Bon_Appetit 2019-10-01

42 – OCTOBER 2019 PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX LAU

Away – The Road to the Hot 10

“WE’VE ALWAYS been looking over our shoulders at

Houston,” says the first guy I meet in Dallas, his tone dra-

matic. “But not anymore!” And it’s true: The once flyover city

(I’m allowed to say this; I was born there) is now officially A

Very Good Place to Eat, thanks in large part to the strength

of its many immigrant communities. No, it’s still not walk-

able, but how would you happen upon those perfect gas

station momos if it were? (Momostop, y’all—it’s tucked

inside a Texaco on the way to the airport.) Here, some of the

newest spots worth touching down for.

Dallas Is Finally Cool

by HILARY CADIGAN

GO HERE FOR

HAND ROLLS

Lunch is the move at

Nori Handroll Bar’s

Blade Runner-esque sushi

counter. Mark your picks

on the dry-erase menu

(yes, that creamy-spicy

baked crab is worth the

extra $2), watch the

rainbow-haired staff roll

out perfect cones of

temaki to a hip-hop beat,

and shove ’em in your

mouth in 30 seconds or less

for maximum freshness.

The Joule hotel’s

subterranean bar,

Midnight Rambler.

Prepare to get messy at Ceviche Oyster Bar.

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NO.

You’ll need a Lyft

to get to Bishop

Arts District, but

once there, it’s

smooth strolling.

Ceviche

Oyster Bar

Start with boiled,

fried, or lime-

cured shellfish

chased by frozen

margaritas

on bright red

picnic tables.

Macellaio

Settle in for salumi,

wine, and cheese

toast with fluffy

soft-scrambled

eggs at the new

sister restaurant to

nearby Italian

mainstay Lucia.

Revelers Hall

Dance it all off,

Sazerac in hand,

to live brass and

killer vinyl at this

cozy 1920s New

Orleans–inspired

bar and venue.

FROM NOON

TiLL NigHT

CITY OF

THE YEAR