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  1. Address
    1033 E Vandergriff Dr, Carrollton, TX · Carrollton
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Wednesday 3 PM–10 PM

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    1300 S Polk St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Wednesday 3 PM–10 PM

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  3. Address
    932 W Davis St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 7 PM

    Wednesday 6 AM–7 PM

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  4. 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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    2633 Ferris St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–9 PM

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  5. Address
    5251 Spring Valley Rd, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 2:30 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  6. Address
    2934 Main St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–3 PM

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    1928 S Akard St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–10 PM

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  8. Thirty bar stations, live bull riding, and a floor big enough that two-steppers never have to negotiate for elbow room: Billy Bob's Texas is the kind of honky tonk that makes the word feel undersized. The building spent earlier lives as a cattle barn and an airplane factory before finding its calling as a live music and dancing venue. Willie Nelson's Fourth of July picnic has landed here. Wear boots; you'll feel underdressed without them.


  9. A sprawling music shop on the Carpenter Freeway that stocks everything from orchestral French horns to electric guitars, Brook Mays/H&H Music is the kind of place where a parent buying a student's first rental flute ends up next to someone hunting a vintage find. The repair shop keeps it practical. If your kid is starting band this fall, this is probably where the school director pointed you.



  10. Address
    2815 Elm St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until midnight

    Wednesday Open 24 hours

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  11. Central Market is a grocery store that programs its sound system the way a record collector programs a party, pulling obscure B-sides and local finds between the funk grooves and jazzy lo-fi. The mix shifts with in-store themes, so the playlist on a given Tuesday is not an accident. It won a Dallas Observer Best of Dallas nod for it, which says something about how low the bar is everywhere else.





  12. Dim lighting and espresso martinis set the mood at this Fitzhugh Avenue lounge, where the booths are deep enough to hide in but the vibe is too convivial for anyone to bother. Clifton Club lands somewhere between chic cocktail bar and neighborhood regular haunt, sophisticated without making you feel underdressed. The Dallas Observer named it the best place to meet your next ex, which is either a warning or an itinerary depending on your recent history.


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    3333 N Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Wednesday 4:30 PM–Midnight

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  13. Address
    10310 Technology Blvd W, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 5 PM

    Wednesday 9 AM–5 PM

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  14. Address
    2914 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Wednesday 7 PM–2 AM

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  15. A scruffy, beloved Deep Ellum music venue that's been around forever, Club Dada runs on a DIY ethos that still feels earned rather than curated. The room is small enough that a 15-minute set from an unknown local act can genuinely change someone's night. If you want to find the next interesting Dallas musician before everyone else does, this is where you start looking.



  16. Address
    2681 Howell St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 2 PM

    Wednesday Noon–2 PM

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    115 N Carroll Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 1 PM

    Wednesday 1 PM–9 PM

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  18. Address
    514 Lockwood Dr, Richardson, TX · Richardson
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    Open now, until 2 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–8 PM

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  19. A record store that decided to become a hardcore and heavy metal venue, and the local scene decided right back. The space is small, the sound is loud, and the crowd shows up ready to mosh. Bands like Tactosa and Implosive Disgorgence have played here alongside local acts, and the annual Sweat Fest TX does exactly what the name suggests. Gritty, consistent, and absolutely not for the noise-averse.



  20. Address
    3090 Nowitzki Way, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Wednesday 3 PM–9 PM

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  21. Address
    4912 Cole Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–10 PM

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  22. Address
    121 Historic Town Square, Lancaster, TX · Lancaster
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    Open now, until 4:30 PM

    Wednesday 7 AM–4:30 PM

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  23. Address
    13050 Bee St Units 100&200 Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–Midnight

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  24. Nature of Things is a nomadic gallery that doesn't stay anywhere long enough to get comfortable, which seems to be the whole point. The curator plants shows inside borrowed spaces around Dallas, from a small Oak Lawn house to the upstairs loft at the Texas Theatre, each one built around a specific idea or figure. The Texas blues show honoring Lightnin' Hopkins gives you a sense of the ambition. Free admission, no fixed address.



  25. Address
    819 Exposition Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Wednesday 9 AM–3 PM

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  26. Address
    4488 Spring Valley Rd Farmer’s Branch, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–10 PM

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  27. Address
    4434 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Wednesday 6 AM–3 PM

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  28. Address
    5864 Sam Rayburn Tollway N, Ste 106, Plano, TX · Plano
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–11 PM

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  29. Address
    408 N Bishop Ave #102, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 9 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  30. Address
    231 W Eighth St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Wednesday 3 PM–2 AM

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  31. Address
    965 Garden Park Dr, Allen, TX · Allen
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    Open now, until 8 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–8 PM

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    308 N Bishop Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 6 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–6 PM

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  33. Address
    3218 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 5 PM

    Wednesday 7 AM–5 PM

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  34. Address
    3219 Knox St, Unit 130, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 7 PM

    Wednesday 7 AM–7 PM

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    1921 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 5 PM

    Wednesday 7 AM–5 PM

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    8411 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 5 PM

    Wednesday 6:30 AM–5 PM

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  37. Address
    888 S Greenville Ave, Richardson, TX · Richardson
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  38. Address
    1154 Peavy Rd, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–Midnight

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  39. Address
    3011 Gulden Ln, Ste 117, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 2 PM

    Wednesday 7 AM–2 PM

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    1920 N Coit Rd, Unit 250, Richardson, TX · Richardson
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    5360 W Lovers Ln, Unit 200, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 9 PM

    Wednesday 10 AM–9 PM

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  42. Address
    9850 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 7 AM–10 PM

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  43. Address
    2515 Inwood Rd, Ste 119, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 3:30 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–3:30 PM

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  44. Address
    1505 N Central Expy, Plano, TX · Plano
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–3 PM, 4 PM–9 PM

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  45. Address
    11331 E Northwest Hwy, Unit 105, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Wednesday 6 AM–8:30 PM

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  46. Address
    2111 S Edgefield Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 6 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–6 PM

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  47. Address
    2010 Greenville Ave, Unit B, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until midnight

    Wednesday 11 AM–Midnight

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    Resy
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  48. Address
    2699 Howell St, Unit 150, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 4 PM

    Wednesday 6:45 AM–4 PM

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  49. Address
    2650 N Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 4 PM

    Wednesday 6:45 AM–4 PM

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    5323 Greenville Ave, Ste 5, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 4 PM

    Wednesday 6:45 AM–4 PM

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  51. Address
    10720 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 4 PM

    Wednesday 6:45 AM–4 PM

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  52. Address
    4234 Maple Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 8 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–8 PM

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  53. Address
    1123 W Davis St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 8 PM

    Wednesday 7 AM–8 PM

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  54. Address
    506 E Division St, Ste 160, Arlington, TX · Arlington
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–Midnight

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  55. Address
    1616 W Hebron Pkwy, Unit 114, Carrollton, TX · Carrollton
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    Open now, until 9 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  56. Address
    1806 McMillan Ave, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–2 AM

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  57. Address
    2912 Elm St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  58. Address
    2612 Commerce St, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Wednesday 3 PM–10 PM

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  59. Address
    7328 Gaston Ave, Unit 100, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Wednesday 3 PM–10 PM

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  60. Address
    7150 Skillman St, Unit 190, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Wednesday 3 PM–10 PM

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  61. Address
    200 N East St, Arlington, TX · Arlington
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  62. Address
    1049 W Rochelle Rd, Irving, TX · Irving
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    Open now, until 4 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–4 PM, 5:30 PM–10 PM

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  63. Address
    7859 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 170, Dallas, TX · Dallas
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

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