FORT WORTH

(includes Aledo, Roanoake, Watauga & Weatherford)

BAKERIES
●Blue Bonnet Bakery – 4705 Camp Bowie Boulevard; 817-731-4233; bluebonnetbakery.com; open since 1934; great sandwiches.
●Brewed – 801 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-945-1545; brewedfw.com; combo coffeehouse & gastropub with lively patio; worth special trip.



BARS & NIGHTCLUBS
●Brewed – 801 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-945-1545; brewedfw.com; combo coffeehouse & gastropub with lively patio; worth special trip.
●Grace Fort Worth – 777 Main Street; 817-877-3388; gracefortworth.com; ultra-modern; hopping terrace, weather permitting; housemade cocktails.
●TP Tavern – 221 West Lancaster Avenue; 817-885-8878; tptavern.com; in old Texas & Pacific railroad station; bar with modest selection sandwiches, sliders, salads and tacos; also cheese board; beer, martinis, and wine.



HOTELS
●Ashton Hotel – 610 Main Street; 817-332-0100 or 866-327-4866; theashtonhotel.com; renovated from 2 buildings on National Register of Historic Places.



RESTAURANTS
●Angelo’s Bar-B-Que – 2533 White Settlement Road; 817-332-0357; barn-like barbecue joint.
●Aventino’s – 3206 Winthrop Avenue; 817-731-0711; aventinos.com; classic and modern Italian; operated for 26 years.
●Bonnell’s – 4259 Bryant Irvin Road; 817-738-5489; bonnellstexas.com; modern Texas food; closed Sundays & Mondays.
●Brownstone – 840 Currie Street; 817-332-1555; brownstonerestaurants.com; soulful, Southern-inspired cuisine.
●Café Modern – 3200 Darnell Street (at Museum of Modern Art); 817-840-2157; themodern.org; named 1 of America’s best restaurants by Gourmet.
●Carshon’s – 3133 Cleburne Road; 817-923-1907; carshonsdeli.com; deli since 1928; great chocolate meringue pie.
●Cattlemen’s Steakhouse – 2458 North Main Street; 817-624-3945; cattlemenssteakhouse.com; Jesse E. Roach opened on whim in 1947; internationally renowned for aged beef & massive steaks.
●Chef Point Café – 5901 Watauga Road (Watuaga); 817-656-0080; chefpointcafe.org; in gas station convenience store; serves escargot and rack of lamb; gourmet food in strange setting; make sure to try bread pudding.
●Cousin’s Bar-B-Q – 6262 McCart Avenue; 817-346-2511; cousinsbbq.com; several different locations - including 2 at DFW Airport - but original, unprepossessing, locale is best.
●Dutch’s – 3009 South University Drive; 817-927-5522; dutchshamburgers.com; hamburgers.
●Ellerbe Fine Foods – 1501 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-926-3663; ellerbefinefoods.com; in former gas station; charming, southern-style, home-cooking; very good with well-sourced ingredients.
●Esperanza’s Mexican Bakery & Café – 2122 North Main Street; 817-626-5770; joets.com; simple but good Mexican food.
●Esperanza’s Mexican Bakery & Café – 1601 Park Place Avenue; 817-332-3848; joets.com; simple but good Mexican food.
●Fire Oak Grill – 114 Austin Avenue (Weatherford); 817-598-0400; fireoakgrill.com; rustic Texas cuisine.
●Fred’s Texas Café – 915 Currie Street; 817-332-0083; fredstexascafe.com; burgers.
●Joe T. Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant – 2201 North Commerce; 817-626-4356; joets.com; Tex-Mex food; ask for menu if they don’t bring out; enormous gardens and grounds; open since 1935; doesn’t accept credit cards.
●Grace Fort Worth – 777 Main Street; 817-877-3388; gracefortworth.com; ultra-modern; seasonal fare.
●Hedary’s Mediterranean Restaurant – 6323 Camp Bowie Boulevard; 817-731-6961; hedarys.com; middle-eastern food.
●Inzo Italian Kitchen – 2747 Hulen Street; 817-924-2749; inzoitalian.com; excellent pizza; reliable Italian standards; popular neighborhood watering hole.
●Inzo Italian Kitchen – 101 South Oak Street; 817-890-4280; brixpizzeria.com; excellent pizza; reliable Italian standards.
●Kincaid’s Hamburgers – 4901 Camp Bowie Boulevard; 817-732-2881; kincaidshamburgers.com.
●Kincaid’s Hamburgers – 4825 Overton Ridge Boulevard; 817-370-6400; kincaidshamburgers.com.
●Kincaid’s Hamburgers – 3124 Texas Sage Trail; 817-750-3200; kincaidshamburgers.com.
●Lanny’s Alta Cocina Mexicana – 3405 West 7^th Street; 817-850-9996; lannyskitchen.com; high-end European-Mexican food in elegant, modern Latin setting; perfect atmosphere encompasses Fort Worth’s best restaurant; worth special trip.
●Lonesome Dove Western Bistro – 2406 North Main Street; 817-740-8810; lonesomedovebistro.com; rattlesnake nachos; wild boar ribs.
●Longoria’s BBQ – 100 Christopher Drive; 817-568-9494; longoriasbbq.com; massive pork ribs; sausage is 100% ground brisket; also, house made chorizo.
●Love Shack – 110 East Exchange Avenue; 817-740-8812; loveburgershack.com; hamburgers.
●Magnolia Cheese Co. – 1251 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-945-2221; facebook.com/magnoliacheese; antique chairs, dishes, and tables; cheese and cured-meat planks; salads, sandwiches & soups.
●Mexican Inn – 6709 Lake Worth Boulevard; 817-237-7691; mexicaninncafe.com; open since 1936 and has several locations; Tex-Mex standby.
●Nonna Tata – 1400 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-332-0250; facebook.com/pages/Nonna-Tata/230157668442; excellent Italian.
●Our Place Restaurant – 7420 North Beach Street; 817-514-0033; ourplacefortworth.com; breakfasts are worth special trip.
●Our Place Restuarant – 7630 Northeast Loop 820 (North Richland Hills); 817-485-5454; ourplacefortworth.com; breakfasts are worth special trip.
●Paris Coffee Shop – 704 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-335-2041; pariscoffeeshop.net; open from 6:30 to 2:30, Monday-Saturday.
●Pegaso Mexican Diner – 3516 Blue Bonnet Circle; 682-708-3127; facebook.com/PegasoDiner.
●Piattello Italian – 5924 Convair Dr. #412, Fort Worth; 817-349-0484; piattelloitaliankitchen.com; bright, cheery spot for seasonal, housemade pastas & pizzas, plus espresso drinks & cocktails.
●Ryan’s Fine Grocer – 815 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-945-2770; ryansfinegrocer.com; specialty grocer with delectable artisan sandwich menu; salads; good Saturday people-watching.
●Spiral Diner – 1314 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-332-8834; spiraldiner.com; vegan.
●St. Emilion – 3617 West 7^th Street; 817-737-2781; saint-emilionrestaurant.com; brick-walled, country French.
●Szechuan Chinese Restaurant – 5712 Locke Avenue; 817-738-7300; facebook.com/pages/Szechuan-Chinese-Restaurant/115954735092425; Asian eatery with cult following; try lemon chicken and/or River Shaing pork.
●Tillman’s Roadhouse – 2933 Crockett Street; 817-850-9255; tillmansroadhouse.com; avant garde Texas food; make sure to have s’mores for dessert.
●Waters Bonnell’s Coastal Cuisine – 2901 Crockett Street; 817-984-1110; waterstexas.com; fine seafood in West 7^th District.
●Woodshed Smokehouse – 3201 Riverfront Drive; 817-877-4545; woodshedsmokehouse.com; wildly popular; on Trinity River’s banks; good Sunday morning experience (live music).



SHOPPING
●Brumbaugh Fine Home Furnishings – 11651 Camp Bowie West Boulevard (Aledo); 817-244-9377; brumbaughs.com; Western furniture.
●Magnolia Cheese Co. – 1251 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-945-2221; facebook.com/magnoliacheese; artisanal cheeses.
●Ryan’s Fine Grocer – 815 West Magnolia Avenue; 817-945-2770; ryansfinegrocer.com; specialty grocer with delectable artisan sandwich menu; salads; good Saturday people-watching.



SIGHTS & SITES
●Amon Carter Museum – 3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard; 817-738-1933; cartermuseum.org; American art museum, with some focus on Western art.
●Beer Can House – 2901 Whitmore Street (Arlington Heights); mentalmosaic.com/blog/2013/08/27/fort-worth-beer-can-house-art-or-eyesore.
●Burger’s Lake – 1200 Meandering Road; 817-737-3414; burgerslake.com; 30-acre park with 1-acre, spring-fed swimming pool; sandy beach; popular hangout for Fort Worth residents; fountains, diving boards, water slides, sandy beaches & plenty of shade.
●Chandor Gardens – 711 West Lee Street (Weatherford); 817-613-1700; chandorgardens.com; small, beautiful and quirky.
●Coyote Drive-In – 223 Northeast 4^th Street; 817-717-7767; coyotedrive-in.com.
●Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art – 3200 Darnell Street; 817-738-9215; themodern.org; tremendous architecture, very good standing collection, including 2 Anselm Kiefers worth special visit; good cafe.
●Kimbell Art Museum – 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard; 817-332-8451; kimbellart.org; note, see Caravaggio’s Cardsharps (1594).
●Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park – 7301 East Lancaster; 817-451-3333; where Lee Harvey Oswald buried.