Kunezimbalwa ezikhudlwana zokuhamba kwezingqimba zama-gay namaqembu emhlabeni wonke kunokuba kuhambisane ne "Strip" e-Oak Lawn , i-quadrant ye-GLBT yesikhathi eside yedolobha elikhulu kunazo zonke. Uzothola ama-lounges namaqembu amaqembu angaphezu kweziyishumi nambili (kanye nezitolo zokudla ezivamile nezokuthambekela kanye nezitolo eziningi ezinemibala) ngaphakathi kwezingxenye ezimbalwa zomunye nomunye kule ndawo ehamba phambili egxile ekuhlanganiseni okunamandla nokuqhamuka kweCedar Springs Road kanye I-Throckmorton Street.
Empeleni, cishe yonke imigwaqo yama-gay e-Oak Lawn, nakuba i-handball (i-Dallas Eagle, i-Tin Room, i-Hidden Door, i-Brick, iKaliente, njll) isendaweni esenyakatho-ntshonalanga yomakhelwane - ngaphesheya kweDallas North Tollway ngokuya eNyakatho yeSouthwestern Medical District nase-Love Field yesikhumulo sezindiza, futhi i-cluster encane yazo (i-Zippers, i-BJ's NXS, i-Pub Pegasus) iyindlela encane yokuhamba enyakatho nasempumalanga e-Uptown, ngaphandle kwe-Oak Lawn.
Ngaphandle kwalokhu, uzothola ibha ye-gay ehle kakhulu, iPavillion kaBarbara, ngaphezu kwalokho okuye kwaba omunye wamakhemikhali aqhamuka kakhulu angama-gay edolobheni, u-Oak Cliff, okuyi-Arty Arts kanye nesendaweni esheshayo yesifunda se-Bishop Arts. cishe ngomzuzu wamaminithi angu-15 eningizimu ye-Oak Lawn ngaphesheya kwedolobha. Le ndawo eyayizithobekile futhi ehlala emakhaya emikhiqiza encane yenzeke eminyakeni edlule ibe esinye sezifunda ezithakazelisayo kakhulu eDallas, i-antidote ehamba ngezinyawo, enobungane, ephansi kakhulu kwezinye izindawo ezihamba phambili, ezinamanje nezesinye isikhathi ezihamba phambili idolobha. Iqukethe ubuncane obuningi be-Austin / iBrooklyn nobuntu obungaphezu kwezinye izingxenye zaseDallas, futhi ngaphezu kwePavillion kaBarbara uzothola okunye okunye okunye okunye okunye okunye okunye okunye okushoyo kule ndawo yokudlela kanye nezindawo zokudlela zeBhishobhi Arts District. , ikakhulukazi eduze kwe-Nexus yaseNorth Bishop Avenue naseNtshonalanga 7th Street, uzohlangana nesixuku esixubekile kanye nabaningi be-LGBT.
Enye indawo ene-eclectic and mixed mix scene yi-Lower Greenville, okuyinto elula ukushayela nje empumalanga-ntshonalanga-mpumalanga ye-Oak Lawn, enyakatho yedolobha, nasentshonalanga ye- White Rock Lake ne-Dallas Arboretum. Nakuba ungayitholi imigoqo yama-gay nge-se, umakhelwane ugcwele imigoqo ehlanganisiwe nezindawo zokudla, ngokubonisa okunamandla kakhulu kwamapulangwe e-craft-beer, amaloli okudla, nama-hangout we-retro-divey. Ukudonsa okuyinhloko kweGreenville Avenue yilapho uzothola khona iziphuzo eziphuza kakhulu nezindawo zokudla, kodwa futhi uhlole i-North Henderson Avenue (enqenqemeni eseningizimu-ntshonalanga yomakhelwane, ingxenye yendawo engaphansi kwayo iKnox-Henderson ), futhi I-East Mockingbird Lane, eyakha emaphethelweni asenyakatho omakhelwane.
Yiqiniso, i-"D" e-Dallas ingase ibeke kalula "ukuphuza" - leli dolobha lithanda iqembu - noma "elimnandi", njengoba liyikhaya esihogweni esithile sokudla. Futhi kuze kube sekugcineni, uzothola izindawo ezimbi zokudla kuzo zombili imisebenzi edolobheni, ikakhulukazi esifundeni saseDallas Arts esinesidlangalaleni, esinezindawo eziningi zobuciko obuphezulu nezokubukwa, kodwa nasezindaweni eziseduze zedolobha njenge-Victory Ipaki, i-South Side, Deep Ellum, ne-Uptown, nasezindaweni ezisenyakatho ezicebile ezinjengeNyakatho ye-Highland Park ne-University Park. Lezi zindawo zingase zingabonakali ngokwezikhungo ezisemakhaya, kodwa kufanelekile ukuhlola ukudla nokuphuza okukhulu, futhi uzothola ukuchotshozwa kwezinketho eziphawulekayo kulezi zifunda ezibalulwe kulo mhlahlandlela.
Nasi uhlu lwama-alfabhethi kwezinye izindawo eziphezulu ze-LGBT e-Dallas zokuzijabulisa, ukudansa, ukuphuza nokudla. Njengoba kukhonjisiwe ngenhla, lolu hlu alubandakanyi nje imigoqo namakhankathi axhumene ne-gay kodwa futhi kuhlanganiswa nezinye izinhlobo zama-Hangout lapho ungathola khona isixuku esihlukene nesokudla, iziphuzo, noma kokubili.
01 kwangu-11
U-Alexandre
I-little boite kanye ne-cabaret ehlelekile futhi ehlelekile eduze kwenhliziyo ye-Oak Lawn nightlife strip, i-Alexandre's Bar (4026 Cedar Springs Rd.). Uma ungafuni izixuku namandla futhi elinye lamaqembu amakhulu omakhelwane, le ndawo encane enezisebenzi ezinobungane futhi kokubili ibha kanye nendawo yokuhlala indawo yenza okunye okujabulisayo. Ungathola futhi umoya omusha epakini elingaphambi, elibheke ematasa e-Cedar Springs Road. Amavidiyo womculo kanye ne-karaoke nazo ziyingxenye yomnandi, kuye ngokuthi kusihlwa.
02 kwangu-11
Pavillion Barbara (aka The Pavilion Lounge)
Isipelingi sinomunye "l" emnyango wangaphambili walolu sakhiwo kodwa amabili "l" s ekhasini le-Facebook, uBarbara's Pavillion (325 Centre St) ungomunye wamapayipi ama-gay amancane futhi ayathandekayo nakakhulu emigwaqeni yaseGallas. Ngenye yezinketho ezimbalwa ze-LGBT ebusukulife ngaphandle kwe-Oak Lawn nasezindaweni ezizungezile, esikhundleni salokho e-Oak Cliff, kunezingqikithi ezimbalwa ezingeningizimu ye-Bishops Arts District esifundeni futhi cishe ngomzuzu wamaminithi angu-15 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yedolobha. Nakuba udweba isixuku esikhulu sabantu abathandanayo nabangqingili, i-Pavilion idonsela kubanikazi abaningi abasebenzisa izinto zokuzijabulisa kanye ne-retro-fabulous Mid-Century Modern decor, itafula lamanzi, i-patio enhle kakhulu, i-small show stage (kukhona i-karaoke ebusuku), futhi iqinile ukukhethwa kweziphuzo. Akukhona neze imigoqo yama-gay e-Dallas ngempela, ngakho-ke ukukhala kwayo okukhulu kunabo bonke abavela kuma-hipsters kuya kubadala kuya ezinhlotsheni zokuqeqesha.
03 ka-11
I-NJS ye-BJ
Elinye lamabala amancane angama-gay e-Uptown, eduze ne-Knox-Henderson, i-NJS ye-BJ (3215 N. Fitzhugh Ave.) kuyimfuneko kubalandeli abaduni ababeshisayo - isebenzisa isisindo esinqunyiwe sama-hunky young guys, ababonisa izimpahla zabo bedansa ebhasini nakwezinye izindawo kule nkimbinkimbi yokugembula eseduze eduze ne- Zipper gay bar efanayo. Ihora elijabulisayo yikhadi lokudweba elithile lapha - lihlala isikhathi eside (kuze kube ngu-9 ntambama) ku-"Trashy Tuesdays" (ubusuku obuhle bokubukela abadansa bump nokugaya), okuyinto ubusuku obuyintandokazi emphakathini wesilisa wase-gay.
04 kwangu-11
I-Black-Eyed Pea (i-Oak Lawn)
Kungase kubonakale kuyinto engavamile ukuthi inqubo yendabuko kanye - enyakatho Texas - indawo ejwayelekile yokudlela yase-Black-Eyed Pea (3857 Cedar Springs Rd.) Ivela kulolu mhlahlandlela kuma-Hangout yama-gay e-Dallas. Kodwa naphezu kokuba nesithonjana se-baseball esilondolozayo i-Nolan Ryan njengomlingani no-pitchman, i-Black-Eyed Pea inomunye wezinto zokudla ze-LGBT edolobheni, futhi empeleni yiyona ndawo yokuqala ehamba phambili kulowo mkhiqizo, evulekile eCedar Springs Road e-Oak Lawn emuva ngo-1975. Le ndawo engavamile, eyomnotho ekhethekile ngokukhethekile ekugcwaliseni izintambo zakho-phansi-ekhaya ekhaya laseNingizimu - njengama-pickles othosiwe, i-steak enkukhu ephekiwe, i-jalapeno gravy, i-pot-cooked-pooked, i-meatloaf, eningizimu-ntshonalanga inkukhu casserole , i-ranch-isitayela sezingulube zezingulube, nokunye okunjalo. Gcina igumbi lesitshalo lesithelo noma ikhekhe le-carrot. Ungasebenzisa lawo makhukhi ngokudansa nje ibhuloho ku- Station 4 noma i-Round-Up Saloon. Ungafunda okungaphezulu lapha mayelana no-Black-Eyed Pea e-Oak Lawn .
05 ka-11
Boulevardier
Esikhathini esihle, isikhala esiphezulu esifundeni saseBishop Arts District, iBoulevardier ehamba phambili (408 N. Bishop Ave.) ihamba ngesiNgisi saseMelika naseMelika futhi iyathandeka kakhulu ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto ukuthuthumela, lapho ungase ubambe epuleti hash Boulevardier (ama-oyster amakhowe, ama-apinashi-amazambane amaqanda njengoba uthanda, isobho sekusasa le-maple-sage hollandaise sauce) noma "imilenze namaqanda" (i-crispy duck leg leg confit with farm amaqanda, i-stone-ground grits ikhekhe, ne-tart-sweet huckleberry sauce). Uhlu lwe-brunch yokudlela liyabonakala, futhi, njengoba kunjalo nohlu lwewayini kusihlwa. Ukuze uthole isidlo sakusihlwa, imenyu inikeza ibhalansi enhle yokudla okuvamile nokudla okwamanje, njenge-saladi ekhonjiwe nge-lemon kanye ne-chevre egcinwe, i-Gulf oysters engxenyeni yegobolondo, i-foie gras ene-strawberry ne-rhubarb, i-rabbit cassoulet, nama-hanger steak frites.
06 kwangu-11
I-Brick
Kuhamba ngeminithi engu-10 kuya kwezingu-15 (noma imoto emizuzu engu-2) ukusuka eStrip kuya ku-Brick (2525 Wycliffe Ave.), ibha yendoda yokuxosha futhi ye-thump ingenye yezinto eziphambili ezungeze idolobha (kanye ne-BJ's NXS kanye neTin Roof) yokubuka abadansi besilisa. Ngaphandle kwama-dudes we-dancing ne-tanned, uBrick uletha ukuzijabulisa okuphezulu kwe-notch ngezimpelasonto, kufaka phakathi izinkanyezi ezidumile ezihudulayo nabanye, futhi njalo kuyindawo enhle yokudansa, ngokucacile okulandelayo phakathi kwabesilisa ekwenzeni.
07 kwangu-11
Cafe Brazil
Vula 24/7, kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-90s eCafeze Brazil (3847 Cedar Springs Rd.) Kube yindawo ephezulu e-Oak Lawn yekhofi, yokudla kwasekuseni ebusuku, isidlo sakusihlwa emva kokuhamba kwesikhathi, izinsuku zakwa-gay kanye nakho konke okukuhle izikhathi. Ngaphezu kokuphuza ikhofi ephuzile, i-Cafe Brazil isebenzisa i-smoothies ne-teas, futhi imenyu enkulu yokudla ihlanganisa ama-huevos rancheros, ama-crepes agcwele izithelo, ama-sandwiches e-BLT, ama-sandwichs angama-coconut, nokunye okunjalo. Kunezinye izindawo eziningana ezizungeze idolobha, kufaka phakathi elinye igatsha elidumile kakhulu labesilisa abathandana nabasendaweni e-Bishop District District (akuvulekile amahora angu-24, kodwa ligcina amahora aphelile), kanye nezindawo e-Deep Ellum (namahora angu-24), I-Lower Greenville (isikhathi sosuku kuphela), i-University Park (amahora angu-24), i-Fort Worth (isikhathi sosuku kuphela), namadolobhana amancane namadolobha aseduze. Nakhu okunye okunye ku- Cafe Brazil e-Oak Lawn .
08 kwangu-11
I-Cedar Springs I-Tap House
Isihambeli esisha esivumelwaneni se-Oak Lawn gay bar, i-Cedar Springs Tap House (4123 Cedar Springs Rd.) Yindawo ehle kakhulu elineziqhingi ezinamathelethi (njenge-restaurant enhle kakhulu, i-Dish, ngezansi). Ibha yezemidlalo engxenye, futhi ngokulandela imingcele elandelayo ye-gay kodwa idweba ngempela yonke imikhakha yokuphila, le ndawo egcwala ingxoxo enezihlalo zokuhlala kanye ne-bar-stool, i-patio enkulu enezibhebhe ezimboziwe, izithombe ezithakazelisayo nezithombe ezifakwe ngaphakathi, kanye nabaqaphi be-TV abashayela indawo futhi imidlalo yama-pro nekolishi kazwelonke nayo isebenza kahle kakhulu, ukudla okushicilelwe okushicilelwe kakhulu. Cabanga ngokukhetha okubanzi kwe-burger, ama-buffalo shrimp, izindandatho ze-anyanisi ezihlanjwe ubhiya, kanye nezinhlanzi ezinamahloni ezikhwebuwe. Ngeke uthole lutho olumangazayo kwimenyu, kodwa konke kuhlanzekile futhi kuyamnandi.
09 kwangu-11
I-Dallas Eagle
Uyazi umshini wokugqoka uma uye waba nemigoqo ye-Gay "Eagle" emhlabeni wonke, kanti i-Dallas Eagle (5740 Maple Ave.) iqinisile nakakhulu kwifomu lesikhumba neleLevi kunemivimbo eminingi efana nayo lapho ziba ngaphezulu ngokwengeziwe eminyakeni. Leli gaba elivulekile, elikhangayo eligcwele imemorabilia ehlobene nesiko lesikhumba emgodini edolobheni futhi ukuhlinzeka ngamapayipi amancane edolobheni akuyikuphoqelela ingubo eqinile kodwa isikhuthaza kakhulu isikhumba noma isisindo sezingubo (i-raber, uniform, denim, ezemidlalo, ama-kilts , ama-workboots, i-latex, njalonjalo). Emaphethelweni asenyakatho ye-Oak Lawn, kuhle kakhulu ku-Strip futhi uhlakulela okulandelayo ngenkathi eyingxenye ebalulekile yomphakathi wesigodi. Izihloko (ubusuku obungaphansi kwezingubo, amabhere, uLwesibili "I-Cher-E-Oke") inomthelela othile esixukwini ebusuku. Kodwa-ke, ugqoke, abasebenzi bahloniphekile - futhi, hey, ungase uthathe i-pair of leather chaps noma i-cock-and-ball. I-bar yikhaya elibhekene ne-fetish, lesikhumba, ne-boutique ye-sex enokukhetha okubanzi kwezingubo zangaphansi, ama-jocks, amathoyizi, izigqoko zokugqoka, izindandatho zezinkukhu, ama-caps, ukugqoka kokugqoka, nokuningi.
10 kwangu-11
Dish
Phakathi kokukhethwa kokudlela ku-Oak Lawn Strip, iDish (ilume complex, 4123 Cedar Springs Rd.), Esezansi-phansi kwe-swanky ne-gay-ethandwa kakhulu i-alume efulethini lezakhiwo, enye yezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokudlela eziyinkimbinkimbi. Lokho kusho ukuthi le eatery ekhangayo neyesikhathi esikahle eyenziwa ngezihumusho zanamuhla zokududuza okudabukisayo, isalokhu ikhululekile futhi ikhululekile futhi iyindawo ecacile yokushisa i-drag brunch (uma ungasula inkukhu ethosiwe nama-waffles noma amaqanda ama-Benedict amafushane) ngehora elijabulisayo kusihlwa. Ukuze uthole isidlo sakusihlwa, imenyu ede kakhulu ibonisa ukushintshaniswa okukhethwa kukho okukhethwa kukho, kufaka phakathi izintambo zokuqhafaza ezinama-toppings amaningana ahlukene, i-ahi tuna ceviche, izinhlanzi ezincane ze-Prince Edward Island, nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza, amasaladi amancane amancane, nezitsha eziphambili ezifana ne-bourbon-marinated I-chops yengulube kanye nesithamela se-cauliflower esinobuhlaza esinezinhlobo zemifino enobhotela obomvu obomvu. Kukhona enye indawo yokudlela, noma ngabe unomlingani omncane kakhulu olandelayo, ngo-stylish Preston Hollow, uphakamise eduze nendawo ye- NorthPark yezitolo - okuphelele uma ufuna enye yokudla ngemuva kosuku lokuphequlula ama-fashion boutiques nokuzama izingubo.
11 kwangu-11
I-1851 Club
Nakuba empeleni kungamakhilomitha angama-25 entshonalanga yesenzo se- nightlife e-Oak Lawn (kanye namamayela angu-15 empumalanga ye- Fort Worth , esinezinsimbi ezingamatshumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye), i-1851 Club (931 W. Division St, Arlington) ifanele ikhulume kunoma yikuphi indaba yaseGallas-bar-go-go njengoba kunenhliziyo yedolobha elikhulu lase-DFW-Arlington, elinalo inani labantu abayi-380,000 nokubala. Leli gladi le-gay eliphakathi, elisezingeni eliphakathi kakhulu linemibukiso ehudulwa kakhulu ngoLwesihlanu noMgqibelo kusihlwa, i-karaoke yangoLwesine, abasebenzi abamukelekayo, nezisebenzi zokuphuza ezishibhile. Kuyinto yokugembula okukhulu uma ubheka ukuxhumana kancane ngesikhathi esiseduze nezikhangayo eziseduze ezifana ne-Six Flags Over Texas, i-University of Texas e-Arlington, i-Globe Life Park (ikhaya le-Texas Rangers) ye-baseball, ne-AT & T Stadium, isisekelo sasekhaya yamaCowboys aseDallas kanye namanye amakhonsathi amakhulu amakhulu.