1404 Main Street in downtown Dallas (center black building) will open as the Mitchell next month, according to its owners. It will be a casual bar and bites place. (Sarah Blaskovich)
The gem of a bar at 1404 Main Street in downtown Dallas will reopen next month under new ownership. The spot that formerly housed Eddie “Lucky” Campbell’s the Chesterfield, and later Prohibition, will open as a bar called the Mitchell.
Co-owner Adam Salazar says he hopes the Mitchell will be “like a hotel bar without a hotel.” That means cocktails — but probably not as “involved” as Campbell’s — with a menu that spotlights gin concoctions and Champagne.
The bar is named for a friend of the owners, Ryan Mitchell, who will also be involved in the bar. Alongside Salazar is co-owner Chris Beardon.
The co-owners hired a designer to make small changes to the interior, such as adding new wallpaper and redoing the upholstery. But nothing drastic: “Lucky did a fantastic job with the place,” Salazar says. Instead of splashes of burgundy, the Mitchell will be dark blue and gold inside, Salazar says. It’ll still have a speakeasy feel, and the stately bar will still be the focal point.
The Mitchell will also have shared plates such as oysters and charcuterie boards, plus a few dinner dishes. (Steak, maybe, Salazar says.) The menu is still in planning stages.
1404 Main St., Dallas. facebook.com/themitchelldallas. Expected opening date is early November.