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Atlanta Nightlife is your comprehensive guide to what to do after dark in the city — from late-night dance clubs to cozy neighborhood bars, live music venues, adult entertainment, and comedy spaces.
Atlanta’s nightlife is diverse: some places are best for dancing, others for live performances, and others for grabbing drinks with friends. Below you’ll find links to dedicated pages for Bars, Nightclubs & Dance Clubs, Live Music Venues, Comedy Clubs, and Adult Entertainment — so you can explore each category in depth.
This page is designed to help you choose the type of nightlife you’re looking for; individual venue details live on the category pages below.
Live Music Venues
Venues where live performance is the primary draw — concerts, bands, DJs with a music focus.
Grocery on Home
This tiny, nontraditional music venue located in, yes, a former neighborhood grocery store curates and hosts intimate performances of independent sing...
Eddie Owen presents: Red Clay Music Foundry
This 260-seat theater hosts a variety of musical acts. Acoustic music and singer/songwriter material is the venue's forte, but the format is open, and...
529 Bar
In the central East Atlanta spot formerly occupied by retro soul bar the Village, you'll find 529 — a tiny, smoky space that oozes cool. Despite being...
The Star Community Bar
The Star Bar, as it's known, hosts a regular lineup of rockabilly and hard-rockin' acts, as well as the city's best free stand-up on Mondays and, tuck...
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Dance Clubs and Nightclubs
Spots focused on late-night music, DJs, dancing, and nightlife energy.
El Bar @ El Ponce
Located under the El Ponce on Ponce de Leon Avenue, this sleek lounge draws a young, hip crowd.
Havana Club ATL
The Havana Club has been a fixture on the Buckhead nightlife scene since it's opening in March of 1996. Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, The Havana ...
MJQ Concourse
MJQ Concourse moved to Underground Atlanta 50 Lower Alabama St Atlanta GA 30303
The Basement
This (literally) underground club, located below the Graveyard Tavern in East Atlanta, hosts local and touring indie rock and hip-hop shows (T.I. and ...
District Atlanta
Nightclub and unique visual experience located just down the street from Sweetwater Brewing.
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Comedy Clubs
Stand-up, improv, and comedy venues across the city.
Dad's Garage Theatre
Dad’s Garage is a non-profit comedy theatre located in the heart of Atlanta's historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. With award-winning Atlanta improv...
The Punchline Comedy Club
Scope out the glossy head shots that line the walls of this barely OTP comedy institution and you’ll see that everyone from John Stewart to Jeff Foxwo...
Uptown Comedy Corner
The longest-running African-American comedy club in Atlanta, Uptown Comedy Corner has featured Chris Rock, the Wayans Brothers, Steve Harvey and Chris...
The Vortex Bar & Grill
Popular Atlanta institution for serious slacking, burger eating, and drinking. Home to the Laughing Skull Lounge comedy club.
Laughing Skull Lounge
Atlanta's best full-time option for seeing stand-up is an intimate venue tucked away in the back of Midtown's Vortex Bar & Grill. The Laughing Skull L...
Bars and Pubs
The Righteous Room
This Poncey-Highland institution next to the Plaza Theatre oozes comfortable hole-in-the-wall atmosphere. Its small outdoor patio, satisfying bar-food...
The S.O.S. Tiki Bar
Located in the former Paper Plane space in Decatur, SOS is the tiki bar from the the team behind Victory Sandwich Bar.
Felix's Atlanta
Just a damn fun neighborhood gay bar serving stout drinks at reasonable prices, with patrons starting at age 21.
We have something fun and fabulous ev...
Garden & Gun Club
From Garden Gun Club:
Our premier restaurant brings the defining Southern lifestyle brand to life with a curated menu of elevated cocktails and a mode...
After-Hours and Late-Night Venues
Aisle 5
Aisle 5 maintains the communal philosophy of its predecessor, the Five Spot, but its guts are brand new. The 2014 renovation brought the space a new s...
Yard House
An upscale-casual eatery known for great food, classic rock music and 100-250 taps of imported, craft and specialty ales & lagers.
Smith's Olde Bar
Floor to ceiling renovations!
With live music from the likes of Zack Brown, Butch Walker, Blackberry Smoke, and John Mayer plus past performances from...
MJQ Concourse
MJQ Concourse moved to Underground Atlanta 50 Lower Alabama St Atlanta GA 30303
The Vortex Bar & Grill
Popular Atlanta institution for serious slacking, burger eating, and drinking. Home to the Laughing Skull Lounge comedy club.
Adult Entertainment
Tattletale Lounge
Name-checked by Mötley Crüe, this venerable strip club just keeps shakin’ its thang.
Club Blaze
Welcome to Club Blaze in Conley, GA. Our Atlanta strip club has the best exotic dancers & top strippers in Clayton & DeKalb County, GA. Since 1991, Cl...
The Cheetah
The city's top high-end strip club stresses the "gentleman" part of "gentleman's club" more than most local clubs. It's handsomely appointed and stock...
Pink Pony
There are strip clubs, and then there are Atlanta strip clubs. The Pink Pony sits atop an extended list of adult emporiums for the city, but it's the ...
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