Fort Worth Travel Guide

During the trip to Portland, I found myself googling and researching a lot. Usually my browser was filled with things like "Top 10 Places to Eat" or "25 Things You Can't Miss in Portland" and etc. While I would come across lists, I found it hard to find specific things I needed or wanted. These may be the best places to eat but did they serve breakfast? Were they open late? When I travel, I like to know what are the places the locals suggest. I don't want a bunch of touristy places which are usually crowded and over-priced (not always but most of the time in my experience).

With that being said, I thought that I should make a list for the Fort Worth traveler. A (hopefully) easy to navigate list for all of the things you might want to do while in town. There are some other places that I haven't been yet that are supposed to be wonderful (i.e. Clay Pigeon, Ellerbe) but I'm just going to include places I have personally been to and enjoy. So here we go:

Food:

Of course, most of these restaurants can fall into more than one category. Who says you can't have breakfast for dinner?

Breakfast: 

Vickery Blvd Cafe (breakfast/lunch hours)
Old South Pancake House (Open 24 hours)
Papa Yun's Donuts (Weekends for inventive donuts thanks to Annie)
McKinley's (breakfast/lunch hours)
Oliver's
Brewed (any meal)

Brunch:

La Perla Negra

Bearded Lady

Shaw's

Blue Mesa

Brewed (any meal)
Little Red Wasp

Lunch/Dinner:

Pizza
Mellow Mushroom
Pizza Snob

Burgers/BBQ/American
Rodeo Goat - ( fancy burgers and try the cheese fries surprise TRUST ME)
Fred's
Kincaid's Hamburgers
Woodshed - (Upscale, on the river, Tim Love)
Billy's Oak Acres - (Out of the way but for the best BBQ)
Burgundy Beef - (pricey but all natural locally sourced, worth the $)
Oliver's - (Americana, little bit of everything)
Flying Saucer

Food Trucks/Carts
Fort Worth Food Truck Park - (trucks vary)
Taco Heads - (food cart, yes, it's on here twice) 
Easy Slider - (if it's on this side of town)
Clear Fork Food Truck Park
Heim BBQ

Mexican/Tex-Mex
Taco Heads
Joe T. Garcia's - (go more for the patio)
Dos Molina's 
La Perla Negra

Healthy/Vegan/Vegetarian
Righteous Foods - (all natural/organic)
McKinley's - (Americana, healthy, bakery)
Spiral Diner - (Vegan)
Sampson's - (Ethiopian, amazing, non vegetarian options too)

Asian/Sushi
Blue Sushi - (Sunday happy hour is a great choice)
Torchy's Tacos - (If you're not from Texas)
Lilli's - (sushi)
Hanabi Ramen  
Cannon Chinese

Italian
Piola's - (a bit pricey)
Macaluso's

Fine Dinning
Reatta
Ellerbe
Bonnell's

Coffee:
Brewed
Avoca
Casablanca

Snacks/Desserts/Bakeries:
McKinley's
Mr. Jon's New Orleans Shaved Ice
Sweet Sammie's
Steel City Pops
Swiss Pastry Shop
King Korn

Late Night & Drinks:
Flying Saucer
La Perla Negra
Brewed
The Bearded Lady
The Usual
Shipping & Receiving
Live Oak 

Attractions:

Hang Outs:

If you need some places to just sit back, relax, and talk with friends try these.

Sundance Square

The Water Gardens

Trinity Park

Forest Park Miniature Railroad

Botanical Gardens

Outdoors:

Panther Island Pavilion

Bike Sharing (look for the stations all around town)

Burger's Lake

Culture:

The Omni & FW Science Museum

The Modern 

The Amon Carter

The Kimbell

The National Cowgirl Museum

Bass Hall

Shopping:

University Park

Downtown (coming soon H&M, and cool boutiques like Coyote Urban Boutique)

Hulen Mall

Ridgemar Mall

Old Home Store

One-of-a-Kind:

All of Fort Worth is unique, but if you want some things that are at the heart of the city then look no further.

The Stock Show & Rodeo (around February)

Billy Bob's

The Stockyards

Fort Worth Zoo

Coyote Drive-In

Friday on the Green (check here to see if one is happening while you're here)