With two locations (the other’s in South Kensington) the popular cupcakery sells unfussy yet superb cuppies, brownies and cookies, as well as custom cakes.
Photo: Courtesy of The Hummingbird Bakery
Picnic goods, dinner party fixings, and takeaway lunch and dinner items abound at Goddess. Check out the gourmet deli case, rotating specialty menu, and hefty wine and cheese selection.
Join the locally owned shop’s First Editions Club and you’ll get a first-edition copy (of whatever page-turner has just hit shelves) signed by up-and-coming local writers, as well as a few established scribes.
Wholesome country food for city folk at this cozy resto dedicated to sustainable, traceable, good-for-you grub. Enjoy hearty pies, roasts and real veg in what feels like a modern country house without the stress of leaving the city.
Mouthwatering New American small plates, like crispy pork belly with quince jam or cauliflower bisque with sea urchin and tarragon, take center stage at this narrow restaurant slash watering hole. Small-batch, artisan spirits help take the edge off.
Up your hipness quotient with a visit to the swank Georgetown spot. Mani/pedi stations have cell chargers and free laptops to keep you plugged in. Owner Gomez is a whiz with brows.
A nonprofit modern art mecca in the heart of the Design District that focuses on emerging local talent but exhibits artists from around the world. Artist talks known as “chit chats” take place regularly and showcase the human side of the medium.
Where else in the Big D can you spot a giraffe, a chimp, and a cheetah, all in the span of a few hours? The Aquarium is closed until 2010, but the worth the wait is the re-christening as The Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park.