After more than 25 years in Buckhead, Park Benchrelocated to Battery Atlantain 2019 where it remains a popular spot to listen to local and national bands and dueling piano shows. Grab a pizza from the slice bar atAnticonearby, then order drinks at Park Bench and enjoy some music.Open until 2:30 a.m.

This West End neighborhood bar and restaurant features a rotating list ofpop-upsserving food here, including Seoul Chikin, Jimmie’s Jerk Chicken, and Heaps ATL hand pies. Look for a lineup of weekly live music shows from local bands and musicians, too. CheckInstagramfor pop-up menus and live music performances. Be sure to check out breakfast pop-upRia’s Baby Bird在周末的時候。

The dive blues bar Northside Tavern has been an establishment on Howell Mill Road for decades. This iconic Westside haunt hosts bands and blues legends from around the country, and even helped launch of few locals musicians onto the national music scene. Open well into the early morning hours. Be sure to keep an eye out here for celebrity sightings.

The Brazilian coffee house and bar at Grant Park’s Beacon complex is a quiet neighborhood hangout by day, but evenings see Buteco transform into a buzzy bar serving caipirinhas, beer, and wine. Live music and open mic nights are hosted throughout the week on the covered patio out back and include acts ranging from local indie rock bands to samba and acoustic guitar. It’s not unusual to see couples during samba nights spill out onto the sidewalk dancing. In 2022, owner and musician Rafael Pereiratransitioned the food menu to mostly street tacos. But the restaurant also serves feijoada (Brazilian bean stew) on special occasions.

This Edgewood Avenue bar is so much more than its name presents. Since opening in February 2020,Our Bar ATLhas become an inclusive community hub for drinking, dancing, live music and performances, and social justice events. Expect smash burgers, wings, and fries from the tiny kitchen to pizza rolls and hot pretzels served from one of the automats (hot food vending machines).Open Sunday until 12 a.m.; Monday - Saturday until 2:30 a.m.

This iconic dive bar in Midtown opened in 1994 and has been rocking on Piedmont Avenue into the wee hours ever since. Head in for dinner, drinks, dancing, and live music nearly every night.

城市酒廠在舊第四病房Ponce Market complex is all about dinner (and wine) and a show, whether that’s in their dining room or for acoustical acts on the patio. Concerts here can range from local musicians and national acts wanting to perform in an intimate setting to throwback shows featuring musicians like Colin Hay from Men at Work and Natalie Merchant from 10,000 Maniacs, and even burlesque. Check the calendar for concert dates and tickets. City Winery offers a full food and drink menu.

這別致,親密的雞尾酒會在SPX巷long the Eastside Beltline trail regularly hosts live music from local musicians playing everything from jazz to soul. Keep an eye onInstagramfor live music events here. During the day, the James Room transforms into a cafe serving coffee, pastries, and other savory bites as well as beer and wine.

This live music and concert venue on the edge of Reynoldstown offers a small menu of snacky foods. Expect dishes like sweet soy glazed chicken potstickers, bacon-wrapped banh mi hot dog sliders, and fried peach hand pies on the menu here. The rooftop at the Eastern also features its own bar, open-air seating, and a covered performance area for more intimate shows.

Billed as Atlanta’s oldest Irish bar, Limerick Junction is the spot for pints of Guinness, Harp, and Smithwick’s on draft in Virginia-Highland. Food leans into comfort favorites like wings, fish and chips, bangers and mash, and fried cheese curds. Try the hot tots tossed in wing sauce and ranch and the onion-battered fried green beans with curry and Guinness barbecue sauce. Expect livemusic nightlyat this Irish pub, too, ranging from Irish and bluegrass to cover bands and DJs.

Folks seeking live blues music will find it at this legendary Virginia-Highland bar.Six nights a week, in fact, Blind Willie’s hosts both local and national blues bands. It’s basically “an eternal Atlanta blues festival,” according to the bar. As for food and drinks, expect everything from jambalaya and red beans and rice to chicken tenders and baskets of saucy wings paired with beer, wine, and cider.

One of Atlanta’s tiniest food halls, Southern Feedstore now resides in the former Graveyard Tavern space on Glenwood in the heart of East Atlanta Village. Head here for coffee, cocktails, and live music in the evenings and food from Buteco, Woody’s CheeseSteaks, Gyro Gyro, TKO Korean, and Waffle Bar. Follow onInstagramto keep updated on the latest live music shows taking place here each week.

The Earl in East Atlanta Village is known for hosting a wide and eclectic range of alternative and underground bands on its stage. Most tickets for shows here are well under $20. The bar includes a full bar and menu of pub food, including a couple of Atlanta’s finest burgers — the bacon blue cheese burger and the El Diablo topped with chili, Diablo salsa, jalapeños, roasted poblanos, and pepper jack cheese.

Waller’s Coffee Shop, owned by Jason Waller, is part-coffee house and part-music room for local musicians, spoken word artists, poets, and other entertainers to perform. Walleropened the shop in order to provide a safe haven for people battling mental illnessesor recovering from addiction. It’s now become an inclusive, welcoming space for the entire community to gather. Head here throughout the week for a variety of singer songwriters performing on the small stage inside or out back in the sprawling outdoor seating area, complete with fire pits and a stage. Pop into the shop for coffee, biscuits sandwiches, pastries, and sandwiches.

A night out at Stone Mountain Public House Cigar and Piano Bistro is a whole experience. Commit to the bistro feel with an order of the traditional French onion soup and a wedge salad. Then, sip a glass of whiskey or a cocktail while listening to one of the tavern’s two featured pianists. The restaurant includes a humidor filled with top-notch cigars and recently installed five new high-powered ventilators and air purifiers to keep smoke to a minimum.