Restaurants in Oak Cliff are some of the freshest in Dallas -- particularly in the Bishop Arts District and North Oak Cliff.

More than a dozen new restaurants arriving the the past few years -- from home cooking, bistros, coffeehouses, Tex-Mex, Italian, Steaks and ethnic delights are available for your every culinary pleasure. Yumm, it's lip smacking good...

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Experience Great Dining in Oak Cliff at these restaurants

Belmont Hotel Bar - The outside bar area has the best view and the food is great - veggie burger - chicken salad - other bar foods. (Reported by Claire) 214-393-4141 -- See Cliff Cafe also.

Cosmo Rouge -- For a great update, modern flavor, visit this new restaurant in Bishop Arts. It is " upscale Euro-chic dining and ultra-lounge experience. Located in the trendy and vibrant Bishop Arts District, Cosmo Rouge offers opulence and custom features of European bistros profiled in a luxurious & contemporary atmosphere. Upscale elegance is redefined at Cosmo Rouge for people who love great food, a contemporary ultra-lounge scene, as well as a good time spent out on the town.  214-942-0202 (Bishop Arts District)

Hunkey's Old Fashioned Burgers - located on Bishop at the location that used to be Bishop Grill -- excellent burgers, salads and desserts. (Bishop Arts District)

Chan Thai - In the Bishop Arts district at 312 W. Seventh Street right around the corner from Vitto's. Great and tasty Thai food. (Bishop Arts District)

Charco Broiler - An Oak Cliff landmark for decades (with its huge Angus Steer on the roof) -- This is the place for a good inexpensive steak dinner. Nothing fancy, you understand, but good food. At 413 W. Jefferson Blvd. Click here for a review.

Cliff Cafe - A recent edition to Oak Cliff''s growing restaurant options is the Cliff Cafe located at the renovated Belmont Hotel on Fort Worth Avenue -- experienced Cliffites may remember this as the old Hungry Bear Restaurant location. I stopped by for lunch -- the decor is eclectic modern and the lunch menu is good, quick and reasonably priced.  Even the Dallas Police Chief was there having lunch. Worth a try...

El Fenix - Located at Colorado and Zang (120 E. Colorado), a long-time favorite of Cliffites -- they have the best chips in town! Check out the Wednesday special. For those who have lived in Oak Cliff for decades, visiting El Fenix is like a step back into time -- yes it has been updated some, but the atmosphere is just like the Martinez family restaurant from the 50s or 60s...

El Ranchito - 214- 946-4238

Faz-Cuisine - Corner of Polk and Jefferson (Continental cuisine with a Mexican accent.)

Gloria's - Not Tex-Mex, but a kissing cousin. This is excellent Salvadorian-Tex cuisine. Try the scrambled eggs with roast beef! The menu features new and interesting flavors (and they also include some Tex-Mex for those less adventurous.) Located at 600 W. Davis. Although there are several of these restaurants in the Dallas area now, this is the original.

Grill 400 is a contemporary neighborhood grill in the Bishop Arts District. Daily luncheon features have been developed to appeal to the people working and shopping in North Oak Cliff and downtown. Evenings feature steaks give the best quality available at a price that is a true value compared to steak houses.  214-941-2727 (Bishop Arts District)

KAVALA - An oakcliff.com website visitor (Claire) reports: This is a wonderful Restaurant -- probably the best yet -- Great Pizza - Salads - Mussels and more. Priced right. Moderate. The atmosphere is comfortable

La Calle Doce -- This is a family-run restaurant with traditional and nouvelle Mexican cuisine offered in a stylishly old 1920's converted prairie house. Excellent seafood.  415 W. 12th Street. (Also known as "The Twelfth Street Restaurant" to locals.) Although there are several of these restaurants in Dallas, this is the original. 214- 941-4304

Lulu’s Authentic Mexican food at 1234 Newport Ave. It’s off the beaten path, but well worth the trip. Recommended by Scott...

Hattie's -- In the Bishop Arts District -- Good upscale American dishes. (Bishop Arts District)

Mariscos La Reyna - Mexican Style Seafood - 517 west JEFFERSON BLVD

Norma's Cafe - Oak Cliff Home Cookin' where the chicken fried steak is slathered in creamy gravy and the rolls and hot out of the oven. Look at the Oak Cliff tornado pictures on the wall. An Oak Cliff institution if there ever was one. Located at 1123 W. Davis.

Tejano's - Community Tex-Mex, for decades one of Oak Cliff's family favorite restaurants. When the movie JFK was being filmed, this is where the stars and crew members came for some authentic Tex-Mex food. Located at the corner of Beckley and Davis (110 W. Davis). D Magazine calls it "One of the 5 best Mexican Restaurants in Dallas." This was originally an El Chico restaurant -- it changed names when the brand was sold. There is a big stained glass window in the main dining room that came from the original El Chico that tells the story of the family as it came from Spain, through Mexico and to the US.

Texas Best Catfish at W. Kiest. and Hampton Rd. According to 52 year Oak Cliff resident, Bubba, it is truly the best catfish place in Texas -- and it's in Oak Cliff.

Tillman's Corner - Mmmm... good food...Tillman’s Corner is now Tillman’s Roadhouse. It has been redecorated and completely revamped. Check out the new website www.tillmansroadhouse.com  324 West 7th Street. 214-942-0988. (Bishop Arts District)

Spiral Diner -- 1101 N. Beckley - All vegan cuisine, but even my carnivorous friends love it! Web Page: http://www.spiraldiner.com/ The highlight of Spiral is their baked goods. Of course, the wraps, sandwiches, and salads are all made with the freshest and tastiest ingredients (and their chipotle mayo is AMAZING), but when I discovered that I could be vegan and still eat cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, and peanut butter cups, my life got a whole lot sweeter. The atmosphere is great too, with a fun waitstaff.  Contributed by Shannon

Vitto's Pizza and Pasta - Italian in the Bishop Arts District -- their pizza is superb, and their other Italian dishes make you feel like you're in the old country. Open Sunday. Located at 316 W. Seventh St.  (Bishop Arts District)

Veracruz Café - MesoAmerican, Mayan, and Aztec Cuisine, 408 N. Bishop Ave., Suite 107 (Facing Eighth Street), 214-948-4746

Wayne's Beckley Grill -- Offers great down-home breakfast and lunch. 1619 N Beckley Ave, 214-948-8484

Wingfield's Breakfast and Burgers -2615 South Beckley Avenue

Yahmon Tasty Jerk Chicken -- Try their combo: one Caribbean style meat and two veggies (214) 941-4477, 416 N Tyler St
 

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