Naturally, when The Grapevine moved out of its beloved small pink adobe on Maple Avenue in 2023 there was skepticism about whether the charm could carry over. Great news: They double-bubble packed it. After about three decades, they reopened the bar in a spot a mile from the original, and kept most of the staff […]
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If you’ve had a few, just tell your ride-share driver to take you to “the glowing green one,” and they’ll likely know to drop you off at The Green Elephant on Dyer Street. When you walk in, underground bass will get under your skin, forcing your best dance moves right out of you. You’ll likely […]
Jazz music is one of the biggest exports from The University of North Texas in Denton, which has jazz musicians coming from all over the world to study at the school’s esteemed program. And when they’re not fine-tuning their craft, students congregate at The Green House for strong drinks and, well, more jazz. On Thursdays, […]
Happy Hour everyday 4-7pm $5 cocktails $4 wine & $3 beer Ladies night 1/2 price cocktails 7pm-12am Brunch Saturday & Sunday 10am-2pm
Like the name suggests, The Grotto is pleasingly dim and cool, and a bit of a getaway from the clamor of downtown. Its bricked interior pulls a mellow crowd with a great tap selection and plenty of live music. In the main space sits an oval bar adjacent to the stage used for bands and […]
Searching for a bar north of Addison won’t yield too many results. But, should you find yourself near Preston and Frankfurt, Grover’s has all the staples of the neighborhood bars to the south. The space is warm, with a stained concrete floor and an exposed red-brick wall. The stone bar sits high and looks up […]
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Clean, colorful and comfortable, Hailey’s sports a pool table and two large bars, plus one of the best craft-beer selections in Denton, including local greatness from Rahr and Franconia as well as fine Belgian ales and rotating seasonals. Those are all fine reasons to go, but the main attraction is the live music on the […]
Mostly we lean toward off-the-beaten-path bars, speakeasies and low-key places with quirky personalities. Happiest Hour is none of those. This is that one friend who is always in your face, “You’re having a damn good time, like it or not.” It’s a great spot to pregame for anything at the American Airlines Center, which is […]
Denton’s Harvest House is an absolute gem, from its extensive beer menu to its damn fine hand-crafted cocktails. For those who don’t want to hit the sauce, though, the spot also sells artisan coffee, tea, smoothies and fresh-squeezed juices. Sure, Harvest House’s sleek, modern interior offers an elegant ambiance – the kind of place you’d […]
Owned by former Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano, Hat Tricks boasts that it’s the best small live music venue in North Texas. Not surprisingly, America’s Team paraphernalia lays claim to most of the wall space, which surrounds a large central bar, pool tables and video games. The bar has a regular base of mostly […]
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Hawley’s Billiards walks a fine line between typical pool hall and cozy neighborhood bar, so expect to see a good mix of serious players and novices cracking balls on the tables or sipping drinks at the bar. Before Hawley’s opened there in 1993, its spot in a ’70s-era shopping center was home to a handful […]
Denton is a city full of bars where college students at the nearby University of North Texas campus can get hammered on a shoestring budget, but not at Hickory Street Lounge, Denton’s answer to the retro Prohibition-era cocktail trend. You need to have a little more spending money to do that here, but while the […]
Those who can’t wait until the evening can get the party started early. Hidden Door, a quirky gay dive bar begins pouring drinks as early as 7 a.m. Plus, they finally started accepting credit cards instead of only cash payments. So grab a drink, hit the pool tables, or take the party out to the […]
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HIDE opened in Deep Ellum in 2017 and became a fast and true standard. Alas, during the pandemic, it closed. But, great news, it resurfaced in the bustling (but not busting) Lower Greenville area late last year. Luckily it’s back to its old self as if it never missed a beat. HIDE is another one of […]
The Hideaway is a dive bar with a touch of live-wire spirit. From karaoke to college football, it goes hard and might not be the best place for lightweights. Daily food and drink specials keep things affordable, but the regular menu isn’t by any means obscenely priced either. Play pool or sign up for karaoke, […]
Exactly what you”d expect given the name: kind of out-of-the-way and tiny as a circus-sideshow attraction. There are few better places in the area to get the blues (or a burger) than Hole in the Wall, where local legend Hash Brown hosts a jam every Wednesday and Kenny Traylor plays every Thursday. Come in the […]
From the dim lighting, vast beer selection, warm wood accents and various not-neon beer signs, the Holy Grail Pub is the quintessential North Texas take on a European pub. Open since the fall of 2009, the pub quickly earned a reputation for offering a wide variety of beer from bottles to draughts – some 170 […]