Tag: drinking and nightlife
Opening a bar in Atlanta? Skip the expensive dining chairs (and other tips from bar owners).
Opening a bar—and keeping it in business—takes a lot more than you think. We spoke with proprietors of Porter Beer Bar, Georgia Beer Garden, and Lean Draft House about what it takes to not lose your sanity and shirt in the process.
37. Cardinal
Cardinal is not your typical bar. Two friends have created a free-spirited space in south Grant Park’s Beacon development—hidden behind their small food market, Third Street Goods.
41. Golden Eagle
If your ideal night out channels the glamour of the early 1960s (minus the misogyny), might we suggest Golden Eagle?
First-Date Bar: Skylounge at the Glenn Hotel
Drinks are stiff, and the crowd at the bar is usually pretty sparse until after 10.
Karaoke Night: Clermont Lounge
The Clermont Lounge is certainly known for worse sins than crooning off-key, and that’s what makes this karaoke night (Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m.) the perfect place to find your inner rock star.
Bartender of the Year: Cole Younger Just, Last Word
No other cocktail list this year felt as intentional yet whimsical as the one that Just built at this late-night Lebanese restaurant in the Old Fourth Ward.
New Bar Crawl Destination: Westside
We’re loving the mix of bars now rounding out the galleries, lofts, and designer retailers along Marietta Street and Howell Mill Road. Keep it classy at Cooks & Soldiers or Bocado, serving Basque hard cider and craft cocktails, respectively.
Dive Bar: Northside Tavern
Sparkly new buildings are going up on all sides of the iconic Northside Tavern, a grungy box serving up PBR and live blues music nightly—now smack-dab in the middle of the burgeoning Westside.
Late-Night Dance Party: Queen of Sheba
While at other clubs bartenders are going on about last calls and dance floors are beginning to thin out, the party is just getting started at this Ethiopian restaurant-slash-lounge off North Druid Hills Road.
Reason to Visit the Bathroom: The Painted Pin
At first glance, you might think the trippy bathrooms at this preppy Buckhead bowling boutique are some sort of illusion. But then you realize that the only thing separating the men’s and women’s restrooms is the line of mirrors suspended above the sinks.
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