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Mambo Zombi

Mambo Zombi is a welcome respite amid bustling Edgewood Avenue

Though it opened in the lead-up to Halloween 2022, Mambo Zombi is definitely not a Halloween bar. Despite the mai tai and Singapore sling on the menu, it’s not a tiki bar. Also, if you’re looking for it—you’re right, there’s no sign. But it’s also not a speakeasy.
Among Atlanta's abundance of holiday bars, we found a hidden, old-school holiday speakeasy

We found a hidden holiday speakeasy among Atlanta’s abundance of festive pop-up bars

Secret Santa ATL (also known as “Loose Lips”), a speakeasy hidden in a warehouse deep within Pullman Yards in Kirkwood. The brainchild of beverage director Marian Chism, the concept started as an off-handed comment she made to property owner Adam Rosenfelt. “I jokingly said, ‘You know, I could throw a speakeasy up in the tunnels and people would come.’”
Atlanta's Elliott Street Pub closes

Farewell to Atlanta’s Elliott Street Pub

The pinnacle of self-defense, apparently, is not a gun or a bat or a knife; it is a well-used toilet brush. “It’s the best weapon in the bar,” Mike Jakob says on Wednesday, taking a smoke outside Elliott Street Pub, the Castleberry Hill establishment he’s long owned with his brother, Pete. “You want someone to leave, you don’t even have to touch them if you’re holding a toilet brush.”
One night at Northside Tavern

One night at Northside Tavern

Amid a landscape of shiny new “West Midtown” development, a shabby old blues club is an oasis of old-school debauchery.

A tranquil bar, Excuse My French, pops up at Citizen Supply in Ponce City Market

While founder Aaron Mattison is also the co-founder of neighboring Bar Vegan, which defines itself “bar theater,” Excuse My French aims to be the opposite concept, providing a tranquil respite with a minimalist vibe.
Atlanta's cocktail scene

Atlanta’s cocktail scene flies under the national radar, but the talent is here

Have you ever come across a gem of a place and wondered how no one else has found out about it? That’s what the entire Atlanta bar scene is like. Atlanta may influence everything, but when it comes to the national cocktail conversation, it flies way under the radar. Is the talent here? Yes. Do many people know about it? No.

Grindhouse team to open an al fresco BeltLine bar in Reynoldstown

Alex Brounstein and Johnny Farrow, of Grindhouse Killer Burgers, and real estate mogul Merritt Lancaster have teamed up on a two-story restaurant and bar located at the former home of Stein Steel & Supply. The unnamed concept will be beverage-focused and serve lunch Thursday through Sunday and dinner nightly.
JoJo's Beloved Colony Square Politan Row Atlanta

Hidden bar JoJo’s Beloved slings ‘70s-style cocktails at Colony Square’s Politan Row

Led by Politan Row beverage director Sophie Burton, JoJo's Beloved serves ‘70s-and-’80s-inspired cocktails in a neon-lit environment with space for 62 people.
Atlanta needs its gay bars now more than ever

Atlanta needs its gay bars now more than ever

While the AIDS crisis brought the gay community and its bars together, COVID is driving them apart.
Atlanta coronavirus update

Atlanta’s latest coronavirus updates: Monday, June 1

Bars and nightclubs can re-open beginning today, and many have concerns about how protesting will impact COVID-19 spread. Here’s your Monday morning update.

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