Bonnett's Books & The Oregon Historic & Arts District

SCRABBLE® is a word game.
Bonnett's is a book store.
We'd make a great team!

We'll be open extra hours during the National Championship, including special Sunday hours, but it will depend somewhat on the flow of business. Call us before you make a special trip down, just in case.

Bonnett's is just a short walk from the Dayton Convention Center. When you leave the Convention Center main entrance just turn right and head down Fifth Street. On the way you'll find some Dayton legends:

[We hope you'll enjoy your time in Dayton for the National SCRABBLE Championship. To help you find your way around we've got a list here with links of places to go and things to do during your down time. As always, call ahead to help avoid any disappointments.]

• The Neon Movies (would you like a cold beer with your popcorn?)
• Smokin' Bar-B-Que (gooood stuff - I go for the pulled pork sandwich)
• Gem City Records (music, DVDs - check out the USED bins)

If you cut through Gem City Records' parking lot you'll find

• Jay's Seafood on Sixth Street (fine seafood and more at great prices) and
• Thai 9 on Brown Street (excellent Thai food, sushi, and 9 levels of spicy, I stick to a 4 or 5)

or stay on Fifth to visit

• The Oregon Express at 5th & Brown (free pizza Friday happy hour, live music)

turn right on Brown Street to find

• Thai 9's front entrance
• Color of Energy Art Gallery (white walls, great energy, unique art)
  
• (turn right again for the front of Jay's Seafood and Powers Photography & Framing)
  

• Pacchia Cafe & Restaurant (nice meals or a cuppa and a danish, good stuff)
• CHASE ATM
  

across Fifth Street

• Cafe Boulevard & Le Monde (fine dining & cocktail bar, respectively)

meanwhile, back on this side...

• 5th St. Wine& Deli (sandwiches, snacks, beer, wine, cigarettes, etc.)
• Newcom's Tavern (a night club named for Dayton's first tavern)
• Blind Bob's Tavern (burgers & beers? stop in here! oh yeah, LIVE BAND Karaoke!!!)
• Jazzy Java (for coffee and a jam session, even poetry)
• Oregon Smoke Shop (simple and extravagant smoking implements and accessories)
  
• Feathers Vintage (for all the things you don't yet know you want)
• Exotic Fantasies (how many points for FREAKY? get yours on! Adults Only)

look across the street to find

• Ned Pepper's & The Hole in the Wall (party bar, billiards, darts, simple & sweet)

and back over here

• Glenn Scott's Tattoo Team (did you win your match, wanna remember it always?)
• Tumbleweed Connection (New Bar Smell, reborn like a phoenix from a February fire!)

again, look to the other side of Fifth

• The Annex (more for Adults Only)

and back over here...

• 464 on Fifth (Adults Only, catering to same-sex couples)

and over there...

• Goodwill (forgot to bring a belt, tie, shoes, or little black dress for the awards ceremony?)

and back again...

• BONNETT'S BOOK STORE (502 E 5th - You've finally made it! Stop and look around)
• Practice Yoga on Fifth (504 E 5th - in case the tournament is totally stressing you out)
• Derailed Hair (506-½ E 5th - spruce up for the awards ceremony)
• Gallery 510 on Fifth (508 & 510 E 5th - (ever changing art gallery and classes too!)
• Sterling Studio - (511 E 5th - specialty, handcrafted jewelry, knick-knacks, stones)

across the street you'll find

• Link Gallery (from blown glass to sketches, items for all tastes)
• Goloka Gallery (always something new and interesting)
• Ohio Budokan Karate, Sensei Jim Rodriguez (to balance mind, body, and spirit)
  

and back again (are you getting dizzy yet?)

• The Trolley Stop (a great place to chill-out with a brew, friends, food, plus live music)

which way to turn, where to go? venture down the side of the Trolley Stop on Clay Street to find

• Urban Krag Indoor Climbing Center (125 Clay St - just what it says, inside an old church, cool!)
  

back to the Trolley Stop and across Fifth Street again

• Sloopy's (dancing, party bar/night club, if you can squeeze in the door)
  

and the adventure continues across Wayne Avenue

• The Dublin Pub (Perfect Pints of Guinness and great food too)
• China Buffet (it's a buffet, full of Chinese food, plus soft-serve ice cream cones)
• Franco's Ristorante Italiano (wine, great food, an excellent wind-down meal)

Now turn around and do it all again on the way back! ;-)

The possibilities are nearly endless! Have a great time and good luck in the Championship!