Apr 14, 2026 | 3:15 pm
April is income tax month and for many of us, that means it’s belt-tightening time. If there’s any month of the year that you need a happy hour, April is it. For this edition of CultureMap’s monthly Where to Drink column, we’ve left no stone unturned in our dogged search for five worthy happy hours, from northwest Dallas to the Design District and all the way to Celina.
Here’s where to drink for April:
Turkish restaurant from industry veteran Serdar “Sam” Sensel (Istanbul Grill) located at Preston Hollow Village serves classics like pide (a Turkish flatbread), lamb shank, and a hanger steak kebab. There’s also an in-house cake shop with sweets such as cheesecake and magnolia custard. They do a weekday happy hour on Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm, where they take $2 off entrees, but the best deals are on the drinks: wines by the glass for $8, beer for $5, and cocktails for $11-$12…