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Neighborhood in Fulton County, Georgia, United States
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Midtown is a major financial and residential district of Atlanta, and an area for dining and nightlife. In other words, it is an area to work, live, and play, with many sites and activities.
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This peaceful oasis includes 30 acres of garden, an urban forest, wildflower trails, the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory and a 10,000 square-foot Fuqua Orchid Center. The Garden also offers visitors a wealth of year-round special events, exhibits, and educational workshops.
A fabulous and historic Moorish style cinema and theater dating from the 1920s and now designated a National Historic Landmark.
The High Museum of Art is one of the leading art museums in the South, where visitors can see a variety of works from 19th- and 20th-century American, European, African and African-American artists, as well as decorative arts, photography, and modern and contemporary art.
A small, but densely packed museum. Offers various rotating design exhibits that are quite good. Check the website for regular special events, including "Drink in Design" Thursdays where the museum opens in the evening with special talks, drinks, and music.
Rotating contemporary art exhibitions. Check the website for closures due to installation.
MOCA GA
Hosts both a permanent collection and temporary exhibitions with a focus on artists from the state of Georgia.
Through its exhibitions, publications, and resources, the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum of the Atlanta Jewish Federation explores Jewish heritage in general and as it relates to other cultures and religions.
A museum dedicated to Margaret Mitchell, the author of Gone with the Wind, featuring her original home where she lived from 1925 to 1932 and wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Those looking for a more complete Gone with the Wind experience should check out the Gone with the Wind Museum in Marietta.
Atlanta Monetary Museum
Located on campus at Georgia Tech.
The Center for Puppetry Arts is the largest organization in North America dedicated to the art of puppetry. Located in Midtown, the center offers performances from the Family Series for everyone and New Directions for adults. An interactive museum, Puppets: The Power of Wonder, is the largest puppetry museum in the United States.
Visit the Georgia Tech campus to watch the Yellow Jackets play a football or basketball game, attend a robotics competition, or check out the latest showing at the Ferst Center of the Arts.
Founded in 1904 and comprising more than 180 acres. The park features woods, sports fields, Lake Clara Meer, picnic spots, walking and skating paths and annual events including the Atlanta Dogwood Festival and Bark in the Park.
They tout themselves as "a place out of time" which only begins to describe the atmosphere at the Shakespeare Tavern. Live music, hand-crafted period costumes, and outrageous sword fights sweep the visitor into the passion and poetry of the spoken word. An authentic British Pub Menu and a broad selection of British and Irish ales and premium brews will help keep your physical soul nourished as well.
Tourist-favorite BBQ destination located toward the Midtown side of the industrial section of town between Midtown and Buckhead where heaping portions of cheap ribs and chicken are served up in a literal shack.
Their status as "best wings in Georgia" is debatable — they're definitely more "homestyle" than "gourmet", if that helps swing your vote — but they're probably the most well-known. Their new location (after a 2013 fire destroyed the old one) is brighter and more spacious, but retains the dive bar feel that makes J.R. Crickets so characterful. The traditional order used to be plain buffalo wings (hot, medium, or mild; get them "swimming" in extra sauce for $0.75). Thanks to a very quotable scene from the popular TV show Atlanta, the new popular order is "lemon pepper wet" (actually a questionable combination of buffalo sauce and lemon pepper seasoning).
As the world's largest drive-in restaurant, to some people the Varsity is the last bastion of chili cheese dogs and onion rings, staying true to their heritage with their brusque "What'll ya have?" greeting. To others, it's an overrated place that serves greasy, heartburn-inducing food on a dodgy street corner troubled by thugs and panhandlers. But everyone agrees that the F.O. (Frosted Orange, a sort of orange creamsicle slushie) is unbeatable.
This Atlanta chain serves California-style burritos that are rolled up in front of you and has a popular outdoor seating section (where it is not uncommon to see dogs leashed to the tables).
Local bar chain featuring rotating taps and excellent wings. Multiple locations throughout Atlanta.
This is in a nearby neighborhood, between Poncey Highlands and Midtown, but sort of in a grey area. Cheap ($8 meat and three veg with cornbread included), amazing, Caribbean-leaning soul food. Get the jerk chicken or the chicken chili, as those are their most distinctive dishes. Go for a ginger beer as well if you get the jerk chicken.
Fast-casual Mexican restaurant, owned by Chef Adrian Villarreal. Features authentic tacos, along with sides and rotating specials.
Casual Mexican restaurant near Piedmont Park.
A landmark of old Atlanta cooking, this meat-and-three on Ponce has become an old Atlanta institution.
Serves breakfast all day everyday and famous for brunch. Great place for kosher and vegetarian eaters as they have no beef or pork products - just free-range chicken, "soysauge", and turkey bacon. Long waits on the weekend, so get there early.
Nice burger and beer place with pub food and a good beer selection.
Great little Italian restaurant.
Amazing brunch spot with some creative dishes and exceptionally friendly service. Cute, cozy spot as well.
European-style restaurant that offers 800+ beverages and 70+ pastries along with an extensive breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner menu.
Spanish tapas spot with a large event space upstairs
Mediterranean joint with occasional live music, trivia, and stand-up events.
Quaint coffee shop and eatery near Piedmont Park. Dutch coffee is their specialty cold brew.
Casual gulf-inspired seafood restaurant and bar specializing in oysters and lobster dishes. Each year they host the "Oysterfest" food festival right down the road from their location.
LA-style Ramen spot. Has a large selection of Sake & a full bar.
One of the most beautifully appointed restaurants in the city, where sexy Asian servers attend to elegantly-dressed couples and businessmen. The food served up by the husband and wife chef team of Charlie and Nan Niyomkul, who run both Nan and its more casual sister restaurant, Tamarind, is a favorite of many celebrities, including Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, and Brooke Shields.
South City Kitchen provides an accurate reflection of contemporary new Southern cuisine with a sophisticated spin.
Empire State South is another promising option for those seeking contemporary Southern cuisine.
Great contemporary American food and cuisine with "European-inspired" influences with especially nice atmosphere inside, a large wine list, and some interesting cocktail selections,
Upscale restaurant/lounge serving craft cocktails and small American-style plates. Has an interesting and unique rustic-chic, antebellum-influenced decor.
High-end and authentic Indian restaurant.
Hand-crafted beers, $1 pints when it rains, and live music events.
Tasty Tex-Mex, margarita pitchers and late-night snacks.
Midtown's well-loved neighborhood dive bar. Open late into the night. Also serves bar food during the day. Big gathering spot to watch Braves, Hawks, Falcons, and Atlanta United games.
Lively sports bar with two levels. One of the best places in Midtown to watch a game - known for their great food and cheap game-day drink specials.
Neighborhood bar right across the street from Piedmont Park. Has a fun outdoor space. The Nook is known for its large fishbowl drinks and tater tots with toppings. This is also a Michigan State bar.
Poolside rooftop bar and lounge positioned between the Moxy Midtown Hotel and AC Atlanta Hotel.
This place is not just a barbershop, but it also doubles as a full on bar on its own. In one room there is a bar with a cool old school/classic vibe, and in the next room there is a full on barbershop. And yes, you do have access to the full bar if you decide to get your haircut there!
Casual watering hole by Georgia Tech's campus. Inexpensive and great for happy hour. The patio area gets very lively on nice days.
Well-established local brewery nestled within Piedmont Park. Offers brewery tours and has a fun taproom/porch. Orpheus brews all kinds of beer, but if you like sour beer this is the place for you.
An Atlanta hotspot.
A club inside what used to be Atlanta's Opera house, renovated with bigger dance floors, second-floor opera boxes and a new DJ booth. Formerly known as Opera until 2019.
Serves gay southern hospitality like no other with two levels serving food, DJs and drag shows.
A Midtown institution that draws a largely African-American crowd.
Glam Midtown bar offers a throwback to old Hollywood.
Lesbian nightspot in a 2-story setting featuring local beer, dancing, live shows & a pub menu.
Hip midtown hotel with nouveau New England decor across from the Fox Theatre and close to the MARTA train. Includes events like a doggie happy hour.
Located in Atlantic Station, this sleek, contemporary all-suite hotel features stainless steel appliances and LCD televisions, and is located amidst the Atlantic Station shopping district. WiFi, 24-hour room service, and swimming pool.
formerly Regency Suites Hotel
A boutique hotel in the heart of midtown with a mix of European charm and down-home southern hospitality. It was renamed in March 2020.
Located in the pedestrian-friendly area of Midtown on Tech Square surrounded by shops and restaurants. Features extensive state-of-the-art meeting and conference facilities.
Midtown's newest hotel. It is trendy and great for travelers that are looking to have a good time. The hotel has a large lobby bar filled with different board games, a rooftop bar (High Note), and is surrounded by bars and restaurants on all sides.
This luxurious Midtown hotel is in the lower third of the GLG Grand tower and within walking distance of Piedmont Park.
Southern charm abounds at this grandly-appointed historical hotel across from the Fox Theatre.
This new hotel offers luxury rooms with post-modern decor, and a short walk to Piedmont Park and numerous pubs, bars, and clubs.
The Hyatt Atlanta Midtown is a luxury hotel in Midtown Atlanta adjacent to 10th Street Park.
Stonehurst Place is a luxury boutique hotel and bed and breakfast in Midtown Atlanta. The hotel features six suites, and wedding facilities.
Located in a modern high-rise building, this upscale hotel is situated right at the heart of Midtown and is walking distance to nearly everything in the neighborhood.
Midtown is where Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 join a single corridor of I-75/85, also known as the Downtown Connector. Midtown can also be accessed by MARTA trains and several bus routes.
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