The Mitchell, one of Dallas’ most unassuming cocktail bars and restaurants, is expected to close in downtown Dallas April 4, 2026, co-owner Adam Salazar confirmed.
The bar next to it, Ye Olde Scarlet Pumpernickel Tavern, will also close Easter weekend. Salazar co-owns that bar, too.
Both buildings on the 1400 block of Main Street will be sold. “They feel it’s easier to sell if they are vacant,” Salazar told The Dallas Morning News. CultureMap first reported the news.
In more than a decade open, The Mitchell was quietly great. It was the kind of bar where food industry folks and travelers visiting the Central Business District could find a vast spirits selection — over 2,000 bottles — and a great meal, without anyone on Instagram calling it a “hidden gem.” Which it was.
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Painted a classic navy, The Mitchell was easy to spot on downtown Dallas’ Main Street.
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The News called it a “peculiar” place at its opening in 2015. Three years later, the Dallas Observer called it a “lovable underdog.” Both are still true. The food was better than it needed to be, and customers could lounge at the New Orleans-style bar while ordering chef Jodi Carroll’s escargot, tartare and mussels.
The Mitchell’s menu includes steak frites ($29) and a cheeseburger with ricotta-berry jam ($16). Carroll’s featured dish is a pork chop ($33) with parsnip-ricotta mash, fried Brussels sprouts and blackberry compote.
“We tried to stay away from mainstream trends and just wanted to execute professionally,” Salazar said. “I think we succeeded.”
Ye Olde Scarlet Pumpernickel Tavern has been open six years. It took the place of Dallas’ longtime City Tavern. The Scarlet Pumpernickel survived through the toughest parts of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering an “everyday drinking bar,” Salazar wrote on Facebook, for those ordering a Miller High Life or Schlitz.
It is known as a hockey bar, and the website still congratulates the U.S men’s hockey team for its recent Olympic gold medal.
“We really felt we represented a true American tavern,” Salazar said.
The menu — much more casual than The Mitchell next door — includes smoked meatloaf, loaded beer cheese fries and a “fancy” bologna sandwich. It, like The Mitchell, is a popular haunt for restaurant and bar workers.
Regulars should check out the goodbye message posted to social media; it lists staff members by name, shouting out their best (and sometimes worst) traits.
The Mitchell is at 1404 Main St., Dallas, and Ye Olde Scarlet Pumpernickel Tavern is at 1402 Main St., Dallas. Both are expected to be closed by the end of Easter weekend.