Sure , you may go to a nice restaurant and have a fabulous repast and a lovely glassful of vino . And yes , you could also go to your favorite dive bar and knock back some Old Fashioneds , then arrive at a hot dog cart before you Uber home . But what about that magical unicorn , a cool bar that also has fantastical food ? We ’ve got the ready to hand rundown of the rainbow at the end of which those unicorns can be find .
Eight Bells Alehouse
The younger sister to Bishop Arts District ’s Ten Bells Tavern , this bar had quite a culinary reputation to hold out up to . alternatively of trying to mimic Ten Bells ' gastropub fare , Eight Bells rather offers sandwiches and a variety of curated tinned Spanish seafood discretion . Scallops or mussel in paprika sauce with a side of ill-humoured bread or crackers are particularly shareable , peculiarly once the 100 - degree “ springtime ” atmospheric condition arrive .
Cosmo’s Bar and Lounge
This place is deserving it for the retro movie posters and never - stop iteration of VHS motion-picture show showing behind the saloon . But the food for thought offer have become virtually legendary , too , with the most fabled being that treat to start the hebdomad off right , Banh Mi Monday . The no - frills , wildly popular Vietnamese sandwich is only available on Mondays , and do the start of the body of work week a little less soul - crush .
The Libertine Bar
While Lower Greenville grows , expands , changes , and hopefully does n’t become too bro - y , The Libertine Bar will continue to be a beacon of sanity , good beer , and good food in a sea of variety . As Dallas was a town built on a foundation of brunch , The Libertine ’s brunch is particularly noteworthy for its power to tranquilize even the most feisty of elephant .
Small Brewpub
There are bars that have pretty good food , and then there ’s Small Brewpub . Chef Misti Norris systematically knock Small ’s innovative , ever - change menu out of the green , with everything from chicken foundation to pickle plug-in to pâtés . Her founding has not gone unnoticed , as the nutrient at Small has already won multiple national awards in the year since the bar open up .
Lakewood Landing
If Small Brewpub ’s nutrient is adventurous and challenging , Lakewood Landing is the opposite . But are you really going to sound off about something like midnight jalapeño Indian corn andiron or loaded nachos ? The food for thought at the landing place dead matches the honkytonk ’s interior decoration of rip vinyl stall and pool tables . And when it add up to a good , honest burger , the Landing is atrociously hard to thrum . Keep an eye out for special which commonly lie in of whatever the hell someone find like cooking a big batch of that week .
Stonedeck Pizza Pub
For years , pizza in Deep Ellum has come up in the physique of a slice hastily purchased from a window after a few too many flash-frozen Irish coffees at Twilite Lounge or a show at Three Links . But Stonedeck has bring a sizeable gastronome pizza pie carte du jour to the barroom fit of Deep Ellum . Bar - hoppers most lose their minds when Stonedeck recently declare it would open for a lunchtime pizza pie and drink all - you - can - eat buffet .
The Idle Rich Pub
The gastropub concept has been done – and done to decease – but the ones that do it well remind you why the idea of savory , European - inspired pub fare utterly complementing an English stout or German Pilsner is a adept one . The Idle Rich Pub does that , with a gastropub food menu that bid enough hearty soups , fret , fish & chip shot , and classic pub dishes that you might feel like you are actually across the Atlantic .
Bryan Street Tavern
Again , sometimes a cigar is just a cigar , and good bar food is just salutary bar food . Just because you ’re drinking does n’t mean you have to tolerate chewy flank or schooling cafeteria - like pizza . In fact , wings and pizza are where Bryan Street Tavern really shines . How do you know that its pizza pie is particularly good ? When multitude who do n’t even drink make it their go - to takeaway pizza place .
Elbow Room
This cake , which cater evenly to the Deep Ellum gang and the all - hours Dr. and nurses on stave at Baylor hospital down the street , features affordable and lusty subs and pizza which are served until 1 am . If you were singular how gallant it is of its pizza pie , ensure to check out an Elbow Room brunch one day , if only to order the pizza omelet .
Truck Yard
No matter what , if you are hungry and drink at Truck Yard , you will be A - hunky-dory . Most in all likelihood , there will be three to four food hand truck pick that rotate , offer everything from sushi , to slider , to BBQ , and more . Do n’t forget the in - house Philly cheesesteak windowpane inside the bar , open at all time . It ’s literally impossible to not be eat something scrumptious at any give time at Truck Yard .
Louie’s
The long - build watering hole popular with those in the East Dallas roll in the hay , Louie ’s is most famous for its “ Waukegan - fashion ” thin - crust pizza pie , the inspiration of the brother ( and Chicago natives ) who get to the taproom back in the former 1980s . Louie ’s is old school , so quondam schooling that it only assume American Express and Johnny Cash , and the pours are generous . And do n’t defy say a big word about any Chicago sports team , the memorabilia for which hang on every wall .
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Idle Rich Pub
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Elbow Room
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