Must-see nightlife in Georgia

  • Lava Lounge

    Atlanta

    In a converted 1920s home, contemporary Lava Lounge offers three levels, each with an independent sound system, and is more design-forward than your…

  • SkyLounge

    Atlanta

    Downtown Atlanta's only true rooftop bar features craft cocktails ($10 to $13), outdoorsy wicker furniture and a 300-degree city view of Mercedes-Benz…

  • Opera

    Atlanta

    Opera is Atlanta's hottest megaclub. True to its name, it evokes the lavishness of a European opera house but perhaps with much longer lines to get in…

  • Kimball House

    Atlanta

    Housed in an atmospheric period dining room in a restored train depot slightly off the grid in Decatur, Kimball House harbors a vaguely saloon-like feel…

  • MJQ Concourse

    Atlanta

    This club inside a former underground parking garage remains the place for young indie scenester rage – you enter through a small retractable garage door…

  • Distillery Ale House

    Savannah

    Formerly the Kentucky Distilling Co, which opened in 1904 and closed at Prohibition, this is oddly not Savannah's local throat-burning swill house, but…

  • Wormhole

    Savannah

    Locally loved watering hole hosting live bands, comedy, DJs, trivia, open mike, karaoke and more. There's pool, darts and video games to keep you plenty…

  • Manuel's Tavern

    Atlanta

    An Atlanta staple since 1956 and still operated by the original family, this classic tavern is always packed with politicians, journalists, actors and…

  • Park Tavern

    Atlanta

    This staple microbrewery-restaurant's outdoor patio can lean preppy, but its location on the edge of Piedmont Park is one of the most beautiful spots in…

  • Rocks on the Roof

    Savannah

    The expansive rooftop bar at the Bohemian Hotel is breezy, fun and best when the weather is fine and the fire pit is glowing.

  • Blake's

    Atlanta

    Just off Piedmont Park, Blake's bills itself as 'Atlanta's favorite gay bar since 1987.' It's straight-friendly, hosts a drag revue and serves some decent…

  • My Sister’s Room

    Atlanta

    Far and away the city's hottest lesbian bar, in a two-story setting in East Atlanta Village.

  • Foxtrot Liquor Bar

    Atlanta

    This shotgun-style bungalow is awash in plaids and '50s-evoking decor with warm, soothing hardwood floors. Cocktails ($10 to $13) with Kold-Draft square…

  • Park Bar Atlanta

    Atlanta

    It's not trendy or flashy, but this neighborhood bar located right off Centennial Olympic Park Dr feels like it has been holding out for years while the…

  • Club One

    Savannah

    Drag shows (late resident star Lady Chablis appeared in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), ripping dance nights and plenty of flirting kick off…

  • Publik Draft House

    Atlanta

    Before and after anything happening at the Fox Theatre, this bourbon-forward bar – alongside the theater structure itself – is elbow to elbow. If it's too…

  • Ormsbys

    Atlanta

    With an array of drinking distractions (backgammon, bocce, darts, pool, shuffleboard and Skee-Ball), this good-time bar attracts a heavy Georgia Tech…

  • 10th & Piedmont

    Atlanta

    This snazzy, airy bar, popular with the local LGBT community, serves up Southern favorites and has DJs spinning hip-hop on Sundays.