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

  • ★ 4.7
  • 2 days
  • First-time visitor, two 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 1Saturday: Deep Ellum BBQ, Bishop Arts, and cocktails

    StopsPecan LodgeRevolver Taco LoungeValleLucia

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

    StopsEncinaDallas Farmers Market (The Shed)Barcelona Wine Bar

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Dallas Food Tour with 5 Local Food Tastings in Deep Ellum Area

★ 4.8 (189)3.5 hfrom USD 100

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Dallas fine-dining and wine: a long weekend

  • ★ 4.8
  • 3 days
  • Food-focused traveller, three 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 1Friday: arrival, Knox-Henderson dinner

    StopsGemmaBarcelona Wine Bar

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

    StopsVillage Baking Co. (Greenville Ave)Lockhart SmokehouseMidnight RamblerLucia

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

    StopsRevolver Taco LoungeMerit Coffee (Deep Ellum)Mot Hai Ba

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Food Tour with 5 Local Food Tastings in Deep Ellum

★ 4.9 (23)3 hoursfrom $99

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

  • ★ 4.6
  • 1 day
  • Food-curious visitor wanting to eat like a local

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 1One day: three neighbourhoods back to back

    StopsEmporium PiesPecan LodgeArmoury D.E.EncinaXaman Cafe

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Dallas Deep Ellum Food & Street Art Tour by Food Tours of America

★ 4.6 (69)2.5 hfrom USD 99

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