'''Deep Ellum''' is the neighborhood just east of downtown Dallas. A former hub for blues and African American arts and culture, Deep Ellum is now home to dozens of bars, live music venues, and tattoo parlors.
Get in
Deep Ellum consists of a 4 to 5-block-long stretch of Elm, Main, and Commerce streets east of Central Expressway from downtown. It can be reached easily from Downtown via Elm or Main Street. Approaching from other directions can be a bit confusing due to one-way roads.
Parking can be hard to come by on the weekends. If you are having trouble, check one block further south on Canton Street.
See
'''Art Prostitute''', 2919-C Commerce St., 214 760 7170. Very popular art gallery recently relocated from their original location in Denton.
'''Deep Ellum Arts Festival''' [http://www.meifestivals.com/deepspr.html], in early April.
'''Live music''' from national and international acts.
Gallery 2910. 910 Commerce Street. 14-744-2910. ttp://www.gallery2910.com. Fine art gallery in the heart of Deep Ellum representing stylized career artists
Loco Gringo Studio. 910 Commerce Street. 14-744-2910. ttp://www.locogringostudios.com. Artist studio for Rick Timmons, oil portrait artist focusing on portrait commissions, equine, southwest, surrealism, motorcycle and biker artwork
Do
Undermain Theatre. 200 Main St. 14-747-5515. ww.undermain.org. Located under Main St in Historic Deep Ellum, the Undermain Theatre celebrates 25 years of producing cutting edge plays in 2008.
Get a '''tattoo'''.
Buy
Learn
'''Mozzerella Company''', 2944 Elm St., 1-800-798-2954, [http://www.mozzco.com/]. Offers short hands-on courses in cheese-making and cheese pairing.
Eat
'''Cafe Brazil''', 2815 Elm Street. The Deep Ellum location of the Dallas favorite.
'''Monica's Aca y Alla''', 2914 Main St., 214 748 7140. A unique Deep Ellum Mexican eatery with many original creations.
'''Pepe and Mito's''', 2935 Elm St, +1 214-741-1901. This Deep Ellum Tex-Mex restaurant truly has some of the best Tex-Mex in Dallas. Try the tacos nortenos, the fried taquitos, or the shrimp enchiladas verdes. You can't go wrong; there's not a bad choice on the menu. Everything is homemade, even the chips & sauce.
'''Sambuca''', 2120 McKinney, [http://www.sambucarestaurant.com]. This eclectic restaurant has live music seven nights a week.
'''Sol's Taco Lounge''', 2626 Commerce St., 214 651 7657. Open late on the weekends.
Drink
'''Bar of Soap''', 3615 Parry Avenue. At the far east end of Deep Ellum near Fair Park, this unique place is a combination of a laundromat and a live music bar featuring many local acts.
'''Blind Lemon''', 2805 Main Street. Despite apparently being named for blues legend "Blind Lemon" Jefferson, this place plays mostly 70's and 80's music. Part of the Club Clearview complex.
'''The Bone''' [http://www.thebone.com/] - 2724 Elm St. This spacious New Orleans-style bar hosts live jazz and blues. It can be quite crowded on the weekends. Admission for men is $5 after 11 PM.
'''Club Dada''' [http://www.clubdada.com] - 2720 Elm St. One of the oldest live music venues in Deep Ellum, with shows Wednesday through Sunday. They have a nice patio in back.
'''Curtain Club''' [http://www.curtainclub.com] - 2800 Main St. Live music venue which hosts both local and national acts.
'''Lizard Lounge''' [http://www.thelizardlounge.com/] - 2424 Swiss. Pass under the bridge on Good Latimer to find this spacious 2-story dance club. On Thursday and Sunday nights they have popular gothic/industrial events known as The Church. http://www.thechurchdallas.com
'''Poor David's Pub''' [http://www.poordavidspub.com] - 1313 S Lamar St. Actually a bit away from Deep Ellum on the south side of downtown. One of Dallas' oldest live music venues, this joint has been open since 1977. Moved to its spartan Lamar St location from longstanding Greenville Av location a few years ago.
'''Sons of Hermann Hall''' [http://www.sonsofhermann] - 3414 Elm. On the far east edge of Deep Ellum. This venue hosts live music of all types from both local and national acts.
Purgatory
Sleep
Deep Ellum offers no accommodation itself but is within close shot of hotels Downtown and on east I-30 near Fair Park.
Contact