Oak Cliff

The budding artist colony plays host to regular farmers markets, indie restos, funky art galleries, and the hippest boutique hotel in town. It’s a little drive from the heart of Dallas, but that’s why the hipsters who live there like it.

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Make Shop & Studio

313 N Bishop Ave 214-256-3061

Channel your inner ’50s housewife at the small retail shop with a slew of DIY classes. From candle making to sessions on sewing, cooking, and screen-printing — there’s something for all tastes and experience levels.

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Bolsa

614 W Davis St 214-367-9367

The kitchen here is so focused on being fresh, there is no freezer or fryer. And the pizza oven? It holds just four pies. Dishes are simply prepared with local ingredients for lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch, like cured ham with fig preserves and arugula salad with goat cheese and roasted grapes. There’s a market inside with local produce, cheeses, jams, and honey.

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Belmont Hotel

901 Fort Worth Ave 214-393-2300

Boutique hotel tucked on a small hillside in Oak Cliff. Killer downtown Dallas views and fun, poolside activities (concerts, movies) make the place. Regulars visit for the champagne-infused Belmontini and impromptu game nights in the sunken lobby.

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Tillman's Roadhouse

324 W 7th St 214-942-0988

What do you get when you cross a kick-ass chef, a beloved restaurateur, a talented designer, and the city’s preeminent party planner? Tillman’s Roadhouse. The decor and the eats mix high and low for an experience that is divine but not pretentious. Don’t skip the venison frito pie.

Photo: Courtesy of Tillman’s Roadhouse

Zola's Everyday Vintage

414 N Bishop Ave 214-943-6643

Yes, the hours are weird. But it’s worth carving time out to see the long-standing vintage shop’s unique (and dry-cleaned!) assortment that includes Chanel flats and Marcia Brady maxi dresses. The boutique’s specialty? Vintage coats and furs from the ’60s and ’70s.

Photo: Courtesy of Zola’s Everyday Vintage