re: Downtown Dallas (Hotel Indigo)

I would send you to Bishop Arts which is about 10 minutes away from your hotel. Its a very walkable area full of bars and restaurants. Boulevardier, Zen Sushi, Cretias and Stock & Barrell are all good. For pre or post dinner drinks, Revelers Hall (NOLA style Jazz place), Atlas or 13 Barrels....or all 3 as they are just steps from each other.

For breweries, there are several in the area such as Deep Ellum Brewery, Texas Ale Project, Peticolas and Community which all brew mediocre beers but have decent atmospheres. Manhattan Project is what I would recommend as their beers are solid and their space, tucked away in an old 1940's warehouse area is really nice. The brewery doing the best beers, but they do mostly Haze, is Celestial which is in the area too. The crowd there skews young and their space has kind of a "hip" character to it.