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Virginia Highlands
How to get here:
$20 cab ride from downtown, or a $10 cab ride from Midtown. You can also take a bus directly there from $2.50, #16, Noble-Executive Park. Please see MARTA for more details.
Details: One of Atlanta's most popular neighborhoods for shopping, dining and nightlife. The Highlands, as it is more commonly referred to, is a pretty casual neighborhood with a plethora of dining options to choose from, some of my favorites are outlined below. There are also local boutique shops in between the restaurants.
Restaurants:
Atkin's Park Tavern - Atlanta's Oldest Restaurant and Bar. Great, simple food; very local spot for drinks, but a bit smokey when it's packed.
Blind Willie's - Blue's Club. If you like listening to the blues, this is the spot for you. Small admission fee and a live band.
DBA BBQ - BBQ restaurant with a southern flair. This is less than .5 mile from the intersection of Virginia and Highland. Get the creamed corn!!
Fontaine's Oyster House -Love their baked oysters and lobster bisque
George's Bar - Voted Atlanta's best burgers
Goin' Costal - Seafood and fish flown in daily; dinner menu set on what is fresh for the day.
Highland Tap - Steakhouse. Martinis are served in your own
La Tavola Trattoria - Fine dining Italian
Murphy's - New American Bistro and Wine Bar
Noche - Spanish Tapas
Surin of Thailand - Voted best Thai food in Atlanta
Other Neighborhoods
Bars:
"A bit farther away from the hotel (~2.5 mi) reachable by bus or a slight hike (~1 mi) from the Marta train is Manuel's Tavern, which is more traditional American, and something of an Atlanta institution." (Stuart Freeman)
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