🍺 Best Dive Bars Spots in Dallas
12 dive bars spots in Dallas, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Dive Bars Spots
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Three Links
Deep Ellum live music dive bar and staple for affordable shows. Built like a concert runway in a long narrow room holding 150-200 people. Eclectic booking from blues and jazz to rock and electronic. C...
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Twilite Lounge
Deep Ellum neighborhood bar from Jess Barr (Slobberbone) and Danny Balis, with Old Hollywood red booths, an antique jukebox, and a retro neon sign. Best known for frozen Irish coffee and NOLA-inspired...
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3
Off the Record
Deep Ellum bar and vinyl record shop adjoining Club Dada, opened in 2014 as a collaboration with Good Records (Tim DeLaughter, Chris Penn). Three-fourths bar, one-fourth record store — 24 craft taps, ...
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4
Adair's
Deep Ellum dive bar open since 1963 by S.L. and Ann Adair; moved to its Commerce Street location in 1983 and has stayed beautifully unchanged ever since. Famous for half-pound cheeseburgers that start...
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5
The Old Monk
Dublin native Feargal McKinney's Henderson Avenue Irish pub, open since 1996 and now approaching 30 years as the neighborhood's traditional pub anchor. Fish and chips, mussels, cheese boards, a deep w...
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Milo Butterfingers
Dallas dive bar royalty originally opened in 1971 by Ned Smith and friends, relocated in 1982 to its current corner of Greenville Avenue and SMU Boulevard. A perennial SMU hangout and film location (O...
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Lakewood Landing
The quintessential Lakewood dive bar -- cash only, pool tables, cheap beer, and a jukebox that has been playing the right songs since 1991. The kind of bar that has regulars who have been coming for 2...
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8
Inwood Tavern
Neighborhood American pub that delivers solid burgers, cold beer, and a comfortable atmosphere without any pretension. The kind of place where regulars know the bartender name, the TVs show every game...
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9
Angry Dog
Deep Ellum institution since 1988. Half dog, half dive bar -- the Angry Dog has been feeding the Deep Ellum crowd for over 35 years. Hot dogs with creative toppings, cold beer, and live music most nig...
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Lee Harvey's
Cedars dive bar and burger joint that doesn't apologize for anything — creative burgers, cold beer, and unfiltered attitude. Unconventional combinations and quality beef in a grungy, welcoming space t...
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All 12 Dive Bars Spots in Dallas
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