This Uptown sports bar explodes with digital images of video games and TV sports.

• “The Owner Gave Up His Chair For Me”
• “Most for your Buck”
• “You can get it done at Frankies. Friendly excellent service, good food & beer, fast free wireless, sports, babes and parking, coming from a traveling man, couldn’t ask for more!”
• “Service with an attitude”
• “best of the best”

Tips: On Tuesdays, Frankie’s offers free pizza from 5pm to 10pm and $2 domestic beers all night.

Frankie’s Sports Bar
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Relax and unwind while chatting with other cigar enthusiasts at this cigar lounge in Rockwall Harbor.

• “Awesome Cigar Shop”
• “Best cigars in DFW”
• “They have everything… need to franchise!”
• “Dame un Puro Porfavor”
• “A club house for cigar smokers”

Tips: Visit the website to print special offers.

En Fuego Tobacco Shop

Thai restaurant in north Dallas offers authentic, health-conscience dishes in a comfortable setting.

• “Great for diets”
• “Awesome food, great dining experience”
• “Don’t spend 2 hours to eat greasy unhealthy food!”
• “Great food. Busy on Friday during lunch.”
• “Mediocre the day I went”

Tips: The Banana Leaf is a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Banana Leaf Thai Cuisine
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Downtown store provides urbanites with an option for groceries, as well as a cafe and more.

• “Great grocery store, great service, one of the best in Dallas”
• “Avoid Urbanmarket and UrbanCafe!!!”
• “Truly exceptional grocery store!”
• “Best market in Dallas, period.”
• “It’s fine for a few things, if you must shop downtown”

Urbanmarket

Downtown Tex-Mex restaurant and bar serves standard fare in a relaxed atmosphere.

• “good drinks, food”
• “BEST DRINKS in town!!”
• “This place is awesome”
• “Best Downtown Hangout”
• “Hang out and really relax!!!!!”

Tips: Beers and wells are $3 from 4pm to 7pm weekdays.

Sol Irlandes Restaurant
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Homey, cozy bakery in Uptown with international, freshly baked goods and coffee galore.

• “Amazing Breakfast! Wow!”
• “Breakfast all day at the best bakery in Dallas!”
• “The best kept secret for latin cafes”
• “A “gotta try it” place”
• “Amazing food and atmosphere”

Tips: Try a cachapa, a hot corn turnover filled with gooey white cheese and salty Spanish ham. It’s bargain-priced at lunch, and comes with sweet plantain chips.

Zaguan Latin Cafe & Bakery
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Coffee shop in Preston Center serves a variety of gourmet coffee, choice teas and more, plus a limited sandwich menu.

• “new baristas far better”
• “Best espresso and atmosphere in Dallas…”
• “once great now just sad”
• “Best Frappes and Smoothies in town-and they Do have Gin Gin Tea!”
• “Not Sure What Happened…........”

Tips: Javalato is Wi-Fi friendly, so go when you need laptop time.

Javalato

Relief from chain coffeehouses, this locally-owned spot in Frisco offers quality roasted beans, freshly baked goodies and upscale comfy seating.

• “A Coffe Shop that really cares”
• “Best coffee house in town!”
• “Excellent Coffee! So much better than Starbucks!”
• “Best ever! Coffee, sandwiches, muffins galore!”

Tips: Come for the coffee, enjoy the free Wi-Fi.

It’s a Grind Coffee House- and Drive thru!
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Sports bar at Elm-Ervay intersection serves reliable beer-and-burger fare to downtown workers and loft dwellers.

• “Great Food even better service”
• “Downtown best kept seceret is out!”
• “Perfect neighborhood sports bar/restaurant! Stellar service!!”
• “GREAT pub and burgers! LOCALLY owned and Operated!”

Tips: During weekday happy hour, 4pm-8pm, get $7 domestic pitchers and $16 margarita pitchers.

Press Box Grill

Restored boutique hotel in Oak Cliff offers comfortable accommodations, downtown views and options, from garden rooms to urban lofts.

• “Great hip affordable hotel”
• “PLEASE Please PLEASE don’t go to the Belmont Hotel I don’t want to share it!”
• “Trendy hotel characteristic of the re-emerging neighborhood around it. Surpassingly good service”
• “Belmont is a great find”

Tips: Rooms come in three styles: two-story lofts, garden rooms and suites and bungalows.

Belmont Hotel
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