From fancy bistros to buzzy music venues and high-energy arcade bars, here’s where to hang in Dallas’ coolest neighborhood.
Deep Ellum is a vivacious neighborhood situated just east of Downtown Dallas . It buzzes with vigor and packs an impressive number of BAR , restaurants , music venue , and shops between its borders , giving locals and visitors endless ways to spend their days and nights . And as bustling as Deep Ellum is now , even more draws are in the works . The district continues to pull in restauranter , ball club owners , and venue operator — some with national and international clout — who are rehabbing old infinite to join in on the action .
Ways to spend a nighttime out here are endless , so what you need is a game plan . Here ’s a rundown of what to rust , pledge , and do in Deep Ellum , from can’t - miss dishes and cocktails to play - filled concerts and ginmill game .
Splurge on a fantastic dinner
Not long ago , prissy dinners in Deep Ellum were mostly bar toLocal , the locality mainstay that ’s been serving top - notch plates in an intimate infinite for more than two decades . Today , you may pop intoElm & Goodfor chef Graham Dodds ’ seasonal farmhouse fare — think Blackened Redfish and Duck Egg Carbonara — or checkoutHarper’sfor big steaks , fresh seafood , hoi polloi - watching , and pic - ops in eye - catching environment .
Revolver Taco Loungeis still one of the best and most unassuming eatery in Deep Ellum . It operate as a casual taqueria up front , but it also serve up an eight - course of action , reservation - only try menu in the back , where chef Regino Rojas showcases traditional Michoacan flavors .
Elsewhere , Harlowe MXMhas your huitre and steak frites want covered , Vidorrais an attractive rooftop citadel of Mexican cuisine , andNoriis a cozyhand - roll counterwith swoon - worthy temaki and nigiri .
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Or go for something more low-key
While the above spot provide a few welcome options for a slightly more prune - up Nox on the townsfolk , the neighborhood ’s real strength lies in its H.M.S. Bounty of perfunctory chow , includingbarbecue , Warren Burger , fried Gallus gallus , pizza , andramen — all the major food groups .
Get your crispy electrocute volaille mending atGus’s , or head up toBrick and Bones , where you may score a 10 - musical composition bucket , Habanero - Bacon Mac , and a choice Mezcal cocktail . If it ’s bean you ’re after , slurp down pipe - spicy bowls of ramen atIchigoh , which specialise in Gallus gallus - base broths , orOni , which spices matter up with its Oni Reaper Ramen , with hellfire miso broth comes transfix with Carolina Reaper chiles and topped with pork belly . Cane Rossois still a honest go - to for Neapolitan - style pizza , andPecan LodgeandTerry Black’ssling not bad barbecue within a sting ending ’ cam stroke of one another .
If you do n’t want to settle for one type of culinary art , tramp into newly openedHawkers . The bright , colorful eatery serve a carte du jour inspired by street food stall across Malaysia , Hong Kong , Thailand , and Korea , with dishes like Roti Canai ( Malayan flatbread with curry sauce ) , Laksa , and Seoul Hot Chicken Buns among the festivity .
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Grab a drink at a chill local bar
first-class cocktail are easy to come by in this cervix of the woods , with some of the well served atShoal ’s Sound & Service , Omar Yeefoon ’s love varsity letter to classic drink and salutary music . Ruinsis the spot for tequila and mezcal potation , andArmory D.E.slings originative concoctions drop anchor by a massive spirits list that lean heavy on amari .
When beers are in order , headway over toWestlake Brewingfor a few locally brewed pints , include standout misty IPAs , blonde ales , and oatmeal stout . Ropo & Loganis a self - exalt “ Midwestern dive ” in the old Hide quad ( and from the same hoi polloi ) , where you’re able to pair a Chicago - stylus hotdog with a stale beer and a fiercely polarizing shot ofMalort . AndPostinohas the neighborhood’sbest happy hour , with $ 5 glass of wine-coloured and 32 - ounce pitcher of beer from 11 am to 5 Prime Minister — you should in all probability tell your boss not to ask you back after lunch .
Rock out with the city’s top live bands
Deep Ellum ’s musical solution run deep . A century ago , it was a hotbed for blues and malarkey , and today it ’s still one of the good places to see live music in the state . With a capacity that can accommodate 4,300 people , The Factory(FKA The Bomb Factory ) is the biggest venue in the area , attract home touring act like Mitski , Alt - J , and Portugal the Man , while 600 - someone venueTreescontinues to receive popular local and home stripe to its plentiful phase .
If you ca n’t be vex to buy tickets or make plans out front of time , no worry — you could stroll into plenty of smaller streak - diagonal - medicine - venues , includingClub Dada , Twilite Lounge , andThe Free Manwhenever the humour strikes . Just adopt the melodic line .
Throw down for some friendly competition
At some point during the night , you may feel the urge to challenge your friends to a lively barroom game or two . luckily , drinking while hurling axes at the wall is not just sound , but more and more available around town . Test your design atWhiskey Hatchet , a spot that pairs cocktails and a elephantine whiskey excerpt with a host of show axe - throw bays to keep things interesting .
For something less likely to result in accidental injury , there’sPunch Bowl Social , a 24,000 - square - foot entertainment building complex sporting three bars alongside bowling , foosball , Ping River pong , vintage colonnade games , and karaoke . Or tryElectric Shuffle , a new opened U.K. exportation that add up to town peddling its reimagined vision of the definitive old ethnic music plot . await 17 custom shuffleboard table that can hold up to 16 shuffler at once , each boast high - tech grading systems . It ’s true — even London require a piece of Deep Ellum .
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The Factory in Deep Ellum
Punch Bowl Social
