Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Dallas from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Dallas
Our guide counts 2 Michelin-starred restaurants in Dallas and 2 Michelin stars in total. Michelin Plate awards sit at other restaurants in the same guide, including rooms that also hold Wine Spectator awards.
Mamani in Uptown holds a Michelin 1 Star for 2025. The wine program is exceptional: an extensive list, craft cocktails, and sommelier-led service. Chef Christophe De Lellis cooks modern French-Italian bistronomie and worked at Joël Robuchon in Las Vegas. The restaurant earned its star in 48 days of opening. Service is a la carte and small plates.
Tatsu Dallas in Wilson Block holds a Michelin 1 Star for 2025, after the same award in 2024. The format is traditional Edomae omakase at a counter, with a sake program. The counter serves fish, aged seafood, and rice cooked with Crazy Water.
Georgie in Oak Lawn holds a Michelin Plate for 2025, and the same Plate for 2024. Curtis Stone's modern American restaurant also holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026. Formats are a la carte and a tasting menu, with craft cocktails and an extensive wine list.
Fearing's in LoMac is chef Dean Fearing's Southwestern American steakhouse inside The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. It holds a Michelin Plate for 2025 and a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026. The menu includes tortilla soup, chicken-fried lobster, and exotic game meats. Formats are a la carte and prix fixe, with an extensive wine list and craft cocktails.
Monarch in Downtown holds a Michelin Plate and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The wine list runs to 2,500 selections spanning California, Burgundy, and Italy, and Star Wine List recognized the program in 2026. Chef Danny Grant's wood-fired modern Italian menu is served a la carte and as a tasting menu, and the wine program is exceptional.
Citywide, our guide counts 1 Wine Spectator Grand Award, 15 Best of Award of Excellence awards, and 14 Awards of Excellence. These restaurants pair that recognition with a stated cellar size or a stated sommelier staff.
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Dallas in Koreatown holds the Wine Spectator Grand Award for 2026. Up to four certified sommeliers, including a Master Sommelier, staff an exceptional and extensive list. The kitchen serves in-house dry-aged beef. The restaurant also holds a Star Wine List citation and a World's Best Wine Lists 3-Star award.
The Mansion Restaurant in Turtle Creek is the dining room of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. It holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and an exceptional wine program described as 7,000 bottles. Chef Charles Olalia's modern American menu uses French technique, gulf seafood, and locally sourced proteins. Opinionated About Dining includes the restaurant in its North America recommendations for 2026.
Nuri Steakhouse in Uptown holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 and a Star Wine List citation for the same year. A Master Sommelier leads the 60-page list. The steakhouse puts Texas prime beef and Korean culinary tradition on the same menu, including Japanese Snow Beef, and the wine program is exceptional.
Stillwell's in Victory Park holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and a Michelin Plate. The list runs to 1,150 selections, with a three-person sommelier team covering Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhône, California, Piedmont, and Tuscany. Beef comes from an in-house HWD Akaushi program tied to the restaurant's own breeding ranch. The wine program is exceptional.
Knox Bistro in Oak Lawn holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026 and a Michelin Plate. The French bistro classics come from Bruno Davaillon and Josh Sutcliff. The list is 225 selections and 1,400 bottles, strong in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and California, with a wine list and craft cocktails. Service is a la carte.
Tasting menus and omakase counters in our guide run from Edomae and yakitori to soba, modern Japanese, and a formal French room. Five restaurants on the tasting-menu list hold a Wine Spectator award.
Tatsu Dallas in Wilson Block serves traditional Edomae omakase at a counter and holds a Michelin 1 Star for 2025. The same star was awarded in 2024. Drinks are a sake program. Rice cooked with Crazy Water is served with fish and aged seafood.
Mābo in Devonshire is chef Bounahcree Kim's yakitori omakase, 14 courses at an 8-seat counter, with a sake program. The formats are a tasting menu, omakase, and counter dining. Esquire named the restaurant on its Best New Restaurants list, and Resy named it on the Best of the Hit List. It was also a James Beard Award semifinalist.
Tei-An in Arts District is chef Teiichi Sakurai's Japanese soba house, with handmade soba and premium sushi and sashimi flown from Tokyo. Formats include a la carte, omakase, and small plates. The restaurant holds a Michelin Plate for 2025 and a wine program with sake and craft cocktails. Opinionated About Dining names it recommended for 2026.
Uchi Dallas in Uptown serves modern Japanese omakase, a tasting menu, counter dining, and a la carte. A 1,300-bottle wine inventory, selected by Stephanie Castaneda, sits with a sake program, and the restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Chef Alex Astranti leads a menu rooted in Japanese technique. Opinionated About Dining recommended the restaurant for 2026.
The French Room in Downtown serves a tasting menu and a prix fixe inside the Adolphus Hotel. The wine program is exceptional, with an extensive list and sommelier-led service. The room is a historic fine-dining interior used for afternoon tea as well as tasting menus. Resy named it to the Best of the Hit List for 2025.
Hotel dining rooms in our guide include The Mansion Restaurant in Turtle Creek, Fearing's in LoMac, Beau Nash in LoMac, and The French Room in Downtown. The Mansion Restaurant and Fearing's hold Wine Spectator awards.
The Mansion Restaurant in Turtle Creek is the signature restaurant of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, a hotel that holds a Michelin Key. The dining room holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and a 7,000-bottle wine program. Chef Charles Olalia cooks modern American food with French technique, including gulf seafood and locally sourced proteins.
Fearing's in LoMac is the dining room at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. Chef Dean Fearing cooks Southwestern American food, including tortilla soup, chicken-fried lobster, and exotic game meats. The restaurant holds a Michelin Plate and a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Formats are a la carte and prix fixe, with an extensive wine list and craft cocktails.
Beau Nash in LoMac is the Champagne-focused cocktail lounge in the Great Hall of Hotel Crescent Court. The wine program is exceptional, with an extensive list and an extensive sparkling wine selection, plus craft cocktails. Food is American small plates with a Texas twist. Formats are a la carte and small plates.
The French Room in Downtown is the fine-dining room of the Adolphus Hotel, with a tasting menu and a prix fixe. The interior is described as gold and white, evoking 18th-century French palaces. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led, with an extensive list. Resy placed the restaurant on the Best of the Hit List for 2025, and afternoon tea is also served.
Uptown, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek, Koreatown, LoMac, Downtown, and Victory Park all hold Wine Spectator restaurants in our guide, and so do Perry Heights, Preston Center, Knox, State Thomas, and Dallas Market Center. Uptown includes Nuri Steakhouse, Uchi Dallas, Dolce Riviera, and Catch. Koreatown holds the Grand Award at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Dallas. Victory Park holds Stillwell's and Mercat Bistro.
Our guide counts 2 Michelin-starred restaurants in Dallas and 2 Michelin stars in total. They are Mamani in Uptown, a modern French-Italian restaurant with an exceptional wine program, and Tatsu Dallas in Wilson Block, a traditional Edomae omakase counter with a sake program. Both hold a current Michelin star in the guide.
Tasting menus and omakase in our guide include Tatsu Dallas in Wilson Block, Mābo in Devonshire, Tei-An in Arts District, Georgie in Oak Lawn, Monarch in Downtown, and The French Room in Downtown. Sushi Kozy in City Center District, Purépecha in Deep Ellum, Uchi Dallas in Uptown, and Rye in Belmont also publish omakase or tasting-menu formats.
Citywide, our guide counts 1 Wine Spectator Grand Award, 15 Best of Award of Excellence awards, and 14 Awards of Excellence. Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Dallas in Koreatown holds the Grand Award. Best of Award of Excellence restaurants include The Mansion Restaurant in Turtle Creek, Nuri Steakhouse in Uptown, and Georgie in Oak Lawn.
Georgie in Oak Lawn has particular depth in California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux. Knox Bistro in Oak Lawn is strong in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and California. Monarch in Downtown spans California, Burgundy, and Italy, and Mercat Bistro in Victory Park has a 500-bottle list weighted toward France. Beau Nash in LoMac has an extensive sparkling selection. Tatsu Dallas in Wilson Block and Tei-An in Arts District have sake programs.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
Dallas
Dallas
Selected entries from the current guide for Dallas.
Dallas, United States
Nuri Steakhouse in Uptown Dallas places Texas prime beef and Korean culinary tradition on the same plate. The kitchen runs a high-temperature broiler reaching 1,600°F, sources cattle from 44 Farms and Blue Branch Ranch, and draws on Seoul-trained direction alongside Gordon Ramsay North America lineage. Star Wine List recognised the program three times in 2026, including a White Star designation.
Dallas, United States
Georgie holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and sits on Travis Street in Dallas's Knox-Henderson corridor, operating at the upper end of the city's steakhouse tier. The wine list runs to around 1,000 selections and 3,200 bottles, with particular depth in California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux. Dinner only, with pricing consistent with the city's premium American dining bracket.
Dallas, United States
The signature restaurant of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek has anchored Dallas fine dining for more than three decades. Chef Charles Olalia leads an American menu with French technique, gulf seafood, locally sourced proteins, and a 7,000-bottle wine program ranked among North America's serious dining rooms by Opinionated About Dining three years running. Business casual dress; lunch and dinner daily, brunch on weekends.
Dallas, United States
Mamani earned a Michelin star in 2025, placing it among a small cohort of Dallas restaurants recognized at that level. Located on Howell Street in the Uptown corridor, it represents the city's growing argument that fine dining here runs on its own terms rather than in imitation of coastal models. For anyone tracking where Dallas dining is heading, Mamani is a primary data point.
Dallas, United States
Tatsu Dallas holds consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) and operates from a Deep Ellum address on Elm Street, running a counter-format Japanese program Tuesday through Saturday. At the summit of Dallas's $$$$-tier Japanese dining, it draws comparisons to Tei-An as the two anchors of serious Japanese cooking in the city. Reservations are tightly held and the format rewards guests who come with patience and attention.
Dallas, United States
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse on Lombardy Lane operates at the serious end of Dallas beef culture, where an in-house butcher program and a minimum 21-day dry-aging process define every cut served. The wine program holds a White Star recognition from Star Wine List and a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Lifestyle Awards, placing it well above the standard steakhouse cellar.
Dallas, United States
Fearing's at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas sits at the serious end of the city's Southwestern dining tier, earning consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 and an Opinionated About Dining North America ranking. Chef Dean Fearing draws on Southern and barbecue traditions rooted in regional sourcing, placing the restaurant firmly in Dallas's premium American dining conversation.
Dallas, United States
Positioned on the 49th floor of 1401 Elm Street, Monarch brings Italian-American cooking to Dallas's upper dining tier, backed by Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 and a wine list of 2,500 selections spanning California, Burgundy, and Italy. The room's elevation makes the city's grid a constant backdrop, while the kitchen and sommelier team operate at a level that places Monarch firmly in Dallas's upper-end conversation alongside steakhouse stalwarts and contemporary tasting-menu formats.
Dallas, United States
Far-Out on South Haskell Avenue sits at the experimental edge of Dallas dining, where chef Misti Norris builds a constantly evolving menu around fermentation, whole-animal butchery, and Texas-sourced produce. Recognized by Resy's Best of the Hit List for 2025, the restaurant operates as a moving target, what you encounter on one visit may bear little resemblance to the next. That unpredictability is the point.
Dallas, United States
On North Bishop Avenue in Dallas's Oak Cliff neighbourhood, Lucia has earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025). The room is small, the reservations competitive, and the format sits comfortably in the city's mid-to-upper casual dining tier alongside peers like Nonna and Barsotti's.
Dallas, United States
A Michelin Plate-recognised steakhouse on McKinnon Street in Dallas's Uptown, Stillwell's combines a serious $$$$ kitchen with one of the city's deeper wine programs, 1,150 selections backed by a three-person sommelier team covering Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhône, California, Piedmont, and Tuscany.
Dallas, United States
Ranked #17 on the 50 Top Pizza USA 2025 list, Partenope Ristorante on Main Street brings la Vera Pizza Napoletana to Dallas with conviction. The restaurant draws its name from the original Greek settlement that became Naples, and its menu anchors Southern Italian tradition in a city more accustomed to Tex-Mex and steakhouse registers. For pizza of genuine Neapolitan provenance, it sits near the upper end of the Dallas conversation.
Dallas, United States
Cattleack Barbeque earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand not through fine-dining ceremony but through the discipline of the pit: oak-and-hickory smoked brisket with a bark that holds, daily-changing specials like wagyu pastrami brisket, and sides that justify the trip to Farmers Branch on their own. The line outside 13628 Gamma Road forms early, and for good reason.
Dallas, United States
The format is neighbourhood-restaurant rather than destination theatre, which makes the Michelin acknowledgment more telling, not less..
Dallas, United States
On a quiet stretch of Lewis Street in East Dallas, Một Hai Ba earns its 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand by threading Vietnamese, French, and Texan references through the same narrow dining room. Chef Peja Krstic's Serbian-born sensibility ties the influences together without forcing any single one to dominate, landing the restaurant in a price tier, $$, that makes the cooking genuinely accessible.
Dallas, United States
Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen on Greenville Avenue holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Dallas's most consistent value-tier citations. Chef Carol Nguyen's kitchen works at the intersection of Vietnamese culinary tradition and precise, technique-driven cooking, drawing. For the price bracket, the quality-to-cost ratio is difficult to match on that stretch of Lower Greenville.
Dallas, United States
Nonna holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, making it one of a small number of Italian restaurants in Dallas to earn that distinction. Chef Martin Stayer runs an Italian-focused kitchen on Lomo Alto Drive in the Oak Lawn corridor, priced at the $$$ tier.
Dallas, United States
Mister Charles occupies the landmarked former Highland Park Soda Fountain Building on Knox Street, where 38-foot ceilings frame a program of French and Italian cooking built for occasion dining. Duro Hospitality's most ambitious venture holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and sits at the upper end of Dallas contemporary dining, with a cocktail and rare wine program that runs alongside the food.
Dallas, United States
Tei-An occupies a particular position in Dallas's Japanese dining scene: a counter-forward izakaya format with Michelin Plate recognition and consistent Opinionated About Dining rankings across three consecutive years. Chef Teiichi Sakurai's program places Dallas soba and izakaya cooking on a competitive map alongside recognized North American peers.
Dallas, United States
Mābo brings yakitori to a serious register in North Dallas, earning a spot on Esquire's Best New Restaurants list for 2024 and Resy's Best of the Hit List for 2025. Chef Bounahcree Kim works a format rooted in Japanese skewer tradition, drawing critical attention in a city still building its Japanese dining identity..
Dallas, United States
Knox Bistro holds a Michelin Plate and sits inside Knox-Henderson's most concentrated stretch of serious dining. Chef Bruno Davaillon's French menu runs lunch and dinner at a two-course price point around $40–$65, backed by a wine list of 225 selections and 1,400 bottles strong in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and California. It is one of the few places in Dallas where classical French structure and a deep cellar occupy the same mid-range price tier.
Dallas, United States
Mercat Bistro holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Dallas's recognized French dining addresses. Chef Israel Fearon and Wine Director Jaime Smith operate within a mid-price bracket that makes classic French technique accessible without the formality of a full tasting-menu commitment. Located in the Harwood District, it serves lunch and dinner with a 500-bottle wine list weighted toward France.
Dallas, United States
Since 1998, Al Biernat's has anchored Oak Lawn's power-dining circuit, drawing Dallas deal-makers and regulars with prime-aged steaks, fresh seafood, and a wine list built for serious tables. The room operates as a social institution as much as a restaurant, where the crowd is part of the experience and a reservation at the right hour signals you know how this city works.
Dallas, United States
Knife, Chef John Tesar's dry-aging program in Plano's Legacy West corridor, ranks among the more seriously sourced steakhouses in Texas. Beef is aged in-house up to 240 days, with cuts presented alongside full traceability data on breed, feed, and method. Ranked #302 on Opinionated About Dining's North America list in 2025, it sits in a different tier from the conventional Dallas chophouse.
Dallas
Selected entries from the current guide for Dallas.
Dallas, United States
Built in 1925 as a cotton baron's private residence and now holding a Michelin Key and La Liste Top Hotels recognition, the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek occupies a distinct position in Dallas luxury: a property that reads more as a distinguished private house than a conventional hotel. Across 143 rooms and a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant, it delivers a version of Texan opulence rooted in European craft and Southern hospitality.
Dallas, United States
Hotel Swexan earned a Michelin Key in 2024 and Leading Hotels of the World membership in 2025, placing it at the summit of Dallas's boutique hotel tier. The portmanteau name, Swiss hospitality meets Texan charm, isn't just branding: 134 rooms across the Harwood District's vertical urban retreat deliver continental service standards with rooms starting at $480 per night, alongside rooftop drinking, multiple dining concepts, and a freewheeling energy that rewards longer stays.
Dallas, United States
A revitalized 1920s landmark on Main Street, The Joule occupies a specific tier in Dallas's downtown hotel scene: design-forward, art-driven, and anchored by a cantilevered rooftop pool that extends eight feet beyond the building's edge. Recognized by La Liste's Top Hotels 2026 (91 points) and a member of Leading Hotels of the World, it pairs heritage architecture with contemporary programming across dining, spa, retail, and nightlife.
Dallas, United States
Casa Duro on Greenville Avenue earned a Michelin 1 Key in 2024, placing it among a small cohort of Dallas accommodations recognised by the guide in its inaugural Texas sweep. The property sits in an address known for neighbourhood texture rather than downtown formality, a deliberate positioning within the city's evolving hospitality map.
Dallas, United States
A Michelin Key-recognised property in Dallas's Uptown neighbourhood, Hotel ZaZa occupies a distinct position in the city's hotel market: 167 individually decorated rooms and concept suites starting from $391 per night, positioned between the neighbourhood's design-led independents and the larger full-service properties. The Dragonfly restaurant and Poolside Bar add a dining dimension that most comparable Uptown hotels don't match in-house.
Dallas, United States
A resort-scale Ritz-Carlton property set on 400 acres in Irving's Las Colinas corridor, recognised by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking (90 points) and Star Wine List 2026. The property combines TPC Las Colinas golf access, a 14,000-square-foot spa, and John Tesar's Knife Italian restaurant with proximity to DFW Airport, making it a credible option for both extended leisure stays and pre-flight recovery.
Dallas, United States
At the foot of Dallas's Uptown neighborhood, The Ritz-Carlton occupies a regency-style building that earned 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking.
Dallas, United States
Virgin Hotels Dallas occupies a 268-room property at 1445 Turtle Creek Blvd, positioning itself within Dallas's design-forward hotel tier as an alternative to the neighborhood's more traditional luxury operators. The brand's guest-first format and Turtle Creek address place it in a competitive set that includes some of the city's most established names.
Dallas, United States
Canvas Hotel Dallas carries a 2025 MICHELIN Selected distinction, placing it among a small cohort of Dallas properties recognised for consistent quality. Located on Botham Jean Boulevard in the Design District-adjacent area, it occupies a position between the city's grand historic hotels and its newer boutique entrants. Travellers who want editorial credibility without the formality of a full-service luxury tower will find it a considered choice.
Dallas, United States
Graduate by Hilton Dallas carries a 2025 MICHELIN Selected distinction, placing it among a small tier of Dallas hotels recognized for consistent quality rather than spectacle. Positioned in the Hillcrest Avenue corridor near Southern Methodist University, the property trades in collegiate nostalgia and design-led personality, making it a considered alternative to the city's larger luxury towers.
Dallas, United States
The first hotel to open in Dallas's Arts District, HALL Arts Hotel integrates a serious private art collection with 11 floors of minimalist design. Ellie's Restaurant draws its menu from Napa Valley sourcing principles, and the hotel's Thursday-to-Saturday art tours end with a HALL Wines tasting.
Dallas, United States
Hotel Crescent Court has anchored Dallas's Uptown district for more than three decades, its limestone facade and cast aluminum trellises setting a tone of European formality at Texas scale. A $33 million renovation brought the guestrooms, spa, and public spaces back to their original ambition. Among Dallas luxury hotels, it remains one of the few that shaped the neighbourhood it now sits within.
Dallas, United States
The JW Marriott Dallas Arts District occupies a commanding position at 800 North Harwood Street, placing guests within walking distance of the Nasher Sculpture Center and the AT&T Performing Arts campus. A 2026 Star Wine List recognition signals a drinking program that earns its own attention. For travelers arriving in Dallas for culture, business, or both, the address does considerable work before you reach the lobby.
Dallas, United States
A Michelin Selected property on Deep Ellum's Elm Street, the Kimpton Pittman Hotel positions itself in Dallas's boutique-first tier, where brand-led hospitality culture and neighbourhood character carry more weight than room count. Its address places guests within walking distance of the city's densest live-music and restaurant corridor, and its Kimpton service model brings pet-friendly policies and hosted wine hours to a historically charged block.
Dallas, United States
Open since 1912 on the site of Dallas's original City Hall, The Adolphus on Commerce Street carries more than a century of the city's civic and social history. Its wine program has earned Star Wine List recognition for 2026, placing it in a small tier of Downtown Dallas hotels where the cellar is taken as seriously as the rooms. For guests who treat a hotel stay as a sequence of considered rituals rather than a place to sleep between meetings, the address makes sense.
Dallas, United States
The Madison Hotel at Bishop Arts occupies a restored historic structure on North Madison Avenue, positioning itself inside Dallas's most architecturally layered neighbourhood. A 2025 MICHELIN Selected property, it draws travellers who want walkable access to the Bishop Arts District's independent restaurant scene without the scale of Downtown's tower hotels. The address rewards guests who arrive with a sense of place already in mind.
Dallas, United States
Thompson Dallas occupies 219 rooms and 52 suites inside The National, a 51-story downtown tower that also houses three full-service dining and drinking venues, a boutique spa, and a roughly two-acre ninth-floor pool deck with skyline views. The hotel positions itself at the upper end of Dallas's downtown luxury tier, pairing curated culinary programming with the scale and event infrastructure of a major urban property.
Dallas, United States
Dallas, United States
The Fairmont Dallas occupies a prominent address at 1717 N Akard St in the heart of downtown, placing guests within walking distance of the Arts District and the city's main business corridors. As one of downtown Dallas's larger full-service hotels, it operates as a base for both corporate and leisure travelers who want proximity to the convention center and Uptown without the boutique scale of newer independents.
Dallas, United States
The Hilton Anatole occupies a scale that few Dallas hotels attempt: over 1,600 rooms spread across a campus at 2201 N Stemmons Freeway, anchored by among the more significant privately assembled art collections in Texas hospitality. The property sits in the Market Center district, a short drive from both downtown and the Design District, making it a practical base for convention-goers and leisure travelers who want proximity without the premium of an Uptown address.
Dallas, United States
Hotel Dax sits in Addison, north of central Dallas, in a corridor shaped by business travel, restaurant clusters, and practical access rather than resort theatre. With, it reads as a setting to assess through location and purpose, especially for travelers comparing Addison with Dallas proper.
Dallas, United States
Positioned along East Mockingbird Lane in the heart of Dallas's M Streets corridor, The Highland Dallas brings Hilton's Curio Collection format to a neighbourhood defined by independent character and walkable density. The property sits closer to Lower Greenville's dining corridor and Knox-Henderson's design-led retail strip than most downtown alternatives, making location its sharpest differentiator among mid-to-upper Dallas hotel options.
Dallas, United States
The Statler Dallas occupies a 1956 landmark tower in the heart of downtown, repositioned as part of Hilton's Curio Collection with a rooftop pool, multiple dining concepts, and a ballroom restored to mid-century scale. Compared to newer independent properties like Hotel Swexan or Casa Duro, the Statler trades design-forward minimalism for historical depth and convention-ready capacity, making it a different calculation for the downtown Dallas visitor.
Dallas
Selected entries from the current guide for Dallas.
Dallas, United States
On Greenville Avenue, Apothecary occupies a corner of Dallas's Lower Greenville corridor where the bar program takes precedence and the sourcing of ingredients drives the menu philosophy. The name signals the approach: precise, considered, and rooted in what goes into the glass and on the plate. A reservation is worth securing before you arrive.
Dallas, United States
Bar Colette belongs to Dallas’s newer cocktail tier, where recognition depends less on speakeasy theater and more on a disciplined drinks program. Its 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist nod for Best New Bar gives it national context, placing the bar inside a conversation that now stretches from Texas to New Orleans, Chicago, Miami, Seattle, Honolulu, and beyond.
Dallas, United States
Garden Cafe sits on Junius Street in Dallas's Lakewood neighborhood, where the character of the surrounding residential blocks shapes the mood as much as anything on the menu. The cafe occupies a zone where Dallas's cafe culture intersects with neighborhood routine, making it a reliable reference point for the area's everyday dining rhythm. Cross-reference with nearby bars and the wider East Dallas scene before visiting.
Dallas, United States
Adair's Saloon on Commerce Street sits at the working edge of Deep Ellum, where Dallas's bar scene has cycled through reinvention without losing its appetite for the raw and unpretentious. A neighborhood fixture with a reputation built on cold beer and no-frills honesty, it occupies a different register entirely from the craft cocktail programs reshaping the city's drinking culture.
Dallas, United States
Alcove Wine Bar on State Street sits inside Dallas's Uptown corridor, where the city's wine-bar format has grown steadily more sophisticated over the past decade. The room operates at the intersection of a knowledgeable floor team and a list that rewards curiosity over familiarity. It belongs to the neighbourhood's quieter, more deliberate tier of drinking establishments.
Dallas, United States
Ampelos Wines operates out of Dallas's Bishop Arts-adjacent West Dallas corridor at 411 W Eighth St, placing it within one of the city's more concentrated pockets of independent food and drink. The address situates it among a cluster of neighbourhood-scaled venues that have shifted this part of Dallas away from its industrial roots toward a more considered drinking culture.
Dallas, United States
Babou’s fits Dallas’s late-evening bar circuit rather than the early aperitif lane: a Harwood address with service beginning at 8 PM and running into the small hours on most open nights. With no public awards or published price tier attached, its draw is less about formal ranking than timing, mood, and its place in the city’s after-dinner drinking map.
Dallas, United States
Bar Sylvestro operates as Dallas's cozy cocktail destination with an Italian-accented kitchen partnership, drawing on the Urbano Cafe menu to pair food with a back bar. The format sits within a growing tier of Dallas drinking rooms that prioritize bottle depth and atmosphere over volume and spectacle. Plan accordingly: this is a deliberate, unhurried kind of place.
Dallas, United States
Barcadia Dallas on Henderson Avenue sits at the crossroads of neighborhood bar culture and arcade nostalgia, drawing a crowd that comes as much for the games as the drinks. Located in one of Dallas's more walkable stretches north of downtown, it operates in a format that has found traction across American cities: full bar service layered over retro arcade entertainment. A reliable stop on the Henderson Avenue circuit.
Dallas, United States
Beverley's Bistro and Bar on North Fitzhugh Avenue occupies a stretch of Dallas where neighborhood bars and kitchen-driven concepts increasingly share the same block. The format here pairs a full bar program with bistro-style food, a combination that has become one of the more reliable formats in the city's mid-tier dining scene. Worth considering for an unhurried evening that moves between drinks and plates without forcing a choice between the two.
Dallas, United States
Black Swan Saloon occupies a suite on North Hall Street in Dallas's Uptown corridor, where the city's bar scene has long favored the kind of rooms that reward a second visit over a splashy first impression. The saloon format positions it alongside Uptown's more deliberate drinking establishments, where the ritual of the order matters as much as what ends up in the glass.
Dallas, United States
Blind Bishop occupies a corner of Dallas's Bishop Arts District where craft cocktail culture meets serious wine and food programming. Sitting on Sunset Ave in the Oak Cliff neighborhood, the bar draws a crowd that ranges from neighborhood regulars to destination drinkers. The address places it within walking distance of several of Bishop Arts' most-discussed independent venues.
Dallas, United States
Boogies is a cocktail bar and late-night dance spot embedded in the Dallas nightlife circuit, where the drinks program and the dancefloor operate with equal seriousness. It draws a mix of regulars and newcomers who come for the atmosphere as much as the pours. In a city where bar culture tilts toward either craft-serious or party-driven, Boogies holds both at once.
Dallas, United States
Brick & Bones sits at 2651 Commerce St in Dallas's Deep Ellum corridor, a stretch where live music venues and late-night bars share blocks with craft-focused newcomers. The address places it squarely inside one of Dallas's most characterful dining and drinking districts, where the surrounding scene adds as much to the experience as anything inside.
Dallas, United States
Catbird occupies a spot on Elm Street in downtown Dallas, operating within a cocktail bar scene that has grown increasingly serious about sourcing, technique, and environmental accountability. Positioned in the heart of a city still defining its premium bar identity, it draws comparisons to sustainability-conscious programs emerging across the American South and beyond.
Dallas, United States
Chocolate Secrets on Oak Lawn Avenue operates in a register that Dallas does rarely well: a dessert and wine bar format where the ritual of the visit matters as much as what arrives on the plate. The address puts it in the Oak Lawn corridor, a stretch that moves between neighborhood wine bars and late-night stops, and Chocolate Secrets occupies a distinct niche within that mix.
Dallas, United States
Clifton Club Bar & Lounge occupies a low-key corner of Dallas's Fitzhugh corridor, a stretch that has quietly become one of the city's more interesting blocks for serious drinking. The bar trades on a club-room atmosphere where the format favors the glass in front of you over the room's own theatrics. It sits in a neighborhood cohort that rewards those who pay attention to what's actually in the bottle.
Dallas
Selected entries from the current guide for Dallas.
Dallas, United States
Illahe Vineyards and Winery is a Willamette Valley tasting-room experience in Dallas, Oregon, built around vineyard views, cave tasting cues, barrel-room context, and an unhurried rural pace. The draw is not spectacle but a grounded Oregon format: Pinot Noir alongside Grüner Veltliner, Viognier, Tempranillo, and glass-pour flexibility in a small-scale estate setting.
Continue exploring
