The Grand Return Of The Ice Cream Date: Tired of spending $70 on sugary cocktails in a bar so loud you have to lip read? Enter Voga, where you can take your super creamy peach gelato or smooth caramel-hazelnut affogato on a quiet walk around Inman Park.
The Corndog/Boozy Soft Serve Combo (With A View): If summertime makes you think of your childhood, embrace the nostalgia on this rooftop, where you can eat mustard-slathered corndogs and cheese fries. Then lean into the perks of being an adult when you dive into vodka-spiked sorbet or tequila-mango soft serve—all while enjoying sunset views of Buckhead.
The Peach Cobbler That Would Win A Church Bake-Off: We’re always on the hunt for cobbler that tastes like someone wearing a very big flower hat made it. So we conducted a blind tasting, and the Atlanta-based Peach Cobbler Cafe chain came out on top thanks to its soft dough and sweet, fresh-tasting peach filling.
The Spot To Get Hyped About The Games & Pretend It’s ‘96: Just a 100-meter dash away from Centennial Olympic Park, this is the spot to catch some of the Paris games with a lemon pepper wing in one hand and an amber ale in the other. Plus, Stats gets a gold medal for their TV count, which clocks in at 70.
The Drive-Thru For When It's Too Damn Hot: When our weather app reads 90% humidity, even a short walk from your car to a restaurant will leave you in a puddle. Hit this Doraville drive-thru (or any of the Atlanta taco chain’s other locations) for a refreshing agua fresca and tender barbacoa tacos instead.
The Best Hot Dog You’ll Have This Summer: If there’s a hot dog that’ll put your Unc’s cookout franks to shame, it’s the Damn Dog, which is loaded with melted mozzarella cheese, caramelized onion, spicy jalapeños, and a drizzle of truffle aioli. You’ll have to track down this roaming pop-up before you can kiss the boring dog days of summer goodbye.
The Place To Find Your Summer Sponsor: If you’re not flying first class to Monaco, you may need better friends. Find them on the dance floor at Johnny’s Hideaway, Buckhead’s iconic 21-and-(way)-up nightclub and restaurant that keeps the bubbly and Bee Gees hits flowing until 3am.
The Place To Take Your Friend Who Won't Stop Asking About Lemon Pepper Wet: Your out-of-town friends are shocked by all the wing bones on the ground in Atlanta, but the phenomenon has only added to their obsession over our city’s fabled lemon pepper wets. Take them to The Local in Old Fourth Ward, which is the perfect chill neighborhood bar to show off some of the best, crispiest wings in the ATL.
The Proper Way To Shoot The Hooch: We never know how much the muddy Chattahoochee water means to us ‘til we can’t bear to be outside without some part of our body submerged in water. If you want to wear the water shoes just a little while longer, walk them over to get spicy Korean pork and a bowl of mac and cheese from Heirloom BBQ, a casual takeout-only joint near the Powers Island/Paces Mill route.
The Bar To Show Off Your Peachtree Road Race Medal: Flash it while ordering your Dr. Robot berry sour at Monday Night Garage in West End, a Wal-Mart warehouse-sized bar filled with the camaraderie of a small neighborhood pub. Kick up your achy feet on their massive patio and gloat a little.