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Atlanta

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

When it comes to the food scene in Atlanta, the city is known for a lot of things—from prison tacos and strip club wings to local breweries and killer burgers.

The Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Atlanta 

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In addition to brunch, chicken wings, and strip clubs, Atlanta is absolutely obsessed with ramen, and rightfully so.

Where to Find Atlanta’s Best Ramen This Winter

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Lifestyle

Although the South is known for its Southern hospitality, the most charming region of the United States still has a bit of a dark side to it.

The Most Haunted Places in Georgia

Drink

In a city that boasts more local breweries than any of us truly deserve, any given moment throughout the year can turn into a trip to a tasting room.

The Absolute Best Breweries in Atlanta

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Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

Atlanta nightlife is back like it never left because despite a short period of lockdowns during the start of the pandemic, it really never did leave.

Actually Fun Things to Do in Atlanta After Dark 

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The last time we talked about the best local sports bars, Atlanta’s sports teams were nothing to brag about to friends in other major cities.

The Absolute Best Sports Bars in Atlanta

The 15 Best Burger Joints in Atlanta

Where can you go when you want Mexican food in Atlanta?

The Absolute Best Mexican Restaurants in Atlanta

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In Atlanta, it certainly hasn’t been easy to go without all of the wild, weird and wonderful things that make our big, tree-covered town city so great.

11 Atlanta Things We Can’t Wait to Do When Quarantine is Over

Homegrown

With an announcement from Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms coming late Monday evening, Atlanta officially joined other major cities implementing a stay-at-home order, due to the still-spreading COVID-19 pandemic.

How You Can Support Atlanta Restaurants During COVID-19

Key to the City

Key to the City: Insider Travel Guides to America's Cities

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Ponce City Market is what locals call “new Atlanta.”

Ponce City Market Is a Must-Visit Atlanta Landmark, If You Do It Right

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Gone are the days when you found drinks with Midori on the menu at Atlanta’s cocktail bars.

Mike’s Recent Articles

The Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Atlanta

Get healthy at these green eateries.

Where to Find Atlanta’s Best Ramen This Winter

Nothing's cozier.

The Most Haunted Places in Georgia

Who needs sleep?

The Absolute Best Breweries in Atlanta

Hit all of these ASAP.

Actually Fun Things to Do in Atlanta After Dark

Let loose.

The Absolute Best Sports Bars in Atlanta

The Olympics are here!

The 15 Best Burger Joints in Atlanta

From the meaty to the meatless.

The Absolute Best Mexican Restaurants in Atlanta

You could use a margarita right now.

11 Atlanta Things We Can’t Wait to Do When Quarantine is Over

Can’t wait to cruise the Beltline and dance to our favorite DJs.

How You Can Support Atlanta Restaurants During COVID-19

Without sacrificing social distancing.

Ponce City Market Is a Must-Visit Atlanta Landmark, If You Do It Right

Ponce City Market is what locals call “new Atlanta.”

The Best Cocktail Bars in Atlanta

Gone are the days when you found drinks with Midori on the menu at Atlanta’s cocktail bars.