Sonny Bryan’s is one of the oldest restaurants in Dallas, according to this list compiled by the Dallas Morning News.
It’s only been open since 1958, but the Bryan family was from Oak Cliff and their restaurants date back to 1910 in our neighborhood.
El Chico and Tupinamba, two of the oldest restaurants in Dallas, also have Oak Cliff in their pasts.
According to this list compiled by the Dallas Morning News, the oldest restaurant that still exists in Oak Cliff is Dallas Tortilla and Tamale Factory
That restaurant, on Marsalis at East 8th St., opened in 1950, the same year as Keller’s Drive-In and Campisi’s, according to the list.
Other old restaurants on the list are Norma’s, which opened in 1956; Charco Broiler, which opened in 1963; and Metro Diner, which opened in 1964.
