Asian Smokehouse / BBQ · East Dallas / Lakewood · Michelin Bib Gourmand 2024 & 2025
Uchi founder Tyson Cole (James Beard Award winner) and Franklin Barbecue's Aaron Franklin (James Beard Award winner) collide at this Asian smokehouse -- the second Loro location after the Austin origi...
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Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza
Italian / Pizza · Uptown
Miami-born artisan pizzeria from chef Renato Viola, now a micro-chain across Florida, Texas, and Georgia. Delicate thin-crust Neapolitan-style pies with a minimum 72-hour cold-fermented dough and sign...
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Village Baking Co.
French Boulangerie / Patisserie · Knox-Henderson
French-style boulangerie and patisserie from Clint and Kim Cooper, who started baking out of their home in 2004 and now supply bread to many of Dallas's serious restaurants. The Knox District shop is ...
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Pecan Lodge
Texas BBQ · Deep Ellum · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ | Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Deep Ellum BBQ institution from Justin and Diane Fourton, who grew their farmers-market stand into one of the most celebrated smokehouses in Texas. Three wood-fired pits (Lurlene, Virgil, and Rick) ru...
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Stoneleigh P
American / Dive Bar · Oak Lawn
Dallas landmark dive bar established in 1973 and beloved by locals for decades. Now at 4218 Lemmon Ave after relocating from its original Stoneleigh Hotel space. The signature burger on a pumpernickel...
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The Slow Bone
Texas BBQ · Design District · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ 2025
Jack Perkins (Maple & Motor) founded this Design District BBQ joint in 2013 -- now owned by a group tied to Eatzi's, but still among Dallas's most decorated smokehouses. One of only two Dallas spo...
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Hudson House
East Coast American · West Village · OpenTable Top 100 Brunch 2026
Vandelay Hospitality's 10th Hudson House, opened February 2026 in the former Hugo's Invitados space in West Village. East Coast-inspired neighborhood restaurant serving the cult 'World's Coldest Marti...
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Alamo Drafthouse
Dine-In Cinema / Bar · Cedars · Time #1 Theater in America | Entertainment Weekly Coolest Movie Theater in the World
The legendary Austin-born dine-in cinema empire's Dallas flagship in the Cedars. No talking, no phones, no kids during R-rated films -- and the best movie food program in the country. Scratch kitchen,...
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Ruins
Latin American / Cocktail Bar · Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum bar inspired by Budapest's 'ruin pub' aesthetic, with an agave- and cane-based spirits collection that goes deeper than almost anywhere in Texas. Peruvian beverage director Christian Armand...
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Terry Black's Barbecue
Central Texas BBQ · Deep Ellum · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ (2021)
Dallas outpost (opened 2019) of the legendary Lockhart-by-way-of-Austin BBQ family. Central Texas-style brisket, massive beef ribs, and proper sides in a huge Deep Ellum space with indoor event rooms,...