Guidebook for Dallas

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Guidebook for Dallas

Food Scene

Stylish coffeehouse serving premium slow-roasted coffee, boutique wine, plus brunch & bar bites.
57 locals recommend
Ascension Coffee
1621 Oak Lawn Ave
57 locals recommend
Stylish coffeehouse serving premium slow-roasted coffee, boutique wine, plus brunch & bar bites.
Bustling New American gastropub with 140+ types of beer, plus craft brew tastings & dinners.
44 locals recommend
Meddlesome Moth
1621 Oak Lawn Ave
44 locals recommend
Bustling New American gastropub with 140+ types of beer, plus craft brew tastings & dinners.
Casual joint offering inventive variations on house-ground burgers & a lengthy craft-beer lineup.
60 locals recommend
Rodeo Goat
1926 Market Center Blvd
60 locals recommend
Casual joint offering inventive variations on house-ground burgers & a lengthy craft-beer lineup.
Best burgers in Dallas!
28 locals recommend
Maple & Motor
4810 Maple Ave
28 locals recommend
Best burgers in Dallas!
Father-son Mexican joint for stacked enchiladas, tater tot nachos & liquid nitro margaritas.
17 locals recommend
Beto & Son
3011 Gulden Ln
17 locals recommend
Father-son Mexican joint for stacked enchiladas, tater tot nachos & liquid nitro margaritas.
38 locals recommend
Starbucks
2800 Oak Lawn Ave
38 locals recommend
Personally, my absolute favorite place to go in Dallas. American meals, craft beers & cocktails in a rustic-chic locale with a rooftop patio.
256 locals recommend
HG Sply Co.
2008 Greenville Ave
256 locals recommend
Personally, my absolute favorite place to go in Dallas. American meals, craft beers & cocktails in a rustic-chic locale with a rooftop patio.
Go-to for craft popsicles made with organic, locally sourced ingredients in creative flavors.
41 locals recommend
Steel City Pops
2012 Greenville Ave
41 locals recommend
Go-to for craft popsicles made with organic, locally sourced ingredients in creative flavors.
The spot offers Dallas’ first "milk and cream buns," or a doughnut-like pastry that is stuffed with the ice cream flavor of your choice and a selection of toppings.
17 locals recommend
Milk • Cream
1929 Ross Ave
17 locals recommend
The spot offers Dallas’ first "milk and cream buns," or a doughnut-like pastry that is stuffed with the ice cream flavor of your choice and a selection of toppings.

Entertainment & Activities

Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre public park in Downtown Dallas, offering a mix of active and passive spaces, which include a children’s park, reading room, great lawn, restaurant, performance pavilion, fountain plaza, games area, urban dog park, botanical garden around a sweeping pedestrian promenade, and food trucks!
884 locals recommend
Klyde Warren Park
2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy
884 locals recommend
Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre public park in Downtown Dallas, offering a mix of active and passive spaces, which include a children’s park, reading room, great lawn, restaurant, performance pavilion, fountain plaza, games area, urban dog park, botanical garden around a sweeping pedestrian promenade, and food trucks!
Home of the Dallas Mavericks (NBA) and Dallas Stars (NHL). Also hosts numerous concerts and other live entertainment.
546 locals recommend
American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Pk Ln
546 locals recommend
Home of the Dallas Mavericks (NBA) and Dallas Stars (NHL). Also hosts numerous concerts and other live entertainment.
The Katy Trail is a jogging, walking, inline skating, and bicycling path that runs through the Uptown and Oak Lawn areas of Dallas.
286 locals recommend
Katy Trail
Katy Trail
286 locals recommend
The Katy Trail is a jogging, walking, inline skating, and bicycling path that runs through the Uptown and Oak Lawn areas of Dallas.
Stylish theater chain for new & classic films features cocktails & creative bites served seat-side.
119 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
1005 S Lamar St
119 locals recommend
Stylish theater chain for new & classic films features cocktails & creative bites served seat-side.
"Little Augusta" of North Texas.
24 locals recommend
Stevens Park Golf Course
1005 N Montclair Ave
24 locals recommend
"Little Augusta" of North Texas.
AT&T Stadium, formerly Cowboys Stadium, is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys (NFL). The facility is also used for a variety of other activities such as concerts, basketball games, college and high school football contests, soccer matches, motocross and Spartan races.
880 locals recommend
AT&T Stadium
1 AT&T Way
880 locals recommend
AT&T Stadium, formerly Cowboys Stadium, is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys (NFL). The facility is also used for a variety of other activities such as concerts, basketball games, college and high school football contests, soccer matches, motocross and Spartan races.
Globe Life Park is a stadium in Arlington, located between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is home to the Texas Rangers (MLB), and the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame.
337 locals recommend
Globe Life Park in Arlington
1000 Ballpark Way
337 locals recommend
Globe Life Park is a stadium in Arlington, located between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is home to the Texas Rangers (MLB), and the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame.
Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre theme park located in Arlington, east of Fort Worth and about 15 miles west of Dallas.
696 locals recommend
Six Flags Over Texas
2201 E Road to Six Flags St
696 locals recommend
Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre theme park located in Arlington, east of Fort Worth and about 15 miles west of Dallas.
Sprawling entertainment venue with a high-tech driving range & swanky lounge with drinks & games.
178 locals recommend
Topgolf
8787 Park Ln
178 locals recommend
Sprawling entertainment venue with a high-tech driving range & swanky lounge with drinks & games.

Getting Around

11 locals recommend
Victory Station
11 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Stylish bar offering choice bites, cocktails & a large deck with city views in a bustling ambiance.
154 locals recommend
Happiest Hour
2616 Olive St
154 locals recommend
Stylish bar offering choice bites, cocktails & a large deck with city views in a bustling ambiance.
Lively sports bar serving drinks & pub grub in down-home digs with dozens of TVs & karaoke nights. Owned by radio personality Big Al Mack of Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, and frequently hangs out at his bar.
8 locals recommend
McKinney Avenue Tavern
8 locals recommend
Lively sports bar serving drinks & pub grub in down-home digs with dozens of TVs & karaoke nights. Owned by radio personality Big Al Mack of Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, and frequently hangs out at his bar.
Casual beer garden with dozens of brews on tap & a roomy patio affording a view of the Katy Trail.
286 locals recommend
Katy Trail
Katy Trail
286 locals recommend
Casual beer garden with dozens of brews on tap & a roomy patio affording a view of the Katy Trail.
Down-home venue with locally sourced American eats, Texas brews & an outdoor patio with live music.
219 locals recommend
The Rustic
3656 Howell St
219 locals recommend
Down-home venue with locally sourced American eats, Texas brews & an outdoor patio with live music.
Complex housing food trucks in an expansive, retro outdoor space with treehouse & trailer bars.
229 locals recommend
Truck Yard
5624 Sears St
229 locals recommend
Complex housing food trucks in an expansive, retro outdoor space with treehouse & trailer bars.
Audience members are encouraged to bring a play list and request songs, which keeps the show varied and interesting. But just a heads up, their performers can get a little wild.
10 locals recommend
Louie Louie's Piano Bar
2605 Elm St
10 locals recommend
Audience members are encouraged to bring a play list and request songs, which keeps the show varied and interesting. But just a heads up, their performers can get a little wild.

Essentials

164 locals recommend
Kroger Fresh Fare
4142 Cedar Springs Rd
164 locals recommend
65 locals recommend
7-Eleven
511 N Akard St
65 locals recommend
68 locals recommend
Walgreens
1306 N Beckley Ave
68 locals recommend
95 locals recommend
CVS
1411 Main
95 locals recommend

Shopping

NorthPark Center is a large enclosed shopping mall located in Dallas. The center has over 235 stores and restaurants.
597 locals recommend
NorthPark Center
8687 N US 75-Central Expy 1000
597 locals recommend
NorthPark Center is a large enclosed shopping mall located in Dallas. The center has over 235 stores and restaurants.
The Bishop Arts District is a small shopping, dining, and entertainment district in north Oak Cliff.
521 locals recommend
Bishop Arts District
414 W Davis St
521 locals recommend
The Bishop Arts District is a small shopping, dining, and entertainment district in north Oak Cliff.
Collection of shops and restaurants in Uptown Dallas.
170 locals recommend
West Village
3699 McKinney Ave
170 locals recommend
Collection of shops and restaurants in Uptown Dallas.

Parks & Nature

Public green space with views of downtown & the Dallas Floodway plus architectural shade structures.
14 locals recommend
Trinity Overlook Park
110 W Commerce St
14 locals recommend
Public green space with views of downtown & the Dallas Floodway plus architectural shade structures.
The Ronald Kirk Bridge is a pedestrian footbridge over the Trinity River in Dallas.
12 locals recommend
Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge
Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge
12 locals recommend
The Ronald Kirk Bridge is a pedestrian footbridge over the Trinity River in Dallas.
46-acre park along Turtle Creek & the Katy Trail sports a playground & recreation facilities.
17 locals recommend
Reverchon Park
3505 Maple Ave
17 locals recommend
46-acre park along Turtle Creek & the Katy Trail sports a playground & recreation facilities.
Casual eats & craft beers served concession-style on a dog-friendly patio, plus an off-leash park.
24 locals recommend
Mutts Cantina
2889 Cityplace W Blvd
24 locals recommend
Casual eats & craft beers served concession-style on a dog-friendly patio, plus an off-leash park.