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
Dive Bar / Cocktail Lounge · Deep Ellum · Dallas Observer Best Dive Bars list | DiningOut Essential Dive Bars 2026
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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Off the Record
Craft Beer / Vinyl Bar · Deep Ellum
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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Adair's
American / Burgers / Live Music · Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum dive bar institution opened in 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...
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The Old Monk
Irish Pub / Bar · Knox-Henderson · Henderson Avenue Irish pub since 1996
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, deep whi...
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Milo Butterfingers
Dive Bar · Lower Greenville · Observer Top 100 Bars 2026 | Dallas dive bar since 1971
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
Dive Bar / American · East Dallas / Lakewood
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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Inwood Tavern
American Pub · Preston Hollow
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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Angry Dog
Hot Dogs / American Bar · Deep Ellum · Dallas Observer Best Hot Dog | Deep Ellum institution
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
American · Cedars
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, welcoming atmosphere...