Bars
Argosy
470 Flat Shoals Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30316
404-577-0407
A former East Atlanta Village antiques mall now houses the latest haunt for beer lovers.
Website: http://www.argosy-east.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, East Atlanta
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, Gastropub, Restaurants
Blind Willie’s
828 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-873-2583
The legendary blues club has hosted the likes of Francine Reed, Billy Wright, Grady “Fats” Jackson, and Lazy Lester.
Website: http://www.blindwilliesblues.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Virginia-Highland
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Jazz & Blues, Music Venues
Clermont Lounge
789 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-874-4783
The real strength of Atlanta’s oldest strip club is that it rejects all attempts to co-opt the hipster scene.
Website: http://clermontlounge.net/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Poncey-Highland
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars
Holeman and Finch Public House
2277 Peachtree Road, Suite B, Atlanta, GA, 30319
404-948-1175
There is, of course, that famous burger, served at 10 p.m. and at Sunday brunch. But at its essence, Holeman and Finch exists to serve you pork.
Website: http://holeman-finch.com/
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Category: Bars, Burgers, Gastropub, New American, Southern/Soul
Kimball House
303 East Howard Avenue, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-378-3502
Before slurping through a platter of oysters on ice, order a cocktail from an ace team of bartenders.
Website: http://cargocollective.com/kimballhouse
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, New American, Restaurants
Mother
447 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30312
404-524-4605
While the top floor of this two-story renovated brownstone in the Old Fourth Ward serves mostly as a dance club, the dim bar below draws its own crowd for righteous pub grub and easygoing cocktails.
Website: http://mother447.wordpress.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, Pub Food, Restaurants
Old Fourth Ward
Edgewood Avenue at Boulevard*, Atlanta, GA, 30312
The Old Fourth Ward’s mix of new hot spots and classic hangouts make for good music, good times, and good food.
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Music Venues
Paper Plane
340 Church Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-377-9308
The tiny, retro spot pairs sophisticated mixology with a sly menu of ambitious small plates.
Website: http://www.the-paper-plane.com/
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, Restaurants, Small Plates
Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room & Ping-Pong Emporium
466 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30312
404-522-8275
Wednesday-night Church Organ Karaoke is your chance to partake in some not-so-sacramental wine (or beer or booze) and sing as loudly as you want.
Website: http://www.sisterlouisaschurch.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars
SweetWater Brewing Company
195 Ottley Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30324
404-691-2537
This local brewery has single-handedly put the Southeast on the map for beer lovers.
Website: http://www.sweetwaterbrew.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Lindbergh, Midtown, Morningside / Lenox Park
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars
Ten Atlanta
990 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-347-3360
A restaurant by day and a nightclub after—you guessed it—ten. Ten offers everything from poker on Monday to a DJ on the weekend, Falcons tailgating, and a patio-packing Sunday cocktail social.
Website: http://tenatlanta.com/index.html
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013
The Brick Store Pub
125 East Court Square, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-687-0990
The Decatur Square jewel is a mecca for the beer obsessed.
Website: http://brickstorepub.com/
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, Brewery/Bistro, Pub Food, Restaurants
The Porter Beer Bar
1156 Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-223-0393
In their lovably scruffy Little Five Points digs, husband-and-wife owners Nick Rutherford and Molly Gunn preside over the city’s largest selection of beer.
Website: http://theporterbeerbar.com/
Neighborhood: Little Five Points
Category: Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, Gastropub
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