The Top 24 Things to Do Near The Old Monk
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A kitschy basement-bar setup in the Design District with shag rugs, vintage furniture, and a serious cocktail program that ranges from classics to novelties like Edna's Lunch Box, a sweet Miller High Life-amaretto-orange juice number that somehow tastes like Dr Pepper. The place quiets as a cocktail lounge early on, then transforms into a dance floor later in the evening when the local DJs arrive and the crowd fills in.
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Nightclub · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2024 · Best After-Party · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
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A 1927 Gothic bank tower reinvented as a modernist hotel, its cantilevered rooftop pool jutting into Dallas sky like a dare. The Joule doesn't genuflect to its own history; it argues with it.
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A sprawling gay bar done up in western kitsch, Round-Up has multiple rooms, several bars, and a massive hardwood dance floor anchoring the main space where two-stepping and swing lessons happen weekly. The place draws a genuinely mixed crowd and takes its cowboy theme seriously enough that Lady Gaga stopped by after a 2011 tour to show her support.
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Karaoke Spot · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Gay Bar · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
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