Restaurants in Dallas
Dallas' high-end restaurants cluster in Highland Park and Downtown, including the award-winning French Room. Mid-range, fashionable eateries line the streets in Uptown, especially along McKinney Avenue. Look for Tex-Mex and barbecue restaurants throughout Dallas. Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse is a classic, having served tender, seasoned ribs and sandwiches to presidents, celebrities and ordinary folk for a century. Many restaurants are closed on Sundays, so call ahead. Tips are rarely included; add 15-20%.
Top-end
Expand all1. Mansion on Turtle Creek - Dining in a Texas mansion
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A 19th-century cotton magnate's mansion, the Mansion on Turtle Creek has been converted into a luxury hotel, but its restaurant is worth visiting in its own right. Filled with linens and crystal, this Highland Park landmark has a dinner menu of fresh seafood, hand-rolled pasta and several vegetarian options.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily for breakfast, lunch & dinner
Address
2821, Turtle Creek Boulevard, Dallas TX 75219
Telephone
+1 214 443 4747
2. The French Room - French splendour in Dallas
Show more Sumptuous surroundings greet diners at the French Room, located downtown in the Adolphus Hotel. A high, mural-covered cathedral ceiling arches overhead, a glistening marble floor beneath, while the restaurant's furniture includes 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century antiques. The dinner menu ranges from fresh seafood to Colorado lamb and Angus beef, with few vegetarian options.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 6pm-10pm
Address
The Adolphus Hotel, 1321 Commerce Street, Dallas TX 75202
Telephone
+1 214 742 8200
Mid-range
Expand all3. Villa-O - Organic Italian dining
Show moreA nautical motif dominates Villa-O, a surprise in the middle of Texas, because the 'O' in Villa-O stands for oceanic. (It also stands for organic and original). A hip, young crowd dines at this Uptown restaurant, enjoying dishes like lobster seafood risotto and organic tomato and bufala mozzarella salads.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Wed 11am-10pm; Thu-Sat 11am-2am; Sun 10:30am-10pm
Address
4514, Travis Street, Dallas TX 75205
Telephone
+1 214 780 1880
4. La Calle Doce - Home-cooked Mexican food
Show moreLa Calle Doce serves coastal Mexican food at this Lakewood location, emphasising seafood dishes and attentive service. Catfish, tilapia and snapper are prepared grilled, fried, in tacos or wrapped in enchiladas, alongside margarita cocktails. Lovers of traditional Mexican food will find plenty of choices.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11am-3pmMon-Thu 3pm-10pm; Fri-Sat: 3pm-11pm; Sun 3pm-9pm
Address
1925, Skillman Street at Levista Drive, Dallas TX 75206
Telephone
+1 214 824 9900
Budget
Expand all5. Fireside Pies - Wood-fired pizzas
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Trendy Uptown is home to Fireside Pies, with casual dining inside or outdoors, on a spacious patio. Traditionally made pizzas are prepared by hand using fresh, local ingredients and baked over pecan wood. There's a choice of traditional toppings or imaginative combinations like balsamic mustard portabellas, blue cheese or jalapenos.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 5pm-12am
Address
2820, North Henderson Avenue, Dallas TX 75206
Telephone
+1 214 370 3916
6. Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse - Classic Dallas barbecue
Show moreA Dallas landmark, Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse is the classic barbecue joint. This restaurant has dished up melt-in-your-mouth tender ribs, brisket and pork sandwiches since 1910 to presidents, celebrities, sports heroes and ordinary lovers of good food. Sonny Bryan's operates ten restaurants, but the Inwood location is the original.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat 10am-3pm
Address
2202, Inwood Road, Dallas TX 75235
Telephone
+1 214 357 7120
