Guidebook for Atlanta
Food Scene
Great place for brunch, Tapas for dinner, fairly diverse menu but everything is good.
162 locals recommend
Carroll Street Cafe
208 Carroll St SEGreat place for brunch, Tapas for dinner, fairly diverse menu but everything is good.
The Cabbage Pie
186 Carroll Street SoutheastPizza, it's legit.
Easily one of my favorite restaurants in Atlanta. It's like Modern Southwestern food. A little pricey, but a great "date night" joint.
138 locals recommend
Agave Restaurant
242 Boulevard SEEasily one of my favorite restaurants in Atlanta. It's like Modern Southwestern food. A little pricey, but a great "date night" joint.
My breakfast/brunch place of choice. It's like a Jersey diner but with some Southern twists.
263 locals recommend
Home grown GA Restaurant
968 Memorial Dr SEMy breakfast/brunch place of choice. It's like a Jersey diner but with some Southern twists.
Ria's Bluebird
421 Memorial Dr SEFantastic fucking pancakes. Quality brunch joint.
Cool new market that is a preserved/re-purposed property. Located at the start of The BeltLine. Beer store with massive selection, A few great restaurants, good booths & artsy booths. Funky place!
936 locals recommend
Krog Street Market
99 Krog St NECool new market that is a preserved/re-purposed property. Located at the start of The BeltLine. Beer store with massive selection, A few great restaurants, good booths & artsy booths. Funky place!
Contemporary Italian cuisine. Great date night place. IMO, second best Italian joint in ATL (and I know Italian, my family is from Jersey!).
116 locals recommend
BoccaLupo
753 Edgewood Ave NEContemporary Italian cuisine. Great date night place. IMO, second best Italian joint in ATL (and I know Italian, my family is from Jersey!).
One of ATL's best chefs, he has a group of restaurants all around the Krog St Market complex. Pricey/date night locations.
46 locals recommend
Rathbun's
112 Krog St NEOne of ATL's best chefs, he has a group of restaurants all around the Krog St Market complex. Pricey/date night locations.
One of ATL's best chefs, he has a group of restaurants all around the Krog St Market complex. Pricey/date night locations.
100 locals recommend
Kevin Rathbun Steak
154 Krog St NEOne of ATL's best chefs, he has a group of restaurants all around the Krog St Market complex. Pricey/date night locations.
Aabout two miles away, in Little Five Points. Fox Bros is considered by many to be the best bbq in ATL. Ribs are phenomenal!
231 locals recommend
Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
1238 DeKalb Ave NEAabout two miles away, in Little Five Points. Fox Bros is considered by many to be the best bbq in ATL. Ribs are phenomenal!
One of the "touristy" places worth hitting up, but can have long wait times. Burgers are crazy big and crazy good. Tons of funny/weird crap on the walls. & Tater Tots!!!
136 locals recommend
The Vortex
438 Moreland Avenue NortheastOne of the "touristy" places worth hitting up, but can have long wait times. Burgers are crazy big and crazy good. Tons of funny/weird crap on the walls. & Tater Tots!!!
Restaurant/bar, focusing on "interesting" meat selections. Brunch is also great. Pioneering & peculiar modern quasi-fine dining.
39 locals recommend
One Eared Stag
1029 Edgewood Ave NERestaurant/bar, focusing on "interesting" meat selections. Brunch is also great. Pioneering & peculiar modern quasi-fine dining.
Aurora Coffee
468 Moreland Ave NECOFFEE!
Grant Park Coffeehouse
337 Georgia Avenue SoutheastCoffee!
Crazy good chicken & other stuffs. May appear super busy, but service is surprisingly efficient.
42 locals recommend
Delia's Chicken Sausage Stand
489 Moreland Avenue SoutheastCrazy good chicken & other stuffs. May appear super busy, but service is surprisingly efficient.
Bennett's Market & Deli
891 Boulevard SEBreakfast/Bunch/Lunch sammiches
Ammazza
591 Edgewood Ave SENapoletana Pizza Amazing-a
The Midway Pub
552 Flat Shoals Ave SEDiverse southern style pub-grub & brunch. Awesome patio.
Best restaurant I've eaten at in ATL. Look it up! You'll need to book a reservation like a month in advance.
128 locals recommend
Gunshow
924 Garrett StBest restaurant I've eaten at in ATL. Look it up! You'll need to book a reservation like a month in advance.
Essentials
Awesome little general store with good beer/wine selection. Tons of local/artisan treats. Cool down with some local/organic "King of Pops" Popsicles! Little's also has good classic Americana diner st
63 locals recommend
Little's Food Store
198 Carroll St SEAwesome little general store with good beer/wine selection. Tons of local/artisan treats. Cool down with some local/organic "King of Pops" Popsicles! Little's also has good classic Americana diner st
Need groceries? This is where the closest Kroger is. Also Lowes, Target, Best Buy, etc.. Consumerism!
79 locals recommend
Edgewood Retail District
1250 Caroline St NENeed groceries? This is where the closest Kroger is. Also Lowes, Target, Best Buy, etc.. Consumerism!
Ginormous Kroger w/gas station. Also a Chick Fil A and Waffle House.
192 locals recommend
Kroger Marketplace
800 Glenwood Ave SEGinormous Kroger w/gas station. Also a Chick Fil A and Waffle House.
Drinks & Nightlife
This hoods dive bar, where all the Cabbageheads gather. Tons of tv's w/sports, solid beer list, food is meh/standard pub grub.
31 locals recommend
MillTown Arms Tavern
180 Carroll St SEThis hoods dive bar, where all the Cabbageheads gather. Tons of tv's w/sports, solid beer list, food is meh/standard pub grub.
Get yo ass to Church!!! Technically called "Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium". Ton's of silly "religious art" stuff, ping pong, just go, it's hysterical and fun.
196 locals recommend
Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium
466 Edgewood Ave SEGet yo ass to Church!!! Technically called "Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium". Ton's of silly "religious art" stuff, ping pong, just go, it's hysterical and fun.
Joystick Gamebar
427 Edgewood Ave SE half bar/half old school arcade. Place is baller.
MOTHER Bar + Kitchen
447 Edgewood Ave SEquality quasi-dive bar. Half hipsters, half bros.
Noni's
357 Edgewood Ave SEFun bar, has a great patio, food is surprisingly good.
more of a "club" per se. Great place to check out ATL's electronic music scene. There is where you go to dance at the end of the night.
102 locals recommend
the Sound Table
483 Edgewood Ave SEmore of a "club" per se. Great place to check out ATL's electronic music scene. There is where you go to dance at the end of the night.
My favorite gastro-pub. The atmosphere is very cool & the food is nom nom. This is about 2 miles away over in "East Atlanta Village (EAV)", which is a great place for bar hopping/catching live music.
213 locals recommend
Argosy
470 Flat Shoals Ave SEMy favorite gastro-pub. The atmosphere is very cool & the food is nom nom. This is about 2 miles away over in "East Atlanta Village (EAV)", which is a great place for bar hopping/catching live music.
Neighborhood Hipster dive-bar. Food and service is meh, but awesome patio for day drinking. Located next to "Krog St. Tunnel" graffiti palace.
42 locals recommend
97 Estoria
727 Wylie St SENeighborhood Hipster dive-bar. Food and service is meh, but awesome patio for day drinking. Located next to "Krog St. Tunnel" graffiti palace.
Sightseeing
Civil Rights Movement museum, MLK Jr's birthplace, & Ebeneezer Baptist Church. Get yo history on!
106 locals recommend
The King Center
449 Auburn Ave NECivil Rights Movement museum, MLK Jr's birthplace, & Ebeneezer Baptist Church. Get yo history on!
Zoo Atlanta
800 Cherokee Ave SEPANDAS!!!
L5P is like the heart of "alternative" ATL, where punks, goths, hippies, and bums mingle as one. Tons of cool head shops, costume shops, shoes, vintage clothes, and great restaurants.
724 locals recommend
Little Five Points
L5P is like the heart of "alternative" ATL, where punks, goths, hippies, and bums mingle as one. Tons of cool head shops, costume shops, shoes, vintage clothes, and great restaurants.
Arts & Culture
My favorite venue in The A. A converted church with crazy psychedelic art throughout.
94 locals recommend
Tabernacle
152 Luckie St NWMy favorite venue in The A. A converted church with crazy psychedelic art throughout.
Over in "EAV" (East Atlanta Village), a great bar-hopping, dinner/drinks area. The Earl is a quintessential dive bar to check out local musicians.
124 locals recommend
The EARL
488 Flat Shoals Ave SEOver in "EAV" (East Atlanta Village), a great bar-hopping, dinner/drinks area. The Earl is a quintessential dive bar to check out local musicians.
ATL's must see attraction! Clermont Lounge is "Where Strippers go to die". Dance club, bar, old lady strip club...Best way to sum it up, it's an "experience".
87 locals recommend
Clermont Lounge
789 Ponce De Leon Ave NEATL's must see attraction! Clermont Lounge is "Where Strippers go to die". Dance club, bar, old lady strip club...Best way to sum it up, it's an "experience".
Shopping
Awesome new repurposed property in the old Sears & Roebuck factory. Restaurants, bars, & high end boutique stores. as of 09/2015, still not fully completed tho...
596 locals recommend
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NEAwesome new repurposed property in the old Sears & Roebuck factory. Restaurants, bars, & high end boutique stores. as of 09/2015, still not fully completed tho...