Dallas' Best Hookup Spot 2008

Popular downtown post-war speakeasy with a contemporary twist.

Reviews:

• “What a fantastic place!!!!!”
• “Fun and trendy”
• “Pay (bribe) the bouncer and skip the line”
• “Awesome!”
• “Horrible If you are Not White Do Not Go”

Tips: The specialty-martini menu offers unique selections. The Texas martini has Absolute mandarin, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice and is garnished with fresh fruit. Also offered is the “Strawbelini Flute” with creme de fraise and strawberry puree topped with champagne.

Obar or email Obar

Smooth Oak Lawn club with VIP table service, private booths and slick tunes.

Reviews:

• “The ladies were everywhere!!!”
• “Don’t waste your time, or money!”
• “Fine, but…”
• “Great Place to Chill…….”
• “press quotes”

Tips: Special DJ acts spin on Tuesday nights while a regular rotation works the rest of the week.

LIFT Lounge or email LIFT Lounge

Trendy Uptown wine bar and retail store is known for its extensive stock of reasonably priced wines.

Reviews:

• “Great wines at great prices—and you get music from across McKinney Ave at no extra charge!”
• “Best prices and service”
• “Enjoyed the concept, but not the rude staff.”
• “Intimate & Cozy!”
• “Great Patio—Everyone knows your name”

Tips: Breezy nights call for people watching on the patio, while couples can cozy up on the leather sofas or in front of the fireplace.

Vino 100 Wine Bar or email Vino 100 Wine Bar

Swank ultra lounge has a sweeping downtown view.

Reviews:

• “Tools”
• “Ivy Lounge plastic glassware”
• “Not a good place for Hispanic latinos”
• “amazing”
• “Avoid a tab”

Tips: Bring out your best club duds because Ivy management recommends that you, “dress to impress…even yourself.”

The Ivy Lounge

Casual atmosphere and stiff drinks keep the crowds coming to this comfortable Uptown bar on McKinney.

Reviews:

• “A Very Versatile Bar”
• “BEST BAR ANYWHERE”
• “awesome awesome bar”
• “If you wanna drink, go here.”
• “Why would you want to be anywhere else”

Tips: Avoid lines by arriving before 10pm.

Loon Bar & Grill

Students come to this library in Fort Worth to study the big game with daily drink specials.

Reviews:

• “Love It!”
• “Old Faithful”

Tips: There are drinks specials every day, but if import beer is your choice, they’re $1.50 on Thursdays. Domestics and well drinks are $1 most nights (except Friday and Saturday).

The Library Fort Worth

Club kids, hipsters, party people and drinkers set up headquarters at this hidden find just off trendy North Henderson.

Reviews:

• “My favorite place in Dallas”
• “The Slip Inn is Terrible!”
• “bunch of wanna be’s”
• “Awesome Crowd”
• “Love it!!”

Tips: Every Monday night from 9pm to close is open turntable night. Local DJs bring their own vinyl and spin for 20-minute sets.

Slip Inn

Sophisticated club on Lower Greenville stays packed with featured DJs.

Reviews:

• “Hip Hop heads…”
• “2 Rooms with Good Music”
• “Worst Bartender!!!!”
• “Worst Service from Bartenders”

Tips: Zubar offers a full menu for private events.

Zubar

Quaint music club atmosphere showcases a different kind of Dallas talent in Deep Ellum.

Reviews:

• “Wild, Crazy, Girls, Great Dj’s, Guys, Whatever your lookin For ,it’s here!”
• “Not for drinks…”
• “Know your roots”
• “Love it”
• “Horrible”

Tips: This Deep Ellum staple’s sister bar, Curtain Club, is right around the corner. Take advantage of getting into two clubs for the price of one.

Lizard Lounge

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