Dallas's most acclaimed cocktail destination: a subterranean lounge beneath The Joule hotel with live DJs, bold creative cocktails, and a World's 50 Best.
Order: Seasonal tasting menu cocktail; house-infused spirit expressions
Tip: Reservations strongly recommended for Fri-Sat. Hotel guests can sometimes walk in earlier.
Open-air Mexican bistro on Main Street Downtown with a courtyard setting and street-food-style menu of tacos, tortas. Cash and card accepted.
Order: Street tacos al pastor; elotes (Mexican street corn); birria torta
Tip: The courtyard fills on weekday lunch. The birria torta is the order if you are hungry. Friday evenings the courtyard gets lively with the after-work crowd.
Downtown brewery operating inside the historic Dallas Power and Light Building, named after the city's flying horse symbol. At 1508 Commerce St.
Order: Winged Warrior wheat beer; Pegasus City IPA; rotating small-batch cider
Tip: The Commerce Street location is the only Pegasus City taproom after the 2025 consolidation.
Mexican-heritage Dallas brewery best known for El Chingon IPA and Local Buzz honey golden, now pouring out of a converted historic carriage house south.
Order: El Chingon IPA; Local Buzz honey golden; Block Party amber
Tip: The Singleton Boulevard location closed when Manhattan Project Beer Co.
Best DFW Tours' Texas BBQ Tour visits three Dallas-area barbecue establishments with round-trip transportation, a professional guide, food tastings.
Tip: Minimum 6 guests. Pricing is confirmed after a reservation request. Best at 10:30 start since several pits close in the early afternoon when they sell out.
Dallas Bites and Sights Food Tours' Taco and Margarita Tour visits three Dallas Tex-Mex restaurants with round-trip transportation. Founded 2012.
Tip: Tours flex between 8:00 and 19:00 start with custom DFW pickup. Brewery, BBQ, Chocolate and Bishop Arts variants also available.
Midnight Rambler in the subterranean level of The Joule Hotel is one of the World's 50 Best Bars and stays open until 2am daily. Located in Downtown.
Try: Craft cocktails; small bar plates; charcuterie
Tip: Walk-in only; no reservations. Rotating seasonal cocktail list. Charcuterie and cheese plates run until close. Dress up slightly.
World's 50 Best Bars subterranean lounge at The Joule Hotel with a rotating seasonal cocktail programme open until 2am daily. The most acclaimed bar.