46. Primo’S Bar & Grill
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 220-0510
Address: 3309 McKinney Ave.
Description: This Uptown favorite is where chefs love to hang out, grazing over platters of huevos rancheros, spinach quesadillas, grilled tacos, enchiladas suizas, and carne guisada. There’s a lively Sunday brunch crowd, and the patio’s fun in good weather.
47. Taco Diner
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 521-3669
Address: 3699 McKinney Ave.
Description: Exceptionally trendy and upbeat, this snappy hangout offers delightful dishes inspired by Mexico City and Oaxacan traditions. Do try fish tacos, guacamole-chicken salad, green enchiladas, and the sublime margaritas. There are other locations found in North Dallas.
48. Veracruz Café
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 948-4746
Address: 408 North Bishop St.
Description: Recently expanded, this destination in Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District gets high marks for its moles, enchiladas, and the exceptional margaritas.
49. Daddy Jack’S
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 826-4910
Address: 1916 Greenville Ave.
Description: Stuffed snapper is a great standby at this cozy, casual place on Lower Greenville that might remind you of a seaside village in New England. Be aware that the mussels in dreamy marinara sauce are hard to pass up and the crab cake is dependable, as well. Seasonal desserts are usually a treat, with the rhubarb pie as a leading example. The wine list is okay, as are beer choices.
50. Dallas Fish Market
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 744-3474
Address: 1501 Main St.
Description: You’ll rarely find the fish served here at any other place in town, as this restaurant sources from some of the most exclusive providers on the planet. On a given day, depending on the season, you might find grilled, sushi-grade mako shark, as well as seared barracuda, sturgeon from the Columbia River, and the more common Prince Edward Island mussels. Landlubbers are pacified with bone-in rib eye steak and double-cut pork chop.
51. Go Fish
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (972) 980-1919
Address: 5301 Alpha Rd.
Description: Orzo with lobster and grilled mahi-mahi make the grade at this uber-contemporary lunch and dinner spot. If you love sushi, ask for the Rainbow Tower, and if you’re a salad person, go for the Caesar topped with fried calamari. Among North Dallas fish options, this may be the best.
52. Al Biernat’S
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 219-2201
Address: 4217 Oak Lawn Ave.
Description: Here’s the chic steak joint of choice for the Park Cities crowd and visiting celebrities. A New York–style energy presides, augmented by a polished staff who make regulars of everyone with seamless service. The bone-in rib eye, with an ideal balance of tender flesh and flavorful fat, is the prime pick, with the hearts of palm–arugula salad a perfect starter. Try a zin or cab from the 10,000-bottle wine collection.
53. Bob’S Steak & Chop House
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 528-9446
Address: 4300 Lemmon Ave.
Description: Not the biggest, showiest beef palace in town, this mainstay in the meat market has the familiarity and coziness of a country club dining room. The staff keeps dinner at a nice pace and you want for nothing. Favorites include the Kansas City strip and the bone-in rib eye, both served with the signature glazed carrot and your choice of potatoes; go for the skillet potatoes with peppery gravy.
54. Capital Grille
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 303-0500
Address: 500 Crescent Court
Description: Although it’s a chain, this steak place extends a warm welcome that makes even walk-in diners feel at home. The signature Delmonico, a thick, porcini-crusted, bone-in rib eye, covers most of a dinner plate, and the kona coffee–crusted New York strip is equally impressive. For appetizers, you can’t do better than the dish of pan-fried calamari and sweet-hot banana peppers.
55. Charlie Palmer At Hotel Joule
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 261-4600
Address: 1530 Main St.
Description: Off the lobby of a sexy little boutique hotel, this dining room brings out the very best of the renovated 1920s space it inhabits. Thanks to smart interpretations of celebrity chef Palmer’s expert work, you’ll enjoy fabulous beef in the form of wagyu flat iron steak, dry-aged New York strip, and even bison rib eye. There’s excellent fish here, too, along with a most impressive wine list. Check out the retail wine shop, too.
56. Del Frisco’S Double Eagle Steak
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (972) 490-9000
Address: 5251 Spring Valley Rd.
Description: Elegant beef executions include the New York strip, finished with aromatic butter, and the filet mignon atop blue-cheese mashed potatoes. A special finish is found in the many-layered, creamy lemon Doberge cake, a New Orleans touch from the managing partner, Dee Lincoln, who comes from the Crescent City. Start with crab cakes and be sure to try the gigantic, golden onion rings.
57. Nick & Sam’S
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 871-7444
Address: 3008 Maple Ave.
Description: There are so many choices in steak at this lavish dinner place, your head spins a little. Try the silky filet mignon with a side of lobster macaroni and cheese, but don’t ignore other offerings, such as tempura-fried crab claws and Asian-sauced baby lamb chops. Wine choices are abundant; ask the sommelier to find something that fits your price point.
58. Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 366-2000
Address: 10477 Lombardy Lane
Description: The best of several dining rooms inside this large gathering place is the stone-and-wood edition that was once the cigar room. Sit by the fireplace and tuck into a marvelous filet with a fabulous bottle of cabernet. Good starters include the lobster bisque, and the cheesecake brings just the right end to the meal. The New York strip astounds, as does the rib eye. Excellent sides include the beautiful onion rings.
59. Silver Fox
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 559-2442
Address: 3102 Oak Lawn Ave.
Description: Modern, sleek, but yet still warm, this solid and sumptuous dining room in Uptown gives you comfort in the form of thoughtful service and exceptional flavor, starting with the New York strip au poivre. Broccoli au gratin is a fine side dish, as are the crisp sugar-snap peas. The dessert of choice is the bananas sautéed in cinnamon butter. The bar area makes for a nice place to sip a martini before your meal.
60. Cosmic Café
City: Dallas, TX
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (214) 521-6157
Address: 2912 Oak Lawn Ave.
Description: This Indian-vegetarian restaurant doubles as a meditation space and coffeehouse. Unique to the Dallas restaurant scene, it holds yoga classes and Sufi poetry readings. Pakistani, Indian, and Southwestern U.S. influences are found in tomato soup with ginger, garlic, and basil, and in lentils rolled in flour tortillas with salad.