Dallas' Best Outdoor Bar

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

Reviews:

• “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 or email Frankie’s Sports Bar

With comfortable outdoor seating and homey wooden interior, this dive on the outskirts of downtown creates a neighborhood atmosphere.

Reviews:

• “A Place time forgot!”
• “snob”
• “Cool Place, Snide Staff”
• “dive bar oasis”
• ""dive" might be the correct word"

Tips: Sunday-Tuesday, enjoy all-day happy hour specials, like $2 wells and domestics. Sundays feature mimosas and margaritas at the same price.

Lee Harvey’s

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

“Check attitude at the door” is the motto for this eclectic dive at the edge of Oak Lawn.

Reviews:

• “Watch it.”
• “The Grapevine will change your life, seriously.”
• “Laid-back clientele, rude staff”
• “Small gay friendly dive”
• “Best neighborhood bar”

Tips: In April and July, get $1 beer and eat free food. Regular specials aren’t bad: all day Sunday-Tuesday, all drinks are $2. Add 50 cents for martinis and shots. You’ll find the same specials every other day until 7pm.

Grapevine Bar

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

Intimate neighborhood lounge set in mid-century modern Belmont Hotel is the perfect hangout for reclusive rock stars and artists.

Reviews:

• “Great view! Great people!”
• “Nice out of the way spot”

Tips: Try the Signature Belmontini—a mix of Absolut vodka and pomegranate juice, with a splash of champagne.

Bar Belmont

No-frills bar in Uptown serves savory sandwiches in a friendly neighborhood atmosphere.

Reviews:

• “The bar for social rejects”
• “Fantastic Patio and burgers!”
• “Have you had their cheese / chili fries? "
• “Terrible Service and Karaoke is awful”
• “The casual side of Uptown”

Tips: Check out drink specials on weekdays from 2pm to 7pm.

Uptown Bar & Grill or email Uptown Bar & Grill

This North Dallas hot spot offers a diverse menu, casual indoor/outdoor scene and state-of-the-art stage for live music.

Reviews:

• “Avoid on all nights”
• “Tribute bands $uck!!!”
• “These people are nuts writing those reviews”
• “Apparently some personel forge tips on already signed tickets…”
• “Great venue for live music – watch your running tab though”

Tips: Get a dollar off everything Monday through Friday from 4pm to 7pm.

Firewater Bar & Grill

Sleek coffeehouse and cafe in far north Dallas dishes international and American cuisine.

Reviews:

• “Need More Parking!”
• “My favorite garden bar/restaurant”
• “Surly Owner, Overpriced (Bad!)Food and Drinks, HORRIBLE customer service!!”
• “This place is a rip off.”
• “Best outdoor patio!”

Tips: Weather permitting, take advantage of the patio, complete with waterfall and fish pond.

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