Gem City Gems
Food scene
Ghostlight Coffee
1201 Wayne AveThird wave coffee shop in a historic setting
Coffee shop with breakfast and lunch, near to the hospital and UD.
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Ghostlight Coffee (Midtown)
800 S Patterson BlvdCoffee shop with breakfast and lunch, near to the hospital and UD.
Upscale restaurant serving lunch and dinner, with craft pizza and cocktails.
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Wheat Penny Oven and Bar
515 Wayne AveUpscale restaurant serving lunch and dinner, with craft pizza and cocktails.
Craft cocktail bar with a distillery, great date spot, also has a nice patio for groups.
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Van Buren Room
122 Van Buren StCraft cocktail bar with a distillery, great date spot, also has a nice patio for groups.
Family-friendly (before 8:30pm) bar and venue with food trucks (after 4pm). Open Tuesday-Sunday with events every night. Cover on Fri/Sat with a show. Check their Facebook for more info.
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Yellow Cab Tavern
700 E 4th StFamily-friendly (before 8:30pm) bar and venue with food trucks (after 4pm). Open Tuesday-Sunday with events every night. Cover on Fri/Sat with a show. Check their Facebook for more info.
Greasy-spoon breakfast and lunch diner with traditional favourites and daily specials
Hasty Tasty Pancake House
3509 Linden AvenueGreasy-spoon breakfast and lunch diner with traditional favourites and daily specials
506 St Paul Ave
506 Saint Paul AvenueBlue unmarked taco truck, cash only
Grocery Store
Kroger
1555 Wayne AveSmall neighbourhood Kroger
Excellent local grocer with a small restaurant in the back, serving breakfast and lunch.
Dot's Market
2274 Patterson RdExcellent local grocer with a small restaurant in the back, serving breakfast and lunch.
Small Latin grocer with a cash-only ice-cream counter inside, and a cash-only taco truck outside! Walkable
La Tapatia II
2721 Linden AveSmall Latin grocer with a cash-only ice-cream counter inside, and a cash-only taco truck outside! Walkable
Sightseeing
Great place to take the kids and walk around, also has a restaurant and an ice cream shop
Carrillon Park/Feedwire Covered Bridge
Great place to take the kids and walk around, also has a restaurant and an ice cream shop
The largest Air Force museum in the world, tons of things to see and do with the family.
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Museo Nacional de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos
1100 Spaatz StThe largest Air Force museum in the world, tons of things to see and do with the family.
Beautiful art museum with rotating features
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El Instituto de Arte de Dayton
456 Belmonte Park NBeautiful art museum with rotating features
Bars
Voted in the top 10 of the nation’s best new micro-breweries! They specialise in sour beers, and unusual flavours. A must for the craft beer lover.
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Branch & Bone Artisan Ales
905 Wayne AveVoted in the top 10 of the nation’s best new micro-breweries! They specialise in sour beers, and unusual flavours. A must for the craft beer lover.
Warped Wing Brewing Company
26 Wyandot StLocal craft beer bar
Local beer bar with a huge tap list. They also have a massive patio with occasional live music, and pizza in the basement.
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The Dayton Beer Company (Downtown)
41 Madison StLocal beer bar with a huge tap list. They also have a massive patio with occasional live music, and pizza in the basement.
Tender Mercy
607 E 3rd StOne of Esquire Magazine’s top bars of 2021!
Neighbourhoods
Linden Heights
Early 1900’s houses, safe and pleasant to walk around.
Well kept historic homes and charming parks. Perfect for a stroll.
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South Park
Well kept historic homes and charming parks. Perfect for a stroll.
Movie Theatre
Two-screen theatre showing mostly indie movies
The Neon
130 E 5th StTwo-screen theatre showing mostly indie movies
Dixie Twin Drive-In
6201 N Dixie DrTraditional drive-in theatre!
Consejos para la ciudad
Cómo moverse
Public Transport
The Dayton RTA runs the busses in the city. Day passes are $4, and single rides are $2
No te lo pierdas
City of Invention
Daytonians have invented a variety of things, from ice-cube trays, to airplanes!