Dallas' first hi-fi discotheque, opened October 2025 in the former Whippersnapper space on Henderson Ave from DJ Jake Gatewood and This & That Hospitality (Burger Schmurger, Double Ds). Low-lit co...
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It'll Do Club
Underground Nightclub / Techno · Deep Ellum
Dallas' premier underground electronic music club on Elm Street in Deep Ellum. A warehouse-style venue with authentic industrial vibes, intimate layout, and a deeply curated house and techno program. ...
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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...
Jay Jerrier's original 2011 Deep Ellum pizzeria, DFW's first AVPN-certified Neapolitan shop and the launchpad for a chain that now reaches Houston and Austin. The wood-fired oven runs around 900F and ...
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Cultivar Coffee
Specialty Coffee / Roaster · East Dallas / Lakewood
Serious Dallas-based specialty roaster with a Bishop Arts café. Direct trade sourcing, meticulous roasting, and some of the best filter coffee in the city. The roasting program is their real achieveme...
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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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Ascension Coffee
Specialty Coffee · Uptown · Dallas Observer Best Coffee 2022
Dallas-born specialty roaster with six DFW locations. The Crescent Court cafe on 200 Crescent Ct delivers single-origin espresso, pour-overs, cold brew, and house pastries in an upscale third-wave cou...
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The Meteor
Specialty Coffee / Bar · Design District
All-day cafe, natural wine shop, and boutique bike shop in one — founded in 2019 by Intelligentsia Coffee co-founder Doug Zell. The Dallas outpost opened in late summer 2023 inside the Urby building i...
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The Rustic
American/Steakhouse · Uptown
West Village Texas-sized restaurant and bar with a massive patio, live music stage, and a menu that skews elevated Southern comfort. Pat Green is an investor, which tells you everything about the vibe...
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Wild Salsa
Mexican · Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas Mexican that serves as the go-to for Tex-Mex and interior Mexican dishes near the convention center and Arts District. The tableside guacamole is a show, the enchiladas are smothered p...