Dallas Arts District
Arts and Culture
Parking and Transportation
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Arts District Background
Whether in the city for a few hours, the day, a weekend, or longer, in order to make the most of your trip to Dallas, visitors will want to explore the many offerings of the largest contiguous urban arts district in the nation.
Dallas Arts District
This organization supports and promotes the downtown arts.
Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau
Plan your visit to Dallas.
Arts and Culture
Nasher Sculpture Center
Find out what’s happening at our newest neighbor.
Crow Collection of Asian Art
Directly across from the Museum, this collection features works of art from Japan, China, India, and Southeast Asia.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
The beautiful I. M. Pei–designed Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is located on the other corner of the Arts District.
AT&T Performing Arts Center
Keep up with the latest developments.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Located in the historic and newly renovated Moorland YMCA directly behind One Arts Plaza, DBDT is the oldest continuously operating professional dance company in Dallas.
Dallas Theater Center
One of the leading regional theaters in the country, the Dallas Theater Center (DTC) performs to an audience of more than 90,000 North Texas residents annually.
Dallas Opera
The Dallas Opera has made a national and international name for itself by discovering new world-class talents and enhancing the careers of important artists, directors and designers.
Surface lots are likely to be full, especially during the work week. Visitors are encouraged to park at any of Dallas’ DART rail stations and take the train to the St. Paul Station to reach the Dallas Arts District. Limited parking is available in DMA’s underground parking garage for a flat fee of $10 and is open to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis. Pyramid (The Fairmont Dallas): New American cuisine; only restaurant in North Texas to win 17 AAA four-star ratings and Mobil four-star rating; business casual attire and reservations recommended Pyramid Bar (The Fairmont Dallas): Relaxing atmosphere serving wines, ports, vodkas, rums, and signature Fairmont cocktails DMA Cafe (Dallas Museum of Art): Casual dining with child-friendly menu selections NasherCafe by Wolfgang Puck (Nasher Sculpture Center): Indoor-outdoor cafe with serene sights and sounds of garden and lily pond fountain; serves soups, salads, sandwiches, and desserts Dakota’s Restaurant: Elegant four-star restaurant serving traditional steakhouse fare Stephan Pyles Restaurant (next door to the DMA): Chef’s first namesake restaurant featuring “New Millennium Southwestern Cuisine”; business casual dress code enforced Jorge’s Tex-Mex Cafe (One Arts Plaza): Offering Tex-Mex creations Fedora Restaurant & Lounge (One Arts Plaza): Upscale Italian The Greek (One Arts Plaza): Pita/Meze/Wine Cafe des Artistes (One Arts Plaza): French Bistro Fresh Choice Express (Trammell Crow Center): Open weekdays for breakfast and lunch with salads, soups, and sandwiches The Palm Restaurant (West End): New York City-style steak and lobster house House of Blues® Dallas (Victory Park): Live music and distinctively southern inspired cuisine; famous Gospel Brunch each Sunday Landry’s Seafood House Dallas (West End): Freshest Gulf seafood, beef and chicken specialties, salads, and more; children’s menu available; casual dress Hoffbrau Steaks (West End): Steaks, chicken, sandwiches, salads, and handcrafted, award-winning beer Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse (West End): Dallas’s most famous barbecue restaurant Spaghetti Warehouse (West End): Family-friendly with great Italian specialties Established in 1984, The Arts District was created as a center of cultural vitality near downtown Dallas. This nineteen-block, sixty-eight-acre neighborhood is home to twenty-six visual and performing arts organizations and is the largest contiguous urban arts district in America. The Arts District has grown to include multiple dining, retail and residential options, serving as a culture and entertainment haven for visitors and residents looking for a fun-filled time in Dallas. Award-winning architecture fills the Arts District. Thanks to the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, the forthcoming Winspear Opera House and the Wyly Theatre, Dallas will hold the distinction of being the only city in the world to have the work of four Pritzker Prize-winning architects in one contiguous city block. Soon the Arts District will welcome its architectural capstone, the Dallas’s new AT&T Performing Arts Center. Set to open in October 2009, the center was designed and executed by two of the world’s leading architecture firms and will be yet another architectural star for the area.Visitors will find Dallas guarantees a stay filled with Texas hospitality, modern sophistication and endless entertainment opportunities. To help make a visit to Dallas more enjoyable, visitors are encouraged to stop by the Visitor Information Center at the historic Old Red Courthouse, which features touch-screen kiosks and a friendly staff, and link to www.visitdallas.com. Dallas is a destination that inspires big ideas. As the number one visitor destination in Texas, the Dallas area offers the best shopping in the Southwest, a cutting-edge culinary scene led by nationally acclaimed celebrity chefs, 70,000 hotel rooms, ranging from luxury to boutique, and more than 200 golf courses. The city boasts the largest contiguous urban arts district in the U.S. with five cultural venues designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects. In addition, the Dallas metropolitan area is the Southwest’s only host to all five professional sports teams, including the legendary Dallas Cowboys. For additional information about the city, see www.visitdallas.com. Live Large. Think Big.Transportation and Parking
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1717 North Akard Street, 214-720-5249
1717 North Akard Street, 214-720-5249
1717 North Harwood, 214-922-1835
2001 Flora Street, 214-242-5118
600 North Akard Street, 214-740-4001
1807 Ross Avenue at St. Paul, 214-580-7000
Tei-An (One Arts Plaza): Soba noodle house and sushi restaurant
1722 Routh Street, 214-220-2828
1722 Routh Street, 214-720-2211
1722 Routh Street, 214-999-0009
1722 Routh Street, 214-999-1311
1722 Routh Street, 214-217-6888
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 150, 214-979-2696
Y. O. Ranch Steakhouse (West End): A Texas tradition offering steak, seafood, grilled specialties, and wild game including quail, elk, and buffalo
702 Ross Avenue, 214-744-3287
701 Ross Avenue, 214-698-0470
2200 N. Lamar Street, (214) 978-2583
306 North Market Street, (214) 698-1010
311 North Market Street, 214-742-4663
302 North Market Street, 214-744-1610
1815 North Market Street, 214-651-8475
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