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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Generally speaking, if something’s happening at House of Blues, you know it’s big. This temple of sound housed at the White Swan Building in Victory Park has enough room for 1,625 patrons. Folks in the music bizz often rub shoulders behind the ropes of the VIP area, scouting for the next big thing. This is […]
If you find generic bro-bars slightly depressing, Humperdink’s may not be for you. Sports bars can be hit-or-miss, but chain sports bars inevitably seem to have a manufactured enthusiasm, as if they’re all designed from a blueprint with blank areas that say “Install local sports team banner here.” Of course, none of that matters after […]
The bartenders at this sports bar/brewpub will do something for beer geeks that most other beer-selling establishments won’t: They’ll sell you growlers (64-oz glass jugs) of their brews. Since 1976, this original location of the small local chain — then known as Original Dallas Sports Restaurant & Sports Bar — has offered customers camaraderie and […]
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If you find generic bro-bars slightly depressing, Humperdink’s may not be for you. Sports bars can be hit-or-miss, but chain sports bars inevitably seem to have a manufactured enthusiasm, as if they’re all designed from a blueprint with blank areas that say “Install local sports team banner here.” Of course, none of that matters after […]
National comedians perform.
With a European comfort food concept, Independent Bar & Kitchen is a monumental addition to the Deep Ellum restaurant scene. The restaurant has a gorgeous front patio for diners and windows that open wide. The dining room has a to-die-for antique mirror and a stunning ceiling of engraved black tiles. There are 20 brass beer […]
Private club. Membership required.
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This iconic Park Cities drinking den, which celebrates its 60th birthday this year, is an institution. The old-school, unpretentious atmosphere attracts folks from all walks of life, from local Highland Park day traders to a Master’s jacket-donning Scotty Scheffler to regular Joes like us who just want to belly up to the bar for a […]
Like many business that found success in Austin, this Austin standby now has branch in Dallas. Here, you’ll find the same slick, modern trappings down to the neon glow and clean decorative lines. Iron Cactus offers gussied-up Tex-Mex (lobster tacos, anyone?), which can be paired with more than 75 tequilas. Perhaps you’d like tequila in […]
Since opening in winter 2012, It’ll Do has become East Dallas’ go-to dance club. Its large interior and spacious dance floor is right up with the best and largest Dallas night clubs, but without the pretentiousness. Young adults, students and trendsetters of every variety gather to dance as underground DJs spin everything from indie rock-infused […]