15 patios great for beer-drinking in Atlanta
Where to sip brews and get some fresh air at the same damn time
Photo credit: Scott Chester
Heavy beers like stouts and porters are meant to keep you warm in the dead of winter, but lighter styles — wheat beers, sours, and sessionable IPAs — practically beg to be enjoyed outside when it’s 70 degrees and sunny. Here are 16 patios perfect for al fresco beer-sipping. In 30 days (or less) these gorgeous spring days will be long gone and we’ll all be fighting for seats closest to the AC vent.
Brewhouse Cafe Bar or Pub
This Moreland Avenue spot in Little Five Points is a prime hangout thanks to its expansive patio and menu of English-style pub food. It's also a destination of choice for fans of English Premier League soccer matches (and opens earlier on Saturdays and Sundays for viewing parties during the season).
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Cypress Street Pint & Plate Bar or Pub, After Hours Portal
With 14 beers on tap, 40 bottled selections, and a fully stocked selection of wine and spirits, Cypress has become a local favorite neighborhood haunt for beer lovers.
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Elmyriachi Restaurant
CL: Adult version of Elmyr in L5P.
Kirkwood's Elmyriachi, sister restaurant to L5P burrito dive Elmyr, offers casual Tex-Mex cuisine such as build-your-own tacos (try the smoked brisket), avocado-jalapeño margaritas, and more. Don't miss Elmyriachi's spacious patio overlooking Hosea L. Williams Drive.
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Fado Irish Pub - Buckhead Bar or Pub
Pints of Guinness flow, cover bands rock out, and soccer hooligans park their butts at the bar on game days.
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Joe's On Juniper (permanently closed) Bar or Pub
Popular gay restaurant for drinks, basic bar food, and a lively patio in the heart of Midtown.
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Leon's Full Service Restaurant
The menu excels at nibbly bits to go with drinks. There can be great meals here made up entirely of selections from the "snacks," "sides," and "starters." Peppadews (tiny red sweet/hot peppers) stuffed with goat cheese are the ultimate in creamy/piquant contrast. The cocktails here are among the bes...
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Raging Burrito Restaurant
A staple for dudes that wake up at noon and people with juror stickers on their shirts eating solo, the options are nearly endless to create gut-busting bean-based beauties. Get something jerk style and wash it down with a pitcher of one of the many different types of margaritas.
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Republic Social House Bar or Pub
American bar fare and cheap drinks await you at this two-story watering hole across the street from historic Oakland Cemetery.
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Six Feet Under Pub & Fish House (permanently closed) Restaurant
The paneled Southern seafood shack decor works (think wooden booths, long tables, a horseshoe bar). And so does the food. Shrimp, crab cakes, oysters, crab legs, clams, scallops, mussels, catfish and po'boys are all fresh and tasty. All in all, Six Feet Under fills the gap of the disappearing inexpe...
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The Bookhouse Pub Bar or Pub
This literary-themed pub channels Twin Peaks and is a popular stop on the way to or from clubbing. Expect seasonal beers, quality cocktails, and creative tavern fare.
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The Highlander (permanently closed) Bar or Pub, Night Club, Late Night Food, After Hours Portal, Live Music Club
Cheap beer, pool tables, and fried food are the pillars of this dingy Midtown strip mall dive. Conveniently located next to Landmark Midtown, this is the perfect place to throw back a few after catching a flick on a Friday night.
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The Imperial Bar or Pub, Restaurant
A neighborhood pub in Oakhurst, the Imperial features Southern comfort and typical bar food with a twist. The menu features a host of appetizers including black-eyed pea dip and la poutine de Georgia, but guests will also find wings, sandwiches, and burgers as well.
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The Midway Pub Bar or Pub, Late Night Food
This East Atlanta pub serves great bar food without jumping on the gastropub bandwagon. During the warmer months, grab a seat on the massive patio. A neighborhood staple and local favorite.
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Universal Joint Decatur Bar or Pub
Great neighborhood meeting place with a pleasant patio in the heart of Oakhurst.
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