Guidebook for Atlanta
Food Scene
A good neighborhood bar and restaurant with decent food (try the poutine!) and a good selection of drinks, including craft beers.
It also had a great patio for those sunny afternoons and a bottomless Mimosa/Bloody Mary on weekends
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Kaleidoscope Bistro & Pub
1410 Dresden DrA good neighborhood bar and restaurant with decent food (try the poutine!) and a good selection of drinks, including craft beers.
It also had a great patio for those sunny afternoons and a bottomless Mimosa/Bloody Mary on weekends
Mellow Mushroom
2950 New Paces Ferry Rd SEGreat pizza joint, with very good sandwiches
Great ambiance in this little restaurant that serves hand spun pizza from their imported oven
Vero Pizzeria
1441 Dresden DrGreat ambiance in this little restaurant that serves hand spun pizza from their imported oven
Large sports bar with extensive menu and drink selection. Around 30 taps on draft
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Hudson Grille
942 Peachtree St NELarge sports bar with extensive menu and drink selection. Around 30 taps on draft
The One Sushi+
2523 Caldwell Rd NEImaginative sushi. Not the cheapest, but very good.
Mid-Upscale restaurant with a good ambiance and patio dining too
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Haven Restaurant and Bar
1441 Dresden Dr NEMid-Upscale restaurant with a good ambiance and patio dining too
Upscale Italian eatery - not serving your "usual" spaghetti meat sauce. Handmade pastas and other entrees. Great bar too as well as outdoor dining for nicer weather
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Valenza
1441 Dresden DrUpscale Italian eatery - not serving your "usual" spaghetti meat sauce. Handmade pastas and other entrees. Great bar too as well as outdoor dining for nicer weather
Great breakfast joint. Open for lunch too, but closed at dinner
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J. Christopher's
1438 Dresden Dr NEGreat breakfast joint. Open for lunch too, but closed at dinner
Sugar Shack
4058 Peachtree Rd NEGreat desserts
Has a 'Wine Valley' feel, with a fresh menu and 'secret' bar down the back
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Terra Terroir
3974 Peachtree RdHas a 'Wine Valley' feel, with a fresh menu and 'secret' bar down the back
Shopping
Costco Wholesale
2900 Cumberland MallNo explanation needed. But you do need a membership!
Kroger
1799 Briarcliff Rd NEGood sized grocery store - open 24 hours
Large Mall with most stores and restaurants. And Phipps is just opposite
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Lenox Square
3393 Peachtree Rd NELarge Mall with most stores and restaurants. And Phipps is just opposite
Phipps Plaza
3500 Peachtree Rd NEHigh end designer stores and boutiques
Entertainment & Activities
CinéBistro
Town BoulevardGrab dinner and a movie (plus an adult beverage)
One of the best movie theaters around, with large reclining seats and bar service
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AMC Phipps Plaza 14
3500 Peachtree Rd NEOne of the best movie theaters around, with large reclining seats and bar service
LA Fitness
3232 Peachtree St NELarge chain gym
Getting Around
MARTA line to get you to the airport, downtown, Buckhead, etc..
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Brookhaven - Oglethorpe University Transit Station
4047 Peachtree Rd NEMARTA line to get you to the airport, downtown, Buckhead, etc..
Everything Else
Busy private airport, just to watch the planes. Has a kids park decent restaurant on site too.
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DeKalb-Peachtree Airport
2000 Airport RdBusy private airport, just to watch the planes. Has a kids park decent restaurant on site too.
Parks & Nature
Blackburn Park
3493 Ashford Dunwoody RdLocal park
Stone Mountain
Essentials
Savi Provisions
287 Elizabeth St NESmall local store with nicer items
Peachtree Immediate Care - Brookhaven
4400 Peachtree Rd NEWalk in clinic
Rita's Cleaners
1382 Dresden Dr NEReliable dry cleaning with drive thru window
Rite Aid
3964 Peachtree Rd NEAnd pharmacy - open 24 hours