Dallas with friends

Local tipGrab the patio table by the garage door and watch Davis Street wake up

12 min walk to the next stop

Local tipBrowse the stacks, then take whatever you bought out to the backyard patio

2 min walk to the next stop

Local tipSplit a thin-crust pie upstairs on the balcony overlooking Bishop Ave

4 min walk to the next stop

Local tipShoot a game of pool at the granite bar before the after-dinner crowd rolls in

13 min walk to the next stop

Local tipLoop the lake path locals voted Oak Cliff's best park two years running

Local tipCaffeinate early; this one closes by mid-afternoon most days

9 min walk to the next stop

Local tipSwing by Thursday or Friday evening when the gallery's actually open

16 min walk to the next stop

Local tipOrder the tacos de trompo and eat on the patio that survived the old Thunderbird Station

15 min walk to the next stop

Local tipGet there for doors; the patio's the biggest in Deep Ellum and fills first

1 min walk to the next stop

Local tipPark next to the Harleys out front and say hi to whoever's at the end of the bar