The Best New Dallas Bars of 2017

This time last year, looking back on 2016’s new bar offerings was a bit underwhelming. There were a couple of breakouts — one year in, Jettison is still one of the city’s best cocktail spots — but otherwise, the Dallas bar and cocktail scene didn’t get the shot in the…

Trinity Hall Irish Pub: The Last Jedi in Mockingbird Station

The old ways disappear in Mockingbird Station. Twin Peaks broadcasts its toxic breastaurant status from the second floor, there are parking wars in the narrow garage spots that seem to twirl forever downward, and lunch is a sea of mediocre salads. Music thumps from one of the outdoor patios as…

Five Dallas Bars Hidden Inside Other Businesses

During Hidden Gems Week, the Observer food and drink writers are celebrating an abundance of diverse, delicious restaurants and bars around Dallas, places that don’t often (or ever) get mentioned by big-name food media, trendsetters, bloggers or chefs. We’re taking you outside of the ordinary to help you discover something…

What Happened to the Cats at Ten Bells?

Oak Cliff’s self-proclaimed cat lady may soon lose that title. Meri Dahlke, co-owner of Ten Bells Tavern, has a colony of cats on the property, registered through local organization Feral Friends Community Cat Alliance, but the numbers have been dwindling. “I think when we registered, the colony was 13, and we’re…