Guidebook for Athens

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Guidebook for Athens

Essentials

good wine selection
33 locals recommend
Five Points Bottle Shop
1655 S Lumpkin St
33 locals recommend
good wine selection
Great juice bar. Health food grocery store. Breakfast bar.
66 locals recommend
Earth Fare
1689 S Lumpkin St
66 locals recommend
Great juice bar. Health food grocery store. Breakfast bar.
Locally owned locally made breads and treats!
69 locals recommend
Independent Baking Co
1625 S Lumpkin St
69 locals recommend
Locally owned locally made breads and treats!

Food Scene

Local fav.
131 locals recommend
Jittery Joe's Coffee
1230 S Milledge Ave
131 locals recommend
Local fav.
Wonderful restaurant and bar. Chef Peter Dale is an amazing chef!
113 locals recommend
The National
232 W Hancock Ave
113 locals recommend
Wonderful restaurant and bar. Chef Peter Dale is an amazing chef!
Out of this world, try the brownie, split it with a friend. The sipping chocolate - amazing. Co-owner Chef Peter Dale, with brother Nick. Also co-owner of The National & Sea Bear Oyster Bar.
49 locals recommend
Condor Chocolates
1658 S Lumpkin St
49 locals recommend
Out of this world, try the brownie, split it with a friend. The sipping chocolate - amazing. Co-owner Chef Peter Dale, with brother Nick. Also co-owner of The National & Sea Bear Oyster Bar.
Kid friendly, great deck. Fun spot.
27 locals recommend
Marker Seven Coastal Grill
1195 S Milledge Ave
27 locals recommend
Kid friendly, great deck. Fun spot.
Nice hangout.
32 locals recommend
The Pine Bar
1235 S Milledge Ave
32 locals recommend
Nice hangout.
Restaurant of James Beard award winning chef, Hugh Acheson.
79 locals recommend
Five and Ten
1073 S Milledge Ave
79 locals recommend
Restaurant of James Beard award winning chef, Hugh Acheson.
Another restaurant of award winning chef Peter Dale, also co-owner of The National and Condor Chocolates.
93 locals recommend
Seabear Oyster Bar
297 Prince Ave
93 locals recommend
Another restaurant of award winning chef Peter Dale, also co-owner of The National and Condor Chocolates.

Shopping

lovely items for your home.
Appointments at Five
1730 S Lumpkin St
lovely items for your home.
A Visual Comfort lighting gallery, fine furnishings, upholstery and a decorating boutique. Sister Company is Lisa Ellis Design.
Hawthorne House Fine Furnishing and Lighting Gallery
1075 Baxter St
A Visual Comfort lighting gallery, fine furnishings, upholstery and a decorating boutique. Sister Company is Lisa Ellis Design.
For the runner.
Athens Running Company
1210 S Milledge Ave
For the runner.
for the runner
Fleet Feet Athens
1694 S Lumpkin St
for the runner
for the cyclist
The Hub Bicycles
1220 S Milledge Ave
for the cyclist

Everything Else

Bella Salon a favorite of Athens for decades. Tina is super. Inside the Salon is 2-faced studio! Call Angela for facials, lash and brow tinting and waxing. She's great!
Bella Salon
1749 S Lumpkin St
Bella Salon a favorite of Athens for decades. Tina is super. Inside the Salon is 2-faced studio! Call Angela for facials, lash and brow tinting and waxing. She's great!
Head pharmacist, Rabun Dekle, rocks! Also has an ice cream counter.
10 locals recommend
Hodgson's Pharmacy
1260 S Milledge Ave
10 locals recommend
Head pharmacist, Rabun Dekle, rocks! Also has an ice cream counter.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good bar and English pub food.
73 locals recommend
The Royal Peasant
1675 S Lumpkin St
73 locals recommend
Good bar and English pub food.
Great place to catch live music! Cool rooftop bar on warm nights.
169 locals recommend
Georgia Theatre
215 N Lumpkin St
169 locals recommend
Great place to catch live music! Cool rooftop bar on warm nights.

Arts & Culture

Not in Five Points, but a jewel of Athens GA.
Canopy Studio
160-6 Tracy St
Not in Five Points, but a jewel of Athens GA.
art cinema.
62 locals recommend
Ciné
234 W Hancock Ave
62 locals recommend
art cinema.
for the music lover
6 locals recommend
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
250 River Rd
6 locals recommend
for the music lover
Without a doubt, a wonderful way to spend your day. Hiking and running trails in woods, gardens and along the river. No dog and no bikes. Lovely conservatory.
135 locals recommend
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
2450 S Milledge Ave
135 locals recommend
Without a doubt, a wonderful way to spend your day. Hiking and running trails in woods, gardens and along the river. No dog and no bikes. Lovely conservatory.
The Georgia Museum of Art is the state of GA museum of art, not UGA's. It has recently been expanded and is an amazing institution to be in a town as small as Athens.
112 locals recommend
Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton St
112 locals recommend
The Georgia Museum of Art is the state of GA museum of art, not UGA's. It has recently been expanded and is an amazing institution to be in a town as small as Athens.
Looking for football? GO DOGS.
132 locals recommend
Sanford Stadium
100 Sanford Dr
132 locals recommend
Looking for football? GO DOGS.
UGA Intramural Fields & Recreational facility. Nature trails for hiking and running. Dog play areas.
Oconee Forest Park
UGA Intramural Fields & Recreational facility. Nature trails for hiking and running. Dog play areas.
Home of Gabrielsen Natatorium and UGA gym and athletic facility.
Ramsey Student Center
330 River Rd
Home of Gabrielsen Natatorium and UGA gym and athletic facility.

Entertainment & Activities

A must for children! There are DIY workshops daily so check the website for schedule.
17 locals recommend
Treehouse Kid & Craft
585 W Broad St
17 locals recommend
A must for children! There are DIY workshops daily so check the website for schedule.
Zoo & playground
49 locals recommend
Memorial Park
293 Gran Ellen Dr
49 locals recommend
Zoo & playground