Guidebook for Atlanta
Food Scene
The closest place to get a good cup of coffee, other than my kitchen. Also, one of the best crepe places in Atlanta, with stone walls and creeping vines giving it a gorgeous French bistro ambiance.
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Julianna's Coffee & Crepes
775 Lake Ave NEThe closest place to get a good cup of coffee, other than my kitchen. Also, one of the best crepe places in Atlanta, with stone walls and creeping vines giving it a gorgeous French bistro ambiance.
Sunday brunch (chef's platter for ever and ever, amen), the best burger ever (bacon is ground into the meat), and outstanding cocktails are served in a chic, unintimidating atmosphere. BACK PATIO!
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One Eared Stag
1029 Edgewood Ave NESunday brunch (chef's platter for ever and ever, amen), the best burger ever (bacon is ground into the meat), and outstanding cocktails are served in a chic, unintimidating atmosphere. BACK PATIO!
My go-to for when sushi must be in my face NOW NOW NOW. Eat-in is fine, but I usually get take-out, and I'm always satisfied.
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Zuma Sushi & Sake Bar
701 Highland Ave NEMy go-to for when sushi must be in my face NOW NOW NOW. Eat-in is fine, but I usually get take-out, and I'm always satisfied.
Better Japanese menu than sushi. Their soy sauce egg will melt your face off. Other options often also delicious, although occasionally cooler in concept than in your mouth.
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Miso Izakaya
619 Edgewood Avenue SoutheastBetter Japanese menu than sushi. Their soy sauce egg will melt your face off. Other options often also delicious, although occasionally cooler in concept than in your mouth.
Expensive but outstanding pasta. I had a Southern ramen there once that I still dream about. Great outdoor dining space, which is mostly covered, so suitable for a rainy evening.
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BoccaLupo
753 Edgewood Ave NEExpensive but outstanding pasta. I had a Southern ramen there once that I still dream about. Great outdoor dining space, which is mostly covered, so suitable for a rainy evening.
Really delicious ice cream, with lots of vegan options. They also make great sandwiches/salads and sell jams/jellies/etc. but who cares because ICE CREAM.
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Jake's Ice Cream
660 Irwin St NEReally delicious ice cream, with lots of vegan options. They also make great sandwiches/salads and sell jams/jellies/etc. but who cares because ICE CREAM.
A vaguely illicit-feeling walkup window where you can get a variety of KOP's delicious pops while strolling on the Beltline. Banana pudding what?
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King of Pops Window
337 Elizabeth St NEA vaguely illicit-feeling walkup window where you can get a variety of KOP's delicious pops while strolling on the Beltline. Banana pudding what?
Great pancakes, great other breakfasty things, great service.
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Folk Art Restaurant
465 North Highland Avenue NortheastGreat pancakes, great other breakfasty things, great service.
Solid, interesting breakfasts that will leave you extremely freaking satisfied. There's weird art and hipster facial hair all over the place, but you won't care with your face full of salmon cakes.
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Home grown GA Restaurant
968 Memorial Dr SESolid, interesting breakfasts that will leave you extremely freaking satisfied. There's weird art and hipster facial hair all over the place, but you won't care with your face full of salmon cakes.
Great smoothies, paletas, fruit cups, and sandwiches featuring high-quality fresh fruit and a bright, kooky atmosphere.
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Lottafrutta
590 Auburn Ave NEGreat smoothies, paletas, fruit cups, and sandwiches featuring high-quality fresh fruit and a bright, kooky atmosphere.
RIBS. Also, against all odds, chicken! And pulled pork and brisket are both delicious, too. You can't go wrong here, really. The wait can be long--it's not wrong to order out and tailgate in the lot.
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Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
1238 DeKalb Ave NERIBS. Also, against all odds, chicken! And pulled pork and brisket are both delicious, too. You can't go wrong here, really. The wait can be long--it's not wrong to order out and tailgate in the lot.
Brave the snotty help and eat a pizza here. They also have takeout in the fancy boxes you can use to heat the thing in your oven. Or you could just eat the pizza on the curb. (Worth it.)
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Ammazza
591 Edgewood Ave SEBrave the snotty help and eat a pizza here. They also have takeout in the fancy boxes you can use to heat the thing in your oven. Or you could just eat the pizza on the curb. (Worth it.)
Good food, cozy/intimate surroundings--perfect for a not-too-expensive romantic dinner.
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Carroll Street Cafe
208 Carroll St SEGood food, cozy/intimate surroundings--perfect for a not-too-expensive romantic dinner.
Although I'm not a huge fan of their actual coffee, this is good for a later-night, getting-stuff-done coffeeshop you can still walk to easily from my house. Also, they sell booze.
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Inman Perk Coffee
240 North Highland Avenue NortheastAlthough I'm not a huge fan of their actual coffee, this is good for a later-night, getting-stuff-done coffeeshop you can still walk to easily from my house. Also, they sell booze.
This is a brand new place called Ladybird. It's easily accessible from the Beltline and offers food 5-midnight 7d/wk; BYOB as of mid-Sept 2014. Sounds really good. http://www.ladybirdatlanta.com/
684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE
This is a brand new place called Ladybird. It's easily accessible from the Beltline and offers food 5-midnight 7d/wk; BYOB as of mid-Sept 2014. Sounds really good. http://www.ladybirdatlanta.com/
Excellent smoked brisket and pulled pork, and creative, delicious sides in a cool, comfortable environment.
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Sweet Auburn BBQ
656 North Highland Avenue NortheastExcellent smoked brisket and pulled pork, and creative, delicious sides in a cool, comfortable environment.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great little wine bar with delicious tapas-ish bar snacks and a tiny but good cocktail selection. Gorgeous, high-ceilinged, wood-lined interior with giant windows, fantastic patio w/plenty of seating.
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Krog Bar
112 Krog St NEGreat little wine bar with delicious tapas-ish bar snacks and a tiny but good cocktail selection. Gorgeous, high-ceilinged, wood-lined interior with giant windows, fantastic patio w/plenty of seating.
Amazing beer selection, great pub food (including excellent tiny desserts), and an ambiance that suggests someone opened an Irish pub in your Grandma's weird and awesome attic.
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The Porter Beer Bar
1156 Euclid Ave NEAmazing beer selection, great pub food (including excellent tiny desserts), and an ambiance that suggests someone opened an Irish pub in your Grandma's weird and awesome attic.
Great brewery with some very good Belgian-style ales and good food, served either at picnic tables outside or in the vaguely wine-cellar-like interior.
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Wrecking Bar Brewpub
292 Moreland Ave NEGreat brewery with some very good Belgian-style ales and good food, served either at picnic tables outside or in the vaguely wine-cellar-like interior.
Great wine bar with chic, hopping atmosphere, enormous year-round patio, great service, great (if pricey) tapas. Occasionally gets a little bridge-and-tunnel, but especially with a group, is worth it.
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Barcelona Wine Bar
240 North Highland Avenue NortheastGreat wine bar with chic, hopping atmosphere, enormous year-round patio, great service, great (if pricey) tapas. Occasionally gets a little bridge-and-tunnel, but especially with a group, is worth it.
A great place to catch interesting local entertainment, whether storytelling nights, Pecha Kucha, Nerd Nite, or other weirdness.
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Manuel's Tavern
602 North Highland Avenue NortheastA great place to catch interesting local entertainment, whether storytelling nights, Pecha Kucha, Nerd Nite, or other weirdness.
Good pub for watching sports, trivia (which I think is Tuesday nights?), and eating pub food.
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The Albert
918 Austin Ave NEGood pub for watching sports, trivia (which I think is Tuesday nights?), and eating pub food.
Bantam Pub
737 Ralph McGill Blvd NEGorgeous, moderne brew pub with great food and friendly service.
Arts & Culture
WonderRoot
982 Memorial Dr SEGood place to see strange bands/arty events.
Good place to see great acts from all over the world. Tickets are often so reasonably priced, I'm worried they made a mistake.
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Variety Playhouse
1099 Euclid Ave NEGood place to see great acts from all over the world. Tickets are often so reasonably priced, I'm worried they made a mistake.
If you happen to be in town when there's a gallery event here, go. It's a magical space with a very sweet little garden, and you can literally crawl to my house if you have too much free wine.
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Whitespace Gallery
814 Edgewood Ave NEIf you happen to be in town when there's a gallery event here, go. It's a magical space with a very sweet little garden, and you can literally crawl to my house if you have too much free wine.
Mint
Fantastic, weird art shows on the cutting edge. I have seen naked people here.
Everything Else
A great little park with a duck pond (also contains turtles and frogs that are fun to hunt for). Can access by the stairs at the corner of Euclid and Waverly Way, or down Waverly nearer to the pond.
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Springvale Park
950 Edgewood Ave NEA great little park with a duck pond (also contains turtles and frogs that are fun to hunt for). Can access by the stairs at the corner of Euclid and Waverly Way, or down Waverly nearer to the pond.
Rent a bike here to ride along the beltline. Or just check out the cool warehousey space.
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Atlanta Bicycle Barn
151 Sampson St NERent a bike here to ride along the beltline. Or just check out the cool warehousey space.
The closest place to print/ship. Highly variable service, depending on how much more interesting you are than the rep's phone, but it'll do in a pinch.
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FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
1047 Ponce De Leon Ave NEThe closest place to print/ship. Highly variable service, depending on how much more interesting you are than the rep's phone, but it'll do in a pinch.
Home to a cool library/exhibition space, events, and a Saturday (9am-1pm) farmer's market.
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The Carter Center
453 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NEHome to a cool library/exhibition space, events, and a Saturday (9am-1pm) farmer's market.
This sh*t is bananas. The whole park is a brand spanking new marvel, and if you like splashing in water like a 5-year-old, you'll want to see this.
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Historic Fourth Ward Park Splash Pad
800 Dallas St NEThis sh*t is bananas. The whole park is a brand spanking new marvel, and if you like splashing in water like a 5-year-old, you'll want to see this.
The section of Freedom Park bordered by Euclid, Waverly, and Austin is my favorite park in Atlanta. Huge shade trees, undulating green expanses, and quiet, quiet--this place is like paradise to me.
975 Euclid Ave NE
The section of Freedom Park bordered by Euclid, Waverly, and Austin is my favorite park in Atlanta. Huge shade trees, undulating green expanses, and quiet, quiet--this place is like paradise to me.
There's a really neat little mini-park here with a path that guides you down into and through it. Another of the neighborhood's hidden gems.
910 Edgewood Ave NE
910 Edgewood Avenue NortheastThere's a really neat little mini-park here with a path that guides you down into and through it. Another of the neighborhood's hidden gems.
Sightseeing
Covered with a constantly-refreshing assortment of graffiti, posters, and announcements. Be like a hipster and do a photo shoot here! Or not.
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Krog Street Tunnel
1 Krog St NECovered with a constantly-refreshing assortment of graffiti, posters, and announcements. Be like a hipster and do a photo shoot here! Or not.
One of the things Atlanta is proudest of. The tour of his birth home has gotten rave reviews.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
450 Auburn Ave NEOne of the things Atlanta is proudest of. The tour of his birth home has gotten rave reviews.
Bike tours of civil rights landmarks! A brilliant idea. I haven't been on a tour, but it sounds fantastic.
Civil Bikes
458 Edgewood Ave NEBike tours of civil rights landmarks! A brilliant idea. I haven't been on a tour, but it sounds fantastic.
Essentials
For last-minute high-quality grocery, this is where I go. It's pricey, but they'll have that delicious stinky cheese you like, that funny Chilean wine you want, or that goofy ice cream you crave.
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Savi Provisions
287 Elizabeth St NEFor last-minute high-quality grocery, this is where I go. It's pricey, but they'll have that delicious stinky cheese you like, that funny Chilean wine you want, or that goofy ice cream you crave.
The closest legit grocery store. Although the parking lot can be a hassle, they have what you need. There's also a Target, Lowe's, BBB, and tons of other stuff in this complex.
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Kroger
1225 Caroline St NEThe closest legit grocery store. Although the parking lot can be a hassle, they have what you need. There's also a Target, Lowe's, BBB, and tons of other stuff in this complex.
An indoor stall market, this amazing place contains tons of fruit/veg vendors, meat vendors (any animal, any part), great restaurant stalls. Indie Craft Exp in summers. Free parking if less than 1hr.
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The Municipal Market
209 Edgewood Ave SEAn indoor stall market, this amazing place contains tons of fruit/veg vendors, meat vendors (any animal, any part), great restaurant stalls. Indie Craft Exp in summers. Free parking if less than 1hr.
Slightly further afield than Kroger, but has such pleasant and helpful customer service that it's worth going a little bit out of the way.
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Publix Super Market at Ponce
1001 Ponce De Leon Ave NESlightly further afield than Kroger, but has such pleasant and helpful customer service that it's worth going a little bit out of the way.
Shopping
Great place to buy locally produced crafts to take home to your people.
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The Beehive
1250 Caroline St NEGreat place to buy locally produced crafts to take home to your people.
A fantastic local bookstore with friendly, helpful management that will help you get any book you desire, often pretty quickly. They have lots of signed books and also organize some great readings.
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A Cappella Books
208 Haralson Ave NEA fantastic local bookstore with friendly, helpful management that will help you get any book you desire, often pretty quickly. They have lots of signed books and also organize some great readings.
I am crazybananas about their jewelry collection and literally cannot walk out of this store without buying something. Be warned.
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YOUNG BLOOD
1392 McLendon Avenue NortheastI am crazybananas about their jewelry collection and literally cannot walk out of this store without buying something. Be warned.
This place is NUTS. Very high quality high-end vintage, especially great 70's/80's stuff. It's not cheap, but if you're into such things, you will like it anyway. The owner is pretty fabulous, too.
Doubletake Recycled Luxury
Auburn Avenue NortheastThis place is NUTS. Very high quality high-end vintage, especially great 70's/80's stuff. It's not cheap, but if you're into such things, you will like it anyway. The owner is pretty fabulous, too.
Even if this isn't the closest drugstore (Kroger on Moreland would do for many things), they have weirdly friendly, helpful customer service. Come here if you need to buy something embarrassing.
Rite Aid Pharmacy
891 Ponce De Leon Ave NEEven if this isn't the closest drugstore (Kroger on Moreland would do for many things), they have weirdly friendly, helpful customer service. Come here if you need to buy something embarrassing.