Guidebook for Atlanta

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Guidebook for Atlanta

Food Scene

Fantastic, friendly, cozy breakfast spot that has quickly become a favorite hang out for our guests!
53 locals recommend
Egg Harbor Cafe
5920 Roswell Rd NE
53 locals recommend
Fantastic, friendly, cozy breakfast spot that has quickly become a favorite hang out for our guests!
Great buffalo burgers and cozy decor with huge private booths
71 locals recommend
Ted's Montana Grill
201 W Ponce de Leon Ave
71 locals recommend
Great buffalo burgers and cozy decor with huge private booths
Great Thai food. Wonderful patio and bar that overlooks mid-town.
32 locals recommend
Tuk Tuk Thai Food Loft
1745 Peachtree Rd NW
32 locals recommend
Great Thai food. Wonderful patio and bar that overlooks mid-town.
Great Mexican food adjacent to Ted's Montana Grill.
14 locals recommend
Uncle Julio's
1860 Peachtree Rd
14 locals recommend
Great Mexican food adjacent to Ted's Montana Grill.
Excellent for dinner and Sunday brunch. Owned by one of the Indigo Girls.
16 locals recommend
Watershed
1820 Peachtree Rd
16 locals recommend
Excellent for dinner and Sunday brunch. Owned by one of the Indigo Girls.
One of our favorites; creative farm to table small plates.
44 locals recommend
Osha Thai Sushi Galleria
1820 Peachtree Rd
44 locals recommend
One of our favorites; creative farm to table small plates.
Great pizza and salads. Wide variety of beer on tap.
100 locals recommend
Mellow Mushroom
2950 New Paces Ferry Rd SE
100 locals recommend
Great pizza and salads. Wide variety of beer on tap.
Persian food
14 locals recommend
Sufi's Kitchen
1814 Peachtree Rd NW
14 locals recommend
Persian food
Always good for quick sandwiches, salads and soups. In same center as Nail Talk and Willy's.
12 locals recommend
Panera Bread
1080 Peachtree St NE
12 locals recommend
Always good for quick sandwiches, salads and soups. In same center as Nail Talk and Willy's.
Great, quick Mexican fast food. You choose the ingredients. Best salsa (smoky flavor).
11 locals recommend
Willy's Mexicana Grill
1228 W Paces Ferry Rd NW
11 locals recommend
Great, quick Mexican fast food. You choose the ingredients. Best salsa (smoky flavor).
This is one of our favorite restaurants. Great southern cuisine, known for its fried chicken and fried green tomatoes.
121 locals recommend
South City Kitchen
1144 Crescent Ave NE
121 locals recommend
This is one of our favorite restaurants. Great southern cuisine, known for its fried chicken and fried green tomatoes.
Closest Starbucks!
316 locals recommend
Starbucks
931 Monroe Dr NE
316 locals recommend
Closest Starbucks!
There always seems to be a line at this newly opened Shake Shack.
43 locals recommend
Shake Shack
670 DeKalb Ave NE
43 locals recommend
There always seems to be a line at this newly opened Shake Shack.
One of our new favorite fast, healthy "pick up dinner in a pinch" places. I like the Sweet Soy Sriracha Chicken flatbread wrap (spicy) but Boyd prefers the Chile Citrus BBQ. You can walk here.
9 locals recommend
gusto! Peachtree
1935 Peachtree Rd
9 locals recommend
One of our new favorite fast, healthy "pick up dinner in a pinch" places. I like the Sweet Soy Sriracha Chicken flatbread wrap (spicy) but Boyd prefers the Chile Citrus BBQ. You can walk here.
Some of the best pizza in Atlanta! Near Georgia Tech.
172 locals recommend
Antico
1093 Hemphill Ave NW
172 locals recommend
Some of the best pizza in Atlanta! Near Georgia Tech.
One of the many great restaurants in the West End.
30 locals recommend
Bocado
887 Howell Mill Rd NW
30 locals recommend
One of the many great restaurants in the West End.
Fun interior and great variety of tacos.
279 locals recommend
bartaco
969 Marietta St NW
279 locals recommend
Fun interior and great variety of tacos.
Considered to be one of the best restaurants in Atlanta.
171 locals recommend
The Optimist
914 Howell Mill Rd
171 locals recommend
Considered to be one of the best restaurants in Atlanta.
Best Thai food in Atlanta. Sister upscale restaurant to Tuk Tuk.
54 locals recommend
Nan Thai Fine Dining
1350 Spring St NW
54 locals recommend
Best Thai food in Atlanta. Sister upscale restaurant to Tuk Tuk.
Our favorite burgers in Atlanta. Also love their beet salad (seasonal item). This is in the West End area - lots of fun restaurants and shops.
90 locals recommend
YEAH! BURGER
1168 Howell Mill Rd
90 locals recommend
Our favorite burgers in Atlanta. Also love their beet salad (seasonal item). This is in the West End area - lots of fun restaurants and shops.

Everything Else

Piedmont Health and Fitness at 2001 Peachtree is available to guests for a $15 charge. It is a full workout facility with an indoor pool and many excellent classes. Please inquire as we are members.
49 locals recommend
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
1968 Peachtree Rd NW
49 locals recommend
Piedmont Health and Fitness at 2001 Peachtree is available to guests for a $15 charge. It is a full workout facility with an indoor pool and many excellent classes. Please inquire as we are members.
Day spa with walking distance of carriage house.
Spa Sydell Brookwood Place
Day spa with walking distance of carriage house.
I received a gift card to this spa and it was surprisingly lovely for being in a shopping center. Great swedish massage.
13 locals recommend
Natural Body Spa & Shop
2385 Peachtree Road
13 locals recommend
I received a gift card to this spa and it was surprisingly lovely for being in a shopping center. Great swedish massage.
Known for its mani-pedis, this salon recently relocated in the same center and is now an opulent retreat! We have been going here for years.
Nail Talk & Tan
595 Piedmont Ave NE
Known for its mani-pedis, this salon recently relocated in the same center and is now an opulent retreat! We have been going here for years.
Within easy walking distance of the carriage house if one needs laundry or dry cleaning.
Peachtree Cleaners & Laundry
1891 Peachtree Rd NW
Within easy walking distance of the carriage house if one needs laundry or dry cleaning.
Shepherd spinal center is on the Piedmont Hospital Campus within walking distance of our home.
Apple Jr David F MD
2020 Peachtree Road
Shepherd spinal center is on the Piedmont Hospital Campus within walking distance of our home.
For anyone coming to visit Tech, our location is very convenient.
139 locals recommend
Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture
139 locals recommend
For anyone coming to visit Tech, our location is very convenient.
We are within walking distance of SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design).
24 locals recommend
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
1600 Peachtree Rd NW
24 locals recommend
We are within walking distance of SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design).
Fabulous market at the end of the Atlanta Beltline. Great restaurants, shops and people. Ride bikes or walk the Beltline to get here.
936 locals recommend
Krog Street Market
99 Krog St NE
936 locals recommend
Fabulous market at the end of the Atlanta Beltline. Great restaurants, shops and people. Ride bikes or walk the Beltline to get here.

Shopping

Good for a variety of needs. ATM inside store.
Chase ATM
Good for a variety of needs. ATM inside store.
Anchored by Saks. It's strange but this mall is catty corner to Lenox Square Mall.
716 locals recommend
Phipps Plaza
3500 Peachtree Rd NE
716 locals recommend
Anchored by Saks. It's strange but this mall is catty corner to Lenox Square Mall.
One of Atlanta's premier malls anchored by Neiman Marcus, Macy's and Bloomingdales. Another premier mall, Phipps Plaza, is catty corner.
1440 locals recommend
Lenox Square
3393 Peachtree Rd NE
1440 locals recommend
One of Atlanta's premier malls anchored by Neiman Marcus, Macy's and Bloomingdales. Another premier mall, Phipps Plaza, is catty corner.
This is the largest Restoration Hardware in the country! Great to just walk around and across the street from Shake Shack and the exclusive Buckhead Shopping District.
6 locals recommend
Restoration Hardware
3030 Peachtree Rd NW
6 locals recommend
This is the largest Restoration Hardware in the country! Great to just walk around and across the street from Shake Shack and the exclusive Buckhead Shopping District.
High end French boutique known for its leather goods and silk scarves and ties.
7 locals recommend
Hermès
262 Buckhead Ave NE
7 locals recommend
High end French boutique known for its leather goods and silk scarves and ties.
Located in the fun West End shopping and entertainment district. This is a great area to walk around with many shops and restaurants.
Free People
1170 Howell Mill Rd NW
Located in the fun West End shopping and entertainment district. This is a great area to walk around with many shops and restaurants.
Another fun shop in the West End.
9 locals recommend
lululemon
1168 Howell Mill Rd
9 locals recommend
Another fun shop in the West End.
Am not much of a shopper, but I like this store (and its location).
14 locals recommend
Anthropologie
1207 Howell Mill Rd
14 locals recommend
Am not much of a shopper, but I like this store (and its location).
Nice to have a department store nearby that is not in a mall. Located in Atlantic Station.
21 locals recommend
Dillard's
1371 Market St NW
21 locals recommend
Nice to have a department store nearby that is not in a mall. Located in Atlantic Station.

Sightseeing

Atlanta's Central Park. Wonderful for picnics, biking and walking. There are lots of festivals hosted in Piedmont Park.
237 locals recommend
NMC Entertainment | Atlanta Wedding DJ
237 locals recommend
Atlanta's Central Park. Wonderful for picnics, biking and walking. There are lots of festivals hosted in Piedmont Park.
Amazing trail that takes you from Piedmont Park through the Old 4th Ward. You can bike it or walk. Sunday afternoons are very busy on nice days.
8 locals recommend
BeltLine Northeast Trail
8 locals recommend
Amazing trail that takes you from Piedmont Park through the Old 4th Ward. You can bike it or walk. Sunday afternoons are very busy on nice days.
Currently under renovation but open. Great for Civil War buffs. You should not miss the Swan House and Tullie Smith House.
250 locals recommend
Atlanta History Center
130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW
250 locals recommend
Currently under renovation but open. Great for Civil War buffs. You should not miss the Swan House and Tullie Smith House.
One of the best aquariums in the world! I know because I volunteered there. Great for kids and adults alike. We have a book on the Aquarium in the carriage house.
2699 locals recommend
Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker St NW
2699 locals recommend
One of the best aquariums in the world! I know because I volunteered there. Great for kids and adults alike. We have a book on the Aquarium in the carriage house.
If you like to sample Coke products AND see the inspiring Coca-Cola commercials this is the place for you ("I'd like to teach the world to sing..."). Directly across from the Aquarium.
1779 locals recommend
World of Coca-Cola
121 Baker St NW
1779 locals recommend
If you like to sample Coke products AND see the inspiring Coca-Cola commercials this is the place for you ("I'd like to teach the world to sing..."). Directly across from the Aquarium.
One of Atlanta's newest additions. If it can engage the attention of my 15-year old, it is definitely good and an important spot for showing the history of the South.
565 locals recommend
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
100 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NW
565 locals recommend
One of Atlanta's newest additions. If it can engage the attention of my 15-year old, it is definitely good and an important spot for showing the history of the South.
Very inspiring and one of the few (if only) National Historic Sites in Atlanta.
981 locals recommend
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
450 Auburn Ave NE
981 locals recommend
Very inspiring and one of the few (if only) National Historic Sites in Atlanta.
Wonderful botanical garden with frequent exhibit changes. Fabulous on a sunny day but enough indoor exhibits to work on a rainy day too. Be sure to check out the Edible Garden and cooking demos.
1221 locals recommend
Atlanta Botanical Garden
The Prado Northeast
1221 locals recommend
Wonderful botanical garden with frequent exhibit changes. Fabulous on a sunny day but enough indoor exhibits to work on a rainy day too. Be sure to check out the Edible Garden and cooking demos.
The massive sculpture of the confederate generals carved into the face of a granite mountain is worth the visit. We had no idea this existed when we moved to Atlanta.
894 locals recommend
Stone Mountain Park
1000 Robert E Lee Blvd
894 locals recommend
The massive sculpture of the confederate generals carved into the face of a granite mountain is worth the visit. We had no idea this existed when we moved to Atlanta.
Founded in 1867, it is the city's oldest Jewish congregation. The Temple Sanctuary (built 1931) is on the National Register and designed by Philip Trammell Schutze. Close ties to Civil Rights movement
The Temple
1589 Peachtree Street Northeast
Founded in 1867, it is the city's oldest Jewish congregation. The Temple Sanctuary (built 1931) is on the National Register and designed by Philip Trammell Schutze. Close ties to Civil Rights movement
On National Register. Beautiful in its own right but also was a site for the filming of The Hunger Games.
39 locals recommend
Swan House at Atlanta History Center
130 Andrews Dr NW
39 locals recommend
On National Register. Beautiful in its own right but also was a site for the filming of The Hunger Games.

Essentials

Great boutique grocery store nearby.
27 locals recommend
The Fresh Market
2099 Peachtree Rd NW
27 locals recommend
Great boutique grocery store nearby.

Arts & Culture

Fabulous art museum that is just a little over a mile from our house.
1458 locals recommend
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St NE
1458 locals recommend
Fabulous art museum that is just a little over a mile from our house.
Closet Cinema to the Carriage House.
129 locals recommend
Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 18
261 19th St NW
129 locals recommend
Closet Cinema to the Carriage House.
We did an Art Tour with Robyn and Troy. It was fantastic. Gives you an opportunity to see historic Inman Park as well as spectacular murals.
Studioplex Lofts
We did an Art Tour with Robyn and Troy. It was fantastic. Gives you an opportunity to see historic Inman Park as well as spectacular murals.

Drinks & Nightlife

In the heart of the new tony Buckhead shopping district.
37 locals recommend
Fado Irish Pub
273 Buckhead Ave NE
37 locals recommend
In the heart of the new tony Buckhead shopping district.