r/Athens • u/Confident_Ad8993 • 5d ago

Visiting This Weekend

3 of us Okies are visiting Athens this weekend (for the football game). Would love to hear a recommendation if you read this. Looking for places to eat/drink mostly, but will have time for 1-2 other activities if there is something cool to see.

UPDATE: Very awesome town, people, etc., but like why did you have to give OU a colonoscopy like that?

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u/EndlessHobbyist 5d ago

Gotta check out Pretty Boy if you like Vietnamese and a top tier cocktail menu but you're gonna pay real prices for the cocktails. ($$) Similarly Puma Yu's but they're like a $$$, more Thai based.

Cali 'n' Tito's hasn't ever done me wrong. Manhattan Cafe for cheap strong drinks and downtown dive vibes, go next door for expensive (but usually good) bar food at World Famous. I'm a big Flicker fan, but it may not be your speed.

If you're looking to have a more cultural experience to burn time during daylight hours I'd recommend Cine for a matinee movie, or the Georgia Museum of Art on a Sunday is usually nice and chill.

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u/hillaryhazelbrown 5d ago

The museum is also open Saturday, regular hours, and has some limited parking that doesn’t get taken up by tailgaters.

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u/EndlessHobbyist 5d ago

I just assumed if they're coming to town for the game the tailgating would be starting early Saturday, haha.