Guidebook for Decatur

Terri & Rich
Guidebook for Decatur

Food Scene

This is a close-by bar & restaurant with great, reasonably priced food and drinks. The service is fast, but may need to wait in line to order if get there after 6 PM.
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Taqueria del Sol
359 W Ponce de Leon Ave
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is a close-by bar & restaurant with great, reasonably priced food and drinks. The service is fast, but may need to wait in line to order if get there after 6 PM.
If you are into locally grown and organic burgers this is the place. It is also within a 1/3 mile walk and very child friendly. There is limited seating.
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Farm Burger Decatur
410B W Ponce de Leon Ave
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
If you are into locally grown and organic burgers this is the place. It is also within a 1/3 mile walk and very child friendly. There is limited seating.
This is where we go for a special night out. It is located on the Square and can get busy, but you can sit at the bar and watch them cut the big blocks of cheese and meats. The serving staff are fun.
113 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Iberian Pig
121 Sycamore St
113 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is where we go for a special night out. It is located on the Square and can get busy, but you can sit at the bar and watch them cut the big blocks of cheese and meats. The serving staff are fun.
This is the cool place to hang out. Their sliders and frozen Coke & Jack Daniels are one of my favorites. It is loud for us older folks, but there is an outside patio.
123 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Victory Sandwich Bar
913 Bernina Ave NE
123 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is the cool place to hang out. Their sliders and frozen Coke & Jack Daniels are one of my favorites. It is loud for us older folks, but there is an outside patio.
This is a bar & restaurant w/ a patio & an outdoor bocce ball court! It is busy, so go early or go for lunch. These folks also own Brick Store Pub, so the food is creative, & they treat staff well.
110 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Leon's Full Service
131 E Ponce de Leon Ave
110 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is a bar & restaurant w/ a patio & an outdoor bocce ball court! It is busy, so go early or go for lunch. These folks also own Brick Store Pub, so the food is creative, & they treat staff well.
This is a nearby place to get breakfast with indoor and outdoor dining and comfort food for lunch and dinner
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Folk Art Restaurant, Decatur
174 West Ponce de Leon Avenue
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is a nearby place to get breakfast with indoor and outdoor dining and comfort food for lunch and dinner
A local favorite for a Southern breakfast or lunch. There is indoor and outdoor dining - may have to wait for a Sunday brunch table
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pastries A Go Go
235 Ponce De Leon Pl
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A local favorite for a Southern breakfast or lunch. There is indoor and outdoor dining - may have to wait for a Sunday brunch table
This is another local favorite with a great selection of beers and whiskey with indoor & outdoor dining. The food is good, especially for a bar. There will be a wait for a table on the weekends - but not so much in the afternoons. The owners are big supporters of Decatur non-profits and pay their employees well. It is a fun place
120 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Brick Store Pub
125 E Court Square
120 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is another local favorite with a great selection of beers and whiskey with indoor & outdoor dining. The food is good, especially for a bar. There will be a wait for a table on the weekends - but not so much in the afternoons. The owners are big supporters of Decatur non-profits and pay their employees well. It is a fun place

Everything Else

This park is 1/2 from us, going west toward Atlanta. It is part of the original Olmstead linear park from the early 20th century. The trail is easy w/ creeks & amazing Olmstead bridges. It is a GEM
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Deepdene Park
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This park is 1/2 from us, going west toward Atlanta. It is part of the original Olmstead linear park from the early 20th century. The trail is easy w/ creeks & amazing Olmstead bridges. It is a GEM
The independent & locally owned bookstore is alive & well in Decatur! The books offered are for kids, but it is fun to browse, esp. the adolescent books as the stories are for all of us.
Little Shop of Stories
133 E Court Square
The independent & locally owned bookstore is alive & well in Decatur! The books offered are for kids, but it is fun to browse, esp. the adolescent books as the stories are for all of us.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a bar with great food and it is right off the square in downtown. This is where the local folks go for a quick brew. The owners are always experimenting with new Southern-based food.
120 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Brick Store Pub
125 E Court Square
120 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is a bar with great food and it is right off the square in downtown. This is where the local folks go for a quick brew. The owners are always experimenting with new Southern-based food.
There is a brewery attached to Twain's and their food is good for bar food. But the best parts are the billiard room, dart boards and other games. Folks bring their kids before 6 PM.
50 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Twain's Brewpub & Billiards
211 E Trinity Pl
50 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
There is a brewery attached to Twain's and their food is good for bar food. But the best parts are the billiard room, dart boards and other games. Folks bring their kids before 6 PM.
This is the closest restaurant and bar to our place - about 1/3 mile walk. It has a great patio and the food is British Isle and the inside looks traditional British pub décor!
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Marlay House
426 W Ponce de Leon Ave
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This is the closest restaurant and bar to our place - about 1/3 mile walk. It has a great patio and the food is British Isle and the inside looks traditional British pub décor!

Arts & Culture

This is Decatur's music spot with acts from all over the Southeast. It has a restaurant & bar as well as an outside porch area. There is a person named 'Eddie' who is a well-known music impresario !
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Eddie's Attic
515 N McDonough St
85 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is Decatur's music spot with acts from all over the Southeast. It has a restaurant & bar as well as an outside porch area. There is a person named 'Eddie' who is a well-known music impresario !
This is Decatur's old courthouse on the Square. The building is majestic- make sure to go upstairs & see the original courtroom. There is a small museum with rotating exhibits about the South et al.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
DeKalb History Center Museum
101 E Court Square
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This is Decatur's old courthouse on the Square. The building is majestic- make sure to go upstairs & see the original courtroom. There is a small museum with rotating exhibits about the South et al.