Academy Bar

Atlanta’s Best, Underrated Hidden Gem Restaurants | Eater Atlanta

"Stepping inside this black-walled, creaky-floored frequent host of comedy, poetry, music, and “late-night shenanigans,” you might dismiss it as a dive bar with dive food. Don’t. The flavor bombs on the menu are as serious as the venue isn’t. Drinks are craft (try the bourbon-spiked Apple Pie or the Black Walnut Old Fashioned) with snacks like Brussels sprouts with melty feta and sesame seeds, loaded totchos with housemade ranch, a Korean-style footlong corndog topped with garlic mayo, scallion, and togarashi, and a truly great burger." - Beth McKibben