Best of Dallas
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Rank 183. LadyLove Lounge & Sound
Cocktail Bar
Red-lit and tucked into a corner of Bishop Arts that requires a little intention to find, LadyLove is a lounge and dance bar that somehow calibrated the music at exactly the volume where you can still finish a sentence. The crowd skews queer and curious, the patio turns strangers into regulars, and the house cocktails lean tart and a little spicy. DJ nights run on Saturdays.
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- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Lesbian Bar That Isn’t a Lesbian Bar · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Dance Party · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Lesbian Bar That Isn’t a Lesbian Bar · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Dance Party · Best of Big D
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Rank 183. Peticolas Brewing Company
Beer Bar
Peticolas runs a split-level taproom out of an industrial building in West Dallas, with English, Irish, and Scottish-style ales brewed on-site. It's a semi-official FC Dallas supporters' bar, showing everything from Champions League to regional Mexican matches, which explains the noise level on a Tuesday. When there's nothing on the screens, the upstairs has foosball, ping pong, and shuffleboard to fill the gap.
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- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Taproom · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2023 · Best Local Brewery · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2024 · Best Brewery · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Taproom · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Local Brewery · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Brewery · Best of Big D
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- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Desserts · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2023 · Best Mediterranean · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Mediterranean · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Desserts · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Mediterranean · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Mediterranean · Best of Big D
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- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Breakfast · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2024 · Best Cafe · Best of Dallas
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- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Pub · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2024 · Best Happy Hour · Best of Dallas
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- D Magazine 2025 · Best Bakery for Bread · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Bakery for Bread · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best Sourdough Loaf · Best of Dallas
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- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Bar for Beer · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2023 · Best Beer Selection · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Bar for Beer · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Beer Selection · Best of Dallas
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- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Local Beer: Royal Blood Blood Orange Ale · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Brewery for the Whole Family · Best of Dallas
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Rank 193. Four Corners Brewing Co
Beer Bar
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- D Magazine D Magazine: 2025 · Best Bar Game Night · Best of Big D
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2024 · Best Taproom · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Bar Game Night · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Taproom · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
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Rank 193. Ginger's
Cocktail Bar
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- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2024 · Best Bar Stools · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Cocktail Bar · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best Bar Stools · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Cocktail Bar · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
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- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best Brewery for the Whole Family · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Place for a Post-Mountain Bike Ride Beer · Best of Dallas
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Half skate park, half food rescue operation, 4DWN is the kind of place that makes you feel slightly lazy for only doing one thing with your afternoon. Professional skaters built the ramps, and the same organization diverts fresh produce from landfills and hands it out free each week, no processed food allowed. Show up to skate, to volunteer, or just to watch people who are considerably better on wheels than you will ever be.
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- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Skate Park · Best of Dallas
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- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2025 · Best Upscale Dessert · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: 2024 · Best Steakhouse · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Upscale Dessert · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer 2024 · Best Steakhouse · Best of Dallas