Restaurants Delivery
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The 11th Pin
Price: $
Locations
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555 Macon Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-548-1028
File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Standard bowling alley food inside Showtime Bowl (chicken fingers, fries, pretzels, wings, pizza) but slightly nicer than average. Beers by the bucket include local and craft brews, or you can do hard seltzers in bulk.
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1785 Bar & Grill
Price: $
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420 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 443-579-5566 View Map
File Under: Bars and Clubs. Features: Full bar, DJs. • Big college bar that gets its name from the year UGA was chartered. Also serves food (burgers, wings, tacos, nachos, loaded fries, salads), which means it's open Sundays. Margarita towers, pitchers of domestics. Poker Mondays, Taco Tuesdays, Wing Wednesdays.
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Agua Linda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
Price: $$
Locations
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2080 Timothy Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-543-0154 View Map
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1376 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-5711 View Map
File Under: Mexican and Latin American. Features: Full bar, catering, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • A mix of Americanized Mexican and more authentic stuff in a family atmosphere. Normaltown location has a gorgeous rooftop bar with a mural and nice views. The restaurant's food truck (La Carreta) pops up around town, including at breweries, and has great birria tacos that are occasionally available at the brick-and-mortar locations.
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Ahi Hibachi & Poke
Price: $$
Locations
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489 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-8898
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Pay attention to the second half of the name and get the poke, available at a reasonable price with loads of topping choices (raw and cooked). Vegetarian options, hibachi, fried rice, noodles and basic soups and salads.
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Alumni Cookie Dough
Price: $
Locations
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480 N. Thomas St. Athens, GA 30601. 762-400-2634
File Under: Ice Cream, Something Different. • Cookie dough specially formulated to be safe to eat raw, available in many flavors. Jittery Joe’s coffee, milkshakes (with cookie dough), ice cream sundaes and toppings. Some vegan, gluten-free and keto choices. You can also take its product home and bake it if you want some crunch.
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Amici
Price: $$
Locations
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233 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-0000 View Map
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8851 Macon Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-1027 View Map
File Under: Pizza, Bars. Features: Trivia, catering, outside seating, take-out, delivery, full bar, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Two options are nearby for this small chain: downtown Athens and on Macon Highway in the Falls of Oconee shopping center. Pizza with a wide variety of toppings, renowned wings, sandwiches, pasta, salads and soup. Good craft brews.
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Athens Bagel Co.
Price: $
Locations
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268 N. Jackson St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-5001 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches, Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Excellent bagels boiled and baked in-house in a wide variety of flavors. Major renovations have been taking eons, but the owners swear it'll be open again at some point.
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Athens Pizza
Price: $$
Locations
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2095 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30605. 706-705-5294
File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally owned pizza place with a wide variety of toppings, plus pasta (baked ziti, lasagna), subs, wings, calzones, salads and meatballs à la carte. Lots of desserts, including baklava.
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Athens Wok
Price: $
Locations
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493 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-2695 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out, delivery, beer and wine. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Informal place focusing on quick-sauteed Thai, Chinese, Korean and Japanese dishes. The Thai curries are a highlight, but everything is fast and tasty.
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Automatic Pizza
Price: $$
Locations
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1397 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-2037
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, counter service, delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Big slices of New York-style pizza made in pans brushed with garlic oil, plus delish but not giant subs, salads and cannoli all with quality ingredients. Vegan-friendly + gluten-free options.
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Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina
Price: $
Locations
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1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-354-0300 View Map
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1739 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-548-1866 View Map
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1860 Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-549-9954 View Map
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259 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-549-9008 View Map
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2 S. Main St. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-705-1228 View Map
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680 N. Hwy. 29 Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-5299 View Map
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1180 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-1701 View Map
File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer (Clayton St.), catering, outside seating, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally owned burrito chain has expanded throughout the Southeast but remains Athens-y. Serves health-oriented Mexican-ish fare, highlighting low-fat options. Everything is customizable to your taste/dietary needs: burritos, quesadillas, fajitas, tacos, nachos and salads, lots of veggies; vegetarian and vegan options.
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BB.Q Chicken Athens
Price: $$
Locations
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230 N. Finley St. Athens, GA 30601. TBA
File Under: Asian. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Not, in fact, a barbecue restaurant, but a Korean fried chicken chain with locations from California to New York. The "BBQ" stands for "best of the best quality." Tenders, wings, tteokbokki and sides from pickled radishes and cheese sticks to onion rings. Opening later this year.
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Bee's Knees Bakery & Gifts
Price: $
Locations
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1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-353-3633 View Map
File Under: Bakeries, Sandwiches, Delivery. Features: Catering, counter service. • Cute independent bakery does cupcakes, custom cakes, cookies, cake pops, gooey bars and box lunches with a sandwich, cheese straws and a cupcake.
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Beef 'O' Brady's
Price: $$
Locations
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1860 Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-850-1916 View Map
File Under: American, Bars. Features: Catering, outside seating, trivia, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Big City Bread Cafe
Price: $$
Locations
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393 N. Finley Street Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-0029 View Map
File Under: Bakeries, Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service, outside seating, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast, lunch, Friday dinner • Longtime Athens favorite has a great patio popular with dogs and kids. Biscuits, French toast, continental breakfast, omelets, great sandwiches, quiche, soups, burgers (veggie and non), small but good selection of beer and wine. Baked goods galore, including for special order. Friday night dinners are a chance for the kitchen to play around with more elaborate offerings.
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Blind Pig Tavern
Price: $$
Locations
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312 E. Washington St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-548-3442
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2440 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-208-7979 View Map
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2301 College Station Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-850-4919
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22 N. Main St. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-310-4450
File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Catering, outside seating, trivia, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night, seven days. • Longtime Athens sports bar has several locations and a big menu including many vegetarian choices. Beer on tap and in bottles, including local brews. Standard cocktails plus a bloody mary bar on Saturday and Sunday.
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Brett's Casual American Restaurant
Price: $$
Locations
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3190 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-1395 View Map
File Under: American. Features: Beer and wine, curbside pick-up, catering, outside seating, delivery, take-out, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Family-oriented restaurant with a huge menu, great deals on kids meals and something for everyone, including celiac folks. Big salads, fried apps, tacos, burgers, grilled seafood and more.
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Bruxie
Price: $$
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311 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-1358
File Under: Chicken. Features: Beer, catering, delivery, take-out, wine. Hours: Seven days. • This franchise specializes in waffle sandwiches that enclose big, nicely cooked pieces of fried chicken. Somehow, it doesn't all turn soggy. Lots of other things, too: breakfast sandwiches (half size and full size), big milkshakes, sweet waffles, kids meals.
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Bubble Café
Price: $☆ Expanded Listing!
Locations
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247 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-355-3002 View Map
File Under: Asian, Tea House, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, take-out, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Bubble tea, of course, in a wide variety of flavors (almond milk for the lactose intolerant; milk teas, fruit teas, smoothies, cloud cream, matcha), but also snacks, dumplings, good soups, rice and poke bowls and more, all in an Instagrammable interior. Good vegetarian options.
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Bulldawg Pizza, Wings & More
Price: $$
Locations
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2026 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-355-3294 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night. • Some of the biggest pizzas in town, plus wings, hot and cold subs, calzones, fried apps, pasta, salads, breadsticks and dessert. Open as late as 3 a.m.
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Butt Hutt BBQ
Price: $$
Locations
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480 Macon Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-8511 View Map
File Under: BBQ. Features: Full bar, live music, catering, outside seating, delivery, trivia, karaoke. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • The rare barbecue place that has both good smoked meats (especially pork and ribs) and a full bar. Sides like chicken mull, corn nuggets, fried okra, meat skins and a meaty potato salad are legit. Desserts are well thought of. Kids menu.
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Cali 'N' Tito's
Price: $$
Locations
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1254 Cedar Shoals Dr. Athens, GA 30605. 706-355-7087 View Map
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1427 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30605. 706-227-9979 View Map
File Under: Mexican and Latin American. Features: Outside seating, beer, wine and margaritas (Eastside), delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Both locations of this Athens original do Latin American food with a Peruvian influence: lomo saltado, big sandwiches, plantains (sweet and savory), yuca, tacu tacu (rice and beans topped with eggs) and much more. Lots of veggie choices. Eastside location is bigger and full of quarter-operated kiddie rides. Lumpkin has a small fee to BYOB.
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China 1
Price: $
Locations
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2026 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30605. 706-850-7788 View Map
File Under: Asian. Features: Counter service, catering, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Mostly to-go food, available fast, but a better selection than your standard stir-fry eatery: lo mein, pancit, teriyaki, sweet and sour, moo shu and meat entrees, plus chef’s special Cantonese dishes.
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China Star Super Buffet
Price: $
Locations
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3567 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-316-3382 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Buffet, catering, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Large AYCE buffet with many Chinese, American and Japanese dishes, including crab legs sometimes. You can also order off the menu of mostly Americanized Chinese standards or get take-out priced by the pound.
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Choo Choo Japanese Korean Grill Express
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Price: $
Locations
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1055 Gaines School Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-543-8888 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and sake, delivery, trivia, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night. • Quick-service Japanese and Korean food at bargain prices. You can get hibachi basics and lots of fried stuff, but also bibimbap and bulgogi.
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The Chop House
Price: $$
Locations
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2055 Oconee Connector Athens, GA 30606. 706-395-7855
File Under: American. Features: Delivery, full bar, take-out, Wi-Fi, reservations, curbside pick-up. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Mainstream chain steakhouse in Oconee does an array of steaks and chops (beef, pork, lamb) as well as big, ice-cold salads with a ton of toppings, seafood, and way more sides than the average place of its type. Beyond Meat for veggie folks. Kids menu and cocktails. Lunch has specials that can be a good deal.
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Cicis Pizza
Price: $
Locations
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3190 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-613-2424 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Buffet, catering, counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Clocked!
Price: $$
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259 W. Washington St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-548-9175 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, curbside pick-up, delivery, outside seating, take-out, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Local favorite balances beef burgers (made with all-natural, humanely raised, antibiotic-free beef and creative toppings: bacon jam, peanut butter, gouda, etc.) with vegetarian and vegan offerings, both burgers and otherwise. Also: grilled cheese, tater tots and milkshakes (including boozy ones). Gluten-free options and a big patio.
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Crumbl Cookies
Price: $
Locations
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196 Alps Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-389-5894
File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, delivery. Hours: Mon-Sat., opening early and closing late.
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D.P. Dough
Price: $
Locations
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180 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-842-2828
File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Delivery, take-out, catering, counter service, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night.
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Dawg Gone Good BBQ
Price: $$
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224 W. Hancock Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-613-9799 View Map
File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Cheerful, Black-owned barbecue joint that does ribs, chicken, pork and sausage, plus southern-style veggies (available in small, medium and large) and fruit cobblers. Picnic tables out front plus seating inside.
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DePalma's Italian Cafe
Price: $$$
Locations
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2080 Timothy Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-552-1237 View Map
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1965 Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-369-0085 View Map
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401 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-354-6966 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, curbside pick-up, delivery, full bar, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • This Athens favorite has been in business for decades doing classic Italian, from pizza and standard red-sauced pasta to eggplant florentine and grilled salmon. Each location has a slightly different menu, but all have vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free options; kids menu. Long wine list with many Italian reds and plenty of beers.
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Donderos' Kitchen
Price: $$
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590 N. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-354-8688 View Map
File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Something for everyone: brunchy-lunchy hot food made to order until 2 p.m., with lots of veggies; stuff in the fridge and freezer any other time, plus delivery meals and lots of weekly specials, ranging all over the world in influences. Holiday special orders. Walkers, bikers and bus riders get a 5% discount. Great with dietary restrictions.
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Dos Palmas Mexican Grill
Price: $$
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3523 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-353-7771 View Map
File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, catering, curbside pick-up, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Americanized Mexican staples done well: tacos, burritos, nachos, fajitas, quesadillas, big burritos, enchiladas, queso, fish tacos, fried ice cream. Margaritas, lots of tequilas.
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Eddie's Calzones
Price: $
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227 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-549-9676
File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Counter service, delivery, take-out, beer. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night, seven days.
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El Barrio
Price: $$
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1331 S. Milledge Ave. Athens GA 30605. 706-850-0708
File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Full bar, curbside pick-up, delivery, outside seating, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Most of the restaurant is outside, and the lawn is often busy with a Five Points crowd. Tacos (including veggie and vegan choices) that change out regularly, plus other Mexican-ish standards, kids menu and a serious bar with lots of tequilas, a selection of mezcals, beer buckets and build-your-own margs.
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Em's Kitchen
Price: $
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975 Hawthorne Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-206-9322 View Map
File Under: American. Features: Catering, counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery, outside seating. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Family-run eatery inside Hawthorne Drugs does a surprisingly good Cuban sandwich as well as southern lunch standards (pimento cheese and the like), plus breakfast plates, milkshakes, hot dogs and more. Kids menu and a super family-friendly atmosphere.
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Emmy Squared Pizza
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Price: $$$
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199 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 762-315-4005 View Map
File Under: Pizza. Features: Beer and wine, catering, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Fancy Detroit-style pizza franchise can make you a gluten-free pie. Also serves burgers, salads, mozzarella sticks, soy and sesame marinated cucumbers, family-style banana or chocolate pudding for dessert, all in the former location of The Grit.
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Farm Burger
Price: $$
Locations
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100 Prince Ave., Suite 102 Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-3184
File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Delivery, outside seating, take-out, counter service, catering, beer and wine, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally originating burger chain does patties with 100% grass-fed, no-antibiotics, locally raised beef, pasture-raised pork, ground chicken or vegan ingredients. Lots of toppings, sides, kids menu, shakes and floats, burger + beer combos.
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The Farm Cart
Price: $$
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1074 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-8150
File Under: Something Different. Features: Delivery, vegetarian friendly, outside seating, take-out, counter service, beer and wine. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Primarily biscuits, served all day, but not just traditional egg and cheese varieties. Nice ingredients like housemade pickles and jam. Lunch adds non-biscuit sandwiches and burgers plus specials. Baked goods in a case at the counter, good coffee.
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Firehouse Subs
Price: $
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1226 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-357-4994 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches. Features: Catering, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Five Bar
Price: $$$
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269 N. Hull St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-5515 View Map
File Under: American, Bars. Features: Full bar, curbside pick-up, delivery. Hours: Dinner, weekend brunch. • Five entrees, five desserts, five apps and so on. Seafood from Destin is a point of emphasis, but you can also get a ribeye or fried chicken. Jazz brunch on weekends. Five specialty cocktails from the bar.
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Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Price: $
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1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-549-9081 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches and Burgers. Features: Delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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George's Lowcountry Table
Price: $$$
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420 Macon Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-548-3359 View Map
File Under: American. Features: Full bar, catering, reservations, outside seating, take-out, delivery. Hours: Dinner and Sunday brunch. • Gulf and low country classics: étouffée, shrimp and grits, sherry crab bisque, oysters (raw, fried, grilled), jambalaya, redfish and much more. Good wine list from all over, beer and Southern-accented cocktails.
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Golden Dragon
Price: $$
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126 Alps Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-552-1688 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Tons of standard Americanized Chinese options, including duck, seafood and some good tofu options. Dragon Dinners feature combinations of dishes for two to 10 people. Online ordering.
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Golden Sun Chinese Restaurant
Price: $$
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4375 Lexington Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-549-3388 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Countless classic options, loads of chef's specials and lunch specials. A lighter fare section offers steamed MSG-free meals low in sodium; lots of tofu choices.
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Grindhouse Killer Burgers
Price: $$
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1553 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30605. 706-612-9327 View Map
File Under: Burgers, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Full bar, counter service, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Small chain out of Atlanta does smashburgers with one patty or two (beef, turkey, beans and quinoa, or Impossible Burger), plus bar snacks, fried sides and boozy or virgin milkshakes. Nice upstairs outside seating.
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Groove Burgers
Price: $$
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1791 Oconee Connector Athens, GA 30606. 762-499-5699
File Under: Burgers, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, take-out, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Clever burgers (both meat and veggie), plus salads and hot sandwiches (pimento chicken, Italian beef), good sides (“street corn,” Brussels sprouts, fabulous onion rings) and milkshakes.
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Gyro Wrap
Price: $
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114 College Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-7442
File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out, counter service, beer. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Longtime Athens franchise, with its own identity and a cult following, moved around the corner from its original location under new ownership. Curly fries, gyros, salads, etc., plus a new bar upstairs with a view of campus and wallpaper based on old Athens band posters.
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Hook and Reel
Price: $$$
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3640 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-2010
File Under: Something Different. Features: Catering, curbside pick-up, delivery, full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner.
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Iguana's Mexican Grill
Price: $
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2024 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30605. 706-850-5324
File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Delivery. Hours: Lunch, dinner, late night. Cheerful, colorful Mexican and Americanized Mexican restaurant with a big chalkboard menu, enabling flexibility. Giant burritos, good rajas tacos, sandwiches, loaded fries, tasty esquites in a cup. Kids menu. Kitchen is open until midnight.
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Inoko Express
Price: $
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3190 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-425-8828 View Map
File Under: Asian. Features: Counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Quick-service hibachi includes steak, chicken, shrimp, salmon, tofu and “Ultimate Vegetarian” with fried rice, vegetables and two sauces.
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Inoko Hibachi Express
Price: $$
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1860 S. Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-546-5662 View Map
File Under: Asian. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Unlike its sister restaurant, this one focuses more on sushi than on hibachi, although you can get that too. Choose among nigiri, maki and specialty rolls, then accessorize with katsu, edamame, seaweed salad, etc. Teriyaki and tempura, too.
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Insomnia Cookies
Price: $
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228 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-623-6277 View Map
File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, delivery. Hours: Seven days.
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J. Christopher's
Price: $$
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1650 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-3520
File Under: American. Features: Outside seating, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch. • Breakfast favorites are served all day, as well as salads, sandwiches and burgers.
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Jason's Deli
Price: $
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140 Alps Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-425-4950 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Delivery, catering, counter service, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Jennings Mill Drug Company
Price: $☆ Expanded Listing!
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1360 Caduceus Way Bldg. 400, Suite 105 Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-621-5996
File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch. • Drugstore soda fountain with sandwiches: pimento cheese, chicken salad, grilled cheese, Southwestern chicken wrap, spinach salad with egg, bacon and poppyseed dressing. Also chili dogs, slaw dogs, good soups, PB&J, fro-yo and milkshakes.
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Jersey Mike's
Price: $
Locations
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690 U.S. Hwy. 29 Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-4655
File Under: Sandwiches. Features: Catering, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Jimmy John's Gourmet Subs
Price: $
Locations
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600 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30605. 706-613-0500 View Map
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2301 College Station Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-543-5411 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches. Features: Drive-thru (Baxter), delivery, catering, counter service, outside seating (Baxter). Hours: Lunch and dinner.
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Jinya Ramen Bar
Price: $$
Locations
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351 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-478-0880
File Under: Asian. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Highly reputed franchise does lots of ramen but also salads, tacos, rice bowls, curry, sides like crispy chickpeas, dumplings and takoyaki. Mochi ice cream and panna cotta for dessert. Kids meals, too.
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Johnny's New York Style Pizza
Price: $$
Locations
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1040 Gaines School Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-354-1515 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, delivery, outside seating, take-out, trivia, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Journey Juice
Price: $
Locations
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1428 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-0707 View Map
File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Delivery, curbside pick-up. Hours: Seven days. • Raw, organic, cold-pressed and unpasteurized fruit and vegetable juices that are also delicious and pre-packaged for easy transporting.
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The Juicy Crab
thejuicycrab.com/restaurant/athens-ga
Price: $$$
Locations
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2361 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-6173
File Under: Something Different. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Viet-Cajun boil-in-bag seafood, with plenty of spice, as part of a national chain. Also: fried stuff, wings, crab (of course), southern desserts.
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Just Pho… and More
Price: $$
Locations
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1063 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-1420 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Outside seating, art, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Plenty more, actually, in addition to the Vietnamese beef, chicken or vegetable broth-based noodle soup customizable with lots of additions. Other things on the menu include rice dishes with grilled meats, noodle dishes, banh mi sandwiches, goi cuon, tiramisu.
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La Fiesta
Price: $$
Locations
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1395 College Station Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-549-5933 View Map
File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, catering, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Popular Americanized Mexican fare: burritos, enchiladas, fajitas, taquitos, nachos, tacos and quesadillas. Special entrees and combo plates. Margaritas, Mexican beers, domestics and house wines.
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Larry's Giant Subs
Price: $
Locations
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1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-227-7298 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Lil' Ice Cream Dude's Cool World
Price: $
Locations
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1040 Gaines School Road Athens GA 30605. 706-850-6864
File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies. Features: Delivery, take-out, catering. Hours: Seasonal. • The lil' dude in question, Beau Shell, is now a college student, but he and his family still own and run this super-fun ice cream shop, which has a wide variety of flavors, milkshakes, fat ice cream sandwiches (made in house), Italian ices and pints. You can hire the truck for parties or pick up a tailgate box of ice cream or popsicles. Dairy-free options.
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Little City Diner
Price: $$
Locations
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135 Cherokee Road Winterville, GA 30683. 706-742-7590 View Map
File Under: American. Features: Counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery, take-out, outside seating, vegetarian friendly, catering. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch. • The Little City in question is Winterville, just outside Athens. Southern breakfast and brunch include biscuits, eggs, quiche and Red Mule grits. Lunch means sandwiches on housemade breads, burgers and salads. Good desserts, coffee and veggie options. Occasional dinners.
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Little Italy
facebook.com/littleitalyathens
Price: $
Locations
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125 N. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-613-7100 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, counter service, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night. • Classic New York-style pizzeria is fast and busy. Slices are big and floppy, subs are ginormous (one of the best deals in town), salads available, too.
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Locos Grill & Pub
Price: $$
Locations
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2020 Timothy Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-549-7700 View Map
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1985 Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-208-0911 View Map
File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Curbside pick-up (Timothy), delivery, live music (Timothy), trivia, catering, Wi-Fi, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally based sports bar chain has a big menu with lots of vegetarian choices, deli sandwiches, burgers, salads, grilled cheese and chili combo, wings and fish tacos.
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Los Primos Taqueria Express
Price: $
Locations
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7990 Macon Hwy. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-705-6195
File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Drive-thru, delivery, beer and wine, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Fast-casual Mexican, both drive-thru and dine-in, with surprisingly good tacos (both more traditional offerings on corn tortillas and things like a quinoa taco with a whole-wheat tortilla that is absolutely worth your time), enchiladas, burritos, rice bowls, kids menu, aguas frescas and more.
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Los Reyes Mexican Restaurant
Price: $
Locations
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1880 Hwy. 29 N. Athens, GA 30601. 706-227-8308 View Map
File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Delivery, outside seating, full bar, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • One of the best Mexican restaurants around, with excellent tacos (filled with cilantro, onions and fish, al pastor, barbacoa or lengua), big tortas, menudo, tostadas de ceviche, 7 mares, gorditas, sopes and more, plus a mangonada margarita.
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Mama Ning's Thai
Price: $$
Locations
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2 S. Main St. Ste.101 Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-705-1012
File Under: Asian. Features: Take-out, catering, beer and wine, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Delicate, not oversugary Thai food in the middle of downtown Watkinsville: satay, tom yum, curries, eggplant basil, noodles, Thai tea, boba. Cake from Sweetie Pie by Savie. Kids menu. Makku rice beer.
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Mama Sid's Pizza
Price: $$
Locations
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2240 Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-549-6100 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Buffet, delivery, beer. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Casual, family-run pizzeria of long standing with budget prices, salads, subs, pasta, hot wings, calzones and more.
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Mannaweenta
Price: $$
Locations
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1055 Gaines School Road Athens GA 30605. 706-850-8422
File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Athens' only Ethiopian restaurant feels like you're being hosted in someone's home. Beef, for sure, but also loads of vegan choices, all served with chewy, pancake-like injera bread. Ethiopian tea and coffee, plus cookies.
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Marco's Pizza
Price: $$
Locations
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1021 Jamestown Blvd. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-765-2832
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1045 Gaines School Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-621-6200
File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Seven days.
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Martino's Italian Restaurant
Price: $$$
Locations
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2061 Hog Mountain Road, Suite K Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-705-6243
File Under: Italian. Features: Delivery, outside seating, take-out, beer and wine, catering. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Family-owned, friendly local Italian place with lots of booth seating has all the stuff you'd expect: baked ziti, linguini pomodoro, veal marsala, tiramisu. Kids menu. Italian wine.
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Marti's at Midday
Price: $$☆ Expanded Listing!
Locations
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1280 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-543-3541 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch. • Longtime Athens lunch spot guided by the spirit of its late founder is popular for catering, too, as well as for take-home entrees and casseroles that are great for new parents or anyone who doesn't want to cook. Big salads, scoops of pimento cheese and chicken salad, sandwiches, sweets.
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Mediterranean Grill
Price: $$
Locations
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1591 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30605. 706-543-5000 View Map
File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, catering, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Grilled meats and veggies (lamb, chicken, kufta, gyros) and tons of vegetarian choices, like falafel, salads, dolmas, hummus and tabbouleh, all of which can be mixed and matched into good combos. Kids meals and business lunch specials. Baklava and other desserts.
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Mother Pho
Price: $$
Locations
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167 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30602. 706-354-6006
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Sweet covered patio is a great place to sit at this Vietnamese restaurant. It has its titular beef broth-based noodle soup, of course, but also banh mi, crepes, summer rolls, claypots and rice dishes, with a good veggie-friendly selection. Vietnamese coffee, fruit slushies, bubble tea and coconut juice to drink.
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Munch Hut
Price: $
Locations
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175 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-7150
File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Catering, late night, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch, dinner and late night (closed Sundays). • Snacks, drinks, smokes and food. This convenience store/restaurant does gyros (including one that incorporates mozzarella sticks), plus hot subs, chicken fingers, rice bowls, salads, fries and sodas. Open after the bars close.
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Newk's Eatery
Price: $
Locations
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1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-543-5700
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700 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30605. 706-510-6545
File Under: American Features: Catering, delivery, dinner, lunch, take-out. Hours: Seven days.
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Nothing Bundt Cakes
Price: $
Locations
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1021 Dowdy Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-400-6950
File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery. Hours: Mon–Sat.
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Peking Restaurant
Price: $$
Locations
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2725 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-549-9333 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Elaborate decor and Chinese-American standards. Big menu covers all the standards, with lots of vegetarian options. Sizzling rice soup comes with many of the pre-set dinners, and soups in general are more interesting than you would expect.
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Pita Pit
Price: $
Locations
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123 N. Jackson St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-552-0051 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner.
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Pizza Factory
facebook.com/pizzafactoryathens
Price: $$
Locations
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122 Alps Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-6169
File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Seven days. • Pizza, pastas, sandwiches, salads, wings.
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Pizza Hut
Price: $
Locations
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680 U.S. Hwy. 29 N. Hull, GA 30646. 706-354-0225
File Under: Italian and Pizza. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Poke Bar
Price: $$
Locations
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1791 Oconee Connector, Suite 740 Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-3410
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Take-out. Hours: Seven days. • Poke bowls, boba, ramen and desserts. -
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Ponko Chicken
Price: $$
Locations
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529 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30605. 706-850-8283
File Under: Chicken. Features: Catering, take-out, outside seating, vegetarian friendly, delivery, counter service. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Tenders fried in rice bran oil, tofu options, vegan patties, hot dogs fried and served with slaw and sides that include white or brown rice and Japanese pickles.
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Porterhouse Grill
Price: $$$
Locations
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459 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-369-0990 View Map
File Under: American, Bars. Features: Outside seating, live music, reservations, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Downtown steakhouse also does crab cakes, chicken, shrimp scampi and other things that aren’t red meat as well as a la carte sides. Lunch includes a fried green tomato sandwich, grilled salmon BLT and she-crab soup. Desserts divided into edible and drinkable. Port and cognac for after dinner.
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Pulaski Heights BBQ
Price: $$☆ Expanded Listing!
Locations
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675 Pulaski St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-583-9600 View Map
File Under: BBQ, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: BYOB, catering, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Who says a barbecue place can't be veggie-friendly? Chef-owned restaurant by the train tracks smokes high-quality meats and tofu daily. Watch the Instagram for specials and to see if things are running low; when they're out, they're out. Proudly inauthentic ramen on Wednesdays. Knife sharpening services as a side hustle.
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Punta Cana Latin Grill
Price: $$
Locations
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367 Prince Ave., Ste. 1 Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-8960
File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Delivery, full bar, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Darling Dominican resto serves typical rib-sticking fare featuring a lot of rice and meat, including mofongo (plantains mashed with tons of garlic and broth), tostones, seafood, empanadas and churros. Full bar serving all your favorite island drinks.
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Rashe's Cuisine
Price: $$☆ Expanded Listing!
Locations
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585 Vine St., Ste. 3 Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-4164
File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • From meaty Jamaican food (oxtail, goat) to vegan plates, Rashe's covers it all: roti, coco bread, plantains, vegan and regular mac and cheese, fancy chocolates made in a collab with Condor. Take-out and delivery only at the moment. Food truck, too.
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The Rook and Pawn
Price: $$
Locations
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294 W. Washington St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-5040
File Under: Bars and Clubs, Something Different. Features: Full bar, counter service, outside seating, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Board-game café with plenty of food: hot and cold sandwiches, pizza made with pita, salads, cheese plates, bowls of salty and sweet snacks, kids menu, coffees. Games for rent or purchase, and drinks soft and hard.
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Sabor Latino
facebook.com/saborlatinogrill.oficial
Price: $
Locations
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2131 Hog Mountain Road Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-705-6333
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1550 Oglethorpe Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-8299
File Under: Mexican and South American, Bakeries. Features: Delivery, full bar, take-out, outside seating (Oglethorpe). Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Looks like your standard Americanized Mexican from afar but is actually Uruguyan, with choripan, chivito, churrosco del sur and more hiding on the menu at both locations. Great baked goods, especially Latin American sweet breads (Watkinsville location), and tasty empanadas, both sweet and savory. Kids menu.
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Saucehouse Barbeque
Price: $$☆ Expanded Listing!
Locations
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830 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 888-978-7948 View Map
File Under: BBQ, Bars. Features: Full bar, catering, delivery, outside seating, take-out, counter service. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Barbecue in a cavernous space in a variety of iterations: pork, brisket, ribs, tofu, hash or stew, served over a starch, plus sides: slaw, beans, potato salad and more. Available in bulk orders, too. Bar menu is smaller and focused on snacks. Large outdoor space has games and a little playground.
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The Savannah Room
hotel.uga.edu/dining-in-athens/savannah-room
Price: $$
Locations
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1197 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30602. 706-338-8781 View Map
File Under: American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, Wi-Fi, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • UGA Hotel restaurant has been around for ages, serving strawberry ice-cream pie and celestial chicken, but also does shrimp and grits, salads, meatloaf, southern vegetables and more.
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Schlotzsky's Deli
Price: $
Locations
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1490 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-543-2518 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Drive-thru, catering, counter service, delivery, outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Sr. Sol
Price: $$
Locations
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2455 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-7112 View Map
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175 Tallassee Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-546-1570 View Map
File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar, delivery, catering, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • One location (the original) next to a gas station and the other in a much bigger space on Broad Street. Both serve reliably very tasty Americanized Mexican standards but also lengua, buche and tripe tacos. Chilaquiles and surprisingly good hamburguesas.
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Shane's Rib Shack
Price: $$
Locations
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680 U.S. Hwy. 29 N. Athens, GA 30601. 706-549-9135
File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Shokitini
Price: $$$
Locations
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251 W. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-7933 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Karaoke, full bar, outside seating, delivery. Hours: Dinner, seven days. • Party sushi bar with private karaoke rooms. Lots of rolls and sashimi as well as surf and turf, noodles, fried tofu and apps. Hot and cold sake, saketinis, wine, mostly domestic beer but a few Japanese brews.
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Siri Thai Cuisine
Price: $$
Locations
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1040 Gaines School Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-850-3500 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Noodles (available with various proteins), rice entrees, soups, salads, curries and a Thai dessert selection. Spice level can be serious. A couple of Thai beers among the domestics, sakes and a section of organic wines.
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Smoothie King
Price: $
Locations
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1591 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30605. 706-613-2600 View Map
File Under: Smoothies. Features: Catering, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Seven days.
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Sushi One
Price: $$
Locations
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1430 Capital Ave. Ste. 101, 103 Watkinsville GA, 30677. 706-552-0488
File Under: Asian. Features: Delivery, take-out, full bar, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Miss Ru San's? This new sushi place in Watkinsville is owned and operated by the same folks, with a large array of rolls, entrees, bento boxes, kids meals, poke, noodles, desserts. Sake and Japanese whisky at the bar as well as Japanese beers and other stuff. Friday and Saturday feature an omakase experience that requires reservations. Gluten-free choices and a wide variety of boba drinks.
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Tamez Barbecue
Price: $$
Locations
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1660 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-3939
File Under: Downhome and BBQ. Features: Drive-thru, take-out, catering, delivery, outside seating. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and early dinner. • Texas-style barbecue with a chef pedigree. Breakfast burritos in the a.m. on unbelievable housemade tortillas, pork and other meats in the p.m. (brisket if you're lucky), plus cornbread, beans, collards. Meats smoked daily.
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Taqueria la Parrilla
Price: $$
Locations
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1431 Capital Ave. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-310-9991 View Map
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2439 Jefferson Road Athens, GA 30607. 706-549-4977 View Map
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855 Gaines School Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-548-5040 View Map
File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Full bar (Jefferson and Gaines School), beer and wine (Watkinsville), delivery, catering, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally owned small chain Mexican restaurant has chips-and-salsa-type standards and will give you fried ice cream on your birthday, but also serves Mexican-style tacos and good tortas. Kids menu. Margaritas, Mexican beers, regular bottled stuff and pitchers.
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Taqueria Tsunami
Price: $$
Locations
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1791 Oconee Connector Athens, GA 30606. 706-353-0040
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320 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-621-7999 View Map
File Under: Asian, Mexican and South American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Outside seating, take-out, delivery, full bar. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Small Atlanta-based chain does Asian/Latin fusion tacos: bulgogi and shiitake, teriyaki chicken with pineapple pico de gallo, tofu with sesame-soy vinaigrette and more. Apps, bowls and salads. Margaritas, cocktails, sangria and craft beers.
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Taste of India
Price: $$$
Locations
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1040 Gaines School Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-559-0000 View Map
File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, catering, outside seating, take-out, vegetarian friendly. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Big menu of Indian standards, from samosas and pakoras to poori, chat, tandoori and many vegetarian and vegan options. Get your entree made with veggies, paneer, tofu, chicken, lamb, goat, fish or shrimp. Lassis, chai and Indian tea, wine and beer.
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Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe
Price: $$
Locations
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227 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-247-7619
File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service, delivery, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Mediterranean quick-service franchise does gyros, entree-size salads and "feasts" (grilled veggies or protein, salad, side). Soups, baklava, daily specials, family take-home meals, hummus and spicy pimento cheese, too.
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Ted's Most Best
Price: $$
Locations
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254 W. Washington St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-1523 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, outside seating, take-out, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Beauteous personally sized pizzas are as far from chain pizza as you get, carefully prepared with thinly sliced fancy toppings. Also other Italian-ish items and great salads. Gluten-free options. Desserts in the refrigerated case. Good beer in cans, on draft and bottles, a few wines by the glass. Large patio with a sandbox for kids.
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Thai Spoon
Price: $$
Locations
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149 N. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-548-9222 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, take-out, delivery, outside seating. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Big menu runs from fresh Thai salads to satay, spicy basil duck, lots of seafood and vegan options, plus gluten-free stuff, with lots of eggplant, basil, chilis and curry, all customizable to your taste. Kids menu. Beer and wine, Thai iced tea and Thai iced coffee.
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Utage Athens Sushi Bar
Price: $$
Locations
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440 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-227-9339 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly, Bars. Features: Full bar, delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Lunch combos have more variety than at many other restaurants. Lots of specialty rolls (the sushi part of the menu is huge), but also good udon and ramen bowls, yakitori, tonkatsu, teriyaki, fried rice and more. Hot and cold sake, Japanese (and American) beers, wine, sake bombs and martinis.
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Viva! Argentine Cuisine
Price: $$
Locations
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247 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-8284 View Map
File Under: South American, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, delivery, frozen drinks, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Our one and only Argentinean restaurant, with zingy chimichurri sauce, beef, a variety of empanadas (including a samosa-inspired one), hearty soups, lots of vegetarian options and cute cupcakes.
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White Tiger
Price: $$
Locations
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217 Hiawassee Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-6847 View Map
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64 N. Main St. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-705-6115
File Under: Something Different, Downhome and BBQ, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery, take-out, art, outside seating, table service, full bar (Watkinsville). Hours: Lunch and dinner, weekend brunch (Watkinsville). • Original location is in an old-timey grocery with high ceilings and a ton of outside seating under fairy lights. BYOB. New candy-colored "Deluxe" edition is in Watkinsville with cocktails, beer, wine and dance party bathrooms. Both serve amazing cheeseburgers, pork and tofu barbecue and excellent veggie sides.
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Willy's Mexicana Grill
Price: $
Locations
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196 Alps Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-548-1920 View Map
File Under: Mexican, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer, catering, counter service, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Wing Zone
Price: $
Locations
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142 W. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-1052
File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Delivery, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Wingster Café
Price: $
Locations
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521 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30605. 706-583-9611 View Map
File Under: Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Counter service, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Wings and chicken tenders (for an individual or in bulk), wraps (including one with french fries, cool ranch, cheese and bacon), sandwiches and some Asian options (sesame chicken, tonkatsu, teriyaki).
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Wok's Up
Price: $
Locations
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1791 Oconee Connector Bogart, GA 30622. 706-521-5486
File Under: Asian. Features: Counter service, take-out, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Fast-casual made-to-order stir-fry. Pick a protein (steak, chicken, shrimp, pork, tofu), some veggies, a sauce and a base (rice, noodles, salad), and they’ll cook it for you right then and there.
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Your Pie
Price: $$
Locations
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196 Alps Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-549-3179 View Map
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1430 Capital Ave. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-705-1510
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Locally-based franchise does personal- and full-size customized pizzas. Lots of topping, sauce and cheese choices, as well as several doughs. Vegan and gluten-free choices. Panini, pasta, bread bowl salads, gelato, beer and wine.
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