McKinney Garden House Guide to Local Dining in the Historic District

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McKinney Garden House Guide to Local Dining in the Historic District

Food scene

Very creative and tasty flavors of ice cream with alcoholic twist. Please tell the owners, Ted and Sharon we sent you. They are fantastic, must stop by for a taste. "Because Ice Cream is Better with Booze In It".
Cocktail Creamery
205 E Louisiana St
Very creative and tasty flavors of ice cream with alcoholic twist. Please tell the owners, Ted and Sharon we sent you. They are fantastic, must stop by for a taste. "Because Ice Cream is Better with Booze In It".
Excellent pies made from scratch. The other location is in uptown, Dallas. Award winning! Pies by the slice too! Take out only.
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Emporium Pies
107 S Tennessee St
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Excellent pies made from scratch. The other location is in uptown, Dallas. Award winning! Pies by the slice too! Take out only.
Best coffee shop in town! Just off the square
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Filtered
218 E Louisiana St
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Best coffee shop in town! Just off the square
Consistently rated as one of best in Texas! The real deal for Texas BBQ.
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Hutchins BBQ
1301 N Tennessee St
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Consistently rated as one of best in Texas! The real deal for Texas BBQ.
Just south of the square, excellent service and fantastic menu and specials.
Koji Sushi
101 N McDonald St
Just south of the square, excellent service and fantastic menu and specials.
On the square, locally made wine and cheese boards. They have the best patio on the square. Excellent for people watching. Half price wine and bottles on Weds!
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Landon Winery
101 N Kentucky St
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On the square, locally made wine and cheese boards. They have the best patio on the square. Excellent for people watching. Half price wine and bottles on Weds!
One of our favorite dinner and brunch places. This is the BBQ and Grill location south of McDonald St. They also have a Local Yocal Market just off the square.
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Local Yocal BBQ & Grill
350 E Louisiana St
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One of our favorite dinner and brunch places. This is the BBQ and Grill location south of McDonald St. They also have a Local Yocal Market just off the square.
Our favorite pizza place in town. Excellent bar and lively atmosphere. They have take out and delivery as well.
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Mellow Mushroom
218 E Louisiana St
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Our favorite pizza place in town. Excellent bar and lively atmosphere. They have take out and delivery as well.
Excellent Asian & Thai food just a short trip from the McKinney Garden House. We like their Pad Thai noodles.
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Noodle Wave
2775 S Central Expy
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Excellent Asian & Thai food just a short trip from the McKinney Garden House. We like their Pad Thai noodles.
University/Hwy 5 – compare these burgers to Five Guys except maybe better and for sure less expensive! Customize every burger with wide selection of toppings. Small fry order will feed 3 people!
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One and Only Burgers and Fries
1330 N McDonald St
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University/Hwy 5 – compare these burgers to Five Guys except maybe better and for sure less expensive! Customize every burger with wide selection of toppings. Small fry order will feed 3 people!
Lunch only, 11am - 3pm. They have an award winning menu of sandwiches, salads, and soups. We are responsible for the Rosemary Shortbread on the menu. Try it! :)
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Patina Green Home and Market
116 N Tennessee St
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Lunch only, 11am - 3pm. They have an award winning menu of sandwiches, salads, and soups. We are responsible for the Rosemary Shortbread on the menu. Try it! :)
First class steak house with upscale menu. They have a great cozy bar in back with live music regularly. A local favorite.
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Rick's Chophouse
107 N Kentucky St
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First class steak house with upscale menu. They have a great cozy bar in back with live music regularly. A local favorite.
breakfast (all day), lunch, and dinner with huge, excellent menu
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Spoons Cafe
100 E Louisiana St
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breakfast (all day), lunch, and dinner with huge, excellent menu
Our favorite Pub! You will think you are in Dublin, this is such a great place. Best fish and chips this side of the Atlantic. Live music nightly and dart boards in the back room! Tell Nick the head bar tender and GM we sent you.
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The Celt Irish Pub
100 N Tennessee St
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Our favorite Pub! You will think you are in Dublin, this is such a great place. Best fish and chips this side of the Atlantic. Live music nightly and dart boards in the back room! Tell Nick the head bar tender and GM we sent you.
Family friendly local hangout, simple menu, eat outside on patio with yard games & Ping Pong. Great setting, just off the square.
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The Yard McKinney TX
107 S Church St
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Family friendly local hangout, simple menu, eat outside on patio with yard games & Ping Pong. Great setting, just off the square.
HUGE cookies with very creative flavors as well as tried and true favorites.
Mary's Mountain Cookies
107 W Louisiana St
HUGE cookies with very creative flavors as well as tried and true favorites.
Surprisingly good pub food and excellent Sunday brunch. Lots of beer on tap.
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Visit McKinney
204 W Virginia St
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Surprisingly good pub food and excellent Sunday brunch. Lots of beer on tap.
Don’t pass judgement on macarons until you taste these exquisite delights!
Savor Patisserie
9440 Garland Rd
Don’t pass judgement on macarons until you taste these exquisite delights!
This is the only chain that we have recommended and that's because they are great! Excellent menu and very reasonable prices. Great happy hour specials too.
Rockfish Seafood & Grill
9179 Dallas Pkwy
This is the only chain that we have recommended and that's because they are great! Excellent menu and very reasonable prices. Great happy hour specials too.
This is in the industrial part of town, but a real authentic Mexican restaurant. Food is excellent and very reasonably priced. Ask for Ester as your server.
San Miguel Grill
506 W University Dr
This is in the industrial part of town, but a real authentic Mexican restaurant. Food is excellent and very reasonably priced. Ask for Ester as your server.
Non-profit breakfast and lunch place staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides an excellent employment opportunity. Amazing Italian Wedding Cake cookies! You will leave with a hug. You will be glad you visited.
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Hugs Cafe
224 E Virginia St
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Non-profit breakfast and lunch place staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides an excellent employment opportunity. Amazing Italian Wedding Cake cookies! You will leave with a hug. You will be glad you visited.
Excellent upscale Italian food. Everything we’ve ever tried has been great. Can get a little noisy in there when it’s a full house, reservations recommended.
Fontina Ristorante
Excellent upscale Italian food. Everything we’ve ever tried has been great. Can get a little noisy in there when it’s a full house, reservations recommended.
Urban has a great bar area if you want to just order apps and a drink. Their Apps are huge, we often make a meal out of a couple of them. Menu is diverse, lots of things all freshly made.
Urban Grill and Wine Bar McKinney
Urban has a great bar area if you want to just order apps and a drink. Their Apps are huge, we often make a meal out of a couple of them. Menu is diverse, lots of things all freshly made.
Voted the best Farmer’s Market in Texas! Come visit every Saturday morning, year round, in the history Chestnut Square Village! (Chestnut & Anthony) Artisans, bakers, and farmers sell their local goods directly to you.
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Historic McKinney Farmers Market
315 S Chestnut St
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Voted the best Farmer’s Market in Texas! Come visit every Saturday morning, year round, in the history Chestnut Square Village! (Chestnut & Anthony) Artisans, bakers, and farmers sell their local goods directly to you.
For a great pastry or bread treat, we highly recommend getting something from Bresnan’s. They are a popular spot on Saturday mornings! Don’t be surprised by the line.
Bresnan Bread and Pastry
For a great pastry or bread treat, we highly recommend getting something from Bresnan’s. They are a popular spot on Saturday mornings! Don’t be surprised by the line.
This is our go-to for take out Chinese food. Order via phone and it will be ready by the time you get there (less than 10 minutes).
China Pot
This is our go-to for take out Chinese food. Order via phone and it will be ready by the time you get there (less than 10 minutes).
In new location as of October ‘23. Great farm to table food and menu. Third floor bar and tables for live music. First floor for booth dining.
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Harvest
215 E Louisiana St
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In new location as of October ‘23. Great farm to table food and menu. Third floor bar and tables for live music. First floor for booth dining.
Warm and inviting atmosphere, this is the first coffee shop you come to when you walk from the Garden House. Tell Tim I said hello. Very local hangout. This is my go-to meeting place.
Collective Coffee
Warm and inviting atmosphere, this is the first coffee shop you come to when you walk from the Garden House. Tell Tim I said hello. Very local hangout. This is my go-to meeting place.

Sightseeing

A true treasure of McKinney. Take a tour Thurs or Saturday of the oldest homes in McKinney. The Historic Village at Chestnut Square is home of the Farmer’s Market every Saturday. For current events like ghost tours and other fun activities in progress check the web site.
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Chestnut Square Historic Village
315 S Chestnut St
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A true treasure of McKinney. Take a tour Thurs or Saturday of the oldest homes in McKinney. The Historic Village at Chestnut Square is home of the Farmer’s Market every Saturday. For current events like ghost tours and other fun activities in progress check the web site.