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🏗️ Cedars, Dallas
10 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 10 Restaurants
✨ Craft Beer, Creative Dining, Art Scene
South of downtown, the Cedars is Dallas emerging creative district. Former warehouses now house breweries, art spaces, and some of the city most exciting restaurants.
Known for: Written by the Seasons, Four Corners Brewing, Full City Rooster, Lee Harvey's
Don't miss: Written by the Seasons, Lee Harvey's, Four Corners Brewing
💡 Lee Harvey's outdoor patio is one of the best dive bar patios in Dallas. Written by the Seasons is a must-book.
Top 10 in Cedars
1
Alamo Drafthouse
Dine-In Cinema / Bar · 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 count...
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2
Four Corners Brewing Co.
Brewery / Taproom
Dallas craft beer pioneer founded in 2012 by George Esquivel and Steve Porcari, originally in West Dallas before moving to the Cedars in 2017 with a 50-barrel brewhouse at the hist...
87
3
South Side Music Hall
Live Music Venue
The mid-size 15,000-sq-ft concert and event venue inside the Gilley's Dallas complex in the Cedars -- classic wooden dance floor, standing capacity around 1,500. Books indie rock, ...
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4
Gilley's Dallas
Event Venue & Dance Hall
90,000-sq-ft entertainment complex in the Cedars south of downtown Dallas with seven venues including South Side Music Hall and South Side Ballroom. Live music, private events, and...
86
5
Fuel City Tacos
Mexican
Dallas icon: 24/7 gas station with famously good street tacos cooked on a flat-top behind the counter. The Riverfront Boulevard flagship draws everyone from construction workers at...
85
6
Izkina
Soul Food / Lounge
Tulum-inspired soul-food-and-lounge concept in the Cedars, 21+, with a full late-night program running until 2am most weekends. Oxtails, yams, greens, and comforting Southern stapl...
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7
Baby Back Shak
Memphis-Style BBQ
Cedars neighborhood BBQ joint known by a pink pig smoking a cigar on the side of a black brick building. Founder Clarence Cohens has served hand-rubbed brisket and slow-smoked Memp...
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8
Zalat Pizza
New York Style Pizza
Dallas-born pizza chain famous for creative New York-style pies, 4am weekend hours, and a cult following for signature pizzas like the Pho Shizzle (chicken pho flavors), Pineapple ...
84
9
Full City Rooster
Specialty Coffee
South Dallas specialty coffee roaster and cafe in the Cedars, run by Chris and Michael Wyatt since 2013. Medium roasts highlight body and balance using a Loring roaster. Started ap...
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10
Lee Harvey's
American
Iconic Cedars dive bar and burger joint known for creative burgers, cold beer, and unfiltered attitude. The menu features unconventional combinations and quality beef in a grungy, ...
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