What is the Margarita Mile?
Your guide to the best margaritas in Dallas.
As the Official Home of the Frozen Margarita, Dallas has a reputation to uphold. The margaritas here can't just be great. They have to be absolutely fantastic. Luckily, our local libation specialists have identified the best and brightest margaritas in the city. Discover the best of the best for yourself by journeying down the Margarita Mile.
From classic recipes to innovative experimentation, the Margarita Mile is your chance to indulge moderately in the best margaritas that Dallas offers. Track your progress by checking in to designated stops, collecting points to claim cool swag items along the way.
Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Dallas' famed Margarita Mile.
What is the Margarita Mile?
The Margarita Mile is a self-guided tour of the best margaritas throughout Dallas served at some of the most delicious restaurants and bars in the city. While most are close to the city center, we're happy to provide stops in some of Dallas' most popular neighborhood beyond Downtown.
How long is the Margarita Mile?
Everything is bigger in Texas and that includes the Margarita Mile. While most restaurants are located within five miles of each other close to downtown, there are two stops on the tour way out at DFW International Airport for any airborne visitors wishing to kick off or wrap up their Dallas adventure with a refreshing drink.
How did Dallas become the Official Home of the Frozen Margarita?
It's all thanks to Mariano Martinez. In 1971, Mariano's Hacienda couldn't keep up with the demand for their delicious margaritas. The consistency wasn't very, well, consistent. So Mariano and a friend, Frank Adams, tinkered with an old soft-serve ice cream machine and invented the world's first frozen margarita machine. The rest is delicious history.
How do I track my progress on the Margarita Mile?
To track your progress, just visit DallasMargaritaMile.com and click 'Sign Up' to get your free pass. No app is required. You'll get a text and email giving you access to your individual pass where you can quickly check in whenever you visit a new stop on the tour. Each check-in will reward you 100 points. Collect points along the way and use them to claim Margarita Mile swag items to commemorate your experience.
How does it work?
Once you sign up, you will receive your free, curated pass directly to your smartphone via text and email and can start exploring immediately. To begin your tour of the Margarita Mile, all you have to do is simply check in to one of our participating locations, enjoy a craft margarita and earn cool swag along the way.
- There is no cost to the users to participate – you can sign up at MargaritaMileDallas.com and your pass is instantly delivered to your phone via text and email with no apps to download.
- The Margarita Mile is “gamified”, which means you earn and collect points as you check into locations on the Margarita Mile and use those points to select Margarita Mile merch and prizes.
- Participants earn points by checking in to your location by using the GPS feature on their phone. You will get credit if they’re at the restaurant location, no purchase is required.
- Prizes are fulfilled by Visit Dallas.
- The Margarita Mile is a seasonal self-guided tour. The 2024 will kick-off on May 1 (before Cinco De Mayo) and close on November 6 (following Día de los Muertos).
What restaurants and bars are on the tour?
All 38+ participating locations can be found here.
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