On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote: > If stopping in Atlanta, check out Atlanta Fish Market in Buckhead. > > Fried lobster tails.... :P
Good seafood, but Buckhead sucks. It's also not really a family place and it's pretty expensive (Scott mentioned cost awareness). For a local neighborhood feel I'd suggest trying out Virginia Highlands. It's a little of a bar scene at night, but during the day it's alot of boutique shopping and there are lots of good places to eat. Too many good food places to list. There are also alot of touristy things downtown like the World of Coke and the Aquarium - kids would love both of those. Also the CNN Center tour is decent, if you are there at the right time you might see a show being taped. They are also filming a number of movies in the downtown area right now so you may run into some of that which is always fun. A few weeks ago Vin Diesel was filming a ne4w Fast and Furious there. Downtown doesn't have a whole lot else beyond that touristy stuff though. To get a little more off the beaten path and funky I like Little 5 Points alot. It's not particularly kid friendly, but not kid averse either. There are alot of very cool and interesting things there. You're likely to see some street performers there and it's a frequent spot for video shoots in Atlanta. The Vortex restaurant has awesome burgers, perfect tater tots, and a huge beer selection. The inside is decorated all crazy with skeletons riding motorcycles and whatnot. The Porter is another great restaurant, but a little pricier. Front Page News in L5P is a New Orleans themed place with great patio seating (including fountain) and decent food. There are a number of other great restaurants around L5P. I also live very close to it, so I may be a bit biased. Lastly, there is a place on Piedmont Park called Park Tavern that has great seating right on the park. It's really the only place that directly faces the park without some sort of impediment to your view. You can sit and eat with a great view of the park with the Midtown skyline behind it. Food and service there is just kinda "meh" but the view and atmosphere are worth it. -Cameron ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:328287 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
