Guidebook for Dallas

Amanda
Guidebook for Dallas

Food Scene

A top option for breakfast featuring a full bar and amazing pancakes, baked oatmeal and coffee.
Lakewood Heights
A top option for breakfast featuring a full bar and amazing pancakes, baked oatmeal and coffee.
A great quick option for breakfast or lunch, our favorite is the Acai bowl.
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Unleavened Fresh Kitchen
1900 Abrams Pkwy
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A great quick option for breakfast or lunch, our favorite is the Acai bowl.
Great green juices and smoothies!
Roots Juices
3527 Oak Lawn Ave
Great green juices and smoothies!
Breakfast and lunch made from locally grown ingredients.
48 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Garden Cafe
5310 Junius St
48 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Breakfast and lunch made from locally grown ingredients.
A bit farther away, but the donuts are legendary! Try the Homer or the Elvis Presley.
34 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Hypnotic Donuts & Biscuits
9007 Garland Rd
34 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A bit farther away, but the donuts are legendary! Try the Homer or the Elvis Presley.
A laid-back bar and restaurant with a very large outdoor patio, children’s play area, volleyball courts and dog parks, as well as live music.
26 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The LOT
7530 E Grand Ave
26 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A laid-back bar and restaurant with a very large outdoor patio, children’s play area, volleyball courts and dog parks, as well as live music.
If you are looking for great Tex-Mex in the area, look no further. The Bob Armstrong dip is legendary.
23 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Matt's Rancho Martinez
1904 Skillman St
23 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
If you are looking for great Tex-Mex in the area, look no further. The Bob Armstrong dip is legendary.
Wood-fired Neopolitan pizza with great indoor and outdoor seating. Pizza is thin crust and cooks in just 70 seconds. The dessert pizza should not be overlooked!
40 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Cane Rosso
7328 Gaston Ave
40 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Wood-fired Neopolitan pizza with great indoor and outdoor seating. Pizza is thin crust and cooks in just 70 seconds. The dessert pizza should not be overlooked!
A Dallas favorite that just opened a location in the neighborhood, this is refined Mexican food that offers a lot of interesting cocktails and unique twists on your recognizable favorites. The Mexican lasagna is a great option.
67 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Meso Maya Comida Y Copas
4123 Abrams Rd
67 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A Dallas favorite that just opened a location in the neighborhood, this is refined Mexican food that offers a lot of interesting cocktails and unique twists on your recognizable favorites. The Mexican lasagna is a great option.
Our favorite restaurant in the area, this small gas-station-turned-restaurant features a take on Vietnamese food that you can’t find anywhere else. Garlic noodles and imperial rolls are favorite shared dishes. Reservations recommended, closed Sundays and Mondays.
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mot Hai Ba
6047 Lewis St
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Our favorite restaurant in the area, this small gas-station-turned-restaurant features a take on Vietnamese food that you can’t find anywhere else. Garlic noodles and imperial rolls are favorite shared dishes. Reservations recommended, closed Sundays and Mondays.
41 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Steel City Pops
2012 Greenville Ave
41 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Drive through local coffee (the BEST chai latte and iced coffee around).
10 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
White Rock Coffee Express
4216 Abrams Rd
10 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Drive through local coffee (the BEST chai latte and iced coffee around).

Drinks & Nightlife

A true dive bar with surprisingly gourmet food (and a great blue-plate special on Sundays).
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Cock & Bull Neighborhood Pub
6330 Gaston Ave
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A true dive bar with surprisingly gourmet food (and a great blue-plate special on Sundays).
A speak-easy with no sign (look for the bouncer!) that makes amazing craft cocktails in the heart of Deep Ellum.
33 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Black Swan Saloon
2708 Elm St
33 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A speak-easy with no sign (look for the bouncer!) that makes amazing craft cocktails in the heart of Deep Ellum.
Neighborhood Dive Bar
12 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Goat
7248 Gaston Ave
12 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Neighborhood Dive Bar
Wine!
39 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Times Ten Cellars
6324 Prospect Ave
39 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Wine!
Beer!
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Ginger Man Lakewood
6341 La Vista Drive
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Beer!

Parks & Nature

A must-visit arboretum at White Rock Lake. Known especially for their tulip festival in the spring, these gardens are unlike anything you've ever seen. There are some cafes on the premises as well. Great for kids and adults alike!
710 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
8525 Garland Rd
710 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A must-visit arboretum at White Rock Lake. Known especially for their tulip festival in the spring, these gardens are unlike anything you've ever seen. There are some cafes on the premises as well. Great for kids and adults alike!
An amazing lake with a 9.2 mile trail for running, walking or biking.
502 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
White Rock Lake
2810 White Rock Rd
502 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
An amazing lake with a 9.2 mile trail for running, walking or biking.
Walk to this park from the house - there's a playground and large open spaces! The park also connects to the Santa Fe Trail, which for the ambitious runner can take you all the way to White Rock Lake.
Lindsley Park
Walk to this park from the house - there's a playground and large open spaces! The park also connects to the Santa Fe Trail, which for the ambitious runner can take you all the way to White Rock Lake.
A park built above the highway! Truly unique to Dallas - this is outside of the Art's District and there are almost always food trucks parked there to enjoy as well.
884 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Klyde Warren Park
2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy
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A park built above the highway! Truly unique to Dallas - this is outside of the Art's District and there are almost always food trucks parked there to enjoy as well.

Arts & Culture

Free admission - open late on Thursdays!
790 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Museo ng Sining ng Dallas
1717 N Harwood St
790 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Free admission - open late on Thursdays!
Amazing event venue - check out the current offerings and see a show!
97 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Winspear Opera House
2403 Flora St
97 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Amazing event venue - check out the current offerings and see a show!
Museum devoted to J.F.K. close to the Grassy Knoll
421 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
411 Elm St
421 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Museum devoted to J.F.K. close to the Grassy Knoll

Entertainment & Activities

A unique movie theater concept that shows current movies but also has fun special features, such as monthly 90's singalong nights!
119 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
1005 S Lamar St
119 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A unique movie theater concept that shows current movies but also has fun special features, such as monthly 90's singalong nights!
See a basketball or hockey game, or enjoy one of the many concerts that come through.
546 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Pk Ln
546 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
See a basketball or hockey game, or enjoy one of the many concerts that come through.
37 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
State Fair ng Texas
3809 Grand Ave
37 lokal ang nagrerekomenda

Essentials

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Whole Foods Market
2510 McKinney Ave
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Not 24 Hours!
95 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
CVS
1411 Main
95 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Not 24 Hours!
10 days for $10 pass - Janie's class on Sundays is a local legend!
Uptown Yoga Lakewood
7330 Gaston Ave
10 days for $10 pass - Janie's class on Sundays is a local legend!
9 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Faulkner's Fine Dry Cleaning
1912 Abrams Pkwy
9 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The BEST massage ever - book in advance and e-mail Norma if there is no availability showing online, she can usually get you in.
360 Massage Therapy
360 massage street
The BEST massage ever - book in advance and e-mail Norma if there is no availability showing online, she can usually get you in.

Sightseeing

Iconic observation deck with city views (go at night then eat at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant in the tower afterward!)
470 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Reunion Tower
300 Reunion Blvd E
470 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Iconic observation deck with city views (go at night then eat at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant in the tower afterward!)