Smith's Olde Bar
Bar · Atlanta
1578 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
Highlights
Live music venue & dive bar with pool, trivia, & Korean eats
Live music venue & dive bar with pool, trivia, & Korean eats
"Since the ’90s, Smith’s has been a go-to music venue for a few acts you know (Davie Bowie and Janelle Monae) and even more acts you don’t. Just look at the downstairs bar and the walls plastered with signed music posters. This isn’t your fancy concert hall, it’s a gritty Midtown spot with two performance spaces, several billiards tables, and a divey dining room, where you can wolf down a greasy but adequate double cheeseburger and toss back a few cheap beers before a show. There's always someone performing, and you’ll need a ticket, but most shows you can buy at the door." - Jacinta Howard, Juli Horsford, Nina Reeder
"One could make a strong argument that Smith's is the best small-venue music room in the city. They’ve been hosting new, local or up-and-coming bands for more than 20 years, but this summer news announced that they could be forced out of their building on Piedmont and Monroe. The woman who owned the patch of property passed away in March and developers are eyeing this corner at the busy intersection. Right now, the future is unknown for Smith’s, which will remain open at least through the end of the year. The dive bar décor is framed day-of posters and band stickers, the floors are sticky, and the liquor selection runs from cheap whiskey to less-cheap whiskey, but I know the stories that fill these walls are endless. It’s impossible to think of Morningside, even Atlanta, without Smith’s Olde Bar." - Dear Elouise
"The iconic Midtown dive bar and music venue located on Piedmont Avenue is always ready for those seeking drinks, dancing, and a live show nearly every night. Make sure to head here to football on the weekends." - Denise K. James
"You might know Smith’s as a live music venue or as a good place to shoot some pool in peace, but you might not know that it’s also a Steelers bar. They’ve done some upgrades, replacing their older wooden booths with leather red ones, giving the place an odd mix of dive bar and lounge vibes. Order a Smitty’s Double Cheese (their big, two-patty burger and our favorite thing on the menu) at the bar and chow down as you watch the Steelers play. It’s not uncommon to see folks waving yellow towels in the bar and jersey-clad fans taking up the front room that houses a large projector screen. If it’s too crowded inside, they have a new deck out back with two TVs and a large neon ‘SOB’ sign to remind you where you are. As if anyone could forget Smith’s." - juli horsford
"This iconic dive bar in Midtown opened in 1994 and has been rocking on Piedmont Avenue into the wee hours ever since. Head in for dinner, drinks, dancing, and live music nearly every night." - Beth McKibben
