Guidebook for Atlanta
Food Scene
Fantastic, friendly, cozy breakfast spot that has quickly become a favorite hang out for our guests!
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Egg Harbor Cafe
5920 Roswell Rd NEFantastic, friendly, cozy breakfast spot that has quickly become a favorite hang out for our guests!
Ted's Montana Grill
201 W Ponce de Leon AveGreat buffalo burgers and cozy decor with huge private booths
Great Thai food. Wonderful patio and bar that overlooks mid-town.
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Tuk Tuk Thai Food Loft
1745 Peachtree Rd NWGreat Thai food. Wonderful patio and bar that overlooks mid-town.
Uncle Julio's
1860 Peachtree RdGreat Mexican food adjacent to Ted's Montana Grill.
Excellent for dinner and Sunday brunch. Owned by one of the Indigo Girls.
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Watershed
1820 Peachtree RdExcellent for dinner and Sunday brunch. Owned by one of the Indigo Girls.
One of our favorites; creative farm to table small plates.
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Osha Thai Sushi Galleria
1820 Peachtree RdOne of our favorites; creative farm to table small plates.
Mellow Mushroom
2950 New Paces Ferry Rd SEGreat pizza and salads. Wide variety of beer on tap.
Sufi's Kitchen
1814 Peachtree Rd NWPersian food
Always good for quick sandwiches, salads and soups. In same center as Nail Talk and Willy's.
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Panera Bread
1080 Peachtree St NEAlways 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).
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Willy's Mexicana Grill
1228 W Paces Ferry Rd NWGreat, 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.
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South City Kitchen
1144 Crescent Ave NEThis is one of our favorite restaurants. Great southern cuisine, known for its fried chicken and fried green tomatoes.
Starbucks
931 Monroe Dr NEClosest Starbucks!
Shake Shack
670 DeKalb Ave NEThere 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.
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gusto! Peachtree
1935 Peachtree RdOne 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.
Antico
1093 Hemphill Ave NWSome of the best pizza in Atlanta! Near Georgia Tech.
Bocado
887 Howell Mill Rd NWOne of the many great restaurants in the West End.
bartaco
969 Marietta St NWFun interior and great variety of tacos.
The Optimist
914 Howell Mill RdConsidered to be one of the best restaurants in Atlanta.
Best Thai food in Atlanta. Sister upscale restaurant to Tuk Tuk.
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Nan Thai Fine Dining
1350 Spring St NWBest 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.
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YEAH! BURGER
1168 Howell Mill RdOur 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.
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Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
1968 Peachtree Rd NWPiedmont 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.
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.
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Natural Body Spa & Shop
2385 Peachtree RoadI 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 NEKnown 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 NWWithin 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.
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2020 Peachtree RoadShepherd 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.
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Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture
For anyone coming to visit Tech, our location is very convenient.
We are within walking distance of SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design).
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Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
1600 Peachtree Rd NWWe 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.
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Krog Street Market
99 Krog St NEFabulous market at the end of the Atlanta Beltline. Great restaurants, shops and people. Ride bikes or walk the Beltline to get here.
Shopping
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.
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Phipps Plaza
3500 Peachtree Rd NEAnchored 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.
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Lenox Square
3393 Peachtree Rd NEOne 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.
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Restoration Hardware
3030 Peachtree Rd NWThis 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.
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Hermès
262 Buckhead Ave NEHigh 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 NWLocated in the fun West End shopping and entertainment district. This is a great area to walk around with many shops and restaurants.
lululemon
1168 Howell Mill RdAnother fun shop in the West End.
Anthropologie
1207 Howell Mill RdAm 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.
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Dillard's
1371 Market St NWNice 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.
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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.
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BeltLine Northeast Trail
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.
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Atlanta History Center
130 W Paces Ferry Rd NWCurrently 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.
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Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker St NWOne 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.
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Coca-Cola's verden
121 Baker St NWIf 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.
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Nationalt Center for Civil- og Menneskerettigheder
100 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NWOne 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.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
450 Auburn Ave NEVery 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.
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Atlanta Botanical Garden
The Prado NortheastWonderful 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.
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Stone Mountain Park
1000 Robert E Lee BlvdThe 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 NortheastFounded 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.
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Svanehuset på Atlanta History Center
130 Andrews Dr NWOn National Register. Beautiful in its own right but also was a site for the filming of The Hunger Games.
Essentials
The Fresh Market
2099 Peachtree Rd NWGreat boutique grocery store nearby.
Arts & Culture
Fabulous art museum that is just a little over a mile from our house.
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High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St NEFabulous art museum that is just a little over a mile from our house.
Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 18
261 19th St NWCloset 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.
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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
Fado Irish Pub
273 Buckhead Ave NEIn the heart of the new tony Buckhead shopping district.