{"id":435797,"date":"2026-09-14T18:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/435797\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T18:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:16:14","slug":"wild-detectives-opens-second-oak-cliff-bar-coffee-shop-book-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/435797\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Detectives opens second Oak Cliff bar, coffee shop, book store"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWild Detectives has taken over the former Sketches of Spain. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Javier Garcia del Moral<\/p>\n

Over the past two months, the former Sketches of Spain restaurant in Oak Cliff <\/a>has been refreshed and renovated to make way for a second location of its sibling shop, The Wild Detectives. In July, we discussed<\/a> the tapas-for-books transformation with owner Javier Garcia del Moral.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Wild Detectives will be expanding into the [Sketches of Spain] building, but rather than simply opening another location, we\u2019re using the opportunity to rethink how we present books, culture, and community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last Friday, in what Garcia de Moral explained was a \u201clast-minute\u201d decision, the new store had a soft opening. An official-via-social-media debut followed on Sunday. The two locations now comprise a unique \u201cTwo bars. Two venues. One bookstore.\u201d concept, including The Wild Detectives\u2013Stories on 8th Street and The Wild Detectives\u2013Ideas in the original shop on Zang Boulevard.<\/p>\n

\"WildWild Detectives part 2 has a nonfiction focus. <\/p>\n

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The difference is written on the pages: Ideas on Zang Boulevard will focus on nonfiction (history, philosophy, journalism, culture), and Stories on 8th Street will showcase fiction (novels, poetry, Spanish-language literature, children\u2019s books).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives bar menu, many book clubs and events program will continue and expand to fill both venues. Chef I\u00f1aki from Sketches, who will continue overseeing the menu, has plans to add breakfast and elevated seasonal dishes to the current selection of sandwiches and sweets. Hours of operation, such as they are, will remain the same for now: \u201cIf it isn\u2019t Monday morning and your neighbors aren\u2019t sleeping, we\u2019re probably open.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives\u2013Ideas (321 Zang Blvd.)
The Wild Detectives\u2013Stories (314 8th St.)
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. to midnight, and Mondays 2 p.m. to midnight. Visit on weekdays from 3-6 p.m. and get a free drink with a book purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wild Detectives has taken over the former Sketches of Spain. Javier Garcia del Moral Over the past two…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,1961],"class_list":["post-435797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-openings-closings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}