🍴 Eat & Drink

Award-winning brisket, worth the line

📍 2702 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Austin legend's Dallas outpost — beef ribs the size of your forearm

📍 3025 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Texas Monthly's #1 BBQ in the whole state. Weekends only, line up early

📍 4645 Dick Price Rd, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Open Thursday–Friday only, sold out by 1pm. Plan accordingly

📍 13628 Gamma Rd, Dallas · Farmers Branch

Brisket birria tacos minutes from AT&T Stadium

📍 205 E Front St, Arlington · Arlington

Backyard smoker turned cult favorite — get the brisket elote

📍 201 E Hattie St, Fort Worth · Near Southside

Famous bacon burnt ends on the Magnolia strip

📍 1109 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Magnolia

Kreuz Market lineage — no forks, no sauce, no problem

📍 400 W Davis St, Dallas · Bishop Arts

Cowboys-coach-era institution; the brisket tacos are the move

📍 4322 Lemmon Ave, Dallas · Oak Lawn

Family-run Tex-Mex since 1986 — order whatever mama's making

📍 4714 Maple Ave, Dallas · Oak Lawn

FW institution since 1935. Cash only, garden patio for a thousand of your friends

📍 2201 N Commerce St, Fort Worth · Stockyards

Joe T's sister bakery — breakfast tacos and pan dulce

📍 2122 N Main St, Fort Worth · Northside FW

Octopus tacos up front, taco omakase in the back room

📍 2701 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

James Beard-noted trompo tacos, red-tortilla style

📍 Oak Cliff, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Trompo and suadero done right, open late

📍 2513 N Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas · Lower Greenville

Chef-driven tacos hiding in a strip mall

📍 9661 Audelia Rd, Dallas · Lake Highlands

Mariscos in a converted Oak Cliff house

📍 415 W 12th St, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Born a food truck, now a FW taco staple

📍 Fort Worth (multiple) · Fort Worth

Carhop service since 1965 — No. 5 with cheese and a cold one on your window tray

📍 6537 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas · Northwest Dallas

No-frills griddle burger; the line moves fast

📍 4810 Maple Ave, Dallas · Oak Lawn

Deep Ellum corner-bar burgers and dogs since 1990

📍 2726 Commerce St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Weird-good burger matchups; local mini-group, FW original

📍 2836 Bledsoe St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

TCU-side patio burgers

📍 3009 S University Dr, Fort Worth · TCU

Outlaw cooking, Diablo burger, gravel-lot charm

📍 915 Currie St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Mile-high cream pies and chicken-fried everything since 1956

📍 1123 W Davis St, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Migas, biscuits, and Texas-music soul

📍 2934 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

24-hour German pancakes since 1962 — the 2am great equalizer

📍 1509 S University Dr, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Oxtails, smothered chops, and the realest plate lunch in Dallas

📍 2840 E Ledbetter Dr, Dallas · South Dallas

Upscale Vietnamese with patio seating

📍 6047 Lewis St, Dallas · Lakewood

Bánh mì worth crossing town for

📍 1902 S Lamar St, Dallas · The Cedars

Encyclopedic Vietnamese menu, open late

📍 Dallas · Garland Rd

Late-night ramen on Lower Greenville

📍 1802 Greenville Ave, Dallas · Lower Greenville

Hand-pulled noodles from a Deep Ellum takeout window

📍 2933 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Neighborhood dumpling house on Peavy

📍 1146 Peavy Rd, Dallas · East Dallas

Counter-service lobster rolls and fish & chips

📍 1160 Peavy Rd, Dallas · East Dallas

Intimate Italian, tasting menu only — book ahead

📍 287 N Bishop Ave, Dallas · Bishop Arts

Italian grocery with legendary hot subs since 1966

📍 4901 Bryan St, Dallas · East Dallas

The Neapolitan pies that started Dallas's pizza wars

📍 2612 Commerce St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Cane Rosso's NY-slice sibling

📍 14910 Midway Rd, Addison · Addison

Stockyards institution since 1947 — order the bone-in ribeye

📍 2458 N Main St, Fort Worth · Stockyards

Hare Krishna temple courtyard dining — calmest meal in Dallas

📍 5430 Gurley Ave, Dallas · East Dallas

Historic craftsman house, great patio

📍 1601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Gourmet grilled cheese fleet; Klyde Warren Park regular

📍 Roams DFW — check schedule · Roaming Dallas

Sliders from the truck that graduated to a Deep Ellum bar

📍 Roams DFW + Deep Ellum bar · Deep Ellum

Gator bites and crawfish étouffée wherever the truck lands

📍 Roams DFW — check schedule · Roaming DFW

Rotating daily food-truck lineup at the deck park

📍 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas · Downtown Dallas

Junkyard beer garden with rotating trucks and a treehouse bar

📍 5624 Sears St, Dallas · Lower Greenville

Beer garden right off the Katy Trail — everyone's post-run reward

📍 3127 Routh St, Dallas · Uptown

Honky-tonk dive — write on the wall, order the burger

📍 2624 Commerce St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Backyard dive with fire pits and dog Saturdays

📍 1807 Gould St, Dallas · The Cedars

Trailer-park-themed dive; order the Yoo-Hoo Yee-Haw

📍 3510 Commerce St, Dallas · Expo Park

Lovingly resurrected 1947 dive

📍 1613 Greenville Ave, Dallas · Lower Greenville

NOLA-style neighborhood bar — frozen Irish coffee, no attitude

📍 2640 Elm St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Lab-grade cocktails on Elm Street

📍 2816 Elm St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Subterranean cocktail den under The Joule

📍 1530 Main St, Dallas · Downtown Dallas

Eleven-seat mezcal and amaro nook at Sylvan Thirty

📍 1878 Sylvan Ave, Dallas · West Dallas

Near Southside's craft cocktail standby

📍 1408 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Magnolia

Near Southside neighborhood dive, zero pretense

📍 1263 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Magnolia

Speakeasy hiding under a bookstore facade

📍 900 Houston St, Fort Worth · Downtown FW

Stockyards honky-tonk with live country every night

📍 106 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth · Stockyards

Home of the Velvet Hammer; taproom with pickup basketball

📍 1301 Pace St, Dallas · Design District

Mosaic IPA and a taproom big enough for the whole crew

📍 3110 Commonwealth Dr, Dallas · Design District

The Temptress milk stout lives here

📍 2302 Executive Dr, Garland · Garland

Fort Worth's OG craft brewery; Saturday tours are a ritual

📍 701 Galveston Ave, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Pickle-beer chaos on the Trinity — somehow it works

📍 220 S Sylvania Ave, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Riverside taproom north of downtown

📍 501 N Main St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

McKinney's backyard brewery with live music

📍 402 E Louisiana St, McKinney · McKinney

Brewpub with experimental taps and weekly trivia

📍 7701 Lemmon Ave, Dallas · Oak Lawn

South Dallas BBQ-soul hybrid — come for brisket, stay for the cornbread

📍 2825 Grand Ave, Dallas · South Dallas

South Dallas brewpub with comfort food plates

📍 3118 Elm St, Dallas · South Dallas

Drunken noodles and pad see ew until midnight

📍 2704 Elm St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Richardson Chinatown dim sum staple

📍 1212 E Belt Line Rd, Richardson · Richardson

Creative Indian over the Trinity River skyline

📍 3015 trinity Groves Ln, Dallas · Trinity Groves

Oak Cliff jerk chicken — the heat is real

📍 1200 E Kiest Blvd, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Trinidadian doubles and Caribbean comfort

📍 10233 Garland Rd, Dallas · East Dallas

Carrollton Koreatown K-BBQ with serious banchan spread

📍 2615 Old Denton Rd, Carrollton · Carrollton

Lechon and lumpia — Filipino family cooking

📍 2100 E Abram St, Arlington · Arlington

Thin-crust on the Henderson patio

📍 2820 N Henderson Ave, Dallas · Lakewood

Bishop Arts slice shop — grab one and walk

📍 411 N Zang Blvd, Dallas · Bishop Arts

Levantine spread — hummus, shawarma, family-style

📍 131 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson · Richardson

Mediterranean buffet that doesn't feel like one

📍 3750 Belt Line Rd, Addison · Addison

Spanish tapas and sangria on a leafy patio

📍 112 E Abram St, Arlington · Near Southside FW

Peruvian ceviche and pisco sours

📍 Fort Worth · Columbia Heights FW

All-day Lakewood cafe — coffee, brunch, dinner, drinks

📍 1520 E Louisiana Ave, Dallas · Lakewood

Farm-to-table Southern in downtown Dallas

📍 508 N Harwood St, Dallas · Dallas

Historic craftsman house turned brunch favorite

📍 1601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Detroit-style with the crispy cheese crown

📍 6324 La Vista Dr, Dallas · East Dallas

Modern Thai street food with serious cocktails

📍 2821 Commerce St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Casual Lakewood sushi with happy hour deals

📍 4620 N Abrams Pkwy, Dallas · Lakewood

Uptown cocktail lounge with garden patio

📍 2120 McKinney Ave, Dallas · Uptown

Late-night slices + beef jerky — Deep Ellum fuel

📍 2611 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

German comfort food and big pretzels in Bishop Arts

📍 111 N Zang Blvd, Dallas · Bishop Arts

Breakfast tacos doused in green chile — no frills needed

📍 3525 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Fried catfish and hushpuppies — Oak Cliff comfort on a plate

📍 1810 W Illinois Ave, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Fish tacos and shrimp po'boys steps from White Rock Lake

📍 3807 Dilido Rd, Dallas · East Dallas

Raw bar and daily fresh catches — the oysters are the move

📍 5200 Belt Line Rd, Dallas · Addison

Fish market that grills what it sells — always fresh, never frozen

📍 4017 Preston Rd, Plano · Plano

Maine lobster rolls from the Shark Tank truck — worth tracking down

📍 Roams DFW — check schedule · Roaming DFW

Prime beef and massive baked potatoes — old-school Dallas power dinner

📍 4300 Lemmon Ave, Dallas · Uptown

John Tesar's dry-aged temple — 45-day ribeye, bone marrow, no apologies

📍 5300 E Mockingbird Ln, Dallas · Highland Park

Dry-aged in-house, 3,500-bottle wine cellar — special occasion territory

📍 10477 Lombardy Ln, Dallas · North Dallas

Tim Love's Stockyards flagship — rattlesnake, elk, wild boar alongside the steaks

📍 2406 N Main St, Fort Worth · Stockyards

All-vegan comfort food that carnivores actually crave — the nachos are legendary

📍 1101 N Beckley Ave, Fort Worth · Near Southside

Vegan Asian fusion — the 'fried chicken' will fool you

📍 8608 Preston Rd, Plano · Plano

Vegetarian with Indian soul — korma, curries, and the best chai in Uptown

📍 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas · Uptown

Vegan and gluten-free bakery on the Magnolia strip — the cinnamon rolls convert skeptics

📍 1101 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Roast duck and char siu hanging in the window — Richardson Chinatown anchor

📍 401 S Greenville Ave, Richardson · Richardson

Old-school dim sum palace — the dumplings are hand-made daily

📍 2015 W 15th St, Dallas · Dallas

Soup dumplings (xiao long bao) that justify the drive to Richardson

📍 400 N Greenville Ave, Richardson · Richardson

Family-run Chinese-American — the lunch special feeds two people

📍 2424 W Illinois Ave, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Tandoori chicken and garlic naan from Richardson's Little India

📍 131 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson · Richardson

Elevated Indian — the biryani is fragrant enough to smell from the parking lot

📍 5251 O'Connor Blvd, Irving · Las Colinas

Indian street food — chaat, vada pav, and dosas in a strip mall gem

📍 8600 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving · Irving

Kalbi and bulgogi grilled tableside — the banchan spread is half the meal

📍 2625 Old Denton Rd, Carrollton · Dallas

Soondubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) that warms you from the inside out

📍 2625 Old Denton Rd, Carrollton · Carrollton

Korean fried chicken and cold beer — the yangnyeom sauce is addictive

📍 2625 Old Denton Rd, Carrollton · Carrollton

Neighborhood sushi with an omakase that rivals the big names

📍 6330 Gaston Ave, Dallas · Lakewood

Half sushi bar, half izakaya — the yakitori skewers are the hidden order

📍 300 S Central Expy, Richardson · Richardson

Japanese BBQ grilled at your table — the tongue and short rib are essential

📍 4880 Alpha Rd, Farmers Branch · Addison

Rich tonkotsu ramen in Deep Ellum — the broth simmers 18 hours

📍 2651 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Old-school red sauce joint with a wine shop attached — the veal parm is the standard

📍 2905 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas · Oak Lawn

Handmade pasta that changes with the seasons — reservations required, worth it

📍 4115 Lomo Alto Dr, Dallas · Uptown

Family-style Italian on Magnolia — the lasagna feeds the whole table

📍 701 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

24-hour breakfast with crepes and coffee strong enough to wake the dead

📍 6101 Richmond Ave, Dallas · Lakewood

Biscuits and gravy that make you reconsider every other breakfast

📍 4255 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Late-night coffee and migas — the Deep Ellum morning-after spot

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

French cafe chain born in Dallas — the quiche and tomato basil soup are classics

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

All-day Bishop Arts cafe — coffee, brunch, dinner, drinks, zero pretense

📍 316 W 7th St, Dallas · Bishop Arts

Pancake flights and breakfast pot pie — the line moves fast, worth the wait

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Pancakes bigger than the plate — North Dallas breakfast institution since 1976

📍 12835 Preston Rd, Dallas · North Dallas

Australian-style specialty coffee — the flat white is the best in Dallas

📍 3839 McKinney Ave, Dallas · Oak Lawn

Weird little coffee shop with vinyl records and experimental lattes

📍 2701 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Wood-fire roasted beans + sweet cream 'moon milk' — Frisco's coffee pilgrimage

📍 6943 Main St, Frisco · Frisco

Austin coffee culture landed in Bishop Arts — serious espresso, no attitude

📍 423 W 8th St, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Small-batch roaster on Magnolia — the single-origin pour-overs are the move

📍 1201 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Church-turned-coffee-shop — high ceilings, good wifi, better lattes

📍 514 S Greenville Ave, Richardson · Richardson

St. Louis-style gooey butter cake in Bishop Arts — dangerously rich

📍 111 N Zang Blvd, Dallas · Bishop Arts

Gourmet marshmallows in flavors like bourbon bacon and birthday cake

📍 6943 Main St, Frisco · Frisco

Donuts topped with fried chicken, bacon, and cereal — breakfast anarchy

📍 9007 Garland Rd, Dallas · East Dallas

The chocolate soufflé is worth the trip to Highland Park Village alone

📍 87 Highland Park Village, Dallas · Highland Park

Mexican bakery with conchas, cuernitos, and tres leches that sell out by noon

📍 2424 W Illinois Ave, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Custom cakes and cupcakes — the red velvet cupcake is the gateway drug

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Tim Love's riverside BBQ patio — brisket, cold beer, Trinity River views

📍 3201 Riverfront Dr, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Moonshine cocktails and elevated comfort food — the chicken & waffles are the order

📍 2948 Crockett St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Grain bowls and smoothies that make healthy eating actually enjoyable

📍 1201 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

The Deep Ellum pizza legend's Fort Worth outpost — same wood-fired magic

📍 817 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Near Southside

Lunch sushi specials that punch way above the price point

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Fried shrimp baskets and cold beer — Arlington's no-frills seafood joint

📍 2100 E Abram St, Arlington · Arlington

Massive sports bar between the stadiums — rooftop views, 100+ beers

📍 1650 E Randol Mill Rd, Arlington · Arlington

Tex-Mex institution since 1936 — the enchiladas haven't changed and that's the point

📍 1400 Airport Fwy, Bedford · Arlington

Ethiopian injera and wot — eat with your hands, share the platter

📍 2100 E Abram St, Arlington · Arlington

Fresh tortillas made daily — the barbacoa breakfast tacos are a Saturday ritual

📍 2100 E Abram St, Arlington · Arlington

Wood-fired Neapolitan on Greenville — the margherita is textbook

📍 1802 Greenville Ave, Dallas · Greenville

NY-style slices in Fort Worth — fold it and go

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Late-night slices on Greenville — the post-bar fuel station

📍 1923 Greenville Ave, Dallas · Lower Greenville

Pizza + craft beer workshop — the prosciutto and arugula pie is the sleeper hit

📍 1212 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas · Design District

13 pies on the menu, all thin-crust, all worth the drive north

📍 6943 Main St, Frisco · Frisco

Craft beer institution with a leafy Uptown patio — 70+ taps

📍 2718 Boll St, Dallas · Uptown

House-brewed weird beers on a Deep Ellum patio — the sour program is serious

📍 2625 Main St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Dallas Blonde and the taproom that started the Deep Ellum beer scene

📍 2823 St Louis St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Tall-boy cans and board games in Oak Cliff — the Sex in a Canoe beer is the conversation starter

📍 2636 Farrington St, Dallas · Oak Cliff

Mid-cities small-batch brewery — the hazy IPA rotation keeps regulars coming

📍 1309 Brown Trl, Bedford · Bedford

Las Colinas rooftop brewery — sunset beers with the canal view

📍 5217 N O'Connor Blvd, Irving · Irving

Sours and farmhouse ales on Magnolia — the funk is intentional

📍 1121 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Big patio, rotating food trucks, and the best kolsch in Fort Worth

📍 1734 E El Paso St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Belgian-style saisons and farmhouse ales — the Deceit is the flagship

📍 1121 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Whiskey-soaked dive with a jukebox that knows your soul

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · East Dallas

PBR, pool tables, and zero pretense — East Dallas dive at its finest

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · East Dallas

Fort Worth dive bar — cheap drinks, good people, sticky floors

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Intimate whiskey den in downtown Fort Worth — the bourbon selection runs deep

📍 900 Houston St, Fort Worth · Downtown FW

Rooftop cocktails over Greenville — the DJ starts at 10, the crowd follows

📍 1923 Greenville Ave, Dallas · Lower Greenville

Rock bar with cheap drinks and loud music — Deep Ellum the way it was

📍 2724 Elm St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Trailer-park-themed dive — jello shots and PBR in a shoebox

📍 2110 Greenville Ave, Dallas · Greenville

Neighborhood bar where everybody knows your name — Love Field institution

📍 7900 Inwood Rd, Dallas · Love Field

Modern honky-tonk with line dancing and cold longnecks

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Wings and beer in a Fort Worth dive — the buffalo sauce is homemade

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Craft cocktails with a happy hour that draws the Uptown crowd

📍 2900 McKinney Ave, Dallas · Uptown

Gin-focused speakeasy in Deep Ellum — the gin & tonic menu has 20 options

📍 2640 Elm St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Mezcal bar with Oaxacan soul — the flight is the education

📍 316 W 7th St, Dallas · Bishop Arts

Tiki bar hidden in Deep Ellum — rum-forward and unapologetically fun

📍 2640 Elm St, Dallas · Deep Ellum

Korean BBQ tacos from the truck that helped start the DFW food truck scene

📍 Roams DFW — check schedule · Roaming DFW

Smash burgers from a truck with a cult following — the special sauce is the secret

📍 Roams DFW — check schedule · Roaming DFW

Al pastor carved off the trompo — Oak Cliff late-night institution

📍 Jefferson Blvd, Dallas — check schedule · Oak Cliff

Vietnamese banh mi from a truck — the lemongrass chicken is the order

📍 Roams DFW — check schedule · Roaming DFW

Wood-fired pizza from a truck — the oven is built into the trailer

📍 Roams DFW — check schedule · Roaming DFW

Street tacos at gas-station prices — the lengua is for the brave

📍 Fort Worth — check schedule · Fort Worth

Creative tacos with global flavors — the tikka masala taco shouldn't work but does

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

No-frills al pastor tacos — the salsa verde is the heat you need

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Suadero and tripas tacos from a tiny East Dallas counter — cash only

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · East Dallas

Upscale Tex-Mex — the Mambo Taxi margarita is a Dallas rite of passage

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

Interior Mexican — the mole poblano is rich enough to ruin you for other moles

📍 3850 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas · Oak Lawn

The Trailer Park taco (fried chicken, green chiles, queso) is the gateway order

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

24-hour tacos and queso — the 2am DFW safety net

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

BBQ with Trinity River skyline views — the ribs fall off the bone

📍 3015 Trinity Groves Ln, Dallas · Trinity Groves

Rib tips and hot links — South Dallas BBQ with soul

📍 2825 Grand Ave, Dallas · South Dallas

Family-run BBQ — the brisket is smoked 14 hours over post oak

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · Dallas

Exotic burgers (buffalo, venison, kangaroo) with a pickle bar — the original Deep Ellum location is the vibe

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

Smash burgers and thick shakes — the double stack is the move

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · East Dallas

Drive-thru burgers cheaper than fast food — the double cheeseburger is $3

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

Gourmet burgers with craft beer pairings — the El Diablo brings the heat

📍 5100 Belt Line Rd, Addison · Addison

Meat-and-three plates with cornbread — the oxtails sell out by 1pm

📍 2825 Grand Ave, Dallas · South Dallas

Smothered pork chops and candied yams — Fort Worth soul food

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Biscuit sandwiches with sausage gravy — the Rough Night is the hangover cure

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

Creamy jalapeño dip and the nacho car — the Elvis Presley shrine is the vibe

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

Dallas Tex-Mex since 1918 — the cheese enchiladas with chili con carne are the original

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

Fajitas and margaritas — Richardson's Tex-Mex go-to since 1985

📍 131 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson · Richardson

24-hour pho — the broth is rich enough to cure anything

📍 100 S Central Expy, Richardson · Richardson

Banh mi sandwiches for $4 — the grilled pork is the best value in Garland

📍 2302 Executive Dr, Garland · Garland

Vermicelli bowls and spring rolls — Arlington's Vietnamese comfort

📍 2100 E Abram St, Arlington · Arlington

Sichuan peppercorns that numb your lips — the mapo tofu is authentic

📍 400 N Greenville Ave, Richardson · Richardson

Pad thai and green curry — the lunch special is the best deal in Deep Ellum

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · Dallas

Modern Thai with craft cocktails — the basil rolls are the appetizer to beat

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

Shawarma and hummus plates — the garlic sauce is dangerously good

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · Dallas

Turkish kebabs and pide — Fort Worth's Mediterranean secret

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Mediterranean pitas and bowls — the chicken roll-ups are the healthy-ish option

📍 Multiple DFW locations · Multiple

Farm-to-table American with a whiskey list that runs 50 deep

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Craft beer and bourbon — the truffle fries are the table staple

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · Dallas

Wings and sports — the garlic parm is the sleeper sauce

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

Brunch and patio drinks — the chicken fried steak is the Sunday order

📍 2601 W 7th St, Fort Worth · Fort Worth

24-hour coffee and migas — the Oak Lawn after-hours institution

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · Oak Lawn

The 3am grand slam — sometimes you just need pancakes at 3am

📍 2904 Main St, Dallas · Stemmons

Trompo tacos until 4am on weekends — the Greenville after-party fuel

📍 2513 N Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas · Lower Greenville