Best Bars And Pubs In Dallas Near Me

4worldlovers: Set in one of the landmark buildings on McKinney Avenue, Uptown Pub offers more than just your typical pub menu, our menu has something to offer for everyone. When the weather permits, enjoy yourself on the biggest, pet friendly patio in Uptown. Dallas Observer: “Uptown Pub owner, Brian Joiner, has managed to achieve what dozens of others were unable to do for many, many years. What did he do, you ask? He managed to acquire the space that former owner Jenni Messina (Jennivine) had been holding onto throughout the Uptown boom as the land became more and more valuable. The almost 100-year-old space was built as a home and needed to be updated to meet code. A tasteful burgundy awning has been fitted over a large window on the outside and the inside has a mixture of hunter green and brick walls with distressed dark wood throughout. The bar slings a number of unique imports along with a menu that offers much more than just peanuts. Joiner offers an array of burger, nachos, and pulled pork sandwiches. Grab one of the antique booths with some friends and chill with good grub and a beer.” —Jeff Speicher-AOL GuideLive

Uptown Pub is please to announce that Zagat has given us an “outstanding” rating in their 2014 Dallas Nightlife Survey. They found our patio a “perfect” perch for “warm evenings with friends”, “affordable” beer, and “surprisingly good food” pair well with “people watching” on McKinney Ave.

Best burgers in Dallas, located on the corner of McKinney and Lemmon Avenue, largest patio in Uptown!

4worldlovers: Blackfriar Pub is an Irish Pub located in the heart of Uptown Dallas serving up delicious food from cheese boards to our signature Fish & Chips. Enjoy one of our craft cocktails or choose from our huge selection of beer while sitting out on our large dog-friendly patio watching the game.

We offer a full private bar, patio, AV setup and more.

We just love our customers, turns out...they love us back!

“Good place to hangout with friends and drink and play games that they provide free of charge. Great staff, very friendly and welcoming.”

“Great outdoor sitting area! We went on a chilly night but they have huge heaters that kept us warm ”

4worldlovers: Inwood Tavern is the oldest continuously open bar in Dallas, celebrating an incredible 58 years in business.


Good times, good friends, cold drinks and an amazing patio. No matter where you travel, mention Dallas and people know the "world famous" Inwood Tavern.

4worldlovers:
The Grapevine Bar is a beloved neighborhood dive that’s been around since 1996. From prom queens to drag queens, everyone is welcome!


The Grapevine has been voted “Best Dive Bar”, “Best Straight Bar”, “Best Gay Bar”,“Best Happy Hour”, and more.


Sometimes you want a $3 PBR, sometimes you want a bottle of Dom…we’ve got you. Old favorites like Jack Daniels to the “new hotness”, our liquor supply keeps it easy like Sunday morning. The frozen drinks are served in quirky, mismatched glasses, just like our patrons. Want something off the secret, naughty list? Just ask!


Take the above frozens, put in a glass, lots of booze and enjoy the ultimate brain freeze.

If a pomegranate had a really boozy, frozen baby, it would be the Pom Pom.

Support your local brewers! Everything is better in Texas including the beer. Six cold Texas beers on tap every day. Plus an ever-rotating selection of beers in cans.

Community and friends - The Grapevine is more than just "a bar" to many people. Our community is one of inclusion and friendship, and we support each other through it all. We've hosted weddings, fundraisers, charity events, celebrity book signings, and just every day good people looking for a good time.

Denise Vanderheiden had just moved to Dallas from West Virgina and my roommate at the time Joe O’Rourke were hangiong out at the bar in 1996. Denise called me after I got home from IL Sorrento and I was watching reruns of “The Golden Girls”. She said there are alot of “your” kind here…so I went and met alot of fun people and I was a fixture almosst everynight from 1996-2001. Great fun times and blew alot of hard earned money. Wish I could do it all over again….I visit The Grapevine everytime I am in Dallas..Congrats to the Grapevine for great memories… – Wayne Mills

I’m from Odessa, 5 hours away. My cuz Gilbert introduced me to The Grapevine. One nitwe we were having several Drinks and this real hot model came up to us and asked if we were gay, my cuz and I said no. She said to bad Im looking for two gay guys to have sex with, asshe walked off my cuz and I stopped her and said HEEEEEEYYYY we were gay, she laughed and kept walking. Grapevine is the most awsome place. – Andy Ortiz

On April 20, The Grapevine reopened its main bar for the first time in over a year. The quirky Uptown dive, which was closed for a part of 2020, has taken careful steps in welcoming both employees and customers back through their doors. It's the only way owners Michelle and...

Dive bars don’t happen by design. There’s no script or blueprint. They’re unimpressed with plans. Usually they have odd touches of character in both people and furnishings that just fall into place. Over time, they evolve into a retreat where we yearn to wet our whistles. The Grapevine Bar...

A cauldron of soon-to-be bellinis churns with Everclear in the slush machine. It’s not quite frozen; it needs about 15 more minutes. It’s just after 3 p.m. at The Grapevine. The bar is nearly empty, with a few regulars milling around, but it only opened a few minutes ago. The...

If you've been to the little stucco building on Maple Avenue known as the Grapevine Bar, chances are you first heard about it through the ... well, through a friend. The beloved neighborhood dive...

Not even Greg Louganis in his prime combined "gay" and "dive" as seamlessly as The Grapevine--featured in "Dallas's Most Authentic Dive Bars"--does now. With a Web site that actually brags about its mismatched chairs and glassware...

Scenes from a recent night out at The Grapevine Bar. Photography by Bret Redman

An “interesting” crowd – “bikers, gays, preppies” – frequents this “truly eclectic” Oak Lawn dive, a “groovy” gem that gets its “character” and “charm” from mismatched...

The Grapevine Bar is the best place to make a bad decision! We would love to help you plan a party or special celebration, and make sure a good time is had by all!