Guidebook for Decatur
Food Scene
This is a close-by bar & restaurant with great, reasonably priced food and drinks. The service is fast, but may need to wait in line to order if get there after 6 PM.
40 locals recommend
Taqueria del Sol
359 W Ponce de Leon AveThis is a close-by bar & restaurant with great, reasonably priced food and drinks. The service is fast, but may need to wait in line to order if get there after 6 PM.
If you are into locally grown and organic burgers this is the place. It is also within a 1/3 mile walk and very child friendly. There is limited seating.
49 locals recommend
Farm Burger Decatur
410B W Ponce de Leon AveIf you are into locally grown and organic burgers this is the place. It is also within a 1/3 mile walk and very child friendly. There is limited seating.
This is where we go for a special night out. It is located on the Square and can get busy, but you can sit at the bar and watch them cut the big blocks of cheese and meats. The serving staff are fun.
113 locals recommend
The Iberian Pig
121 Sycamore StThis is where we go for a special night out. It is located on the Square and can get busy, but you can sit at the bar and watch them cut the big blocks of cheese and meats. The serving staff are fun.
This is the cool place to hang out. Their sliders and frozen Coke & Jack Daniels are one of my favorites. It is loud for us older folks, but there is an outside patio.
123 locals recommend
Victory Sandwich Bar
913 Bernina Ave NEThis is the cool place to hang out. Their sliders and frozen Coke & Jack Daniels are one of my favorites. It is loud for us older folks, but there is an outside patio.
This is a bar & restaurant w/ a patio & an outdoor bocce ball court! It is busy, so go early or go for lunch. These folks also own Brick Store Pub, so the food is creative, & they treat staff well.
110 locals recommend
Leon's Full Service
131 E Ponce de Leon AveThis is a bar & restaurant w/ a patio & an outdoor bocce ball court! It is busy, so go early or go for lunch. These folks also own Brick Store Pub, so the food is creative, & they treat staff well.
This is a nearby place to get breakfast with indoor and outdoor dining and comfort food for lunch and dinner
9 locals recommend
Folk Art Restaurant, Decatur
174 West Ponce de Leon AvenueThis is a nearby place to get breakfast with indoor and outdoor dining and comfort food for lunch and dinner
A local favorite for a Southern breakfast or lunch. There is indoor and outdoor dining - may have to wait for a Sunday brunch table
7 locals recommend
Pastries A Go Go
235 Ponce De Leon PlA local favorite for a Southern breakfast or lunch. There is indoor and outdoor dining - may have to wait for a Sunday brunch table
This is another local favorite with a great selection of beers and whiskey with indoor & outdoor dining. The food is good, especially for a bar. There will be a wait for a table on the weekends - but not so much in the afternoons. The owners are big supporters of Decatur non-profits and pay their employees well. It is a fun place
120 locals recommend
Brick Store Pub
125 E Court SquareThis is another local favorite with a great selection of beers and whiskey with indoor & outdoor dining. The food is good, especially for a bar. There will be a wait for a table on the weekends - but not so much in the afternoons. The owners are big supporters of Decatur non-profits and pay their employees well. It is a fun place
Everything Else
This park is 1/2 from us, going west toward Atlanta. It is part of the original Olmstead linear park from the early 20th century. The trail is easy w/ creeks & amazing Olmstead bridges. It is a GEM
14 locals recommend
Deepdene Park
This park is 1/2 from us, going west toward Atlanta. It is part of the original Olmstead linear park from the early 20th century. The trail is easy w/ creeks & amazing Olmstead bridges. It is a GEM
The independent & locally owned bookstore is alive & well in Decatur! The books offered are for kids, but it is fun to browse, esp. the adolescent books as the stories are for all of us.
Little Shop of Stories
133 E Court SquareThe independent & locally owned bookstore is alive & well in Decatur! The books offered are for kids, but it is fun to browse, esp. the adolescent books as the stories are for all of us.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a bar with great food and it is right off the square in downtown. This is where the local folks go for a quick brew. The owners are always experimenting with new Southern-based food.
120 locals recommend
Brick Store Pub
125 E Court SquareThis is a bar with great food and it is right off the square in downtown. This is where the local folks go for a quick brew. The owners are always experimenting with new Southern-based food.
There is a brewery attached to Twain's and their food is good for bar food. But the best parts are the billiard room, dart boards and other games. Folks bring their kids before 6 PM.
50 locals recommend
Twain's Brewpub & Billiards
211 E Trinity PlThere is a brewery attached to Twain's and their food is good for bar food. But the best parts are the billiard room, dart boards and other games. Folks bring their kids before 6 PM.
This is the closest restaurant and bar to our place - about 1/3 mile walk. It has a great patio and the food is British Isle and the inside looks traditional British pub décor!
16 locals recommend
The Marlay House
426 W Ponce de Leon AveThis is the closest restaurant and bar to our place - about 1/3 mile walk. It has a great patio and the food is British Isle and the inside looks traditional British pub décor!
Arts & Culture
This is Decatur's music spot with acts from all over the Southeast. It has a restaurant & bar as well as an outside porch area. There is a person named 'Eddie' who is a well-known music impresario !
85 locals recommend
Eddie's Attic
515 N McDonough StThis is Decatur's music spot with acts from all over the Southeast. It has a restaurant & bar as well as an outside porch area. There is a person named 'Eddie' who is a well-known music impresario !
This is Decatur's old courthouse on the Square. The building is majestic- make sure to go upstairs & see the original courtroom. There is a small museum with rotating exhibits about the South et al.
8 locals recommend
DeKalb History Center Museum
101 E Court SquareThis is Decatur's old courthouse on the Square. The building is majestic- make sure to go upstairs & see the original courtroom. There is a small museum with rotating exhibits about the South et al.