Norma’s Cafe

Norma’s is a little Oak Cliff diner where the popular biscuits and gravy and chicken-fried steak are on par with the friendly, veteran servers. This joint is replete in typical greasy-spoon trappings: counter service, vinyl booths, regulars on a first-name basis and a bountiful menu. If you’re all by your lonesome on Thanksgiving, stop by […]

Nova

The diner on West Davis Street has been a bustling favorite of Oak Cliff residents since 2010. It’s so casual that it feels like a relief from the rest of the restaurant world. Honestly, isn’t it nice to eat at a place where the employees aren’t told to wear uniforms?

Oak Cliff Pizza & Pasta

There’s a time and place for fancy gourmet thin-crusts or pricey wood-fired pies with goat cheese and pine nuts. But when you just want a simple, New York-style big, floppy, chewy slice with house-made sauce and fresh high-quality toppings, Oak Cliff Pizza is the place to go. Be sure to get sausage, as the place […]

Oddfellows

When Oddfellows brought in chef Anastacia Quiñones to introduce a dinner menu, Bishop Arts had no idea what it was in for. The all-day-breakfast diner, famous for coffee, waffles and hipster patrons, is now even better at dinnertime. Indeed, the fabled brunches that drove gentrifying Oak Cliff types to stand in hourlong lines Sunday mornings […]

Off The Bone Barbeque

Owner Dwight Harvey and son started Off The Bone as a catering venture, but the pecan wood-smoked ribs garnered enough followers that Harvey Sr. was able to free himself from the shackles of a day job. The spotlight here is on the shredded brisket as thick as a fist, barely containable by its whole grain […]

Oil and Cotton

This Oak Cliff collective offers art lovers the chance to not only purchase works of art, but to create their own via workshops and classes in an insane variety of media, from shooting Polaroids and writing manifestos to making natural beauty products or weaving baskets. There are kids’ classes too, if you suspect your rug […]

Ookuma Japanese Burger

There was an audible gasp across Dallas when Sandwich Hag, the beloved bánh mì shop in the Cedars, announced it was closing. But in its place, Ookuma Japanese Burger is a worthy replacement, where Japanese-style teriyaki burgers are packed with flavor at a price point that won’t break the bank. The fare comes courtesy of […]