12 editor picks in Atlanta.
12 cocktail bar places in Atlanta we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Atlanta | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Atlanta's cocktail culture is centered on craft, and Decatur and the east-side neighborhoods carry much of it. Kimball House in Decatur is the standard-bearer, an oyster-and-cocktail room in a restored train depot, while Ticonderoga Club in Inman Park's Krog Street Market mixes a clubby, nautical mood with a serious drinks list. Manuel's Tavern, the Clermont Lounge, and the Little Five Points beer bars fill out the spectrum from dive to destination.
Kimball House in Decatur, Atlanta runs the city's most-awarded cocktail and oyster bar inside a converted 19th-century train station. Booking recommended.
TipSunday Happy Hour 17:00-18:30 runs cheaper oysters and cocktails. The bar takes walk-ins late on weekends.
Ticonderoga Club at Krog Street Market in Atlanta opened 2015 from a team including Greg Best. Located in Inman Park. Order the cuban-style cocktails.
TipNo reservations; bar seats are first-come. The naval-officers-club aesthetic carries through to the punch service.
S.O.S. Tiki Bar in Decatur, Atlanta runs classic tiki cocktails in a thatched Polynesian-themed room since 2013. The mai tai is the canonical first order.
TipCash and card. The patio is open in summer. Reservations not taken; queue forms by 21:00 weekends.
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.
TipThe patio is the move in summer. Brewery tours run Saturday afternoons; the upstairs ballroom hosts private events.
12 Cocktail Bar on The Roof at Ponce City Market in Atlanta runs a sophisticated speakeasy-style room with expertly crafted cocktails and elevated small.
TipReservations or walk-ins Monday through Saturday; closed Sunday. The rooftop terrace runs the seasonal pours in spring and fall.
Clermont Lounge in Atlanta's Hotel Clermont basement runs the city's longest-running dive bar since 1965. Located in Old Fourth Ward. Order the beer and shot.
TipCash only at the bar. The Clermont Hotel above has a rooftop bar with a much different vibe; same building.
Manuel's Tavern in Poncey-Highland, Atlanta opened 1956 and has been the city's political-newsroom hangout ever since. Located in Virginia Highland.
TipThe booths fill with political-press regulars on election nights. Burgers are the kitchen's strength; reservations not taken.
Argosy in East Atlanta Village, Atlanta runs a beer-and-cocktail bar with wood-fired pizza and snacks in a converted bowling-alley space since 2012.
TipPatio is dog-friendly. The Beer Boards run rotating local taps. Weekend brunch service Saturday and Sunday.
Ladybird's Camper Bar on the Beltline in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta runs summer-camp-themed cocktails in a vintage Airstream parked on the patio.
TipThe Airstream patio is the move in spring and fall. Smores and snacks the menu; full dinner at the Ladybird restaurant.
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. Booking recommended.
TipBrunch 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. Order the margarita. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
TipCash and card. The patio sits on Euclid; the inside runs darker and louder. Open until 02:00 most nights.
Red Phone Booth in Buckhead, Atlanta runs a 1920s speakeasy entered through an authentic London phone booth, with 400 plus rare whiskeys, hand-cut ice.
TipPassword required at the door; check the website. The Neapolitan pizza oven runs late; absinthe fountain service for groups.
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