Lilley Belle’s guidebook
Food scene
These are just a few of our favorite restaurants in the area.
Modern Spanish Tapa's in downtown Decatur. Everything on the menu is delicious. One of my favorite items is the Pork Cheek Tacos and the Patata Bravas.
113 locals recommend
The Iberian Pig
121 Sycamore StModern Spanish Tapa's in downtown Decatur. Everything on the menu is delicious. One of my favorite items is the Pork Cheek Tacos and the Patata Bravas.
Awesome chicken! They usually have a line out the door, but it moves pretty fast. Inside and outside seating is available. They have several levels of heat for the chicken.
Southern - No heat
Mild - a tad - MY favorite
Medium - I can only eat 2 bites
Hot - This will make you cry
Shut the Cluck Up - You'll cry and snot yourself, as you're grasping for air and think about what I'm saying. Don't try and eat this one unless you have a steel stomach, and a mouth you don't care about damaging.
95 locals recommend
Hattie B's Hot Chicken - Atlanta, GA
299 Moreland Ave NEAwesome chicken! They usually have a line out the door, but it moves pretty fast. Inside and outside seating is available. They have several levels of heat for the chicken.
Southern - No heat
Mild - a tad - MY favorite
Medium - I can only eat 2 bites
Hot - This will make you cry
Shut the Cluck Up - You'll cry and snot yourself, as you're grasping for air and think about what I'm saying. Don't try and eat this one unless you have a steel stomach, and a mouth you don't care about damaging.
Don't let the exterior fool you! This is a consistent top 10 restaurant in all of ATL by Trip Advisor. This place has wonderful Ethiopian food. This is located outside of the neighborhood. There is inside and outside seating available.
78 locals recommend
Desta Ethiopian Kitchen
3086 Briarcliff Rd NEDon't let the exterior fool you! This is a consistent top 10 restaurant in all of ATL by Trip Advisor. This place has wonderful Ethiopian food. This is located outside of the neighborhood. There is inside and outside seating available.
Kitchen Six is across the street in the Oak Grove Shopping Center. Fresh seasonal food and the menu changes regularly. You may want to make a reservation. .03 miles from the house/or a 6 minute walk.
6 locals recommend
Kitchen Six
2751 Lavista RdKitchen Six is across the street in the Oak Grove Shopping Center. Fresh seasonal food and the menu changes regularly. You may want to make a reservation. .03 miles from the house/or a 6 minute walk.
Vibrant converted historic Sears building, now a market with a food hall, shops & living space.
1228 locals recommend
Ponce City Market
675 North Avenue NEVibrant converted historic Sears building, now a market with a food hall, shops & living space.
Nice farm to table restaurant in walking distance. Reservations are recommended.
18 locals recommend
Sprig Restaurant and Bar
2860 Lavista RdNice farm to table restaurant in walking distance. Reservations are recommended.
This is our nearby bar that is in walking distance from the house. Great beer selection and good pub food. Indoor and outdoor seating.
9 locals recommend
The Grove
2761 Lavista RdThis is our nearby bar that is in walking distance from the house. Great beer selection and good pub food. Indoor and outdoor seating.
We are foodies and this is our favorite Chinese in the area. Sichuan cuisine with great flavor. Too many really good dishes to recommend just one.
Gu’s Kitchen
4897 Buford Highway NortheastWe are foodies and this is our favorite Chinese in the area. Sichuan cuisine with great flavor. Too many really good dishes to recommend just one.
This is our favorite Vietnamese in the area for everything but Pho. We go to I Luv Pho for that. The make your own spring rolls are wonderful and a speciality, as is the current goat, shaken beef or chicken and many other traditional dishes.
20 locals recommend
Nam Phuong Restaurant
4051 Buford Hwy NEThis is our favorite Vietnamese in the area for everything but Pho. We go to I Luv Pho for that. The make your own spring rolls are wonderful and a speciality, as is the current goat, shaken beef or chicken and many other traditional dishes.
What can you say, they do it well. We make our own and we know good Pho, and this is where we go when we want it and don't want to make it ourselves.
20 locals recommend
I Luv Pho
4500 Satellite BlvdWhat can you say, they do it well. We make our own and we know good Pho, and this is where we go when we want it and don't want to make it ourselves.
This is place we have recently discovered. They are known for their stone bowl Bibimbap. They also have a vast, traditional Korean Menu. Fresh food and great service.
Woo Nam Jeong Stone Bowl House
5953 Buford Hwy NEThis is place we have recently discovered. They are known for their stone bowl Bibimbap. They also have a vast, traditional Korean Menu. Fresh food and great service.
Wow, we have been eating here since we were kids--40+ years. This is the BEST cuban in ATL. The #17 in the picture is legendary. But I have tried almost every dish over the years and they are all excellent. Great empanadas too.
6 locals recommend
Havana Sandwich Shop
2905 Buford Hwy NEWow, we have been eating here since we were kids--40+ years. This is the BEST cuban in ATL. The #17 in the picture is legendary. But I have tried almost every dish over the years and they are all excellent. Great empanadas too.
Shopping
Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza are 7 miles from the house. There is a ton of high end shops and great restaurants.
1440 locals recommend
Lenox Square
3393 Peachtree Rd NELenox Square and Phipps Plaza are 7 miles from the house. There is a ton of high end shops and great restaurants.
Northlake Mall
4800 Briarcliff Rd NEOur nearby mall
This is our local shopping district. Shops include Publix and Kroger grocery stores, Starbucks and Caribou coffee, Ace Hardware, and a number of chain and local restaurants and fast food. 2 miles away.
7 locals recommend
Toco Hill Shopping Center
2943 N Druid Hills RdThis is our local shopping district. Shops include Publix and Kroger grocery stores, Starbucks and Caribou coffee, Ace Hardware, and a number of chain and local restaurants and fast food. 2 miles away.
Sightseeing
Memorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about the soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886.
1779 locals recommend
World of Coca-Cola
121 Baker St NWMemorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about the soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886.
One of world's largest aquariums, with permanent exhibits, interactive galleries & animals galore.
2699 locals recommend
Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker St NWOne of world's largest aquariums, with permanent exhibits, interactive galleries & animals galore.
Helen is a mountain town in northeast Georgia. It's known for its vineyards and Bavarian-style buildings.
500 locals recommend
Helen
Helen is a mountain town in northeast Georgia. It's known for its vineyards and Bavarian-style buildings.
Little Five Points is one of Atlanta’s hippest neighborhoods. Shoppers head to Moreland Avenue’s indie stores for offbeat vintage clothing, vinyl and cool gifts, while young locals hang out at the dive bars, burger joints, and Ethiopian and vegan eateries that line the surrounding streets. The Variety Playhouse, a live music venue in a converted 1940s cinema, hosts an eclectic range of local and national acts.
724 locals recommend
Little Five Points
Little Five Points is one of Atlanta’s hippest neighborhoods. Shoppers head to Moreland Avenue’s indie stores for offbeat vintage clothing, vinyl and cool gifts, while young locals hang out at the dive bars, burger joints, and Ethiopian and vegan eateries that line the surrounding streets. The Variety Playhouse, a live music venue in a converted 1940s cinema, hosts an eclectic range of local and national acts.
Zoo Atlanta
800 Cherokee Ave SEWho does not like watching Panda babies?
Museum
Quaint, Victorian house showcasing diverse works by artists of African decent, plus lectures & more.
24 locals recommend
Hammonds House Museum
503 Peeples St SWQuaint, Victorian house showcasing diverse works by artists of African decent, plus lectures & more.
A history of paper with more 2,000 books, papers, tools, machines & manuscripts.
Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
500 10th St NWA history of paper with more 2,000 books, papers, tools, machines & manuscripts.
Natural sciences museum with 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall, & skeleton of Argentinosaurus dinosaur.
443 locals recommend
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
767 Clifton RdNatural sciences museum with 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall, & skeleton of Argentinosaurus dinosaur.
Museum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano.
1458 locals recommend
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St NEMuseum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano.
Traveler advice
Customs and culture
Pepsi who?
Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola. If you order Pepsi, servers will just look at you.
Customs and culture
Iced Tea
If you order iced tea here, it comes sweetened. You've got to specify if you want unsweetened tea.
Useful phrases
ATLANTA
It's pronounced “Atlanna.” We don't pronounce the second “t.”It’s At-lanna. Not At-lanTa. And certainly not Hot-lanta. Never Hot-lanta.
Useful phrases
Fixinto
This is one word. It means, "I am about to do something." Ex: "I was fixinto do it, ya'll don't nag me."
What to pack
Weather in Georgia
The weather in Georgia can be unpredictable. There is a little summer in every season, but always pack for potential rain.
Summers last a long time here. You can pack light clothing, bring an umbrella, and a light rain jacket.
Fall starts when it feels like it. Pack light clothing, bring an umbrella, and light rain jacket. You may want to bring a slightly warmer jacket just in case.
Winter can feel like a winter, or a fall or a spring. Pack a variety of clothing that can be layered. What starts off chilly, can end up much warmer.
Spring can feel like any of the other seasons.