2 Visits to Decatur in One Weekend

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art, atlanta, Decatur

I love Decatur. It’s where I grew up, went to college, spent the first few years of adulthood, met my husband and married him. I’ve seen it completely transform. And it’s where I totally fell in love with the concept of local businesses and small business owners.

This weekend we visited twice…yay! Friday night we met up with Davis’ old roommates from his St. Augustine days at Leon’s and the Brick Store Pub. On Saturday we met up with them again to go to the Decatur Arts Fest (which I LIVED for when I was younger!). We ate at Mac McGee’s, bought a lot of art, got chai at Java Monkey and frozen yogurt at The Yogurt Tap. It was super fun!

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Best of Atlanta

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ATL, atlanta, Brick Store Pub, Creative Loafing, Criminal Records, Decatur, eyedrum, L5P, Twain's, young blood

I look forward to Creative Loafing‘s Best of Atlanta edition every year. And today is the day! View the whole list on CL’s site.

Congratulations to the following places that I love too!

Readers Pick
Best place to score affordable art – Young Blood Gallery
Best underground art space – Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery
Best local arts blog – BurnAway.org
Best brew pub – Brick Store Pub
Best beer selection – Brick Store Pub
Best neighborhood bar – Brick Store Pub
Best pool hall – Twain’s Billiards and Tap
Best locally brewed beer – Sweetwater 420 at Sweetwater Brewery
Best shopping district – Little Five Points
Best down-to-earth place in Atlanta – Decatur
Best specialty market – Your DeKalb Farmers Market
Best health food store – Sevananda Natural Foods
Best comic bookstore – Criminal Records
Best CDs – Criminal Records
Best used CDs – Criminal Records
Best jukebox – Righteous Room
Best restaurant for late-night dining – Majestic Diner
Best coffeehouse – San Francisco Coffee Roasting Co.
Best coffee – Aurora Coffee
Best Middle Eastern – Mediterranean Grill
Best soul food – Soul Vegetarian
Best Cupcakes – The Atlanta Cupcake Factory
Best Ice Cream – Jake’s Ice Cream

Critics Pick
Best place to score affordable art – Young Blood Gallery and Boutique
Best gallery spotlighting local artists – Spruill Gallery
Best place for collectors-edition vinyl – Criminal Records
Best coffeehouse – Octane
Best off-the-beaten-path tourist destination – Your DeKalb Farmers Market
Best overall neighborhood – Decatur
Best local blog – Decatur Metro
Best down-to-Earth place in Atlanta – Little Five Points