12 cocktail bar rooms in Atlanta we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Atlanta | Cocktail Bar across every city.

Kimball House ★ 4.7

Cocktail bar · $$$

decatur · 303 East Howard Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030

Kimball House in Decatur, Atlanta runs the city's most-awarded cocktail and oyster bar inside a converted 19th-century train station. Booking recommended.

Ticonderoga Club ★ 4.6

Cocktail bar · $$$

inman-park · 99 Krog Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

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.

S.O.S. Tiki Bar ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

decatur · 234 Hillcrest Ave Decatur, GA 30030

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.

The Wrecking Bar Brewpub ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar · $$$

little-five-points · 292 Moreland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

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.

12 Cocktail Bar ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

old-fourth-ward · 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

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.

Clermont Lounge ★ 3.8

Cocktail bar · $$$

old-fourth-ward · 789 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

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.

Manuel's Tavern ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$$

virginia-highland · 602 N Highland Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Manuel's Tavern in Poncey-Highland, Atlanta opened 1956 and has been the city's political-newsroom hangout ever since. Located in Virginia Highland.

Argosy ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

east-atlanta-village · 470 Flat Shoals Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30316

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.

Ladybird Camper Bar ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar · $$$

old-fourth-ward · 684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312

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.

The Porter Beer Bar ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · $$$

little-five-points · 1156 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

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.

Elmyr ★ 3.9

Cocktail bar · $$$

little-five-points · 1091 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

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.

Red Phone Booth Buckhead ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · $$$

buckhead · 3242 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305

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.