Brad’s guidebook
Food scene
Athens has many wonderful local restaurants and here are just a few of my favorites!
Celebrity Chef Hugh Acheson owns this restaurant. Upscale spot for creative, contemporary Southern cooking. "Five and Ten is, and always was meant to be a place to revel in great food and drink, and where the patron would, quite simply, be happy"
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Five and Ten
1073 S Milledge AveCelebrity Chef Hugh Acheson owns this restaurant. Upscale spot for creative, contemporary Southern cooking. "Five and Ten is, and always was meant to be a place to revel in great food and drink, and where the patron would, quite simply, be happy"
Mediterranean-style dishes created with seasonal, Southern influences, plus an extensive wine list.
The idea behind The National is simple:
to provide a casual neighborhood gathering spot reminiscent of the bars and cafés we’ve enjoyed on travels to Europe. Mediterranean inspired food and wine is served for lunch and dinner in the dining room and throughout the day at the bar. While our menu points to culinary traditions from abroad, we value our local farmers and our dishes reflect the changing seasons in Northeast Georgia.
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The National
232 W Hancock AveMediterranean-style dishes created with seasonal, Southern influences, plus an extensive wine list.
The idea behind The National is simple:
to provide a casual neighborhood gathering spot reminiscent of the bars and cafés we’ve enjoyed on travels to Europe. Mediterranean inspired food and wine is served for lunch and dinner in the dining room and throughout the day at the bar. While our menu points to culinary traditions from abroad, we value our local farmers and our dishes reflect the changing seasons in Northeast Georgia.
In 1988 three young college students met in Athens and discussed the most pressing issue of the day – where to find truly great pizza?
After much consideration the engineer said, “let’s build it”, the biologist said, “with the right ingredients”, the artist said “and make it look good” – and DePalma’s Athens was born!
Over the decades the kernel of our endeavor was expanded until it encompassed the fuller concept that currently exists. With three locations, thousands of friends and family and millions fed over the years DePalma’s Italian Café stands today, still evolving and growing organically – the rarest of the rare, a truly multi-generational restaurant, a living breathing part of the community.
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DePalma's Italian Cafe
401 E Broad StIn 1988 three young college students met in Athens and discussed the most pressing issue of the day – where to find truly great pizza?
After much consideration the engineer said, “let’s build it”, the biologist said, “with the right ingredients”, the artist said “and make it look good” – and DePalma’s Athens was born!
Over the decades the kernel of our endeavor was expanded until it encompassed the fuller concept that currently exists. With three locations, thousands of friends and family and millions fed over the years DePalma’s Italian Café stands today, still evolving and growing organically – the rarest of the rare, a truly multi-generational restaurant, a living breathing part of the community.
Fine dining restaurant in Athens GA offering a great selection of steak and seafood in an upscale atmosphere!
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Porterhouse Grill
459 E Broad StFine dining restaurant in Athens GA offering a great selection of steak and seafood in an upscale atmosphere!
The Saucehouse restaurant opened its doors in August of 2015. Located just off of downtown Athens at 830 W. Broad Street, Saucehouse offers a friendly and comfortable atmosphere for any BBQ lover for lunch and dinner! Saucehouse features 9 different Homemade Barbeque sauces, made from scratch sides, and juicy tender BBQ meat cooked daily!
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Saucehouse BBQ
830 W Broad StThe Saucehouse restaurant opened its doors in August of 2015. Located just off of downtown Athens at 830 W. Broad Street, Saucehouse offers a friendly and comfortable atmosphere for any BBQ lover for lunch and dinner! Saucehouse features 9 different Homemade Barbeque sauces, made from scratch sides, and juicy tender BBQ meat cooked daily!
Locally Owned & Family-Run
For 20 years, Big City Bread Cafe in Athens, GA has served house-made breads, pastries & cakes, and delicious meals crafted with locally sourced produce, meats and cheeses. We also serve a wide variety of fine wine & beer plus locally roasted Jittery Joes and 1000 Faces coffee & espresso drinks. Join us daily, Mon-Sun, for a casual, family friendly breakfast, lunch, or brunch. The Cafe is also available in the evening for private special events.
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Big City Bread Cafe
393 N Finley StLocally Owned & Family-Run
For 20 years, Big City Bread Cafe in Athens, GA has served house-made breads, pastries & cakes, and delicious meals crafted with locally sourced produce, meats and cheeses. We also serve a wide variety of fine wine & beer plus locally roasted Jittery Joes and 1000 Faces coffee & espresso drinks. Join us daily, Mon-Sun, for a casual, family friendly breakfast, lunch, or brunch. The Cafe is also available in the evening for private special events.
Seabear Oyster Bar merges high quality, innovatively prepared seafood with the warmth of casual bar fare. It’s meant to be a neighborhood place—intimate and unassuming.
The menu includes new takes on retro classics made with foods sourced from sustainable, reputable purveyors. Although the menu nods to cuisines across the globe and American favorites, much of what is served will be both locally grown and seasonal.
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Seabear Oyster Bar
297 Prince AveSeabear Oyster Bar merges high quality, innovatively prepared seafood with the warmth of casual bar fare. It’s meant to be a neighborhood place—intimate and unassuming.
The menu includes new takes on retro classics made with foods sourced from sustainable, reputable purveyors. Although the menu nods to cuisines across the globe and American favorites, much of what is served will be both locally grown and seasonal.
The Last Resort Grill serves southwestern-inspired southern cuisine in beautiful Athens, Georgia, and our menu is filled with exciting tastes that compliment our community's distinctive character.
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Last Resort Grill
174-184 W Clayton StThe Last Resort Grill serves southwestern-inspired southern cuisine in beautiful Athens, Georgia, and our menu is filled with exciting tastes that compliment our community's distinctive character.
Fantastic local spot. Best Cuban sandwiches around!
Latin American eats & BYOB are offered in a shack with eclectic decor & outdoor tables. Cash only.
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Cali N Tito's
1427 S Lumpkin StFantastic local spot. Best Cuban sandwiches around!
Latin American eats & BYOB are offered in a shack with eclectic decor & outdoor tables. Cash only.
Sightseeing
Our vision is to be a garden that celebrates the best in southern horticulture, natural heritage, and culture through excellence in gardening displays and practices, and stewardship of healthy natural eco-systems.
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Botanical Gardens station
Our vision is to be a garden that celebrates the best in southern horticulture, natural heritage, and culture through excellence in gardening displays and practices, and stewardship of healthy natural eco-systems.
782-acre outdoor recreation area with nature trails, disc golf & boating activities at Lake Chapman
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Sandy Creek Park
400 Bob Holman Rd782-acre outdoor recreation area with nature trails, disc golf & boating activities at Lake Chapman
The museum is both an academic museum and, since 1982, the official art museum of the state of Georgia.1982[1] The permanent collection consists of American paintings, primarily 19th- and 20th-century; American, European and Asian works on paper; the Samuel H. Kress Study Collection of Italian Renaissance paintings; growing collections of southern decorative arts and Asian art; and a strong collection of works by African American artists. It numbers more than 12,000 works, growing every year.
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Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton StThe museum is both an academic museum and, since 1982, the official art museum of the state of Georgia.1982[1] The permanent collection consists of American paintings, primarily 19th- and 20th-century; American, European and Asian works on paper; the Samuel H. Kress Study Collection of Italian Renaissance paintings; growing collections of southern decorative arts and Asian art; and a strong collection of works by African American artists. It numbers more than 12,000 works, growing every year.
Music Scene
Home of the Athens YMCA from 1889 until 1919, the original building on this site became a music store, movie house, hotel, Masonic Temple, furniture company and Sears Roebuck store before being replaced by the Elite Theatre in 1935. Except for a brief period as a Methodist church, this theatre – later renamed the Georgia Theatre – has served as a significant performance venue for emerging and established musicians from Athens and beyond. Devastated by a fire on June 19th, 2009, this historic concert hall has been rebuilt as a labor of love with reverence for the creative spirit that Athens has long embraced. With special thanks to the people of Athens and all who worked so diligently to restore her and make her better, the Georgia Theatre stands proudly reborn.”
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Georgia Theatre
215 N Lumpkin StHome of the Athens YMCA from 1889 until 1919, the original building on this site became a music store, movie house, hotel, Masonic Temple, furniture company and Sears Roebuck store before being replaced by the Elite Theatre in 1935. Except for a brief period as a Methodist church, this theatre – later renamed the Georgia Theatre – has served as a significant performance venue for emerging and established musicians from Athens and beyond. Devastated by a fire on June 19th, 2009, this historic concert hall has been rebuilt as a labor of love with reverence for the creative spirit that Athens has long embraced. With special thanks to the people of Athens and all who worked so diligently to restore her and make her better, the Georgia Theatre stands proudly reborn.”
The 40 Watt Club is a music venue in Athens, Georgia. Along with CBGB, the Whisky a Go Go, and selected others, it was instrumental in launching American punk rock and new wave music.
The 40 Watt Club was the primary performance space for numerous "Athens bands", including Pylon, R.E.M., Love Tractor, Dreams So Real, Guadalcanal Diary, The Primates, Modern Skirts, and others. Its DIY ethos and informality were instrumental in the fostering of punk rock and a "scene" in Athens, GA. In more recent years, the club has been the home-base for such nationally renowned local bands as of Montreal, Reptar, Drive-By Truckers, and The Whigs.
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40 Watt Club
285 W Washington StThe 40 Watt Club is a music venue in Athens, Georgia. Along with CBGB, the Whisky a Go Go, and selected others, it was instrumental in launching American punk rock and new wave music.
The 40 Watt Club was the primary performance space for numerous "Athens bands", including Pylon, R.E.M., Love Tractor, Dreams So Real, Guadalcanal Diary, The Primates, Modern Skirts, and others. Its DIY ethos and informality were instrumental in the fostering of punk rock and a "scene" in Athens, GA. In more recent years, the club has been the home-base for such nationally renowned local bands as of Montreal, Reptar, Drive-By Truckers, and The Whigs.