Bishop Arts District

With Bardstown Rd, Frankfort Ave, and Downtown, Louisville enjoys a heavy concentration of art galleries, restaurants, boutiques, and coffee shops.  There is nothing like walking up and down Bardstown Rd. and seeing block after block of unique places to shop and eat.  The Dallas area doesn't have that.  Though they enjoy all the things that people back home like, Dallas has it in scattered  pockets around town.  One of those pockets is the Bishop Arts District located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood.

The Bishop Arts District is, well.........small.  I believe it occupies about two blocks, but crammed into are a few cool places that give it character and make you want to come back.  Most notably for me is the Soda Gallery.  A cool place that offers carbonated beverages from around the world.  Then there is Oddfellows(restaurant), Dude, Sweet(chocolate), Espumoso(coffee and pastries), and Artisans Collective(unique art).

Some interesting art at the Artist Collective.

This place is small but it exudes a lot of charm.  My friend Kristin and I sat outside in front of Espumoso.  The weather was nice, the company was great, the pastry and drink I had was delicious, and we could both sit there enjoy the one past time that Bardstown Rd. afforded us: to people watch.

Might I recommend the Romeo&Juliet from Espumoso.  Guava and cream cheese wrapped in a flakey crust with sugar.  Awesome!