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Dallas weekend: BBQ, Tex-Mex, and Deep Ellum ★ 4.7

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A weekend built around the two dishes Dallas invented or perfected: Texas brisket and Tex-Mex cheese enchiladas. Saturday in Deep Ellum and Bishop Arts; Sunday in Knox-Henderson for brunch and a James Beard-calibre dinner.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: Deep Ellum BBQ, Bishop Arts, and cocktails

  2. Day 2: Sunday: Tex-Mex brunch, farmers market, and Knox-Henderson dinner

Dallas fine-dining and wine: a long weekend ★ 4.8

Food-focused traveller, three days3 days

Three days covering Dallas's Michelin-recommended restaurants, the craft cocktail scene at Midnight Rambler, and the Bishop Arts wine corridor. Designed around a Fri-Sat-Sun visit for maximum restaurant access.

  1. Day 1: Friday: arrival, Knox-Henderson dinner

  2. Day 2: Saturday: BBQ lunch, Midnight Rambler, late dinner at Lucia

  3. Day 3: Sunday: Revolver brunch buffet, Mot Hai Ba dinner

Oak Cliff, Bishop Arts, and Deep Ellum: a neighbourhood food crawl ★ 4.6

Food-curious visitor wanting to eat like a local1 day

One intense day moving through three of Dallas's best food neighbourhoods: a Bishop Arts morning, a Deep Ellum BBQ afternoon, and an Oak Cliff evening for natural wine and pre-Hispanic cocktails.

  1. Day 1: One day: three neighbourhoods back to back

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