Food Guide to Local Fort Worth
Food Guide to Local Fort Worth #NearSouthside
Although Fort Worth is often shadowed by our neighboring city Dallas and bigger cities like Houston when it comes to food culture, you may be surprised to find a thriving and strong local foodie community here in the Near Southside Historic District in Fort Worth.
Trust me, you won’t ever go hungry! From our amazing breakfast and coffee options to your last meal of the day with dessert, enjoy your vacation in Fort Worth by eating like a Fort Worth foodie!
Source: Funky Picnic Brewery and Café
BREAKFAST
Roots Coffeehouse
Start your morning off at Roots! Roots Coffeehouse ensures that “local” is at the root of their operations, utilizing local suppliers such as Novel Coffee Roasters, Holy Kombucha, and Sunnyvale Honey. Find features of artists in Fort Worth on their local art wall and even attend their annual Buy Local Event. Enjoy classic drinks such as an espresso or specialty drinks such as the honey vanilla latter or butterfly matcha. If none of those cater to your interests, Roots offers plant-based drinks like the cloverfields latte or teas such as kombucha.
ADDRESS:
400 Bryan Avenue, Fort Worth TX 76104
Source: Roots Coffehouse
Source: Roots Coffeehouse
Hot Box Biscuit Club
Hot Box Biscuit Club provides some of Fort Worth’s best biscuits! Sarah Hooton, co-owner, had the fantastic idea to combine her knowledge and skills at culinary school with Matt Mobley’s talent of creating mouthwatering Southern dishes, such as fried chicken and smoked and cured bacon, to create a mouth-watering menu. Examples include biscuit sandwiches like the Big Boy and The Hottie with more traditional breakfast plates such as a fried chicken parmesan sandwich and protein plate.
ADDRESS:
313 South Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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Source: Fort Worth Magazine
LUNCH + DINNER
Funky Picnic Brewery and Café
Funky Picnic Brewery and Café is a combined on-site brewery and restaurant that was built upon a shared love of beer, food, and the great outdoors! This is the perfect spot for the grand trifecta: craft-brewed beer on-site, pub-style food, and cool picnic vibes! Funky Picnic views beer as a path to creativity and community, so working with local artists and producers to furnish the funky, industrial, earthy interior of this family-friendly place was important to co-owners Samantha Glenn and Collin Zreet. Pair craft beer with a delectable meal, such as the Bacon Bourbon Meatballs or the Funky Burger. And don’t forget weekly specials, such as the Pasta La Vista, created by talented chefs Josh Rangel and Parker Gordon. Craft beer can include options such as the “Two Peanut Butters, One Cup,” a Peanut Butter Stout, to the “Rita McEntire,” a frozen raspberry-lime shandy with simple syrup and tequila. Make sure to stop in often to try new craft beers brewed on-site by Head Brewer Michael Harper! In addition to craft beer and savory food, Funky Picnic offers events year-round, such as the popular Drag Brunch happening every 2nd and 4th week of the month to their 3rd Anniversary 80’s Prom Party that happened this past June. Check out their website for more events to attend and ensure to buy those tickets FAST!
ADDRESS:
401 Bryan Avenue Suite 117, Fort Worth TX 76104
Four Sisters
FourSisters will give you an authentic taste of Vietnam! Chef Tuan Pham spent his childhood cooking in the kitchen with his family, learning traditional cooking techniques and family recipes that have been passed down. His sisters, hence the name, would later encourage him to work in professional kitchens to share his business and culinary skills, leading to the opening of this business. With specialty cocktails like Good Morning Vietnam and food such as their lemongrass tofu and grilled pork noodles, you’ll go home stuffed!
ADDRESS:
1001 South Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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Panther City BBQ
PantherCity BBQ started their business in 2014, with the name being homage to Fort Worth’s Panther City nickname. This barbecue is smoking good, with PantherCity being included in @TexasMonthly’s 2021 Top 10 barbecue list! All meats are cooked on-site in their smoker over 100% Post Oak wood. Some of their favorites besides pork include their brisket, chicken, ribs and sausage are their pork belly jalapeño poppers, and their famous brisket elote! PantherCity BBQ prides themselves in their interaction with the Fort Worth community, even offering a once-a-month classes called BBQ University! Attendees will learn the whole process of — the ins and outs of a smoker, wood selection, meat selection, trimming, seasoning, and more — for cooking brisket, ribs, and one other specialty meat.
ADDRESS:
201 East Hattie Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Source: PantherCity BBQ
Source: Texas Monthly
DESSERT
Emporium Pies
Emporium Pies is a specialty pie shop emphasizing fine pies for fine folk! Offering handmade pies using quality ingredients, owners Mary and Megan use no hydrogenated oils, artificial preservatives or dyes, or corn syrup/additives to ensure the best quality and taste. Mary and Megan created this dream after being introduced in 2011 and has rapidly expanded, with Emporium Pies locations in Oak Cliff, Deep Ellum, Fort Worth, and McKinney, Texas. Enjoy pies such as the Drunken nut, a bourbon pecan pie with shortbread crust, the Mellow Yellow, a pie with lemon chiffon with ginger snap crust, and the Lord of the Pies, a deep dish apple pie with cinnamon streusel.
ADDRESS:
411 South Main Street Fort Worth, TX 76104
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Source: Dallas Morning News
Morgan’s Ice Cream
Morgan’s Ice Cream was created by Stephanie and Jeff, owners of local coffee shop Dwell Coffee & Biscuits. In fact, this location was previously called Gypsy Scoops! The owner sold the shop to Stephanie and Jeff to rebrand it into what it is today! Try ice cream flavors such as the wookies cookies and fudged up cookie dough. Don’t you worry-Morgan’s have vegan and gluten free options with those with dietary restrictions! In addition, explore their rotating flavors, some of which currently include the Sprinkle Cake and Peach Me, I’m In Heaven.
ADDRESS:
321 South Main Street, Fort Worth TX 76104
Source: PaperCity Magazine
Source: PaperCity Magazine
Loft22 Cakes
Loft22Cakes is a prime place for dessert if you’re feeling cake. Pastry chef Tareka Lofton is an award-winning visual artist in painting and sculpture and a Le Cordon Bleu Alumni. After completing pastry school in 2013, Tareka began baking cakes from her apartment to eventually open Loft22Cakes in the Historic Near Southside Fort Worth. Enjoy a plethora of flavors with their cakes and cupcakes, such as Italian Cream, Pineapple Upside Down, and Blackberry + Cream. Look no further if you’re in town for a special event-Loft22 Cakes creates custom cakes for whatever event you may have, with their specialty in wedding cakes!
ADDRESS:
106 East Daggett Avenue Fort Worth TX, 76104
Source: Fort Worth Woman
Source: Loft22 Cakes
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When visiting #NearSouthsideFortWorth, make sure to keep this list handy to check out some of the most popular places amongst locals here in Fort Worth! This charming and walkable area brings life to all of those searching for amazing food that makes Fort Worth what it is today.
Author: Serena Horvath
Known for her cleanliness and passion for plants, Serena Horvath is one of our summer marketing interns at Funky Picnic! As someone that grew up in Sonoma County, Serena has a love for local businesses, farm-to-table food, and the wine + beer industry. She will continue on this fall as a senior at Texas Christian University and will be the copyeditor for ROXO, TCU’s very own student-run PR and Ad Agency. Catch her at the next farmer’s market in the Fort!