Having guests visit from out of town, but not sure what to do? There's so much to do, see, eat, and drink in Dallas, and we've created a cheat sheet for you! Keep this list in your back pocket when you are hosting guests in Dallas and need some activity, restaurant, rooftop ideas & more!

Updated December 2022


 

Things To Do In Dallas

Skyline


Wander Bishop Arts, Lower Greenville, the Dallas Farmers Market + Deep Ellum
Have a picnic at the Dallas Arboretum.
Take in all the art in the Dallas Arts District.
See the Fort Worth Stockyards.
View the skyline from Reunion Tower.
Wander the historic Highland Park Village.
Tour AT&T Stadium.
See the Giant Eyeball.
Explore AT&T Discovery District, The Star in Frisco, Legacy Food Hall, Grandscape & Toyota Music Factory.
Visit the Sixth Floor Museum and The Bush Center for Presidential History.
Watch the fountains at Klyde Warren Park.
Order your Dallasites101 Passports to explore via tacos, breweries, neighborhoods & more!

 

DALLAS BBQ

Pecan Lodge BBQ


Heim Barbecue
Lockhart Smokehouse
Pecan Lodge
Smokey John's BBQ
Terry Black's BBQ
The Slow Bone BBQ

 

DALLAS TACOS

revolver gastro cantina


El Come Taco
Revolver Taco Lounge
Ruins Deep Ellum
Taco y Vino

 

TEXAS VIBES

Katy trail icehouse


Billy Can Can Saloon
Haywire Uptown
Jaxon Beer Garden
Katy Trail Icehouse (walk the Katy Trail before!)
Mama Tried
Second Rodeo Brewing
The Rustic

 

DALLAS BRUNCH

beverlys


Beverley's
Breadwinners Cafe
Dolce Riviera
Ellen's
Encina

 

SOUTHERN SPOTS

Ladies Night at Ida Claire Addison


Alamo Club
Smoky Rose
Ida Claire
Oddfellows
Street's Fine Chicken
Yardbird

 

MEXICAN

Javiers


Coco's Fire and Ice 
E Bar Tex Mex
Javier's Gourmet Mexicano
Jose on Lovers
Las Palmas
Meso Maya
Mi Cocina

 

MORE DINING

 

Hudson House
Loro
Paradiso
Si Tapas
Sixty Vines

Uchiba

 

 

DALLAS COCKTAILS & WINE

Apothecary
 

Apothecary Bar
Bar Eden
Bowen House
Las Almas Rotas
Leela's Wine Bar
Restoration Hardware Rooftop
Royal 38

 

DALLAS SPEAKEASIES

ayahuasca cantina


Ayahuasca Cantina
Blackbird Society
Jettison
La Vuida Negra
Midnight Rambler
The Branca Room

 

DALLAS ROOFTOPS

HG SPPLY roof


HG Sply Co
Sky Blossom
Sundown at Granada
Upside

 

DALLAS PATIO STOPS

desert racer patio


Chelsea Corner
Smoky Rose
Desert Racer
Dot's Hop House
The Skellig
The Quarter Bar
Truck Yard

 

DALLAS LIVE MUSIC

revelers hall


Adair's Saloon
Balcony Club
Revelers Hall
The Freeman
The Twilite Lounge
Yellow Rosa

 

DALLAS DIVE BARS

Single Wide


Double Wide
Lee Harvey's
Mikes Gemini
Milo Butterfingers
Single Wide

 

DALLAS STEAKHOUSES

Town Hearth


Bob's Steak & Chop House
Dakota's Steakhouse
Knife Steakhouse
Town Hearth

 

DALLAS BAKERIES

La Casita Bake Shop Pie


Bisous Bisous Patisserie
La Casita Bakeshop
Leila Bakery Cafe
Village Baking Coke

 

DALLAS DESSERTS

Emporium Pies


Azucar Ice Cream
Emporium Pies
Kessler Baking Studio
La Duni

 

DALLAS BOUTIQUES

Apothecary Social


All Good Things
Apothecary Social
Beatnik
DLM Supply
Esther Penn
Favor The Kind
Flea Style


 

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