City Cafe

An unprepossessing exterior hides a versatile eatery combining a casually sophisticated dinner restaurant, a power-lunch place, a gourmet to-go joint and more. The regional American menu rotates seafood, veal, game, pasta, fowl, beef, pork and lamb.

City Hall Bar (Social Lobby)

If people-watching is on your LinkedIn profile as a skill, then the bar at the center of the historical Adolphus Hotel is your Huckleberry. There’s a treasure chest of options at this iconic downtown hotel, including the Rodeo Bar, The French Room and City Hall Bistro, all great spots on their own. But at the […]

City Hall Bistro

When City Hall Bistro first opened, it nearly sank like a rock under the weight of its attempt to capture nearly every trend in the food world. With no head chef at the helm, the Adolphus Hotel’s elegant-casual restaurant tried to be all things to all Instagrammers, with uni, paella, squid ink pasta, Lebanese duck […]

City Tavern

Soaking Dallasites with booze since 2003, City Tavern is a cool downtown spot where you can grab a drink and get a bite to eat. They offer regular lunch specials, and the drink menu is as varied as it is tasty. On Tuesdays, you can get a taco special, and on Wednesdays, you can tilt […]

Clay Pit Grill & Curry House

If you’re new to Indian cuisine and still a bit intimidated by all the unfamiliar dishes out there, Clay Pit is a great place to start. You can ease your taste buds’ journey into the unknown by sampling foods with a hint of familiarity, such as the deliciously gooey cream cheese naan or the tangy […]

CLUB NAI

lighting up the Dallas’ Nightlife scene the new Club Nai is the perfect place To Be, Be Seen, Socialize & Celebrate. Captivating style, cutting edge music and World Class service has separated this exclusive venue from all the rest. Located in the Royal Lane and Emerald street , Club Nai encompasses 5,000 square feet of […]

Clubhouse

The Clubhouse, a strip club with plenty of strip-club neighbors, has chosen golf for its theme. Because the place is dark and has a predilection for motorcycles and heavy metal, it’s hard to see how that theme is executed. Along with the main stage, the bar in the middle is fronted with a stage that […]

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 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 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 […]