AUTOMOBILE ALLEY: SMALL, HIP AND TRENDY

Continuing with the second installment of our series on the various districts around Oklahoma City, this week we’re focusing on Automobile Alley. Located along Broadway Avenue, north of downtown, Automobile Alley got its name by originally housing Oklahoma City’s early car dealerships and other automobile-related businesses. Neon signs touting the names of car manufacturers hang from the district’s original buildings to celebrate the area’s heritage. Past and present have meshed in this district to create a small, hip, one-of-a-kind ambiance that is simultaneously comfortable and striking. As a result, it is home to some of OKC’s most trendy shopping, dining and nightlife. Shopping options include:

• Shop Good, a philanthropic-minded store that offers jewelry, clothes and gifts.
• Plenty Mercantile, a shop that specializes in thoughtfully made, cost-effective goods and gifts that meet one, if not more, of the following: recycled, biodegradable, has a philanthropic component, reusable or rescued.
• Tin Lizzie’s, a dog-friendly shop that offers crafted selections for gift giving and pampering yourself.
• Water’s Edge Winery, which offers globally sourced and locally crafted wines and gifts.

Dining selections include:

• Broadway 10 Bar and Chophouse, with a refined, unaffected approach to the urban chophouse it offers wood-fired meats and handcrafted cocktails.
• Cultivar Mexican Kitchen, offering sustainably sourced ingredients from local farms and trusted sources this restaurant offers a clean, innovative take on traditional Mexican dishes.
• Katiebug’s Sips and Sweets, specializing in shaved ice, hot chocolate and delicious baked goods with no dyes, chemicals or artificial ingredients.
• Hatch, early mood food that offers a distinctive take on breakfast.

  Nightlife in Automobile Alley includes:  

• Sidecar Barley and Wine Bar, a Vintage hot spot with outdoor seating serving scotch, wine & beer, plus a small menu of bar bites.
• The Yard, an urban beer garden.
• Twisted Spike Brewing Company, originally built as a warehouse this is Oklahoma’s largest taproom.

Why not take a drive to Automobile Alley so you can experience it for yourself? Despite the various examples given above we’ve only managed to scratch the surface of all the entertaining options this perennially popular district offers, including services like chic beauty salons and upscale fitness studios. .