Guidebook for Atlanta
Food Scene
This place is off the beaten path but is worth it. The menu showcases southern cuisine in a modern way. The menu often changes but we’ve never had a bad dish here. On Monday nights they offer a fried chicken that sells out within minutes. Reservations are not required but on the weekend they are a good idea.
39 locals recommend
One Eared Stag
1029 Edgewood Ave NEThis place is off the beaten path but is worth it. The menu showcases southern cuisine in a modern way. The menu often changes but we’ve never had a bad dish here. On Monday nights they offer a fried chicken that sells out within minutes. Reservations are not required but on the weekend they are a good idea.
This small restaurant offers the best Italian food with a southern twist in the city. We always get the chef’s tasting but the fried chicken parm or the white lasagna is so good it will make you slap your momma. Reservations are required but you can always saddle up at the bar if you are lucky enough to get a spot.
116 locals recommend
BoccaLupo
753 Edgewood Ave NEThis small restaurant offers the best Italian food with a southern twist in the city. We always get the chef’s tasting but the fried chicken parm or the white lasagna is so good it will make you slap your momma. Reservations are required but you can always saddle up at the bar if you are lucky enough to get a spot.
Best place for brunch in the neighborhood. It’s a beautiful European style cafe. If you go before 10:30 am they have amazing coffee and pastries and it’s a great place to read and relax. Once brunch is served it fills up quick and the menu changes. Katie highly recommends the burger. In her opinion, it’s the best in the city.
52 locals recommend
Bread & Butterfly
290 Elizabeth St NEBest place for brunch in the neighborhood. It’s a beautiful European style cafe. If you go before 10:30 am they have amazing coffee and pastries and it’s a great place to read and relax. Once brunch is served it fills up quick and the menu changes. Katie highly recommends the burger. In her opinion, it’s the best in the city.
The Food Hall at Ponce City Market has many great restaurants and food stands, from fancy cocktails and steaks at the Mercury to Chicken Biscuits at Hop’s to Ramen at Ton Ton’s to Mexican at Minero, and even a “Beef Jerky and Booze” bar. Don’t eat at just one. The roof has an amusement park and restaurant, but you have to make reservations (and pay a fee -- worth it at least once).
596 locals recommend
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NEThe Food Hall at Ponce City Market has many great restaurants and food stands, from fancy cocktails and steaks at the Mercury to Chicken Biscuits at Hop’s to Ramen at Ton Ton’s to Mexican at Minero, and even a “Beef Jerky and Booze” bar. Don’t eat at just one. The roof has an amusement park and restaurant, but you have to make reservations (and pay a fee -- worth it at least once).
Drinks & Nightlife
Great place to grab some small bites and hangout. The bar is outside in a container. It’s where all the cool kids in Atlanta hangout. Open very late and even has a late night menu.
39 locals recommend
8ARM
710 Ponce De Leon Ave NEGreat place to grab some small bites and hangout. The bar is outside in a container. It’s where all the cool kids in Atlanta hangout. Open very late and even has a late night menu.
The menu is equally as delicious as it is outrageous. Also it’s probably one of the best places to get cocktails in Atlanta.
48 locals recommend
Ticonderoga Club
99 Krog St NEThe menu is equally as delicious as it is outrageous. Also it’s probably one of the best places to get cocktails in Atlanta.
Located in the eclectic Little 5 Points neighborhood it has over 800 different types of beers on their menu.
125 locals recommend
The Porter Beer Bar
1156 Euclid Ave NELocated in the eclectic Little 5 Points neighborhood it has over 800 different types of beers on their menu.
A fun sandwich bar that features Jack & Coke slushies and a nice ping pong table.
123 locals recommend
Victory Sandwich Bar
913 Bernina Ave NEA fun sandwich bar that features Jack & Coke slushies and a nice ping pong table.
Right across the street. Big, loud, and always good. Sit on the patio or play Bocce ball outside on the BeltLine. Serves wine from casks and careful with the alcoholic infusions: they’re a little too good.
238 locals recommend
TWO urban licks
820 Ralph McGill Blvd NERight across the street. Big, loud, and always good. Sit on the patio or play Bocce ball outside on the BeltLine. Serves wine from casks and careful with the alcoholic infusions: they’re a little too good.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful walking grounds with a lake, waterfall, and some (restored) American Chestnut trees
63 locals recommend
The Carter Center
453 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NEBeautiful walking grounds with a lake, waterfall, and some (restored) American Chestnut trees
Sprawling park featuring jogging paths, basketball courts, dog parks, a farmers' market & more. The "Central Park of the South" designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (son of New York Central Park designer).
1573 locals recommend
Piedmont Park
501 Amsterdam Ave NESprawling park featuring jogging paths, basketball courts, dog parks, a farmers' market & more. The "Central Park of the South" designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (son of New York Central Park designer).
Peaceful trail around the lake with fountain and amphitheater seating.
89 locals recommend
Historic Fourth Ward Park
680 Dallas St NEPeaceful trail around the lake with fountain and amphitheater seating.
Tony Hawk designed (and donated) skate park with 4 bowls and a large track. Always fun to watch.
47 locals recommend
Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark
830 Willoughby Way NETony Hawk designed (and donated) skate park with 4 bowls and a large track. Always fun to watch.
Sightseeing
Includes his boyhood home, the original Ebenezer Baptist Church and a great museum on the history of Civil Rights. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat the past.
981 locals recommend
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
450 Auburn Ave NEIncludes his boyhood home, the original Ebenezer Baptist Church and a great museum on the history of Civil Rights. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat the past.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
650 Ponce De Leon Ave NEAmazon.com