Guidebook for Atlanta

Janice
Guidebook for Atlanta

Food Scene

Casual sit down dining with fabulous $7 martinis and a huge, tasty fish sandwich. Love the spinach salad too.
Blue Ribbon Grill
4006 Lavista Rd
Casual sit down dining with fabulous $7 martinis and a huge, tasty fish sandwich. Love the spinach salad too.
Love this locally owned farm to table restaurant. $$$. Nice wine list. Very casual dress but sophisticated food.
18 locals recommend
Sprig Restaurant and Bar
2860 Lavista Rd
18 locals recommend
Love this locally owned farm to table restaurant. $$$. Nice wine list. Very casual dress but sophisticated food.
My favorite coffee shop. Independently owned by a friend of the family.
ChocoLate Coffee
2558 Shallowford Rd
My favorite coffee shop. Independently owned by a friend of the family.
Best sushi and habachi close by. Nice bar as well. Their Thai menu disappointed me. If you like Thai try Top Spice in Toco Hills instead.
Kobe Steakhouse
2080 Henderson Mill Rd
Best sushi and habachi close by. Nice bar as well. Their Thai menu disappointed me. If you like Thai try Top Spice in Toco Hills instead.
BEST Thai food for miles. Consistently awesome. Big flavor. Good wine list and cocktails too.
22 locals recommend
Top Spice Thai & Malaysian Cuisine
3007 N Druid Hills Rd
22 locals recommend
BEST Thai food for miles. Consistently awesome. Big flavor. Good wine list and cocktails too.
Reasonable price point. Tasty lower calorie options including seasonal salads in addition to fresh bakery offering bagels, pasteries, loaves of bread and soups.
Panera Bread
2100 Henderson Mill Rd
Reasonable price point. Tasty lower calorie options including seasonal salads in addition to fresh bakery offering bagels, pasteries, loaves of bread and soups.
Fresh, fast, tasty Mexican counter service.
99 locals recommend
Chipotle Mexican Grill
718 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
99 locals recommend
Fresh, fast, tasty Mexican counter service.
Great patio. Fun place to take the kids and parents can a decent margarita.
32 locals recommend
Verde Taqueria
1193 Collier Rd NW
32 locals recommend
Great patio. Fun place to take the kids and parents can a decent margarita.
Wonderful French cuisine in a very unassuming location. Good business lunch spot and a very nice dinner menu.
Petite Violette
2948 Clairmont Rd
Wonderful French cuisine in a very unassuming location. Good business lunch spot and a very nice dinner menu.
Great breakfast meeting spot situated in an old movie theater.
Goldbergs Fine Foods - Toco Hills
3003 N Druid Hills Rd
Great breakfast meeting spot situated in an old movie theater.
Fine dining delicious Thai food. White table clothes. Not kid friendly.
Northlake Thai Cuisine
3939 Lavista Rd
Fine dining delicious Thai food. White table clothes. Not kid friendly.
Fresh, healthy fare. Good business meeting spot. Kid friendly too.
29 locals recommend
Zoës Kitchen
2935 Cobb Pkwy SE
29 locals recommend
Fresh, healthy fare. Good business meeting spot. Kid friendly too.
Live bands on weekends. Great fresh menu. Good bar. Kid friendly.
10 locals recommend
Napoleon's
2836 Lavista Rd
10 locals recommend
Live bands on weekends. Great fresh menu. Good bar. Kid friendly.
Flatbread breakfast sandwiches and coffee for me, doughnuts for the kids. Right around the corner.
Dunkin'
4760 Memorial Dr
Flatbread breakfast sandwiches and coffee for me, doughnuts for the kids. Right around the corner.
If you head over to Virginia Highlands this is the place to go whether it's for a ladies weekday lunch, dinner date with your sweetie or Sunday brunch with friends. Superb wine list. Valet parking.
119 locals recommend
Murphy's Restaurant
997 Virginia Ave NE
119 locals recommend
If you head over to Virginia Highlands this is the place to go whether it's for a ladies weekday lunch, dinner date with your sweetie or Sunday brunch with friends. Superb wine list. Valet parking.
Excellent sustainable seafood joint. $$$. Casual dress. Eat at the bar on date night but MUST arrive early to find 2 seats together or call to reserve. Also good dinner with friends. Street parking.
15 locals recommend
Goin' Coastal
1021 Virginia Ave NE
15 locals recommend
Excellent sustainable seafood joint. $$$. Casual dress. Eat at the bar on date night but MUST arrive early to find 2 seats together or call to reserve. Also good dinner with friends. Street parking.

Entertainment & Activities

Mellow Mushroom is the best pizza EVER. Like mine with sun dried tomatoes, spinach and feta OR the mega veggie. Build your own salad with grilled chicken, pineapple and mushrooms also rocks.
Mellow Mushroom Tucker
4135 Lavista Rd
Mellow Mushroom is the best pizza EVER. Like mine with sun dried tomatoes, spinach and feta OR the mega veggie. Build your own salad with grilled chicken, pineapple and mushrooms also rocks.
Healthy and reasonably priced family fare. Great all you can eat salad bar, good sandwich menu and free all you can eat soft serve ice cream-- always a BIG hit with the kids.
Jason's Deli
4073 Lavista Rd
Healthy and reasonably priced family fare. Great all you can eat salad bar, good sandwich menu and free all you can eat soft serve ice cream-- always a BIG hit with the kids.
Casual dining with sports bar feel. Pizza really is not the best thing on the menu. Excellent salads, wraps and deals on pitchers of beer.
Mo's Pizza
3109 Briarcliff Rd NE
Casual dining with sports bar feel. Pizza really is not the best thing on the menu. Excellent salads, wraps and deals on pitchers of beer.
You can walk to this family owned Italian place. Buttered garlic knot rolls served hot are to die for! Great family size salad, lasagna, traditional seafood and chicken pasta dishes.
9 locals recommend
Bambinelli's Italian Restaurant
2039 Crescent Centre Boulevard
9 locals recommend
You can walk to this family owned Italian place. Buttered garlic knot rolls served hot are to die for! Great family size salad, lasagna, traditional seafood and chicken pasta dishes.

Drinks & Nightlife

Laid back bar with great food. Try the crib salad with salmon. Soooo good!
12 locals recommend
Shorty's Pizza
3701 Lawrenceville Highway
12 locals recommend
Laid back bar with great food. Try the crib salad with salmon. Soooo good!
If you want to try downtown Decatur for dinner out without the kids this is a trendy spot with great food. Consider making reservations.
113 locals recommend
The Iberian Pig
121 Sycamore St
113 locals recommend
If you want to try downtown Decatur for dinner out without the kids this is a trendy spot with great food. Consider making reservations.
Sophisticated menu located right on the edge of Emory's campus near the round about. Fireplace lounge has great bourbon selection. Valet parking available at night.
Ink & Elm
1577 N Decatur Rd
Sophisticated menu located right on the edge of Emory's campus near the round about. Fireplace lounge has great bourbon selection. Valet parking available at night.

Essentials

My grocery store of choice.
8 locals recommend
Publix Super Market at Briarcliff Village Shopping Center
2162 Henderson Mill Rd
8 locals recommend
My grocery store of choice.
Organic, gluten-free baked and dry goods, fresh produce and yummy prepared foods at hot bar.
356 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
650 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
356 locals recommend
Organic, gluten-free baked and dry goods, fresh produce and yummy prepared foods at hot bar.
Organic, vegan and gluten-free supplies. It's on Clifton Rd near CDC and Emory.
Earth Fare
3140 Ronald Reagan Blvd
Organic, vegan and gluten-free supplies. It's on Clifton Rd near CDC and Emory.
Organic, vegan & gluten-free foodstuffs. Pick up a bottle of wine or a pretty dessert for the dinner party.
27 locals recommend
The Fresh Market
2099 Peachtree Rd NW
27 locals recommend
Organic, vegan & gluten-free foodstuffs. Pick up a bottle of wine or a pretty dessert for the dinner party.

Arts & Culture

Hands down the best movie theatre in the area.
20 locals recommend
Regal Hollywood @ North I-85
3265 Northeast Expressway
20 locals recommend
Hands down the best movie theatre in the area.
Friendly neighborhood library. Helpful librarians. Good selection of books. Free computer access. Free meeting space groups can reserve. Free passes for Atlanta Zoo & State Parks.
Northlake-Barbara Loar Library
3772 Lavista Rd
Friendly neighborhood library. Helpful librarians. Good selection of books. Free computer access. Free meeting space groups can reserve. Free passes for Atlanta Zoo & State Parks.
Indoor year round competitive swim training and beginners lessons. Warm pool with a program for arthritis therapy.
Dynamo Swim Center
3119 Shallowford Rd
Indoor year round competitive swim training and beginners lessons. Warm pool with a program for arthritis therapy.
Largest indoor rock climbing center in the east. Very cool. Climbing classes for beginners. Buy a day pass or get a membership. They offer spin classes and yoga in the PM.
18 locals recommend
Stone Summit Climbing and Fitness Center
3701 Presidential Pkwy
18 locals recommend
Largest indoor rock climbing center in the east. Very cool. Climbing classes for beginners. Buy a day pass or get a membership. They offer spin classes and yoga in the PM.

Shopping

It's close to the house.
11 locals recommend
Starbucks
4294 Lawrenceville Hwy
11 locals recommend
It's close to the house.
Upscale shopping. Apple Store on 2nd level near Macy's. Corner Bakery best $ food. Prime best $$$$ food.
1440 locals recommend
Lenox Square
3393 Peachtree Rd NE
1440 locals recommend
Upscale shopping. Apple Store on 2nd level near Macy's. Corner Bakery best $ food. Prime best $$$$ food.
LEGOland, Nordstrom, Saks, Belk and high end specialty shops. AMC movie theatre in the mall too.
716 locals recommend
Phipps Plaza
3500 Peachtree Rd NE
716 locals recommend
LEGOland, Nordstrom, Saks, Belk and high end specialty shops. AMC movie theatre in the mall too.
Best liquor store in vicinity. Drive thru is kinda cool.
Dekalb Bottle House
3111 Briarcliff Rd NE
Best liquor store in vicinity. Drive thru is kinda cool.
Sporting goods at reasonable prices.
Sports Authority Sporting Goods
3200 Northlake Parkway Northeast
Sporting goods at reasonable prices.

Everything Else

Moderately priced clothing including exercise wear, bras, jeans, khakis and housewares.
Kohl's Northlake Mall
4820 Briarcliff Rd NE
Moderately priced clothing including exercise wear, bras, jeans, khakis and housewares.
It's 1 minute away. Faster to pick up than to have it delivered.
10 locals recommend
Pizza Hut
2244 Henderson Mill Rd
10 locals recommend
It's 1 minute away. Faster to pick up than to have it delivered.
It has declined over the years but does have a Kohl's, T-Mobile store, Macy's, JC Penney. Enter doors by the Food Court to mall walk as early as 8AM on weekdays.
32 locals recommend
Northlake Mall
4800 Briarcliff Rd NE
32 locals recommend
It has declined over the years but does have a Kohl's, T-Mobile store, Macy's, JC Penney. Enter doors by the Food Court to mall walk as early as 8AM on weekdays.
Target has it all.
349 locals recommend
Target
1275 Caroline St NE
349 locals recommend
Target has it all.
Convenient for bulk items and low priced foods.
44 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
1825 Rockbridge Rd SW
44 locals recommend
Convenient for bulk items and low priced foods.
Hundreds of dance classes offered each month in many styles. Beginners welcome. Buy a 10 class card to try it out.
Dance 101
855 Emory Point Drive
Hundreds of dance classes offered each month in many styles. Beginners welcome. Buy a 10 class card to try it out.
Monthly membership gym.
91 locals recommend
LA Fitness
3232 Peachtree St NE
91 locals recommend
Monthly membership gym.
Closest warehouse home improvement store.
The Home Depot
2295 Lawrenceville Hwy
Closest warehouse home improvement store.
Gourmet bakery. Fabulous prepared foods, wines, cheeses and fresh baked goods. Call ahead for large to go orders. Saturday 7:30AM Morningside Farmer's Market in front year round. Opens 8AM Jan-March.
120 locals recommend
Alon's Bakery & Market
1394 North Highland Avenue Northeast
120 locals recommend
Gourmet bakery. Fabulous prepared foods, wines, cheeses and fresh baked goods. Call ahead for large to go orders. Saturday 7:30AM Morningside Farmer's Market in front year round. Opens 8AM Jan-March.
A.A. clubhouse offers AA meetings daily. Eight Al-Anon meetings weekly. Thurs. night Alateen meeting downstairs at same time as Al-Anon meeting. Sat 11:30AM Women's Al-Anon meeting is best in town.
NABA Club
1809 Briarwood Rd NE
A.A. clubhouse offers AA meetings daily. Eight Al-Anon meetings weekly. Thurs. night Alateen meeting downstairs at same time as Al-Anon meeting. Sat 11:30AM Women's Al-Anon meeting is best in town.
Closest place to get gear, cooking fuel, etc.
6 locals recommend
REI
1800 NE Expy NE
6 locals recommend
Closest place to get gear, cooking fuel, etc.