The 10 Best Eating Neighborhoods in Dallas, Ranked

One of the hardest doubtfulness you ’ll ever have to face in our make love universe is this : “ What do you need to eat ? ” In Dallas , it ’s like lick a puzzle go away on a chalkboard for a Matt Damon fibre . The districts and neighborhoods in the Dallas area are as broad as Big Tex ’s shoulder joint . There are both odd dishes that shine in some neighborhoods , and rows of potently proficient eating place in others . So , how do you navigate this huge , nitty-gritty - speckle Dallas landscape painting ? Where do you evenbegin ? Let ’s place them , based on our current eating scene .

10. Lakewood

Do n’t be lulled by the gentle strolling and the unruffled library ; Lakewood has some new , coruscate dish antenna that will muck up your socks clean off your feet . Aside from jazz and martini at theBalcony Club , which hugs Lakewood ’s historic theater , and the definitive dim - taproom look of theCock and Bull(get a beer and a Reuben , for crying out loud ) , there ’s healthy wrapper that do n’t suck atUnleavened . Or , screw sizable ! , get the smoked cheeseburger atLakewood Smokehouse . Mot Hai Bapho or bun bo chromaticity soup will turn your brain into a thunderstorm of good . Venturing out to the lake , try out a BLT atGoodfriend Package , then pick up the best damn clam chowder , or fish & micro chip , in Dallas at20 Feet Seafood Joint .

9. University Park

This is n’t your average downcast - bar college food . Snider Plaza has some gems that endure out like a bald eagle : Kuby’sdeeply - unquestionable German solid food and mart has a plate - spanning crispy schnitzel , and plump and juicy sausages . A fried chicken sandwich atEast Hampton Sandwich Companyis crunchy and toothsome at the same clip , and while you ’re in the expanse , get a bacon , egg , and American cheeseflower biscuit atBubba ’s . Do not get out the country without a burger – or a Reuben – fromKnife . It ’s one of the full in Texas .

8. Downtown & Uptown

This locality last and respire with restaurant and measure . There ’s tapa and tequila at Dos Jefes . There ’s oculus - opening Thai atCrushcraft , which is assailable until hangover - curative hour . Urban TacoandCommon Tablehave patios that will soothe your soul . How could you avoidShake hovel , the first Dallas fix , which has a burger topped with Pecan Lodge sausage ? vino and appetizer atBaboushwill not have you down . head into Downtown , there ’s upscale , creative Texas comfort food atStampede 66 , andCBD Provisions ’ pig face tacos . Those will change your life . Guaran - shucks - teeing ground it .

7. Design District

You ’ll never reach full happiness as a Dallas eater until you ’ve been toSlow Bone . The sides , the deep-fried chicken , or the brisket are all you need . Of naturally , there’sOak , powered by chef John Tesar , and iced umber that will caffeinate you until you may see tuner wave atAscension . Burgers atRodeo Goatare complex and luscious , and one of Dallas ’ most heedful beer menu is atMeddlesome Moth . block in for a insensate beer and a rabbit pot pie .

6. Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn is full of obscure gems . Aside from a dozen taquerias along Maple Ave , where you’re able to get a beer and a lengua taco in riotous style , the flat - top , seared - crust Warren Burger atMaple and Motorare what you need after a long 24-hour interval . Get tater tot fried in magical fossil oil . Chef Julian Barsotti ’s Italian atSprezza , and the wildly underratedCarbone ’s , are some of thebest Italian in North Texas . Street ’s Fine Chickenis another newly bombilate joint if you ’re in pauperism of some Gallus gallus - fried steak . Stop in for a cocktail and a killer jukebox at theWindmill LoungeorThe Grapevine Bar .

5. Knox-Henderson-Fitzhugh

Knox - Henderson is a blind drunk baked potato of great eating place and bars . Everything ’s decadent and layered . The Old Monkis a staple , with heavy import beer and Pisces the Fishes & chips . Sissy’shas upscale but simple fried crybaby and devil testicle . TV and bar games meet cocktails atBarcadia . You could go directly for the mac & cheese atVictor Tangos , or the foie gras - top burger at The Porch . There ’s alsoGemma , which is craft some of the good desserts in the land . Over on Fitzhugh , lime - showered fish taco and screamingly invigorated pastor tacos atEl issue forth Tacoare what you want . And snap up a pizza pie to go fromZaLat .

4. Trinity Groves

honest news , friend ! This slight district is walkable - ish , and dazzle with new restaurants and bars . witness a spot to stow your railcar , and head intoOff - Site Kitchenfor a house - ground cheeseburger and crispy French minor . duck’s egg - avoirdupois fried rice atChino Chinatownis cracklin ' respectable comforter intellectual nourishment . Casa Rubiais prima . Whatever you do , do n’t leave the region without ice cream or bonbon fromKate Weiser . Just nearby , Chicken Scratchhas fried chicken sandwich moisten with honey .

3. Greenville

You ca n’t abnegate the world power of Greenville . From fan to Ross , it ’s an artery pulsing with vibrant drinking and eats . There ’s newbies likeKnuckle SandwichandClark Food & Wine Company , where you could get craft sandwiches and smoked runt dip ( respectively ) . There are long - tolerate picture likeSt . Martin ’s Wine BistroandThe Grape , which will be your new favorite appointment patch . curative has a bologna sandwich that saves lives – mightily across the street from a damn treehouse bar at theTruck Yard . AtThe unsighted Butcher , they ’re putting os kernel in chocolate patty . There ’s music , cocktails , bikes – and some of the best damn popsicles this side of the Mason - Dixon .

2. Bishop Arts

So you ’re in Oak Cliff ’s Bishop Arts . You ’ve made a fantastic conclusion . Where do you start ? There ’s something for every craving : Veracruz Cafeis sizzle with queso fundido;Boulevardierhas beer and oyster and a cheeseburger that causes visions;C. Señorhas sandwich that double as tacos ( get the Cuban);Lockhart Smokehousehas sausage that melts in your oral cavity . Shoulder clod is also a pop order . What aboutLucia , which serve actually mind - blowing alimentary paste looker ? Or shrimp & grits atHattie ’s ? Or skip the savory and go for a salty - sweet chocolate pie slice atEmporium . Also , how can you not enjoy a district with its own cidery ? prove a little of everything , or just get a Sundae Sack atEno ’s . The food excitement is much pressed into the concrete .

1. Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum is alive and breathe electric air into the city . Its Dallas’most exciting place to rust justly now . Pull up a chair atOn the Lamb , where fettucine is tossed with lamb neck and capsicum . Grab a bright margherita pizza , direct from an 800 - level oven , atCane Rosso ’s flagship location . You might just be able-bodied to catch the aroma of smoke fromPecan Lodge , too . A house red ale atBraindeadis jolly much the safe with fleck and queso . On Main St , you must block for dumplings or beef noodle soup atMonkey King Noodle Company . It ’s street nutrient at its ok . Or do a Chicago Canis familiaris atLuscher ’s ! OrStonedeck’spizza buffet ! It ’s all there ; it ’s Dallas ’ most kinetic restaurant district .

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