Coal Vines

So cliché, with that portrait of a young Frank Sinatra hung beside the bar, his face gazing upward. You might wonder if the moon’s in his eyes, though that’s another artist who’s equally as shopworn in New York Style Pizza joints. And that cheesy tune is playing too, ting-a-ling-a-ling — it’s almost a parody. But […]

The Cock & Bull

One bar, one wall of booths and a few tables compose The Cock & Bull, one of the smallest pubs around town, but the inviting neighborhood atmosphere makes up for the lack of elbowroom. Old wood, red-painted walls and country paintings of its namesake cock and bull make the English pub come alive. It’s known […]

The Cockpit

The Cockpit glows neon yellow from a lonely strip mall off Marsh Lane, drawing a middle-aged crowd with wood paneling and a bartender’s promise to know everyone’s name. The beer is cold, the liquor “bring your own” and the wine list offers a choice of red, white and pink. Preserving the bar’s roots–pilots originally owned […]

Coffee Co.

What Coffee Co. lacks in frappuccinos, fancy espresso machines, free Wi-Fi and cushy armchairs for hanging out, it makes up for with longevity — they’ve been been roasting their own beans since 1971 — and really great coffee, including an extra-potent “Motor Oil” variety that will surely get your motor revving. Early risers will have […]

Coffee House Cafe

Suburbanites looking for an alternative to that pesky frappuccino-hawking mermaid ought to give Coffee House Cafe a shot. Free Wi-Fi and a massive covered patio — complete with a fireplace and outdoor heaters for those chilly evenings — make this coffeehouse and restaurant an ideal haunt for the laptop-toting set. Those craving central air can […]

Cold Beer Company

Cold Beer Co. is a low-key beer garden on the east end of Deep Ellum – east enough that East Dallas locals get split custody. The bartenders are attentive and knowledgeable, and the place has a fantastic selection of local beer: 24 taps with 36 more options in cans, some that rotate seasonally. And, perhaps […]

Columbian Country Club

Remember when grandma let you take a drag off her ciggie? What happened to those grandmas? Well, you might find one at Columbian Country Club, which oddly gives off grandma vibes, and for some reason we love it. Paying homage to the original Columbian Country Club in Dallas that opened in 1881, the proprietors have […]

The Common Table

It’s a hophead’s heaven at Uptown’s The Common Table, thanks to the bar and restaurant’s expertly curated craft beer menu. The bar is located in an old remodeled house on Fairmont, offering a cozy, wide open feel inside and a huge patio in the front where some of the area’s best bands play on Thursday […]

Community Beer Company

Community Beer Company is one of the original craft breweries in Dallas. Its Mosaic IPA is a pillar in the local beer community, and its brewery just northeast of downtown is an ode to how far the local craft beer scene has come in 10 years. With more than 70,000 square feet of elbow room, […]

Company Cafe

This Lower Greenville restaurant proudly waves a flag for gluten-free, seasonal and organic food. The kitchen at the brick-and-mortar location of Company Cafe produces surprising and delightful fare sure to satisfy the staunchest meat-and-potatoes lovers, who might mistakenly think a restaurant focused on organic and gluten-free food is better suited to granola-crunching hippies. Instead, the […]

Company Cafe

The second location of the Company Cafe builds on the first location’s foundation of gluten-free, seasonal and organic cooking. The kitchen has a way of making healthy cooking less of a drag and even the Southern soulful dishes don’t eat like lead. Chicken-fried steak, chicken and waffles, and cheese fries are made with a lot […]

The Conduit Gallery

One of the more popular modern galleries amongst the city’s art aficionados, this Design District gallery’s plain brick exterior belies the avant-garde works you’ll find inside. Bathing suits encrusted in nails? Random-seeming arrays of switches, wires and speakers that create “sound art”? Childlike drawings scrawled on old book covers? Check, check and check.