Atlanta
Traditionally Atlanta has lagged behind more brew-friendly Southern cities like Asheville, Nashville or Memphis due to legislation that prevented on-site…
Must-see nightlife in Atlanta
Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium
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This cradle of Edgewood's bar revival fosters a church theme, but it's nothing like Westminster Abbey. Sacrilegious art peppers every patch of free wall…
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A bar for the true suds connoisseur, the Porter has an encyclopedic variety of beers from around the world, including 55 taps and a head-spinning nine…
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You enter this incredible basement adult playground under a wordless neon green-and-white duck sign and through a graffitied, black-lit hallway that will…
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From the owner of Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall comes one of Atlanta's hottest new tables, an impossibly retro step back in time set on plaid carpeting…
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In the basement of century-old, heroically restored Victorian-style Kriegshaber House (which was a Methodist Protestant church, a dance school and…
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Named after the hard-to-pronounce word for those who said, 'F-you!' to Prohibition laws and continued drinking anyway, Scofflaw Brewing Co's 30-tap…
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One of two locations in Atlanta, Monday Night Brewing's barrel-aging and souring facility in the West End is set to become its go-to destination and the…
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This East Atlanta gastropub nails it with an extensive list of rare craft beers (35 taps), elevated bar food – house-cut Kennebec potato fries, miso…
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Decatur hipsters converge on this agonizingly curated cocktail bar and restaurant for both revamped classics such as the 1972 old-fashioned (small-batch…
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Beer hounds geek out on Atlanta's best craft-beer selection at this pub in Decatur, with some 30 meticulously chosen drafts (including those in the more…
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With an enviable location (and enormous patio) overlooking the BeltLine, Ladybird offers its patrons one of the best drinking views in Atlanta. Complement…
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An elevated patio overlooking an outcrop of Piedmont Park is where the visual experience at Orpheus Brewing ends – a visit here is about the brews, not…
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This industrial-hip coffeehouse near Georgia Tech's campus, the original of four locations in the city, brews the joe of choice for severe caffeine…
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This connoisseur-level specialty coffeehouse is all the rage in Atlanta, with espresso ($3) that is indeed special, using top-end roasters such as…
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Gritty and tiny and sitting defiantly in the shadow of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Elliott Street Deli & Pub hangs on as one of Atlanta's best dive bars,…
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This Third Wave specialty caffeine house is a labor of love – the owner built a coffee mill on a farm in El Salvador – inside a bundle of converted…
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Mary's is a great playfully campy 'gayborhood' bar. It's laid-back during the week, but cranks into an all-comers-welcome weekend dance party (and karaoke…
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Sure, it's a bar, but it's also an arcade full of old-school video games, pinball machines and the folks who love to play them.
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This somewhat-hidden-in-plain-sight drinking den feels a bit like you're drinking cocktails inside a video game – the neon-lit entrance is accessed via…
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This sophisticated, easy-on-the-eyes cocktail lounge attached to the W Hotel is teeming with rustic-chic Americana pop art, reclaimed Georgia hardwoods …
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This basement bar under the Georgian Terrace Hotel bills itself as a loved-by-locals community drinkery. It is particularly primed for hidden-away…
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In the former private dining room of Atlanta's hottest restaurant (Staplehouse), this cozy first-come, first-served cocktail destination (see Staplehouse…
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You need to dial a secret phone number into the restored London red telephone box to gain access to this speakeasy-themed bar – and they won't give it to…
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This iconic blue dome atop the Hyatt Regency – one of Atlanta's ironically historic and space-age-like postcard images – is reached by a 22-story glass…
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Long before cold-pressed juices became trendy (and $12 a pop!), Atlanta had Arden's Garden, which has been firing off affordable and healthy bottles of…
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If you are looking for a mega nightclub with lasers and confetti, head to Opera, but if you want a more intimate night out with cutting-edge DJs, head to…
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The neighborhood's best brewery sits on the Westside BeltLine and beckons seasoned drinkers with its Saturdays-be-damned slogan, 'Weekends are overrated.'…
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With 70 high-definition TVs through the 16,000-sq-ft brewpub, you won't miss a second of the big game. And you don't even have to leave your seat: Stats…
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In a converted 1920s home, contemporary Lava Lounge offers three levels, each with an independent sound system, and is more design-forward than your…
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Downtown Atlanta's only true rooftop bar features craft cocktails ($10 to $13), outdoorsy wicker furniture and a 300-degree city view of Mercedes-Benz…
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Opera is Atlanta's hottest megaclub. True to its name, it evokes the lavishness of a European opera house but perhaps with much longer lines to get in…
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Housed in an atmospheric period dining room in a restored train depot slightly off the grid in Decatur, Kimball House harbors a vaguely saloon-like feel…
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This club inside a former underground parking garage remains the place for young indie scenester rage – you enter through a small retractable garage door…
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An Atlanta staple since 1956 and still operated by the original family, this classic tavern is always packed with politicians, journalists, actors and…
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This staple microbrewery-restaurant's outdoor patio can lean preppy, but its location on the edge of Piedmont Park is one of the most beautiful spots in…
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Just off Piedmont Park, Blake's bills itself as 'Atlanta's favorite gay bar since 1987.' It's straight-friendly, hosts a drag revue and serves some decent…
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Far and away the city's hottest lesbian bar, in a two-story setting in East Atlanta Village.
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This shotgun-style bungalow is awash in plaids and '50s-evoking decor with warm, soothing hardwood floors. Cocktails ($10 to $13) with Kold-Draft square…
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It's not trendy or flashy, but this neighborhood bar located right off Centennial Olympic Park Dr feels like it has been holding out for years while the…
