Atlanta's Best After-Work Bar

Chic neighborhood restaurant offers superb Mediterranean cuisine at moderate prices.

Reviews:

• “Excellent!”
• “Mmm…Hummus?”
• “not your average sunday dinner!!”
• “Very comfortable and the food is great with reasonable prices”
• “It was good, but doesn’t live up to the hype”

Tips: Sunday brunch runs from 10am-4:30pm. Buffet and a la carte items are available.

Gilbert’s Mediterranean Cafe or email Gilbert’s Mediterranean Cafe

Dunwoody wine bar with good eats and better bottles is a ripe pick.

Reviews:

• “Awesome staff! Great atmosphere for unwinding!”
• “A great night spot, very personal attention.”
• “Owner is High Class, Witty and Intelligent in Addition to the Great Wine”
• “Owner is a Pompous Snob”
• “A Hidden Find”

Tips: Visit on Uncorked Mondays for a bottomless glass of wine. For $15, you can taste from all of the bar’s opened bottles.

d’Vine Wine Bar & Shop

Striking and spacious lounge gives Midtowners a down-tempo scene for stylish cocktails.

Reviews:

• “Best Place in MIdtown”
• “Great Place to Hang Out”
• “Hot spot”
• “Trendy, Spacious”
• “Rude DJ”

Tips: From 5pm to 9pm Monday through Thursday and 5pm to 10pm Friday and Saturday, Halo offers a full menu that has local food critics raving.

Halo or email Halo

Swanky nightspot attracts the ultra-fashionable to its crowded Buckhead space.

Reviews:

• “Great customer service”
• “Best Fillet, Best Brunch”
• “food is great”
• “Good Atmosphere”
• “I’m 50/50 on this one…”

Tips: If you’re craving funkier beats, head to the adjacent sister bar, East Andrews Upstairs. DJs spin Thursday through Saturday starting at midnight.

East Andrews Cafe & Bar or email East Andrews Cafe & Bar

The sports bar concept is reinvented in upscale digs in Buckhead.

Reviews:

• “great late night”
• “Best Sports Bar”
• “Best late night!”
• “Steak to DIE for, noisy on big game night”
• “They care about your comfort. "

Tips: Fans of “Surf & Turf” will be happy that Dantanna’s has fresh seafood delivered twice daily.

Dantanna’s or email Dantanna’s

Buckhead pub does Ireland to the extreme.

Reviews:

• “Best Pub in World!”
• “would not go again”
• “moderately priced”
• “Fridays Are The BEST!”
• “wow! this food is awesome!”

Tips: Given its international clientele, Fado makes a great place to watch European football (ahem, soccer) and rugby. It opens as early as 6am on game days

Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant or email Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant

Chic urban canteen in Midtown with bistro fare that won’t break the budget.

Reviews:

• “Nothing to Get Excited About”
• “A little disappointing”
• “WOW”
• “Food Is Not The Focus!”
• “WHERE AS THE GLOBE GONE TO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Tips: The “quick fix” might be the city’s best deal: a glass of house wine and choice of two small plates for $13.

The Globe Cafe Restaurant & Bar

A booming Big Easy-style bar scene and a serious Sunday brunch grab headlines on Crescent Avenue.

Reviews:

• “Classic”
• “Great Brunch”
• “10 years and still on our list!”
• “Great for Brunch”
• “No, No and No again”

Tips: Try the Blanche martini. Made with Smirnoff Apple, Stoli Vanil, Apple Pucker, ButterShots and Razzmatazz, it’s sure to bring back your Southern drawl.

Front Page News or email Front Page News

Buckhead players talk shop, drink and dine at this see-and-be-seen spot for singles.

Reviews:

• “Luncheon Fiasco”
• “Great Service”
• “The Best In Buckhead”
• “Great Atmosphere!”
• “Great food, great atmosphere, great service would highly reccomend!!”

Tips: Bartenders are the main attraction. Marvel at their bar tricks and pretend you’re watching Tom Cruise in “Cocktail.”

The Tavern at Phipps

Clubby bar offers fine spirits and premium cigars from popular and hard-to-find brands, including private label, hand-rolled stogies.

Reviews:

• “Very classy”
• “Below average”
• “Great, relaxing cigar bar….one of the best!”
• “A Woman cigar smokers Paradise”
• “Great place to hang out and have a smoke!”

Tips: The bar specializes in scotches, cognacs, mojitos and martinis.

Highland Cigar Co. or email Highland Cigar Co.