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Dallas Observer readers out there really know how to have a good time, don't you? Gracious, so many ideas for great food, drinks, shopping, nightlife and culture in Big D. How
do you fit it all in? Seriously, don't you people have JOBS? Don't you have to go to ... Sorry. Sorry. Just had a touch of envy there. What we meant to say is thank you, readers, for pointing us out to all the great places we really should visit soon to relax, and congratulations and thanks to the many Readers' Choice Contest winners who make this place a Big D-light. And there's more to come. If you don't see your favorite place on this list, stay tuned. We'll have plenty more to say about the Best of Dallas on our blogs.
FOOD & DRINK
BEST BAKERY
Bread Winners Cafe and Bakery
3301 McKinney Ave.
214-754-4940
breadwinnerscafe.com
BEST BARBECUE
Pecan Lodge
2702 Main St.
214-748-8900
pecanlodge.com
BEST BEER SELECTION
Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
14999 Montfort Drive
972- 991-7093
beerknurd.com
BEST BLOODY MARY
Anvil Pub
2638 Elm St.
214-741-1271
BEST BREAKFAST
The Original Pancake House
2900 Lemmon Ave.
214-528-7215
originalpancakehouse.com
BEST BURGER
Twisted Root Burger Co.
2615 Commerce St.
214-741-7668
twistedrootburgerco.com
BEST CHEF
Stephan Pyles
stephanpyles.com
BEST CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK
Babe's Chicken Dinner House
1006 W Main St., Carrollton
972- 245-7773
babeschicken.com
BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT
Royal China Restaurant
6025 Royal Lane
214-361-1771
royalchinadallas.com
BEST COFFEE SHOP
Mudsmith Coffee
2114 Greenville Ave.
214-370-9535
mudsmithdallas.com
BEST DINER
Norma's Cafe
1123 W Davis St.
214-946-2111
normascafe.com
BEST FOOD TRUCK
Easy Slider
easyslidertruck.com
BEST FRIED CHICKEN
Babe's Chicken Dinner House
1006 W Main St, Carrollton
972-245-7773
babeschicken.com
BEST GREEK RESTAURANT
Ziziki's Taverna
5000 Belt Line Road, No. 30
972- 233-1199
zizikistaverna.com
BEST HOT DOG
Angry Dog
2726 Commerce St.
214-741-4406
angrydog.com
BEST ICE CREAM SHOP
Paciugo Gelato
2115 Abrams Road
214-828-8777
paciugo.com
BEST INDIAN
Kalachandji's Palace & Restaurant
5430 Gurley Ave.
214-821-1048
kalachandjis.com
BEST ITALIAN
Campisi's
5610 E. Mockingbird Lane
214-827-0355
campisis.us
BEST LOCAL BEER
Deep Ellum Brewing Co.
2823 St Louis St.
214-888-3322
deepellumbrewing.com
BEST MARGARITA
Gloria's
214-303-1166
gloriascuisine.com
BEST MIDDLE-EAST RESTAURANT
Ali Baba
1901 Abrams Road
214-823-8235
alibabamedgrill.com
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
The Local Oak
409 N. Zang Blvd.
214-946-4625
thelocaloak.com
BEST PIE
Emporium Pies
314 N Bishop Ave.
469-206-6126
emporiumpies.com
BEST PIZZA
Il Cane Rosso
2612 Commerce St., No. 101
214-741-1188
ilcanerosso.com
BEST RESTAURANT FOR KIDS
Magic Time Machine
5003 Belt Line Road
972-980-1903
magictimemachine.com
BEST SALSA
Gloria's
3223 Lemmon Ave.
214-303-1166
gloriascuisine.com
BEST SANDWICH RESTAURANT
Jimmy's Food Store
4901 Bryan St.
214-823-6180
jimmysfoodstore.com
BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
3520 Oak Lawn Ave.
214-521-4700
pappadeaux.com
BEST STEAKHOUSE
Bob's Steak & Chop House
4300 Lemmon Ave.
214-528-9446
bobs-steakandchop.com
BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH
Blue Mesa Grill
7700 W Northwest Highway
214-378-8686
bluemesagrill.com
BEST SUSHI
The Blue Fish
3519 Greenville Ave.
214-824-3474
thebluefishsushi.com
BEST TAQUERIA
Torchy's Tacos
5600 SMU Blvd.
972- 993-8226
torchystacos.com
BEST TEX-MEX
Chuy's Mexican Restaurant
4544 McKinney Ave.
214-559-2489
chuys.com
BEST THAI RESTAURANT
Royal Thai
5500 Greenville Ave. No. 608
214-691-3555
royalthaitexas.com
BEST VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN
Cosmic Café
2912 Oak Lawn Ave.
214-521-6157
cosmiccafedallas.com
BEST WINGS
Plucker's
5500 Greenville Ave.
214-363-9464
pluckers.com
NIGHTLIFE & MUSIC
BEST BARTENDER
Andrew Thompson, The Twilite Lounge
2640 Elm St.
214-741-2121
thetwilitelounge.com
BEST BLUES BAR
Poor David's Pub
1313 S Lamar St.
214-565-1295
poordavidspub.com
BEST CLUB DJ
DJ Sober
djsober.com
BEST DANCE CLUB
Lizard Lounge
2424 Swiss Ave.
214-826-4768
thelizardlounge.com
BEST DIVE BAR
Lee Harvey's
1807 Gould St.
214-428-1555
leeharveys.com
BEST GAY BAR
Round-Up Saloon
3912 Cedar Springs Road
214-522-9611
roundupsaloon.com
BEST HAPPY HOUR
Gloria's
3223 Lemmon Ave.
214-303-1166
gloriascuisine.com
BEST HONKY-TONK
Billy Bob's Texas
2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth
817-624-7117
billybobstexas.com
BEST KARAOKE
The Goat
7248 Gaston Ave.
214-327-8119
thegoatdallas.com
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
Granada Theater
3524 Greenville Ave.
214-824-9933
granadatheater.com
BEST LOCAL MUSIC RELEASE
Don't Disconnect by Sarah Jaffe
sarahjaffe.com
BEST METAL BAR
Trees
2709 Elm St.
214-741-1122
treesdallas.com
BEST OUTDOOR PATIO OR DECK
The Truck Yard
5624 Sears St.
469-500-0139
texastruckyard.com
BEST ROCK BAR
Trees
2709 Elm St.
214-741-1122
treesdallas.com
BEST STRIP CLUB
The Lodge
10530 Spangler Road
972-506-9229
the-lodge.com
SHOPPING & SERVICES
BEST AFFORDABLE JEWELRY
Sam Moon Trading Company
11826 Harry Hines Blvd
972- 484-3084
sammoon.com
BEST DALLAS FASHION DESIGNER
Lucy Dang
lucydang.com
BEST DAY SPA
King Spa and Sauna
2154 Royal Lane
214-420-9070
kingspa.com
BEST EYEWEAR SELECTION
Warby Parker
2008 N Henderson Ave.
972- 426-7272
warbyparker.com
BEST FARMERS MARKET
Dallas Farmers Market
1010 S Pearl Expressway
214-664-9110
dallasfarmersmarket.org
BEST FURNITURE STORE
IKEA
7171 Ikea Drive, Frisco
888-888-4532
ikea.com
BEST HOTEL
The Belmont Hotel
901 Fort Worth Ave.
214-393-2300
belmontdallas.com
BEST GIFT SHOP
We Are 1976
1902 N Henderson Ave.
214-821-1976
weare1976.com
BEST GUN RANGE
DFW Gun Range
1607 W Mockingbird Lane
214-630-4866
dfwgun.com
BEST HAIR SALON
Avalon Salon
3699 McKinney Ave.
214-969-1901
avalon-salon.com
BEST HOME DECORATIONS AND ART
DFW M'Antiques
424 W Davis St.
214-941-4195
BEST MEN'S CLOTHING STORE
Culwell & Son
6319 Hillcrest Ave.
214-522-7000
culwell.com
BEST NAIL SALON
Onyx Nail Bar
4123 Cedar Springs Road, No. 109
214-599-0255
onyxnailbar.com
BEST RECORD STORE
Good Records
1808 Greenville Ave.
214-752-4663
goodrecords.com
BEST TATTOOS
Elm Street Tattoo
2811 Elm St.
214-653-1392
elmstreettattoo.com
BEST VAPING SHOP
Vape Lounge
2741 Belt Line Road, Carrollton
972- 416-5181
vapeloungellc.com
BEST VINTAGE CLOTHING
Dolly Python
1916 N Haskell Ave.
214-887-3434
dollypythonvintage.com
BEST WINE/LIQUOR STORE
Spec's
9500 N. Central Expressway
214-369-2800
specsonline.com
BEST WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORE
Milk & Honey Boutique
1906 N. Henderson Ave.
214-826-1700
milkandhoneyboutique.com
CULTURE & PEOPLE
BEST ART EVENT
Deep Ellum Arts Festival
214-855-1881
deepellumartsfestival.com
BEST ART GALLERY
Kettle Art Gallery
Kettle Art Gallery
2650-B Main St.
kettleart.com
BEST ARTS AND CRAFTS TEACHERS
Oil & Cotton
837 W 7th St.
214-942-0474
oilandcotton.com
BEST DISD SCHOOL
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts
2501 Flora St.
972- 925-1200
dallasisd.org
BEST EXHIBITION
Aurora Dallas 2013
dallasaurora.com
BEST FESTIVAL
Deep Ellum Arts Festival
deepellumartsfestival.com
BEST LOCAL ACTOR
Justin Locklear
BEST LOCAL ACTRESS
Liz Mikel
BEST MOVIE THEATER
Angelika Dallas
5321 E Mockingbird Lane. No. 230
214-841-4713
BEST MURAL
Robot vs. Dinosaur by Frank Campagna
BEST MUSEUM
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
2201 N. Field St.
214-428-5555
perotmuseum.org
BEST MUSIC RADIO STATION
KKXT-FM 91.7
kxt.org
BEST MUSICAL
Wicked
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD
Bishop Arts District
bishopartsdistrict.weebly.com
BEST NEW THING IN TOWN
The Truck Yard
5624 Sears St.
469-500-0139
texastruckyard.com
BEST NEWS RADIO STATION
KERA-FM 90.1
kera.org
BEST PARK FOR NATURE LOVERS
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
8525 Garland Road
214-515-6500
dallasarboretum.org
BEST RADIO TALK SHOW
Kidd Kraddick in the Morning
kiddnation.com
BEST PLAY
Barbecue Apocalypse
BEST THEATER COMPANY
Dallas Summer Musicals
dallassummermusicals.org
BEST THEATER DIRECTOR
Kevin Moriarty
BEST TV NEWS ANCHOR
Clarice Tinsley
BEST TV NEWS SHOW
Good Day on FOX
SPORTS & RECREATION
BEST BIKE SHOP
Richardson Bike Mart
9040 Garland Road
214-321-0705
bikemart.com
BEST BIKE TRAILS
White Rock Trail
whiterocktrail.org
BEST GYM
24 Hour Fitness
5706 East Mockingbird Lane
214-827-8700
24hourfitness.com
BEST HIKING TRAILS
White Rock Lake
whiterockdallas.org
BEST PUBLIC GOLF COURSE
Tenison Park Golf Club
3501 Samuell Blvd.
214-670-1402
tenisonpark.com
BEST SPORTS BAR
Bryan Street Tavern
4315 Bryan St.
214-821-4447
bryanstreettavern.com
BEST SPORTS COLUMNIST
Randy Galloway
BEST TV SPORTS ANCHOR
Dale Hansen
BEST SPORTS RADIO STATION
KTCK-AM 1310 The Ticket
www.theticket.com
BEST YOGA STUDIO
Sunstone Yoga
2907 Routh St.
214-764-2119
sunstoneyoga.com