East Dallas favorite Strangeways does not disappoint. Only the best dive bars cause you to hesitantly seek out a “condemned” sign as you approach, while offering a hidden gem upon entry. Brace yourself for The Libertine Bar’s Que Srirach Srirach, while you bond with Lower Greenville locals over your shared need of respite from an overdose of work and one too many trips to Whole Foods. Join these folks while they choose the perfect filter to photographically capture and ‘gram a tableful–table full, that is–of craft beer, cocktails, brunch, small plates, shared plates and sandwiches. See 62 traveler reviews, 27 candid photos, and great deals for Dallas, TX, at Tripadvisor.

This tiny corner of Big D brings together the work-hard-relax-hard set. Anvil Pub: Unique Bloody Mary's only on weekends :( but surprisingly great food. For your selection, keep it light with a Gritz Cream Ale or get serious with the Oatmeal Extra Stout. Feel right at home as the young couple next to you orders snacks for the kids, while egging on Grandma and Grandpa to try the Beer Float. Stay true to your house brewing roots at Deep Ellum’s Braindead Brewing. Craft HeavenĪre you of the handmade, handcrafted, craft beer, jeans-and-a-T-shirt scene? Enough said. Use both hands to grab an Anvil Pub Bloody Mary, replete with skewered bacon cheeseburger slider and fixins’, while a long-time musician pulls up alongside you and tells the tales of Deep Ellum’s good old days. Everything Really Is Biggerĭirty and unassuming by day, electrified by lights and a deeply rooted music scene by night, Deep Ellum will send you home in need of a shower (but with a Texas-size smile on your face). Relive the cheap wells and beer specials of your school days but “splurge” on the Yoohoo Yehaw – consider it a rite of passage into the Dallas party scene, where you will meet doppelgängers of friends back home. Remember that bar you loved in college because it was always fun? That’s the Single Wide on Lower Greenville. Rub elbows with the urbanite next to you and walk away with a thoughtful recommendation for farm-to-table brunch. Sip the clean, earthy goodness of beet-infused tequila cabeza, lime, and rosemary turbinado with a Double Under and surprise your DD with a lively list of non-alcoholic cocktails. The stars at night actually are big and bright in Texas, while you enjoy the view of Uptown from the rooftop of HG Sply Co. So relax, take a load off and get your drink on at some area favorites. Every bar, bartender and local has something in common: The genuine Texas hospitality you’ve always heard about. When you’re parched in the Big D, you’ll find yourself faced with a collection of smaller neighborhoods boasting unique personalities and watering holes to boot. The best bars in Dallas are the ones with the best chance of meeting locals.

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