Guidebook for Sandy Springs
Food Scene
Alon's Bakery & Market
1394 North Highland Avenue NortheastGreat European version of Whole Foods.
Dizzying array of beverages - AWESOME for brunch or dessert, but their lunch and dinner options are delicious as well. Also a great cozy date place
29 locals recommend
Café Intermezzo - Dunwoody
4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NEDizzying array of beverages - AWESOME for brunch or dessert, but their lunch and dinner options are delicious as well. Also a great cozy date place
Owned by a dear family friend. The food (Lebanese) is fantastic and there's a hafli (dance party) every night. Nicola himself comes out to lead the dancing and is not content until every last person in the restaurant is up on his / her feet so bring your dancing shoes and be prepared for a FUN evening!
6 locals recommend
Nicola's Restaurant
1602 Lavista RdOwned by a dear family friend. The food (Lebanese) is fantastic and there's a hafli (dance party) every night. Nicola himself comes out to lead the dancing and is not content until every last person in the restaurant is up on his / her feet so bring your dancing shoes and be prepared for a FUN evening!
Nori Nori
6690 Roswell RdThe BEST Asian buffet around. Absolutely delicious.
Aldo's Italian Restaurant
6690 Roswell Rd NEA quiet yet excellent Italian restaurant just up the road from the house.
Fantastic food stalls and bars. Very popular among foodies and well known local and national chefs. Something for everybody.
936 locals recommend
Krog Street Market
99 Krog St NEFantastic food stalls and bars. Very popular among foodies and well known local and national chefs. Something for everybody.
Hip specialty shops and restaurants. A favorite of famous chef Alton Brown. Look for Bellina's, an Italian gourmet shop / restaurant.
596 locals recommend
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NEHip specialty shops and restaurants. A favorite of famous chef Alton Brown. Look for Bellina's, an Italian gourmet shop / restaurant.
Drinks & Nightlife
Three Sheets
6017 Sandy Springs CirSwanky, upscale local bar
Across Roswell Rd from Three Sheets ... traditional Brit style pub with trivia nights, live music, etc. Good if you just want to grab a beer
Ship & Anchor Pub
5975 Roswell Road NortheastAcross Roswell Rd from Three Sheets ... traditional Brit style pub with trivia nights, live music, etc. Good if you just want to grab a beer
Old school disco - an iconic Buckhead favorite among baby boomers, Gen Xers AND millennials. My family knew the founder, Johnny Esposito Sr.
70 locals recommend
Johnny's Hideaway
3771 Roswell Rd NEOld school disco - an iconic Buckhead favorite among baby boomers, Gen Xers AND millennials. My family knew the founder, Johnny Esposito Sr.
Parks & Nature
It's walking distance from the house, with about 3.5 mi of easy hiking trails.
10 locals recommend
Big Trees Forest Preserve Inc
7645 Roswell Rd NEIt's walking distance from the house, with about 3.5 mi of easy hiking trails.
Gorgeous lake with fishing dock, kayaks and paddle boards available for rental in summer, swings, hiking trails, pavilions with picnic tables and grills. Morgan Falls Dam/Park is walking distance away
28 locals recommend
Morgan Falls Overlook Park
200 Morgan Falls RdGorgeous lake with fishing dock, kayaks and paddle boards available for rental in summer, swings, hiking trails, pavilions with picnic tables and grills. Morgan Falls Dam/Park is walking distance away
Controversial commemorative sculpture of figures of the American Confederacy on side of Stone Mountain is world's largest relief sculpture. Stone Mountain itself is world's largest monadnock (exposed granite outcropping). You can hike or take a cable car to the top to catch a great sunrise / sunset, take a train around the bottom, enjoy a steamboat ride on the lake, etc.
535 locals recommend
Stone Mountain
Controversial commemorative sculpture of figures of the American Confederacy on side of Stone Mountain is world's largest relief sculpture. Stone Mountain itself is world's largest monadnock (exposed granite outcropping). You can hike or take a cable car to the top to catch a great sunrise / sunset, take a train around the bottom, enjoy a steamboat ride on the lake, etc.
Arts & Culture
THE best place to go if you're interested in Atlanta history.
250 locals recommend
Atlanta History Center
130 W Paces Ferry Rd NWTHE best place to go if you're interested in Atlanta history.
It's our premier art museum! Check website for weekday deals. The upscale restaurant next door is really nice as well for catching dinner & drinks before a performance at the Woodruff Arts Center.
1458 locals recommend
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St NEIt's our premier art museum! Check website for weekday deals. The upscale restaurant next door is really nice as well for catching dinner & drinks before a performance at the Woodruff Arts Center.
The Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree St NE Home of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
This is a brand new museum that opened up last September 2017. Well worth checking out.
565 locals recommend
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
100 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NWThis is a brand new museum that opened up last September 2017. Well worth checking out.
Shopping
Perimeter Mall
4400 Ashford Dunwoody RdRag-O-Rama
6500 Roswell Road NortheastThis is but one of many great thrift and consignment clothing stores near the house.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
6277 Roswell Rd NETJ's is also the best!
ALDI
3480 Memorial DrAldi's is the best!!
Entertainment & Activities
It's HUGE, with tons of shopping, restaurants, a movie theater, bowling alley, IKEA, and even a couple of museums tucked in there. You could spend two days in Atlantic Station and not see it all. Atlantic Station is also the home of Cirque de Soleil when they come to town.
1285 locals recommend
Atlantic Station
1380 Atlantic Dr NWIt's HUGE, with tons of shopping, restaurants, a movie theater, bowling alley, IKEA, and even a couple of museums tucked in there. You could spend two days in Atlantic Station and not see it all. Atlantic Station is also the home of Cirque de Soleil when they come to town.