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Mr. Dallas' top fives
Five places for a good martini
The martini survived the smothering embrace of the neo-swing craze.
Not even that atavistic bump in the social barometer could ruin
America's
great drink. Consider gin instead of vodka, with a twist.
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Nick & Sam's
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• The Lounge at the Inwood
• Terilli's
• Nick & Sam's
• Sevy's
• Stephan Pyles
Five good break-up bars
What's required is either a subdued respectable place, where the
person who's getting dumped won't want to create a scene,
or a loud riotous place, where scenes are happening all over
and nobody notices.
• The Library at the Melrose
• The Mansion Bar
• Champps Americana
• Cool River
• Trece
Five pick-up places for rebounders
Here's where you head to shake off the effects of the above — fast.
• Sambuca Addison
• Trece
• Nick & Sam's
• Dragonfly
• Maguire's
Five restaurants for that crucial third date
To seal the deal, squire your intended to any of these swank, swell
feederies.
• St. Martin's
• Nana
• Steel
• Abacus
• Adelmo's
Five tragically hip spots to take out-of-towners
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Sense
Mei-Chun Jau / DMN
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Show your pals from Sticksville how cosmopolitan Dallas is — and,
by extension, you are — at these havens of chic.
• Nove Italiano
• Dragonfly
• Suite
• Candle Room
• Spike
Five natural habitats for Shirt Guys
By contrast to the above, see Dallas' most abundant resource in
action. Marvel at the cotton pullovers and pressed broad-stripes.
Assess whether that chunky gold watch is the real thing.
• The Ginger Man
• Tribeca
• Sullivan's Steakhouse
• Champps Americana
• Carsons Live!
Five joints to meet Balloon Smugglers
Or maybe this is our most abundant resource. Marvel at ... well,
you know.
• Seven
• Kinki Lounge
• Suite
• Cafe Brazil (Central Expressway location)
• Candle Room
Five places to hear yourself think
Get away from most of the madding crowd.
• Bodega Bar
• Central 214
• Mercy
• Stephan Pyles
• Nana
Five places to not hear yourself think
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Blue
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Prepare to be engulfed in the din of iniquity.
• Candle Room
• Clear Ultra Lounge
• Obar
• Suite
• Carsons Live!
Five great real/fake dives
Embrace the salt of the earth — sort of.
• Lee Harvey's
• Monkey Bar
• Snookie's
• Double Wide
• Cafe Gecko
Five bars for a nightcap
Wrapping up a long evening requires a crowning glory.
• Old Republic
• Monkey Bar at Mi Cocina Highland Park
• Trader Vic's
• Mercy
• Dragonfly |
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