Bishop Arts District Happy Hour
Bishop Arts is one of Dallas's best walkable neighborhoods for an afternoon or evening of food, cocktails, patios, live music, shopping and dessert. The district is located in North Oak Cliff, just southwest of Downtown Dallas, with much of the action centered around Bishop Avenue, Davis Street, 7th Street and 8th Street.
The neighborhood has changed quite a bit over the last few years. Some longtime favorites are still here, while new cocktail bars and restaurants continue to open. Happy Hour menus can change quickly, so we recommend confirming same-day specials before making a special trip.
A relaxed taco and wine bar with a large patio and occasional live music. Happy Hour is Monday-Friday from 3pm-6pm, with Thursday promotions often extending through the day. Recent specials include $5 house wines and draft beers, $3 snacks and discounted cocktails.
A Bishop Arts institution serving breakfast, brunch, dinner, coffee and cocktails. Current Happy Hour is Monday-Friday from 3pm-6pm. Recent Happy Hour promotions have featured $7 appetizers, spritzes, cocktails and wines by the glass, along with discounted draft beer. Oddfellows also continues to run rotating weekly food and wine specials.
A dark, intimate cocktail bar with a globally inspired drink menu and late-night atmosphere. Happy Hour is Monday-Friday from 4pm-7pm. Current specials include $7 wells and select cocktails, $5 beers and $5 bites including items such as pretzel bites, meatballs, bruschetta and fries.
One of the neighborhood's best stops for live jazz and cocktails. Happy Hour is Monday-Friday from 4pm-7pm with $5 pints, $6 wells, $7 wines and half-price food. Live music is a major part of the experience, so it can get busy as the evening gets going.
A newer chef-driven American bistro in the former Boulevardier space. Happy Hour is Tuesday-Friday from 5pm-7pm and Saturday-Sunday from 2:30pm-5pm. The menu changes seasonally, making this a good stop for readers who want a more food-focused Happy Hour.
A lively bar and grill with TVs, a patio, brunch and a more sports-bar style atmosphere than many Bishop Arts spots. Happy Hour is Monday-Friday from 3pm-7pm. Drink and food promotions rotate, and the bar frequently adds evening and game-day specials.
Coffee shop by day and cocktail bar late into the night, with regular live music and a neighborhood lounge feel. Happy Hour is currently listed Monday-Friday from 5pm-8pm. La Reunion has also been promoting a reverse Happy Hour from midnight until close, making it one of the better late-night options in the area.
A small but serious cocktail bar just west of the main Bishop Arts blocks. Happy Hour runs all day Tuesday and Wednesday-Friday from 4pm-7pm. Current promotions include half-price house cocktails, domestic beer and wine. Seating is limited, so earlier Happy Hour visits are usually easier for groups.
The Oak Cliff location of the longtime Dallas pub brings Guinness, whiskey, cocktails, fish and chips and two patios to West Davis. Happy Hour is generally promoted Monday-Friday from 3pm-7pm with $7 house cocktails, with additional Thursday martini promotions. This location opened more recently than the original Henderson Avenue Old Monk.
One of the newest additions near Bishop Arts, located next door to Old Monk Oak Cliff. Kilmac's focuses on creative cocktails, thin-crust pizza, a dark indoor bar and a large backyard patio. A 5pm-7pm weekday Happy Hour has recently featured $9 house cocktails. Operating days and specials have shifted since opening, so check the current schedule before heading over.
A longtime Bishop Arts pizza and craft-beer favorite. Weekday Happy Hour promotions have recently included discounts on Texas drafts, house wine and signature cocktails along with select food specials. Eno's also runs rotating weekend and late-night promotions, so check the current menu for exact times and pricing.
A retro burger joint that has been part of the neighborhood for years. Recent weekday Happy Hour promotions have included discounts on beer, wine and spirits from 5pm-7pm. It is a casual option if you want an inexpensive burger and drink before continuing around Bishop Arts.
Emporium Pies - 314 N Bishop Ave: Yes, the pie place with the perfect 314 address is still open. The Bishop Arts shop remains the flagship location and is a great dessert stop after Happy Hour.
MELT Ice Creams - 405 N Bishop Ave: The Bishop Arts ice cream shop is also still open, with rotating seasonal flavors and late hours on Friday and Saturday.
Dallas Grilled Cheese Co. - Bishop Arts: The original Bishop Arts location at 310 W 7th St closed in 2022 and should no longer be listed as an active neighborhood stop.
Casablanca: Casablanca is no longer operating as a regular restaurant and bar. In 2026 the space was reworked as Villa Paradiso, an event-focused extension of Paradiso. The former Casablanca space may still host special events and activations, but it should not be presented as a normal walk-in Happy Hour destination.
Bishop Arts is part of North Oak Cliff, not Oak Hill. The compact district mixes historic storefronts with newer apartments and townhomes, independent shops, restaurants, cocktail bars, coffee shops, patios, murals and live-music venues. It has a more neighborhood-oriented feel than Deep Ellum or Lower Greenville, although several newer bars now stay open late.
The area is especially easy to explore on foot once you are parked. Bishop Avenue between Davis and 8th Street remains the center of the district, but the bar and restaurant scene now stretches farther west along Davis Street and into the surrounding Oak Cliff blocks.
Happy Hour schedules and promotional prices can change without notice. We update this page periodically, but it is always a good idea to confirm same-day specials directly with the bar or restaurant.