Guidebook for Athens

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Guidebook for Athens

Food Scene

A favorite for brunch but also excellent local dishes for lunch & dinner. Great cocktails and wine selections too!
Farm to table, local ingredients, fresh Mediterranean inspired menu with an excellent wine selection.
113 locals recommend
The National
232 W Hancock Ave
113 locals recommend
Farm to table, local ingredients, fresh Mediterranean inspired menu with an excellent wine selection.
Modern Chinese
48 locals recommend
Dinner Party
1664 S Lumpkin St
48 locals recommend
Modern Chinese
Modern Southern dining in an old Athens home.
79 locals recommend
Five and Ten
1073 S Milledge Ave
79 locals recommend
Modern Southern dining in an old Athens home.
Excellent oyster selection, great cocktails & wine list.
93 locals recommend
Seabear Oyster Bar
297 Prince Ave
93 locals recommend
Excellent oyster selection, great cocktails & wine list.
Excellent bread, baked goods & coffee.
69 locals recommend
Independent Baking Co
1625 S Lumpkin St
69 locals recommend
Excellent bread, baked goods & coffee.
Go for coffee, stay for chocolate.
49 locals recommend
Condor Chocolates
1658 S Lumpkin St
49 locals recommend
Go for coffee, stay for chocolate.
Great for dinner or brunch, outside patio dining is a must.
73 locals recommend
Big City Bread Cafe
393 N Finley St
73 locals recommend
Great for dinner or brunch, outside patio dining is a must.
Favorite BBQ in Athens. Sit by the train tracks and eat some kimchi pork tacos!
31 locals recommend
Pulaski Heights Barbecue
675 Pulaski St
31 locals recommend
Favorite BBQ in Athens. Sit by the train tracks and eat some kimchi pork tacos!
Excellent lunch spot. Great for grab & go healthy choices. Brought to you by the same folks from The National.
40 locals recommend
Maepole
1021 N Chase St
40 locals recommend
Excellent lunch spot. Great for grab & go healthy choices. Brought to you by the same folks from The National.
Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market
815 N Chase St
59 locals recommend
Great new spot for seafood & sushi housed in the old Athens bus depot.
20 locals recommend
Chuck's Fish Athens
220 W Broad St
20 locals recommend
Great new spot for seafood & sushi housed in the old Athens bus depot.
French focused menu. Full service restaurant downstairs with an intimate cocktail lounge on the second floor. Excellent cocktails!
16 locals recommend
The Expat
1680 S Lumpkin St
16 locals recommend
French focused menu. Full service restaurant downstairs with an intimate cocktail lounge on the second floor. Excellent cocktails!

Drinks & Nightlife

Best Scotch selection in town. Great spot to hear live Irish music by local musicians on a Sunday afternoon.
60 locals recommend
The Globe
199 N Lumpkin St
60 locals recommend
Best Scotch selection in town. Great spot to hear live Irish music by local musicians on a Sunday afternoon.
Best Cocktail bar in Athens. Great spot before or after dinner.
54 locals recommend
The Old Pal
1320 Prince Ave
54 locals recommend
Best Cocktail bar in Athens. Great spot before or after dinner.
Wild & weird watering hole. Classic Athens.
25 locals recommend
Manhattan Cafe
337 N Hull St
25 locals recommend
Wild & weird watering hole. Classic Athens.
Must-tour brewery right in the heart of downtown.
149 locals recommend
Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery
271 W Hancock Ave
149 locals recommend
Must-tour brewery right in the heart of downtown.

Shopping

Shop handmade and locally made & sourced products.
19 locals recommend
Community
260 N Jackson St
19 locals recommend
Shop handmade and locally made & sourced products.
Best vintage in town!
7 locals recommend
Atomic
260 W Clayton St
7 locals recommend
Best vintage in town!

Arts & Culture

112 locals recommend
Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton St
112 locals recommend