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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation and AJC. Updated July 2026.
Northside Tavern · Westside
A converted gas station turned blues bar running since 1972 on the Westside. Live blues plays most nights to a mix of longtime regulars and college kids, and it is a fixture of the city's dive scene, with a stage worn in by decades of local players.
Moe's and Joe's · Virginia-Highland
Open since 1947, this Virginia-Highland bar has kept its single-patty Mojo burger on the menu for years. It is one of the oldest continuously running bars in the neighborhood, a wood-paneled room where regulars nurse cheap drafts and the burger stays the order to know.
The EARL · East Atlanta Village
A small East Atlanta Village music venue and dive known for loud rock shows, cheap beer, and walls covered in found objects. The Big Earl burger, a messy riff on a Big Mac, is the food order regulars point newcomers toward, and the back room books touring bands nightly.
Euclid Avenue Yacht Club · Little Five Points
Running for more than 25 years in Little Five Points, its walls are packed with nautical knickknacks that look untouched since the 1980s. Cheap beer and a reliably weird atmosphere keep it a neighborhood constant, and the patio stays a prime perch for watching Little Five Points go by.
The Local · Old Fourth Ward
A longtime dive on Ponce de Leon, open around 25 years and named in The Infatuation's Atlanta dive bar guide. It keeps the genre's essentials with cheap drinks, dartboards, packed karaoke nights, and a rotating list of local stouts and IPAs.