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  1. Blake's

    Just a short walk from Piedmont Park, Blake's bills itself as 'Atlanta's favorite gay bar since 1987.'

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  2. Blind Willie's

    To get a dose of serious blues, get yourself over to Blind Willie's. This is well-established blues bar presents a roster of local performers, as well as the occasional visiting big-name act to a crowd that laps it up.

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  3. Center for Puppetry Arts

    Center for Puppetry Arts Performances range from Beauty and the Beast to more adult-oriented productions at this wonderful puppetry center.

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  4. Eddie's Attic

    One of the city's best venues to hear live folk and acoustic music, in a nonsmoking atmosphere seven nights a week.

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  5. Euclid Avenue Yacht Club

    A divey bar ideal for grabbing a drink before a show at the nearby Variety Playhouse. Smokers and non-smokers get separate rooms.

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  6. Fado Irish Pub and Restaurant

    In Buckhead, this is a comfortable Irish pub with a good selection of beers. There's a lunch, dinner and snack menu to weigh the Guinness down. Entertainment on offer includes regular live music performances, screenings of big football (round ball version) matches from Europe and, of course, Irish-American 'craic'.

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  7. Fox Theatre

    A spectacular 1929 movie palace with fanciful Moorish and Egyptian designs. It hosts Broadway shows, and concerts in an auditorium holding more than 4500 people.

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  8. Halo

    If you can find this sexy industrial lounge, which is tucked into the north side of the Biltmore building, you're cool enough to chill on the space-age furniture, and to drink at a glowing marble bar that resembles hot lava.

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  9. Manuel's Tavern

    Manuel's Tavern is one of the well-established hangouts of Atlanta's political set, who put aside their diplomatic pretensions to join in with a boisterous, conversation-happy, beer-drinking crowd.

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  10. Mary's

    Head upstairs to the ratty couch if you want to sit and talk at Mary's, a scruffy-chic East Atlanta dive. But the action is downstairs, a narrow space with room for a bar and a campy karaoke night known, naturally, as Mary-oke.

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  12. The EARL

    The indie rocker's pub of choice - a smoky restaurant with surprisingly good food, plus a bar and a busy live music venue.

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  13. The Glenn Hotel Rooftop Bar

    If you're facing the reception desk, head through the unmarked door to the right and take the elevator to the roof. Then, feast your eyes on the skyline.

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  14. Variety Playhouse

    A smartly booked and well-run concert venue for a variety of touring artists.

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  15. Wetbar

    In a vaguely industrial stretch of Midtown (near one of Atlanta's popular strip clubs) is Wetbar, a spot with a concrete bar and concrete floor that seem to match the neighborhood's urban grit. The tank-topped bartenders will take good care of you, and the sound system will rattle your teeth.

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  16. Woodruff Arts Center

    An arts campus hosting the High Museum, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theatre.

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