Dearing Street Guidebook

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Dearing Street Guidebook

Nibbles and bites

Open for breakfast and lunch Wednesday-Saturday. All of it is delicious, the brisket breakfast tacos are so good I want to cry. Definitely a takeout kind of place. Order online to save time.
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Tamez Barbecue
1660 West Broad Street
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Open for breakfast and lunch Wednesday-Saturday. All of it is delicious, the brisket breakfast tacos are so good I want to cry. Definitely a takeout kind of place. Order online to save time.
Open for breakfast and lunch, terrific outdoor patio where my kids practically grew up. Excellent breakfast fare and great biscuits.
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Big City Bread Cafe
393 N Finley St
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Open for breakfast and lunch, terrific outdoor patio where my kids practically grew up. Excellent breakfast fare and great biscuits.
The best grits in Athens. Yummy breakfasts and you are steps away from a great walk/hike/bike down the Greenway by the river. I've never tried they're Chocolate cake for breakfast, but it sounds good!
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Mama's Boy Restaurant
197 Oak Street
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The best grits in Athens. Yummy breakfasts and you are steps away from a great walk/hike/bike down the Greenway by the river. I've never tried they're Chocolate cake for breakfast, but it sounds good!
The best biscuits in town. Order and takeout, or they have outside and inside seating.
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The Farm Cart
1074 Baxter St
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The best biscuits in town. Order and takeout, or they have outside and inside seating.
Just stroll down the hill and pick up some terrific bagels.
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Ideal Bagel Co
815 W Broad St
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Just stroll down the hill and pick up some terrific bagels.
Amazing local bakery, featuring artisanal wheat breads and amazing breads. My favorite are the multigrain and the olive bread. I shop here every week. It is incredible.
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Independent Baking Co
1625 S Lumpkin St
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Amazing local bakery, featuring artisanal wheat breads and amazing breads. My favorite are the multigrain and the olive bread. I shop here every week. It is incredible.
Delicious truffles, perfect gifts to bring back for friends and family. The hot chocolate is amazing--as are the chocolate milkshakes. Chocolate is sourced directly from Ecuador.
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Condor Chocolates
1658 S Lumpkin St
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Delicious truffles, perfect gifts to bring back for friends and family. The hot chocolate is amazing--as are the chocolate milkshakes. Chocolate is sourced directly from Ecuador.
Unreal cakes and cupcakes. Order a day ahead or even early in the morning for afternoon pickup. I can bring in a cake and people will ask, "Is that a Cecilia's cake?" An Athens institution. Strictly for pick up, no dine-in.
Cecilia Villaveces Cakes
610 N Milledge Ave
Unreal cakes and cupcakes. Order a day ahead or even early in the morning for afternoon pickup. I can bring in a cake and people will ask, "Is that a Cecilia's cake?" An Athens institution. Strictly for pick up, no dine-in.
Delicious, quick, affordable tacos. We take out from here regularly. Nice outdoor seating, or get it to go. We get there at 5, when it opens, because it fills up fast. But the line moves fast. Kid friendly.
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Taqueria Del Sol
334 Prince Ave
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Delicious, quick, affordable tacos. We take out from here regularly. Nice outdoor seating, or get it to go. We get there at 5, when it opens, because it fills up fast. But the line moves fast. Kid friendly.
Delicious, affordable, casual pizzas and salads. Terrific and kid-friendly outdoor area--but be warned, features a sand pit, and kids will get sandy!
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Ted's Most Best
254 West Washington Street
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Delicious, affordable, casual pizzas and salads. Terrific and kid-friendly outdoor area--but be warned, features a sand pit, and kids will get sandy!
Cosy pub fare, which traveling young soccer coaches from England Britons once told me was the most authentic British pub they'd seen in months traveling the Southeast. No reservations.
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The Royal Peasant
1675 S Lumpkin St
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Cosy pub fare, which traveling young soccer coaches from England Britons once told me was the most authentic British pub they'd seen in months traveling the Southeast. No reservations.
Visit the breakfast/lunch counter and travel back in time: tater tots, grilled pimento cheeses. Crazy cheap and tasty. The milkshakes are out of this world. Drugstore also houses a post office, because Athens.
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ADD DRUG
1695 South Lumpkin Street
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Visit the breakfast/lunch counter and travel back in time: tater tots, grilled pimento cheeses. Crazy cheap and tasty. The milkshakes are out of this world. Drugstore also houses a post office, because Athens.
On a soft Southern night, no better place to experience Athens GA. Restaurant and bar.
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Teatro da Geórgia
215 N Lumpkin St
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On a soft Southern night, no better place to experience Athens GA. Restaurant and bar.
Yummy place for a pastry, coffee, or to grab breakfast or lunch. They have a freezer with to-go entrees if you'd like to eat at home. Locals cater their parties from here.
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Donderos' Kitchen
590 N Milledge Ave
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Yummy place for a pastry, coffee, or to grab breakfast or lunch. They have a freezer with to-go entrees if you'd like to eat at home. Locals cater their parties from here.
Legendary pimento cheese. Great place to grab a quick bite or to takeaway--for lunch, or get a dinner casserole to go. University departments love it when Marti's caters.
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Marti's At Midday
1280 Prince Ave
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Legendary pimento cheese. Great place to grab a quick bite or to takeaway--for lunch, or get a dinner casserole to go. University departments love it when Marti's caters.
Best chinese food in town.
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New Red Bowl
1935 S Barnett Shoals Rd
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Best chinese food in town.
Great fries and pub fare--a family favorite, and walking distance away!
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Trapeze Bar
89 Great Eastern St
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Great fries and pub fare--a family favorite, and walking distance away!
Excellent pizza, a local favorite.
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Automatic Pizza
1397 Prince Ave
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Excellent pizza, a local favorite.
Best ribs in town. Small, so most people get it to-go.
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Dawg Gone Good BBQ
224 W Hancock Ave
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Best ribs in town. Small, so most people get it to-go.
Still Automatic for the People, hard to get more Athens than this meat & 3.
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Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods
1016 E Broad St
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Still Automatic for the People, hard to get more Athens than this meat & 3.
Great outdoor space for kids (the Eastside location is even more kid-friendly), good, affordable Latin fare. BYOB.
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Cali N Tito's
1427 S Lumpkin St
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Great outdoor space for kids (the Eastside location is even more kid-friendly), good, affordable Latin fare. BYOB.
Great people watching--coffee shop by day, bar by evening and night.
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Walker's Pub and Coffee
128 College Ave
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Great people watching--coffee shop by day, bar by evening and night.
Great biscuits and unique doughnuts! Started as a food cart, and built a loyal following.
Cafe Racer
Great biscuits and unique doughnuts! Started as a food cart, and built a loyal following.
Saturday mornings, opens at 8, a sweet little market. We go regularly.
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Athens Farmers Market
705 Sunset Dr
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Saturday mornings, opens at 8, a sweet little market. We go regularly.
Excellent smashburgers!
Baddies Burgers - Athens
Excellent smashburgers!
10 year old and his friends say "overpriced and overhyped." The 16 year old and I say "delicious." Inventive flavors.
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
10 year old and his friends say "overpriced and overhyped." The 16 year old and I say "delicious." Inventive flavors.

Sightseeing & things to do

You can tell people in Athens that you're staying on the same block as "the Tree" and they'll know exactly where you are! Stroll down the block and take some pictures of this Athens institution.
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Árvore que se possui a si mesma
277 S Finley St
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You can tell people in Athens that you're staying on the same block as "the Tree" and they'll know exactly where you are! Stroll down the block and take some pictures of this Athens institution.
Historic arthouse movie theater. So fun! And you can walk!
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Ciné
234 W Hancock Ave
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Historic arthouse movie theater. So fun! And you can walk!
You're probably coming to Athens because of UGA, but if not--do visit the beautiful and historic North campus. It's a truly beautiful campus.
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University of Georgia
Herty Drive
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You're probably coming to Athens because of UGA, but if not--do visit the beautiful and historic North campus. It's a truly beautiful campus.
Free and family neighborhood "zoo" (really more of a sanctuary for animals from possums to bears that needed rescuing), a fun 30 minute visit, especially for the small set.
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Bear Hollow Zoo
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Free and family neighborhood "zoo" (really more of a sanctuary for animals from possums to bears that needed rescuing), a fun 30 minute visit, especially for the small set.
I don't drink beer, but this seems like a great place to do it. Its Tropicalia is what Thor drinks in Creature Comforts--not a product placement, but because the production crew loved the beer!
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Creature Comforts Downtown Taproom and Brewery
271 W Hancock Ave
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I don't drink beer, but this seems like a great place to do it. Its Tropicalia is what Thor drinks in Creature Comforts--not a product placement, but because the production crew loved the beer!
Another great local brewery
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Terrapin Beer Company
265 Newton Bridge Rd
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Another great local brewery
Spring and summer, great fruit picking, with a petting zoo too!
Washington Farms
5691 Hog Mountain Rd
Spring and summer, great fruit picking, with a petting zoo too!

Food scene

Sit down restaurants for a nice night out
Walk downtown to great Mediterannean fare from Peter Dale, a nationally recognized chef.
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The National
232 W Hancock Ave
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Walk downtown to great Mediterannean fare from Peter Dale, a nationally recognized chef.
Delicious food in a beautiful Athens setting from nationally recognized chef Hugh Acheson.
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Five and Ten
1073 S Milledge Ave
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Delicious food in a beautiful Athens setting from nationally recognized chef Hugh Acheson.
Great steaks for a nice night out
Slater's Steakhouse
Great steaks for a nice night out
Quintessential Athens. They don't take reservations, so go early or be prepared to wait. Salmon and grits, Struggleville pasta are 2 of my favorites--but save room for dessert. The cakes are from Cecilia's, and they are amazing.
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Last Resort Grill
174-184 W Clayton St
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Quintessential Athens. They don't take reservations, so go early or be prepared to wait. Salmon and grits, Struggleville pasta are 2 of my favorites--but save room for dessert. The cakes are from Cecilia's, and they are amazing.
Tasty Italian food in a cosy setting. Went here for a family meal over the holidays and had a terrific time.
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The Expat
1680 S Lumpkin St
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Tasty Italian food in a cosy setting. Went here for a family meal over the holidays and had a terrific time.
Terrific brunches and dinners, in a wonderful space downtown.
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South Kitchen + Bar
247 E Washington St
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Terrific brunches and dinners, in a wonderful space downtown.
Excellent seafood, great porch dining. No reservations.
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Seabear Oyster Bar
297 Prince Ave
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Excellent seafood, great porch dining. No reservations.
From the Red & Black review: Updated Southern fare shines at this elegant, understated restaurant. The menu varies, but staples such as pecan trout and stellar vegetable plates are cozy and familiar, as are snacks like deviled eggs and cheese straws. Start next door at its glam companion cocktail bar, Sidecar. Inquire ahead about pickup hors d’oeuvres. Me: Try the tomato pie. And if you're lucky enough to find chompers on the dessert menu, order them!
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home.made
1072 Baxter St
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From the Red & Black review: Updated Southern fare shines at this elegant, understated restaurant. The menu varies, but staples such as pecan trout and stellar vegetable plates are cozy and familiar, as are snacks like deviled eggs and cheese straws. Start next door at its glam companion cocktail bar, Sidecar. Inquire ahead about pickup hors d’oeuvres. Me: Try the tomato pie. And if you're lucky enough to find chompers on the dessert menu, order them!
Expensive, tasty, vegetarian-friendly Italian; open on a Sunday night, as few places are.
ZZ & Simone's
Expensive, tasty, vegetarian-friendly Italian; open on a Sunday night, as few places are.
Solid southern option downtown, in a great space
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South Kitchen + Bar
247 E Washington St
42 moradores locais recomendam
Solid southern option downtown, in a great space