Hidden Gems in east-dallas

Saint Valentine ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar$$east-dallasMon closed, Tue-Sun 17:00-02:00

Saint Valentine on Bryan Street in East Dallas is a craft cocktail bar with goose fat-washed Martinis, miso garlic noodles and caviar hash browns.

Why locals love it: East Dallas craft cocktail bar from two veteran Dallas bartenders with goose fat-washed Martinis, miso garlic noodles, and caviar-topped hash browns.

Tip: Open Tuesday through Sunday until 2am; Monday closed. Happy hour runs 5-7pm.

4800 Bryan St, Dallas, TX 75204

DaLat Vietnamese Restaurant and Bar ★ 4.2

Vietnamese$$east-dallasMon-Thu 11:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00, Sun 11:00-00:00

DaLat Vietnamese on Fitzhugh Avenue in East Dallas runs inventive pho, banh mi and cocktails flavoured with Vietnamese fruits until midnight or 2am.

Why locals love it: East Dallas Vietnamese bar-restaurant open until midnight Sunday through Thursday and 2am Friday and Saturday, serving inventive pho, banh mi.

Tip: The Vietnamese-fruit cocktail menu is as accomplished as the food. Pho is the best late-night bowl in Dallas. Walk in; no reservations taken.

2537 N Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75204

Plomo Quesadilla Bar ★ 4.0

Mexican$$east-dallasMon-Wed 11:00-01:00, Thu 11:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-04:00, Sun 11:00-01:00

Plomo Quesadilla Bar in Dallas: mexican room. A scratch-kitchen quesadilla bar on McMillan Ave open until 4am Friday and Saturday. Twelve years.

Why locals love it: A scratch-kitchen quesadilla bar on McMillan Ave open until 4am Friday and Saturday.

Tip: Best after midnight when the crowds thin. Every quesadilla is made to order.

1802 McMillan Ave, Dallas, TX 75206

Late-Night Eats in east-dallas

Plomo Quesadilla Bar ★ 4.0

Brunch$$east-dallasSun-Wed 11:00-01:00; Thu 11:00-03:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-04:00Until 4am Fri-Sat; 3am Thu; 1am Sun-Wed

Plomo Quesadilla Bar on McMillan Avenue is open until 4am Friday and Saturday, filling the gap between the bar crowd and the breakfast crowd.

Try: Scratch-kitchen quesadillas with Oaxacan cheese

Tip: The mushroom and Oaxacan cheese quesadilla with habanero salsa is the call. The best window is 1-3am when the crowd has cleared.

1802 McMillan Ave, Dallas, TX 75206

DaLat Vietnamese Restaurant and Bar ★ 4.3

Vietnamese$$east-dallasSun-Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00Until 2am Fri-Sat; midnight Sun-Thu

DaLat on North Fitzhugh serves authentic Vietnamese pho and banh mi until 2am Friday and Saturday with a full bar running Vietnamese-fruit cocktails.

Try: Pho, banh mi, Vietnamese-fruit cocktails

Tip: The pho is the 1am call. The bar's Vietnamese-fruit cocktail menu is the best in East Dallas. Walk in; no reservations. The kitchen matches bar hours exactly.

2537 N Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75204

Saint Valentine ★ 4.7

Cocktail bar$$east-dallasTue-Sun 17:00-02:00Until 2am Tue-Sun; closed Mon

Saint Valentine on Bryan Street is the most sophisticated late-night option in East Dallas: a craft cocktail bar from two veteran Dallas bartenders open.

Try: Caviar hash browns, miso garlic noodles, craft cocktails

Tip: The goose fat-washed Martini with enoki vermouth is the cocktail to order. The miso noodles are the best late-night food on the menu.

4800 Bryan St, Dallas, TX 75204

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