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Most Popular Hotels in Dallas:
6101 Hillcrest Avenue, 75205
1321 Commerce Street, 75202
2101 North Stemmons Freeway, 75207
10325 North Central Expressway, 75231
We have selected 16 restaurants, which we have divided into five categories: Gastronomic, Business, Trendy, Budget and Personal Recommendations. The restaurants are listed alphabetically within these different categories, which serve as guidelines rather than absolute definitions of the establishments.
In general, there is a sales tax of 8.25% added to food and drink bills. However, in reality, this tax varies and some restaurants only add the tax to either food or drink. Tipping of between 15 and 20% is expected and in some restaurants this may be added to the bill.
The restaurants below have been grouped in four different price categories:
$$$$ (over US$55)
$$$ (US$35 to US$55)
$$ (US$15 to US$35)
$ (up to US$15)
The price ranges quoted are for a three-course meal for one, including sales tax but excluding tips, unless otherwise stated.
Gastronomic
Craft
The Dallas outpost of the New York favourite has taken Texas by storm. The creation of Tom Colicchio, a five-time winner of the James Beard Award, Craft is sleek and sexy. The vast menu features fresh, seasonal fare in more than a dozen categories, allowing you to mix and match elements to complete the meal of your dreams. Among exceptional examples are the raw hamachi, cured French sardines, roasted veal sweetbreads, braised beef shortrib, sautéed broccoli rabe, and the roasted abalone mushrooms. The wine list boggles the mind, but servers will guide you easily.
At the W Hotel, 2440 Victory Park Lane
Tel: (214) 397 4111.
Website: www.starwoodhotels.com
Price: $$$$
French Room
By some accounts the most expensive dinner in Texas, this bastion of refinement stands as one of the most elaborate dining experiences anywhere. As beautiful as the marble-and-gold-leaf decor is the divine cuisine, urged to modernism by a youthful culinary staff. Lavish dishes might include jumbo lump crab fishcake with a treatment of lemongrass and ginger lobster sauce, and tomato chutney. Attentive service never fails beneath the watchful cherubs gracing the ceiling frescoes.
Hotel Adolphus, 1321 Commerce Street
Tel: (214) 742 8200.
Website: www.hoteladolphus.com
Price: $$$$
York Street
Owner-chef Sharon Hage runs a jewel box of a restaurant in the East Dallas area near Lakewood, where her exquisite works have won her a string of James Beard Award nominations in recent years. Book well ahead to snag one of 12 tables at which to enjoy a menu that changes daily to accommodate the freshest goods from the fishmonger, butcher and farmers' market. Treats like Fino sherry and warm almonds are the meal's prelude, and endings come with individual pots of lovely teas.
6047 Lewis Street
Tel: (214) 826 0968.
Price: $$$
Business
Abacus
The deft touch of executive chef Kent Rathbun and his stunning wine list has earned glorious praise from national press, thanks to such pleasures as lobster and spring onion shooters, John Dory with roasted veggie orzo in charred tomato butter or grilled lamb with jalapeño-coriander oil and blue cheese grits. For an extra treat, guests should try the chef's selection of nine small courses and luxuriate in the palate pampering and the soothing, sumptuous interiors.
4511 McKinney Avenue
Tel: (214) 559 3111.
Website: www.abacus-restaurant.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House
Satiny cuts of prime beef head the list of palate pleasures at this clubby, leather-and-polished wood corner of luxury. Clientele typically includes the expense-account business crowd and the moneyed gentry who enjoy supping on said steaks, as well as luscious crab fishcakes, fresh fish and enormous à la carte side dishes that could be meals in themselves. Lavish evenings end with brandy and a cigar.
5251 Spring Valley Road
Tel: (972) 490 9000.
Website: www.delfriscos.com/dallas
Price: $$$$
Mansion on Turtle Creek
Acclaim for sublime service, elegant villa-style setting and food in this hallowed hotel remains sky-high, as executive chef John Tesar searches the markets for the best with which to create fascinating fare. Warm lobster taco with yellow tomato salsa and jicama salad continues to be a signature, but the updated excitement comes in the form of chilli-rubbed pork tenderloin and Pacific halibut over melted leeks. The six-course tasting menu is also highly recommended.
2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard
Tel: (214) 559 2100.
Website: www.mansiononturtlecreek.com
Price: $$$$
Trendy
Café Madrid
Dallas' first authentic Spanish restaurant and tapas bar, this casually cool hangout has evolved with sophistication over the years. The lengthy list of tapas ranges from the traditional potato omelette tortilla with a dollop of garlic-parsley aioli or roasted duck breast with sliced, sherry-laced carrots to empanadas filled with shredded tuna steak and green olive.
4501 Travis Street
Tel: (214) 528 1731.
Website: www.cafemadrid-dallas.com
Price: $-$$
Fireside Pies
This is certainly not the usual pizza joint, but it's where you'll find spectacular pizzas. Inside a handsome, casual stone-and-wood building you'll find a hip crowd hanging out over starters, wine and pies. Pizzas are baked in a wood-burning oven, topped with a fire-roasted tomato sauce, liberally garnished with four kinds of cheese, then decorated with such add-ons as meatballs, balsamic-roasted chicken, truffle oil and rocket salad. Weather permitting, the patio is divine.
2820 North Henderson Avenue
Tel: (214) 370 3916.
Website: http://firesidepies.com
Price: $$
Trece
Upscale Mexican hacienda setting in the Knox-Henderson district brings fashionably-attired patrons out for lively food and livelier cocktail scene. Start with the sensational guacamole, prepared with flourish at your tableside, then indulge in a lobster crepe with green and red salsas, all particularly good when paired with a cucumber-lavender mojito. Ask for a tasting to acquaint you with some of the 120 tequilas stocked at the bar.
4513 Travis Street
Tel: (214) 780 1900.
Price: $$$
Budget
Bubba's
This small diner, done out in art deco style in the fashionable Park Cities' Snyder Plaza, is ground zero for lovers of pure Southern comfort food. Devotees believe there is no better fried chicken on Earth, and the home-made rolls and biscuits are dream-worthy. Fried catfish is good too, as is the country-style breakfast.
6617 Hillcrest Avenue
Tel: (214) 373 6527.
Price: $
Primo's Bar & Grille
A long-time hangout in Uptown, this wonderful spot only gets better with age. The Sunday brunch is heavenly, but any day of the week is perfect for top-rate margaritas and a plate of the delicious tacos camperos filled with beef fajita meat. Pile on jalapeno, cilantro, a slice of avocado and a spoonful of the tomato salsa on the table. It's a good spot to take a break from shopping; relax on the patio or in one of the rooms inside the hundred-year-old building with creaky wooden floors.
3309 McKinney Avenue
Tel: (214) 220 0510.
Website: www.primosdallas.com
Price: $-$$
Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse
A family business dating from 1910, this hometown favourite has won a James Beard Award for regional classic food. The tiny, no-frills location opened in the 1950s, and serves deeply smoked turkey, ham, pork ribs, sausage, pulled pork, sliced brisket, ranch beans, potato salad and very cold beer. Sonny Bryan's is an old smoke shack, with little in the way of decor other than a few beer signs, which add to the overall charm of the place.
2202 Inwood Road
Tel: (214) 357 7120.
Website: www.sonnybryans.com
Price: $
Most Popular Hotels in Dallas:
6101 Hillcrest Avenue, 75205
1321 Commerce Street, 75202
2101 North Stemmons Freeway, 75207
10325 North Central Expressway, 75231
We have selected 16 restaurants, which we have divided into five categories: Gastronomic, Business, Trendy, Budget and Personal Recommendations. The restaurants are listed alphabetically within these different categories, which serve as guidelines rather than absolute definitions of the establishments.
In general, there is a sales tax of 8.25% added to food and drink bills. However, in reality, this tax varies and some restaurants only add the tax to either food or drink. Tipping of between 15 and 20% is expected and in some restaurants this may be added to the bill.
The restaurants below have been grouped in four different price categories:
$$$$ (over US$55)
$$$ (US$35 to US$55)
$$ (US$15 to US$35)
$ (up to US$15)
The price ranges quoted are for a three-course meal for one, including sales tax but excluding tips, unless otherwise stated.
In general, there is a sales tax of 8.25% added to food and drink bills. However, in reality, this tax varies and some restaurants only add the tax to either food or drink. Tipping of between 15 and 20% is expected and in some restaurants this may be added to the bill.
The restaurants below have been grouped in four different price categories:
$$$$ (over US$55)
$$$ (US$35 to US$55)
$$ (US$15 to US$35)
$ (up to US$15)
The price ranges quoted are for a three-course meal for one, including sales tax but excluding tips, unless otherwise stated.
Gastronomic
Craft
The Dallas outpost of the New York favourite has taken Texas by storm. The creation of Tom Colicchio, a five-time winner of the James Beard Award, Craft is sleek and sexy. The vast menu features fresh, seasonal fare in more than a dozen categories, allowing you to mix and match elements to complete the meal of your dreams. Among exceptional examples are the raw hamachi, cured French sardines, roasted veal sweetbreads, braised beef shortrib, sautéed broccoli rabe, and the roasted abalone mushrooms. The wine list boggles the mind, but servers will guide you easily.
At the W Hotel, 2440 Victory Park Lane
Tel: (214) 397 4111.
Website: www.starwoodhotels.com
Price: $$$$
The Dallas outpost of the New York favourite has taken Texas by storm. The creation of Tom Colicchio, a five-time winner of the James Beard Award, Craft is sleek and sexy. The vast menu features fresh, seasonal fare in more than a dozen categories, allowing you to mix and match elements to complete the meal of your dreams. Among exceptional examples are the raw hamachi, cured French sardines, roasted veal sweetbreads, braised beef shortrib, sautéed broccoli rabe, and the roasted abalone mushrooms. The wine list boggles the mind, but servers will guide you easily.
At the W Hotel, 2440 Victory Park Lane
Tel: (214) 397 4111.
Website: www.starwoodhotels.com
Price: $$$$
French Room
By some accounts the most expensive dinner in Texas, this bastion of refinement stands as one of the most elaborate dining experiences anywhere. As beautiful as the marble-and-gold-leaf decor is the divine cuisine, urged to modernism by a youthful culinary staff. Lavish dishes might include jumbo lump crab fishcake with a treatment of lemongrass and ginger lobster sauce, and tomato chutney. Attentive service never fails beneath the watchful cherubs gracing the ceiling frescoes.
Hotel Adolphus, 1321 Commerce Street
Tel: (214) 742 8200.
Website: www.hoteladolphus.com
Price: $$$$
By some accounts the most expensive dinner in Texas, this bastion of refinement stands as one of the most elaborate dining experiences anywhere. As beautiful as the marble-and-gold-leaf decor is the divine cuisine, urged to modernism by a youthful culinary staff. Lavish dishes might include jumbo lump crab fishcake with a treatment of lemongrass and ginger lobster sauce, and tomato chutney. Attentive service never fails beneath the watchful cherubs gracing the ceiling frescoes.
Hotel Adolphus, 1321 Commerce Street
Tel: (214) 742 8200.
Website: www.hoteladolphus.com
Price: $$$$
York Street
Owner-chef Sharon Hage runs a jewel box of a restaurant in the East Dallas area near Lakewood, where her exquisite works have won her a string of James Beard Award nominations in recent years. Book well ahead to snag one of 12 tables at which to enjoy a menu that changes daily to accommodate the freshest goods from the fishmonger, butcher and farmers' market. Treats like Fino sherry and warm almonds are the meal's prelude, and endings come with individual pots of lovely teas.
6047 Lewis Street
Tel: (214) 826 0968.
Price: $$$
Owner-chef Sharon Hage runs a jewel box of a restaurant in the East Dallas area near Lakewood, where her exquisite works have won her a string of James Beard Award nominations in recent years. Book well ahead to snag one of 12 tables at which to enjoy a menu that changes daily to accommodate the freshest goods from the fishmonger, butcher and farmers' market. Treats like Fino sherry and warm almonds are the meal's prelude, and endings come with individual pots of lovely teas.
6047 Lewis Street
Tel: (214) 826 0968.
Price: $$$
Business
Abacus
The deft touch of executive chef Kent Rathbun and his stunning wine list has earned glorious praise from national press, thanks to such pleasures as lobster and spring onion shooters, John Dory with roasted veggie orzo in charred tomato butter or grilled lamb with jalapeño-coriander oil and blue cheese grits. For an extra treat, guests should try the chef's selection of nine small courses and luxuriate in the palate pampering and the soothing, sumptuous interiors.
4511 McKinney Avenue
Tel: (214) 559 3111.
Website: www.abacus-restaurant.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
The deft touch of executive chef Kent Rathbun and his stunning wine list has earned glorious praise from national press, thanks to such pleasures as lobster and spring onion shooters, John Dory with roasted veggie orzo in charred tomato butter or grilled lamb with jalapeño-coriander oil and blue cheese grits. For an extra treat, guests should try the chef's selection of nine small courses and luxuriate in the palate pampering and the soothing, sumptuous interiors.
4511 McKinney Avenue
Tel: (214) 559 3111.
Website: www.abacus-restaurant.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House
Satiny cuts of prime beef head the list of palate pleasures at this clubby, leather-and-polished wood corner of luxury. Clientele typically includes the expense-account business crowd and the moneyed gentry who enjoy supping on said steaks, as well as luscious crab fishcakes, fresh fish and enormous à la carte side dishes that could be meals in themselves. Lavish evenings end with brandy and a cigar.
5251 Spring Valley Road
Tel: (972) 490 9000.
Website: www.delfriscos.com/dallas
Price: $$$$
Satiny cuts of prime beef head the list of palate pleasures at this clubby, leather-and-polished wood corner of luxury. Clientele typically includes the expense-account business crowd and the moneyed gentry who enjoy supping on said steaks, as well as luscious crab fishcakes, fresh fish and enormous à la carte side dishes that could be meals in themselves. Lavish evenings end with brandy and a cigar.
5251 Spring Valley Road
Tel: (972) 490 9000.
Website: www.delfriscos.com/dallas
Price: $$$$
Mansion on Turtle Creek
Acclaim for sublime service, elegant villa-style setting and food in this hallowed hotel remains sky-high, as executive chef John Tesar searches the markets for the best with which to create fascinating fare. Warm lobster taco with yellow tomato salsa and jicama salad continues to be a signature, but the updated excitement comes in the form of chilli-rubbed pork tenderloin and Pacific halibut over melted leeks. The six-course tasting menu is also highly recommended.
2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard
Tel: (214) 559 2100.
Website: www.mansiononturtlecreek.com
Price: $$$$
Acclaim for sublime service, elegant villa-style setting and food in this hallowed hotel remains sky-high, as executive chef John Tesar searches the markets for the best with which to create fascinating fare. Warm lobster taco with yellow tomato salsa and jicama salad continues to be a signature, but the updated excitement comes in the form of chilli-rubbed pork tenderloin and Pacific halibut over melted leeks. The six-course tasting menu is also highly recommended.
2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard
Tel: (214) 559 2100.
Website: www.mansiononturtlecreek.com
Price: $$$$
Trendy
Café Madrid
Dallas' first authentic Spanish restaurant and tapas bar, this casually cool hangout has evolved with sophistication over the years. The lengthy list of tapas ranges from the traditional potato omelette tortilla with a dollop of garlic-parsley aioli or roasted duck breast with sliced, sherry-laced carrots to empanadas filled with shredded tuna steak and green olive.
4501 Travis Street
Tel: (214) 528 1731.
Website: www.cafemadrid-dallas.com
Price: $-$$
Dallas' first authentic Spanish restaurant and tapas bar, this casually cool hangout has evolved with sophistication over the years. The lengthy list of tapas ranges from the traditional potato omelette tortilla with a dollop of garlic-parsley aioli or roasted duck breast with sliced, sherry-laced carrots to empanadas filled with shredded tuna steak and green olive.
4501 Travis Street
Tel: (214) 528 1731.
Website: www.cafemadrid-dallas.com
Price: $-$$
Fireside Pies
This is certainly not the usual pizza joint, but it's where you'll find spectacular pizzas. Inside a handsome, casual stone-and-wood building you'll find a hip crowd hanging out over starters, wine and pies. Pizzas are baked in a wood-burning oven, topped with a fire-roasted tomato sauce, liberally garnished with four kinds of cheese, then decorated with such add-ons as meatballs, balsamic-roasted chicken, truffle oil and rocket salad. Weather permitting, the patio is divine.
2820 North Henderson Avenue
Tel: (214) 370 3916.
Website: http://firesidepies.com
Price: $$
This is certainly not the usual pizza joint, but it's where you'll find spectacular pizzas. Inside a handsome, casual stone-and-wood building you'll find a hip crowd hanging out over starters, wine and pies. Pizzas are baked in a wood-burning oven, topped with a fire-roasted tomato sauce, liberally garnished with four kinds of cheese, then decorated with such add-ons as meatballs, balsamic-roasted chicken, truffle oil and rocket salad. Weather permitting, the patio is divine.
2820 North Henderson Avenue
Tel: (214) 370 3916.
Website: http://firesidepies.com
Price: $$
Trece
Upscale Mexican hacienda setting in the Knox-Henderson district brings fashionably-attired patrons out for lively food and livelier cocktail scene. Start with the sensational guacamole, prepared with flourish at your tableside, then indulge in a lobster crepe with green and red salsas, all particularly good when paired with a cucumber-lavender mojito. Ask for a tasting to acquaint you with some of the 120 tequilas stocked at the bar.
4513 Travis Street
Tel: (214) 780 1900.
Price: $$$
Upscale Mexican hacienda setting in the Knox-Henderson district brings fashionably-attired patrons out for lively food and livelier cocktail scene. Start with the sensational guacamole, prepared with flourish at your tableside, then indulge in a lobster crepe with green and red salsas, all particularly good when paired with a cucumber-lavender mojito. Ask for a tasting to acquaint you with some of the 120 tequilas stocked at the bar.
4513 Travis Street
Tel: (214) 780 1900.
Price: $$$
Budget
Bubba's
This small diner, done out in art deco style in the fashionable Park Cities' Snyder Plaza, is ground zero for lovers of pure Southern comfort food. Devotees believe there is no better fried chicken on Earth, and the home-made rolls and biscuits are dream-worthy. Fried catfish is good too, as is the country-style breakfast.
6617 Hillcrest Avenue
Tel: (214) 373 6527.
Price: $
This small diner, done out in art deco style in the fashionable Park Cities' Snyder Plaza, is ground zero for lovers of pure Southern comfort food. Devotees believe there is no better fried chicken on Earth, and the home-made rolls and biscuits are dream-worthy. Fried catfish is good too, as is the country-style breakfast.
6617 Hillcrest Avenue
Tel: (214) 373 6527.
Price: $
Primo's Bar & Grille
A long-time hangout in Uptown, this wonderful spot only gets better with age. The Sunday brunch is heavenly, but any day of the week is perfect for top-rate margaritas and a plate of the delicious tacos camperos filled with beef fajita meat. Pile on jalapeno, cilantro, a slice of avocado and a spoonful of the tomato salsa on the table. It's a good spot to take a break from shopping; relax on the patio or in one of the rooms inside the hundred-year-old building with creaky wooden floors.
3309 McKinney Avenue
Tel: (214) 220 0510.
Website: www.primosdallas.com
Price: $-$$
A long-time hangout in Uptown, this wonderful spot only gets better with age. The Sunday brunch is heavenly, but any day of the week is perfect for top-rate margaritas and a plate of the delicious tacos camperos filled with beef fajita meat. Pile on jalapeno, cilantro, a slice of avocado and a spoonful of the tomato salsa on the table. It's a good spot to take a break from shopping; relax on the patio or in one of the rooms inside the hundred-year-old building with creaky wooden floors.
3309 McKinney Avenue
Tel: (214) 220 0510.
Website: www.primosdallas.com
Price: $-$$
Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse
A family business dating from 1910, this hometown favourite has won a James Beard Award for regional classic food. The tiny, no-frills location opened in the 1950s, and serves deeply smoked turkey, ham, pork ribs, sausage, pulled pork, sliced brisket, ranch beans, potato salad and very cold beer. Sonny Bryan's is an old smoke shack, with little in the way of decor other than a few beer signs, which add to the overall charm of the place.
2202 Inwood Road
Tel: (214) 357 7120.
Website: www.sonnybryans.com
Price: $
A family business dating from 1910, this hometown favourite has won a James Beard Award for regional classic food. The tiny, no-frills location opened in the 1950s, and serves deeply smoked turkey, ham, pork ribs, sausage, pulled pork, sliced brisket, ranch beans, potato salad and very cold beer. Sonny Bryan's is an old smoke shack, with little in the way of decor other than a few beer signs, which add to the overall charm of the place.
2202 Inwood Road
Tel: (214) 357 7120.
Website: www.sonnybryans.com
Price: $
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