Guidebook for Athens

Jennifer
Guidebook for Athens

Arts & Culture

The Premier Music Venue of the South! A must for every Athens visitor.
91 locals recommend
40 Watt Club
285 W Washington St
91 locals recommend
The Premier Music Venue of the South! A must for every Athens visitor.
An amazing venue with a wonderful intimate vibe. I highly recommend catching a show here when in town!
11 locals recommend
Caledonia Lounge
256 W Clayton St
11 locals recommend
An amazing venue with a wonderful intimate vibe. I highly recommend catching a show here when in town!
A lovely, historic theatre.
10 locals recommend
Morton Theatre
195 W Washington St
10 locals recommend
A lovely, historic theatre.
Dazzlingly rebuilt. A monster club!
169 locals recommend
Georgia Theatre
215 N Lumpkin St
169 locals recommend
Dazzlingly rebuilt. A monster club!
Excellent locally-owned rental chain. A rare find.
Vision Video
749 W Broad St
Excellent locally-owned rental chain. A rare find.
Great local arthouse cinema.
62 locals recommend
Ciné
234 W Hancock Ave
62 locals recommend
Great local arthouse cinema.
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33 locals recommend
The Classic Center
300 N Thomas St
33 locals recommend
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6 locals recommend
Beechwood Cinemas
196 Alps Rd
6 locals recommend
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Lovely venue.
23 locals recommend
The Foundry
295 E Dougherty St
23 locals recommend
Lovely venue.
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32 locals recommend
Lyndon House Arts Center
211 Hoyt St
32 locals recommend
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6 locals recommend
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
230 River Rd
6 locals recommend
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112 locals recommend
Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton St
112 locals recommend
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Wonderful local non-profit that often features shows.
Nuçi's Space - Musicians' Resource Center
396 Oconee St
Wonderful local non-profit that often features shows.
Our lovely local playhouse!
6 locals recommend
Town and Gown Players
115 Grady Ave
6 locals recommend
Our lovely local playhouse!
Amazing outdoor ampitheater. Shows at Orange Twin are few and far-between and not to be missed.
Day Chapel
Amazing outdoor ampitheater. Shows at Orange Twin are few and far-between and not to be missed.

Drinks & Nightlife

Athens' Finest and Most Elegant Flicker Theatre & Bar. My favorite bar on Earth.
13 locals recommend
Flicker Theatre & Bar
263 W Washington St
13 locals recommend
Athens' Finest and Most Elegant Flicker Theatre & Bar. My favorite bar on Earth.
Very nice bar and restaurant with a huge selection of beers on tap.
74 locals recommend
Trappeze Pub
269 N Hull St
74 locals recommend
Very nice bar and restaurant with a huge selection of beers on tap.
A great bar.
80 locals recommend
Normal Bar
1365 Prince Ave
80 locals recommend
A great bar.
Wonderful bar.
337 N Hull St
337 North Hull Street
Wonderful bar.
Great bar and venue with lots of outdoor seating.
223 W Hancock Ave
223 West Hancock Avenue
Great bar and venue with lots of outdoor seating.

Food Scene

Very nice restaurant.
113 locals recommend
The National
232 W Hancock Ave
113 locals recommend
Very nice restaurant.
All locally-grown food.
Farm 255
255 W Washington St
All locally-grown food.
Classic Athens vegetarian cuisine. A must.
97 locals recommend
The Grit
199 Prince Ave
97 locals recommend
Classic Athens vegetarian cuisine. A must.
Great for breakfast and brunch. Nice outdoor seating area. Kid-friendly.
73 locals recommend
Big City Bread Cafe
393 N Finley St
73 locals recommend
Great for breakfast and brunch. Nice outdoor seating area. Kid-friendly.
A Georgia classic.
11 locals recommend
The Varsity
1000 W Broad St
11 locals recommend
A Georgia classic.
Soul food.
Peaches Fine Foods
840 W Broad St
Soul food.
Truly a great restaurant. I recommend lunch- all the delicious food at an inexpensive price.
153 locals recommend
Last Resort Grill
174-184 W Clayton St
153 locals recommend
Truly a great restaurant. I recommend lunch- all the delicious food at an inexpensive price.
Perfect for late-night dining.
60 locals recommend
The Globe
199 N Lumpkin St
60 locals recommend
Perfect for late-night dining.
Very good Mexican food.
42 locals recommend
Agua Linda Taqueria
1376 Prince Ave
42 locals recommend
Very good Mexican food.
Automatic!
19 locals recommend
Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods
1016 E Broad St
19 locals recommend
Automatic!
Sushi and karaoke!
22 locals recommend
Shokitini
251 W Clayton St
22 locals recommend
Sushi and karaoke!
Awesome pizza and calzones and salads. Great location. Nice outdoor seating. Kid-friendly.
14 locals recommend
Taco Stand
670 N Milledge Ave
14 locals recommend
Awesome pizza and calzones and salads. Great location. Nice outdoor seating. Kid-friendly.
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Shane's Rib Shack
196 N Milledge Ave
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Excellent pizza.
8 locals recommend
Transmetropolitan
145 E Clayton St
8 locals recommend
Excellent pizza.
Hands down the greatest Mexican restaurant in Athens! There are two locations.
175 Tallassee Rd
175 Tallassee Road
Hands down the greatest Mexican restaurant in Athens! There are two locations.
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297 E Broad St
297 East Broad Street
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Coffee and tasty breakfasty treats.
1307 Prince Ave
1307 Prince Avenue
Coffee and tasty breakfasty treats.
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1390 Prince Ave
1390 Prince Avenue
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Hands down the greatest Mexican restaurant in Athens! There are two locations.
2455 W Broad St
2455 West Broad Street
Hands down the greatest Mexican restaurant in Athens! There are two locations.

Everything Else

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132 locals recommend
Sanford Stadium
100 Sanford Dr
132 locals recommend
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Piedmont University
1282 Prince Ave
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10 locals recommend
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
1199 Prince Ave
10 locals recommend
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St. Mary's Health Care System
1230 Baxter St
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Sightseeing

Play in the river!
135 locals recommend
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
2450 S Milledge Ave
135 locals recommend
Play in the river!
This park features tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, and fireworks on the 4th of July!
Founders Memorial House
This park features tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, and fireworks on the 4th of July!

Essentials

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71 locals recommend
Kroger
191 Alps Rd
71 locals recommend
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Excellent local co-op.
37 locals recommend
Daily Groceries Co-Op
1190 Prince Ave
37 locals recommend
Excellent local co-op.
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1380 Prince Ave
1314 Georgia 15
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Shopping

Great, locally-owned bookshop.
18 locals recommend
Avid Bookshop on Prince Ave.
493 Prince Ave
18 locals recommend
Great, locally-owned bookshop.
A truly fun place to shop.
Junkman's Daughter's Brother
458 E Clayton St
A truly fun place to shop.
No trip to Athens would be complete without a visit to Wuxtry and her sister store, Bizarro Wuxtry!
17 locals recommend
Wuxtry Records
197 E Clayton St
17 locals recommend
No trip to Athens would be complete without a visit to Wuxtry and her sister store, Bizarro Wuxtry!
Fantastic record shop.
285 W Washington St
285 West Washington Street
Fantastic record shop.
Very nice liquor, wine, and beer shop. Bear in mind that all bottle shops in Athens close at 11:30 pm.
1452 Prince Ave
1452 Prince Avenue
Very nice liquor, wine, and beer shop. Bear in mind that all bottle shops in Athens close at 11:30 pm.
The closest liquor, wine, and beer store to the house. Bear in mind that all bottle shops in Athens close at 11:30pm.
739 W Broad St
U.S. 78 Business
The closest liquor, wine, and beer store to the house. Bear in mind that all bottle shops in Athens close at 11:30pm.