8 Local Hangouts in Atlanta
Where the locals hang out in Atlanta.
By:
Kate Parham Kordsmeier
Fat Matt's Rib Shack
![Fat Matt's Rib Shack Fat Matt's Rib Shack](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2014/10/13/c4/atlantas-favorite-local-hangouts-fat-matts-rib-shack.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491584462343.jpeg)
LWYang
Ormsby's
![Ormsby's Ormsby's](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2014/10/13/e8/atlantas-favorite-local-hangouts-ormsbys.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491584462349.jpeg)
Frank Lazaro
Laughing Skull Lounge
![Laughing Skull Lounge Laughing Skull Lounge](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2014/10/13/dc/atlantas-favorite-local-hangouts-the-laughing-skull.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491584462240.jpeg)
Laughing Skull Lounge
BoccaLupo
![BoccaLupo BoccaLupo](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2014/10/13/de/atlantas-favorite-local-hangouts-buccalupo.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491584462420.jpeg)
BoccaLupo
The Tabernacle
![The Tabernacle The Tabernacle](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2014/10/13/29/atlantas-favorite-local-hangouts-tabernacle.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491584462393.jpeg)
Perry Julien
The Porter Beer Bar
![The Porter Beer Bar The Porter Beer Bar](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2014/10/13/4e/atlantas-favorite-local-hangouts-porter-beer-bar.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491584462399.jpeg)
The Porter Beer Bar
West Egg Café
![West Egg Café West Egg Café](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2014/10/13/62/atlantas-favorite-local-hangouts-west-egg-cafe.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491584462262.jpeg)
B. Johnson
Octopus Bar
![Octopus Bar Octopus Bar](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2014/10/13/b7/atlantas-favorite-local-hangouts-octopus-bar.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491584462410.jpeg)
Foodie Buddha
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