Atlanta as a City

Viví en Atlanta durante tres años durante la universidad y estoy feliz con la ciudad que escogí y que me escogió. Estas son las recomendaciones que he estado construyendo de a poquitos.

Restaurants:

Muchacho

New Realm

Murphys

Cafe Lily

Golden Buddha

Farm Burger

Mellow Mushroom (pizza)

Cava/Sweetgreen/Chipotle

Cafe Intermezzo

BarTaco

Taqueria del Sol

Little Rey's

No. 246 (italian), Downtown Decatur

Barcelona Wine Bar (Tapas and drinks)

WhiteBull (fancy italian with seasonal menu)

SotoSoto (italian, high end)

DelBar (persian)

Rumis kitchen (mediterranean)

Gypsy Kitchen

Desta Ethiopian

Kale me Crazy

Arepa Mía (venezuelan)

Umi Sushi (Buckhead)

Brunch spots:

Snooze

Pancake Social

Illy Café

Coffee Shops:

Press n Grind

Academy Coffee

Brash

Dancing Goats

PERC

Spiller Park

Kaldis Depot

Le bon nosh

Partying/going out:

Bar Hopping along the Beltline

Havanna

TNG

Veranda

Clairemont

Waffle House to end is a must

Sweet Spots

Toco Hills - Weekend shopping and food. Chopt salad, Mags, Spiller Park, Crumbl, Ulta.

ViHi- (Virginia Highlands), residential neighborhood full of shops, coffee shops. I recommend Pizza Pielands, the bookstore and Perk Coffee. Great for buying small gifts or taking a walk.

Ponce City Market - rooftop is great for carnival-style games. Bottom floor has a lot of restaurants (food court style) some cute shops and always something new/trendy.

Krog St Market- Foodcourt with a coffeshop (Little Tart), and around 10-15 food options from around the world. Vietnamese, italian, cuban, etc. There's a good brewery and design shop too.

Buford Highway- you'll find a great variety of international cuisine. Explore the Asian Square or the Latin American Farmers Market. Arepas & tres leches (Arepa Grill), Vietnamese (Nam Phuong) for Pho, Thai (tum pok pok).

Innman Park

Activities

Running, biking or scooter along the beltline

Piedmont park- outdoor concerts, scooters, picnic + Botanical Garden

Touristy: World of CocaCola/Aquarium (both in Midtown)

The Carter Museum

Farmers Markets- Freedom Farmers Mkt on Sundays

High Museum

Shopping:

Lenox Mall

Little Five Points area (thrift shops + outdoor mall)

Trader Joes, Midtown

Alon's Bakery and Market (for gifts, special gourmet food), and Savi Provisions (similar, more convenience. They have one at Emory Village.

ALDI (cheaper fruits and vegs), Kroger (get a member card from day 1)

Less frequented by me: Publix, Costco, WholeFoods.

Hikes and daytrips around Atl:

Brasstown Bald

Blood Mountain

Smoky mountains (TN, 4-5hr drive), went twice

Nantahala National forest (NC, 3-4hr drive)

East Palisades Trail (bamboo forest inside the city)

Stone Mountain trail (1hr up, went for the sunrise twice).

Morningside Natural Park (al lado de Rocksprings, donde vivía cuando me mudé)

Lullwater Preserve (Emory's backyard, has a beautiful lake and is open to the public).

(in progress but these will get you through a lot! I've personally tried ALL of them and only recommend things i've actually liked).

These are some I still want to try:

The chastain

la grotta

hal's steakhouse

Storico vino

bones

little sparrow

Ria's bluebird

wave 3

Foxtail

aviva

Henri's bakery

hikes: arabia mountain