Guidebook for Dallas

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Guidebook for Dallas

Food Scene

Awesome coffee and service; live music nightly.
34 locals recommend
Opening Bell Coffee
1409 Botham Jean Blvd
34 locals recommend
Awesome coffee and service; live music nightly.
Excellent craft cocktails; delicious Truffle Mac and Cheese.
38 locals recommend
Cedars Social
1326 Botham Jean Blvd
38 locals recommend
Excellent craft cocktails; delicious Truffle Mac and Cheese.
Learn all about and view the coffee roasting process as you enjoy free samples of coffees curated from over the world. They don't serve food, but you can bring your own. Open Fri and Sat 10a to 2p.
30 locals recommend
Full City Rooster
1810 S Akard St
30 locals recommend
Learn all about and view the coffee roasting process as you enjoy free samples of coffees curated from over the world. They don't serve food, but you can bring your own. Open Fri and Sat 10a to 2p.
Finger licking true Texas BBQ that literally falls off the bone. Mom-made coleslaw studded with blue cheese; seasoned fried corn on the cob; and don't miss the fruit cobbler of the day.
24 locals recommend
Off the Bone Barbeque
1734 Botham Jean Blvd
24 locals recommend
Finger licking true Texas BBQ that literally falls off the bone. Mom-made coleslaw studded with blue cheese; seasoned fried corn on the cob; and don't miss the fruit cobbler of the day.
Award winning hamburgers and delicious chips with unique flavors that change daily.
7 locals recommend
Full Circle Tavern
6341 La Vista Dr
7 locals recommend
Award winning hamburgers and delicious chips with unique flavors that change daily.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great rooftop bar with delicious appetizers and sandwiches; incredible views.
40 locals recommend
CANVAS Hotel | Dallas
1325 Botham Jean Blvd
40 locals recommend
Great rooftop bar with delicious appetizers and sandwiches; incredible views.
Intimate concert venue. Great live music almost nightly; some performers are nationally recognized.
Poor David's Pub
1313 Botham Jean Blvd
Intimate concert venue. Great live music almost nightly; some performers are nationally recognized.

Sightseeing

Just a 10 minute walk (or less) up the street or 1 train stop. There is also the free D-Link Bus.
99 locals recommend
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas
650 S Griffin St
99 locals recommend
Just a 10 minute walk (or less) up the street or 1 train stop. There is also the free D-Link Bus.
Interesting Dallas historic village. Great for the kids.
28 locals recommend
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park
1515 S Harwood St
28 locals recommend
Interesting Dallas historic village. Great for the kids.
Excellent history museum
421 locals recommend
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
411 Elm St
421 locals recommend
Excellent history museum
Don't miss the live jaguars in this large Mayan theme aquarium.
485 locals recommend
The Dallas World Aquarium
1801 N Griffin St
485 locals recommend
Don't miss the live jaguars in this large Mayan theme aquarium.
If visiting late Sep to mid Oct, don't miss the Texas State Fair with midway rides, cooking shows, livestock competitions, and world famous CORN DOGS! Also a year-round venue for assorted events.
83 locals recommend
South Dallas
83 locals recommend
If visiting late Sep to mid Oct, don't miss the Texas State Fair with midway rides, cooking shows, livestock competitions, and world famous CORN DOGS! Also a year-round venue for assorted events.
Beautiful award-winning gardens, but also a great location for live music and special events based on seasonal schedule.
710 locals recommend
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
8525 Garland Rd
710 locals recommend
Beautiful award-winning gardens, but also a great location for live music and special events based on seasonal schedule.
Amazing and detailed; an emotionally moving visual history.
63 locals recommend
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
300 N Houston St
63 locals recommend
Amazing and detailed; an emotionally moving visual history.

Everything Else

This major station is also a stop on the D Link, a free bus that will take you to downtown; museums; and the Bishop Arts District neighborhood of North Oak Cliff.
22 locals recommend
Cedars
1112 Belleview St
22 locals recommend
This major station is also a stop on the D Link, a free bus that will take you to downtown; museums; and the Bishop Arts District neighborhood of North Oak Cliff.
Not just the police department, but the MAIN headquarters; in addition to the 'Yellow Jacket' guys of the private neighborhood security. This is a safe community!
Dallas Police Department
1400 Botham Jean Blvd
Not just the police department, but the MAIN headquarters; in addition to the 'Yellow Jacket' guys of the private neighborhood security. This is a safe community!

Arts & Culture

Same location as Gilley's, event venue and concerts.
19 locals recommend
South Side Music Hall
1135 Botham Jean Blvd
19 locals recommend
Same location as Gilley's, event venue and concerts.
3 Museum at one location in the Arts District: Dallas Museum of Art, Crow Asian Collection, and the Nasher Sculpture Garden.
790 locals recommend
Dallas Museum of Art
1717 N Harwood St
790 locals recommend
3 Museum at one location in the Arts District: Dallas Museum of Art, Crow Asian Collection, and the Nasher Sculpture Garden.
Same location as South Side Music Hall; event venue and concerts.
30 locals recommend
Gilley's Dallas
1135 Botham Jean Blvd
30 locals recommend
Same location as South Side Music Hall; event venue and concerts.
Music and event venue, two restaurants on site.
114 locals recommend
The House of Blues Dallas
2200 N Lamar St
114 locals recommend
Music and event venue, two restaurants on site.
Small concert and special event venue.
29 locals recommend
Dos Equis Pavilion
1818 1st Ave
29 locals recommend
Small concert and special event venue.
The easiest cinema to get to by public transportation. Mockingbird Station is a DART train stop, take the elevator to the station exit and you're literally just a few steps from the theater.
71 locals recommend
Dallas Angelika Film Center
5321 E Mockingbird Ln
71 locals recommend
The easiest cinema to get to by public transportation. Mockingbird Station is a DART train stop, take the elevator to the station exit and you're literally just a few steps from the theater.

Entertainment & Activities

Kids AND adults enjoy this downtown park built over the freeway: often has free programs; museums are close by; restaurants and food trucks too.
884 locals recommend
Klyde Warren Park
2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy
884 locals recommend
Kids AND adults enjoy this downtown park built over the freeway: often has free programs; museums are close by; restaurants and food trucks too.
Great science museum.
727 locals recommend
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
2201 N Field St
727 locals recommend
Great science museum.

Essentials

Fresh local produce and flowers. Also on site is the Pecan Lodge with 'stand on line good' BBQ and La Popular Tamale House, named one of the “Best Tamales in Dallas.”
189 locals recommend
Dallas Farmers Market
920 S Harwood St
189 locals recommend
Fresh local produce and flowers. Also on site is the Pecan Lodge with 'stand on line good' BBQ and La Popular Tamale House, named one of the “Best Tamales in Dallas.”