Dallas visitors on a budget have something to look forward to. Deep Ellum Hostel, an independently-owned hostel in our favorite funky neighborhood opened recently accommodating up to 72 travelers a night. It’s Dallas’s answer to the Freehand Hotel, complete with a unique lobby bar, Izkina.
Our friends at Pappas Bros. decided that the original Pimm’s Cup was a fantastic place to start; so, the summer riff on the traditional tipple brings in a bit of watermelon.
Balance is important—in yoga, Jenga, and in cocktails. That’s why the Por Signore cocktail at the Bishop Arts District’s newest restaurant, Macellaio, is so perfect. With sweetness from the two different brandies and the Dubonnet (a sweet wine-based aperitif) is offset by the bitterness of an amaro and Angostura.
We’ve seen some good frosés crop up across Dallas over the last year and a half, but we’re delighted to finally see one that’s a bit elevated—both in ingredients and ABV. Pie Tap decided that some frozen summer water wasn’t going to cut it, so they took it up a notch by adding Hendrick’s gin and Aperol to the usually (relatively) innocent cocktail. The result? A frosé that will bump up your brunch game. And at just $2 a pop (clink, fizz), you may find yourself calling it “pink drank”.
Want somewhere to enjoy a meal without having to excuse yourself to change your shirt in the middle of a meal? We’ve got your (dry) back with a list of our favorite air conditioned patios around town.
The cocktail menu at Lowest Greenville darling, Gung Ho, is a behemoth. Created by veteran barman Matt Ragan (of Victor Tango fame), each drink is unique and imaginative. From tiki-inspired cocktails to classics, their menu has a decidedly Far East flare.
So much can change in a year, especially in Dallas. And since Dallas loves a good rooftop patio, we thought we’d breathe some new life to last year’s article about the new rooftop patios for boozing, schmoozing, and viewing that popped up in the last year. And since we never second guess ourselves, we’re doubling down with the full list of badass rooftops from last year’s article. Happy patio season, y’all.
Enjoy this whiskey and beer cocktail at Brooklyn Brewry’s Beer Mansion this weekend.
Try El Fenix’s Centennial Margarita and enjoy the chance to win free food for a year.
The Dani’s Garden cocktail at Up on Knox is a beautiful cocktail simply built cocktail with complex elements.
Stop into Whiskey Ranch to check out their new seasonal cocktail menu.
Dallas Tiki Week is coming up, and they want you to join them for their annual fête, the Bermuda Triangle.
While there’s really no such thing as a healthy cocktail, one that offers a vegan workaround for egg white and the promise of detoxifying activated charcoal is about as good as it’s going to get. But you better believe we’re excited to see aquafaba on more cocktail menus.
To celebrate the frozen margarita, and all thing margarita, for that matter, Visit Dallas set out to make the “ultimate margarita bucket list” for visitors and residents alike, the Margarita Mile, a free app that leads “players” on a veritable margarita scavenger hunt to discover Dallas’s best margaritas.
Midnight Rambler’s new menu is inspired by the Pagan Rites of Spring and boasts nine intriguing cocktails, each with painstaking ingredients.
New Lowest Greenville spot asked patrons for funding and will finally opens its doors mid-May with prohibition-style cocktails and a laid-back, lounge vibe.
Low ABV cocktails, clear elements, and rotating bar themes are some of the trends coming to our bars this spring and summer.
Our favorite Derby/Cinco mix-up we’ve heard about so far is the Fresa Patrón Julep at Jalisco Norte made with strawberry and pepper-infused tequila with a jammy French liqueur. Just different enough to pique our interest, just familiar enough to celebrate the best two minutes in sports.
The Bushido Cocktail at Smithy brings together three boozy elements from Japan and adds complexity with a unique syrup dubbed “bushido syrup”.
The West End’s newest restaurant, 3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails, offers drinks with historically-intriguing names.
One of Deep Ellum’s newest spots created a cocktail in honor of the Boxer Bowtie Club, the Boxers in Bowties, to celebrate what they’re doing with their organization. While it’s a wildly spirit forward cocktail, it’s ridiculously delicious.
One of the newest additions to their seasonal cocktail menu, Tommy’s Shine Box, brings together a beautifully aged Madiera with notes of fig and a full-bodied golden rum to make a drink that is the perfect end to any meal.
