The Wrecking Bar in Little Five Points, Atlanta runs a brewpub with a tight wine programme alongside the beer in a Victorian mansion basement. Beer-led but the wine list is serious.
Signature pour: Georgia wine flight
Wine focus: Local and natural wines
Food: Brewpub menu, snacks
Tip: Outdoor patio in summer. The brew pub focus is beer; wine is the secondary draw, with rotating Georgia natural pours.
The Wrecking Bar in Little Five Points, Atlanta runs a brewpub in a Victorian mansion basement. The house saison and IPAs anchor the rotating taps.
Signature drink: House saison
Food: Brewpub menu
Tip: The patio is the move in summer. Brewery tours run Saturday afternoons; the upstairs ballroom hosts private events.
The Porter Beer Bar in Little Five Points, Atlanta runs 800 bottles and 38 taps of craft beer with a sharp gastropub kitchen since 2008. James Beard Outstanding Bar finalist.
Signature drink: Rare-beer flight
Food: Gastropub menu
Tip: Brunch on weekends is the under-the-radar service. The Belgian beer cellar runs rare bottles for the right pour.
Elmyr in Little Five Points, Atlanta has run since 1995 as a Tex-Mex-and-dive-bar combination. Margaritas and pitchers anchor the menu; cheap burritos cover the food.
Signature drink: Margarita
Food: Tacos and burritos
Tip: Cash and card. The patio sits on Euclid; the inside runs darker and louder. Open until 02:00 most nights.