re: Advice on Athens, GA

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Downtown Athens is what every college town should aspire to.

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It is legit the best small town in the south/country.

Has great music, great food, incredible drinking and everything is cheap as dirt and within like 1.5 square miles. I was shocked at how many incredible restaurants Athens has. Great coffee too. 1000 faces. shite is like 20 dollars a bag if you order it from them, but you can get a cup at Walker's for cheaper than the starbucks next door.

Make sure to go to Mama's Boy or Big city bread for breakfast.

Not sure if it's too cold, but spending an hour or two in the afternoon drinking in front of Walkers is some of the best people watching around.

Last resort is great. But they don't take reservations. If you want to eat here, make sure to give yourself an extra 30-45 mins to wait for your table. Might not be bad though if it's cold and not a weekend with something big going on.

Trapeze is key. Great food. Best beer.

If you are into a "different" crowd, Little Kings is a really cool bar with an older crowd(By that I mean no one under about 23). And by different, I'm saying that an aggot would feel right at home. Cool outdoor area and drink prices are pretty good.

Blue Sky is another bar with an incredible beer selection.

Unfortunately my favorite bar shutdown for some reason. It's now Horsefeathers (dumbest name of all time) but it used to be Treppenhaus, and they would serve liters of (good) beer on draft for about 7-9 bucks. Can't count how many drunken nights I spent there.

Creature Comforts >>>>>> Terrapin, but Terrapin ain't bad.


Best 3 years of my life. Without question. frick I'd love to go back and do all the same shite again.

Eh, not to shite on Athens, but it's got a ton of problems. It can be dirty and crime filled, it has a lot of legitimately bad areas.

I think it is close to the top for top college towns, and I recommend UGA as a great "experience" school a lot. But I probably wouldn't live in Athens again. Some would, and I get that, but outside of the college context it's not for everyone.

Agree with the above. Athens has some super sketch areas. I only walk around in downtown by I've driven through some if the slums. It's like country slums. Not city slums. It has a weird vibe that I stay away from.

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Has Nowhere Bar been mentioned, because that shithole has a special place in my heart

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My parents met there when it was The Odyssey

Athens is amazing. That is all.

But make sure you Try Insomnia Cookies. Best damn drunk sweets you'll ever eat.

If you want to dance to some pretty good music, go to 9ds. Boars is also a really fun bar. Pool and what not inside. Hedges usually has some pretty good music and vape shots.

DePalmas for a great Italian dish.

Last Resort Grill.

I only get back for a game or two a year at my age (46) but lived in Athens from 90-96. Lived in a downtown loft my last two years and most of the bars we went to are something else now. I worked as a bartender at Uptown Lounge when it was "Where People Go" and at The Georgia Theatre as they were owned by the same guy. Nowhere Bar, Roadhouse, and The Globe are about the only bars left from my days.

Some of the following names should bring back memories to those who were there from 90-98.

Peppinos
LuLus Bait Shack
Mean Mikes
City Bar
Georgia Bar
Engine Room
Rum Runners
The Winery
Half Moon Pub
Flanagans
Ratskellar
Washington Street Tavern
High Hat Blues Club
Sky's Place
O'Malleys
40 Watt Club
Compadres
Steverinos
DTs Down Under
Atomic Lounge

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9ds was practically a gay bar during my last two years.

Still pretty fun if you're fricked up and want to get down to an incredible 90s playlist full of anthems.

My rule for 9ds is that I'd only go if I was already shitfaced enough that I didn't want/need to drink anymore and only if it was after 1:00. Basically if me and my friends actually made it to 9ds to close the night, we knew that we had a pretty epic night of drinking.

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DePalmas for a great Italian dish. Last Resort Grill. I only get back for a game or two a year at my age (46) but lived in Athens from 90-96. Lived in a downtown loft my last two years and most of the bars we went to are something else now. I worked as a bartender at Uptown Lounge when it was "Where People Go" and at The Georgia Theatre as they were owned by the same guy. Nowhere Bar, Roadhouse, and The Globe are about the only bars left from my days. Some of the following names should bring back memories to those who were there from 90-98. Peppinos LuLus Bait Shack Mean Mikes City Bar Georgia Bar Engine Room Rum Runners The Winery Half Moon Pub Flanagans Ratskellar Washington Street Tavern High Hat Blues Club Sky's Place O'Malleys 40 Watt Club Compadres Steverinos DTs Down Under Atomic Lounge

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To add aome more:
Guthries
China boat
Hoyt St Station
Allens
Coopers
Mayflower
Foxz
Barnetts newsstand
Walters

Thanks for the memories! If some are still there I don't care. Haven't been back much in years.

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Haven't been back much in years.


you live in CA?

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No, I live in Georgia..just old (atleast feel like it), busy, and don't drink anymore. When I do go its for a few hours or something..last time was to watch wife run the Ath-Half marathon