Manuel's Tavern

Manuel's Tavern is a historic tavern in the Poncey–Highland district of Atlanta, Georgia. Established by Manuel Maloof in 1956, the location is notable as a meeting place for influential people in the Democratic Party. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

Manuel's own brew, 602, is a gold lager served exclusively in the state of Georgia by Better Brands.

A special brunch menu is served Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 3pm. Also, there's a weekly team trivia session every Sunday 7pm-9:30pm.

Myriad spontaneous additions over the past 55-plus years have made Manuel's Tavern a rabbit's warren of meandering spaces, and it may be Atlanta's most notable tavern-cum-political spot. The kitchen turns out everything from sandwiches and burgers to baby-back ribs, Philly cheesesteak and chicken wings served with a house-made blue cheese dressing, and about 20 beers on tap. The pork chops and...

An eight-horse team of the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales is on its own bar crawl through Virginia Highland this afternoon. Starting the trip at Manuel's Tavern in Poncey-Highlands, the horses and carriage made their way up North Highland Avenue to Moe's & Joe's. From there, the team will reverse course and stop at Osteria 832 and Hand in Hand before returning to Manuel's around 5 p.m. Beer...

BUCKHEAD— As part of Restaurant Eugene's tenth anniversary celebration, popular cheese tasting event Cheese Eugene returns the second Tuesday of each month, beginning tonight. Two separate seatings, one at 6:30 p.m. and a second at 8 p.m., offer pairings of five cheeses and five wine tastings for $35 a person. [Zagat]

VIRGINIA HIGHLAND— The Budweiser Clydesdales will tour Virginia-Highland...

Paul Calvert runs a not-so-speakeasy with Southern sensibilities over at Paper Plane, where they welcome "Members and Non-Members Only." There and next door at Victory Sandwich Bar, he crafts some of the finest cocktails in the city, loved by the public and industry alike (both Miles Macquarrie and Greg Best have listed the Decatur spots as "go-to" bars). We first met Calvert when he put The...

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