East Atlanta Village

Great location. Very safe and eclectic. Great bars and restaurants.
Elder tree has good food and shows soccer games.
The Earl — great drinks, people, and burgers.
Flat Iron — all good. And great patio.
And don’t forget about:
Midway pub. We Suki Suki. Gaja. Etc.
All great and all safe.

I love living near this area, just wish crime was less. You need to be aware of your surroundings. Great warm friendly community.

This is my favorite cluster of bars and restaurants. Its where I tell out-​of-​towners to go when looking to hit up as many bars as humanly possible on their short stay, and also have a wide variety of music and culture.
From hip-​hop, to punk rock, from debauchery to sophistication. The East Atlanta Village is where its at for ‘real recognize real’ bar culture. Shout out to my people slinging drinks all around this block: The Earl, The Glenwood, Flat Iron, and 529, always cool, always fun.

I heart EAV!!! This area really does have it all and with a fun and quirky type of scene. Shop, eat, drink, get your hair did, get a tattoo. You name it, East Atlanta Village is the spot! If you haven’t been over to this part of town you are seriously missing out!!!

I love the East Atlanta Village! It’s quirky, hip, unpretentious, and the perfect spot for people watching while sipping a PBR on a patio.
Shops, restaurants, bars, salons, boutiques, and even a farmer’s market… EAV has it all.
This is one of the few places in Atlanta that I absolutely adore! Granted it can be a little sketchy looking at times, but where else can you think of a place that has a yearly parade with drag queens and PBR at the same damn time?!

Ignorance is NOT bliss when you’re missing out on places like EAV. Believe me, I have experienced when ignorance was bliss. Not in this case. Talk about cool, this place is awesome. Cool points double just by being there. As much as I run up and down Moreland, I can’t believe I never dipped over a street or two and hit the V.
I have so much to explore and do in the Village now that it’s on the radar. I can not wait. I’m ready to hang out and be my kooky self while looking at other kooky selves. I’m in.

A place where you can truly be whoever you want to be and always fit in. Yea, umm… I know that sounds like crap but it’s true. It’s a great part of town to eat, drink, walk around, and just hang out. It’s definately one of my favorite neighborhoods.

I just moved into East Atlanta and the reason I did was beacause of EAV. Being from Miami and enjoying all our little hole in the wall finds we had at home. I wanted to be able to still go out and enjoy myself and be relatively close to home. I love the mix of people and the bars. Every night there’s a different event or live music. The farmer’s market looks great (I have yet to go.) and everyone is so cool. I have yet to have a bad experience here. I’m glad we moved into the area!

I’ve always liked this area and now that a friend of mine has purchased a house over here I find myself in the area more. From Blue Frog, to Holy Taco to Flat Iron, East Atlanta Beer Fest, even Gravity Pub. I love this area. Come check it out when you get tired of your familiar hang out spots.

I vote Republican, wear pearls non-​ironically, and was born in the suburbs. Needless to say, I am not the EAV’s typical townie. Despite the previous, I truly heart the Village.
Joe’s Coffee has become my home away from home since I started law school, keeping me very caffeinated as I pore over pages of dense text. Urban Cannibals satiates my chocolate cravings with their unbelievable brownies. Australian Bakery brings back happy memories of studying abroad in England with their yummy pasties. Flatiron makes some of the best fried green tomatoes I’ve had. Chazz serves up cheap and reliable Southern favorites. There’s also a tiny post office, a huge Bank of America with half a dozen drive-​thru ATMs, the biggest group of fast food places near my own home in Grant Park, and a yearly beer festival in an awesome neighborhood park. Oh, and street parking is plentiful and free. What more could you ask for?

This neighborhood has the best of all worlds: a diverse population, a vibrant business district, Brownwood park, an engaged community association, and all the great shopping and dining in the Village.
The neighborhood was hit by a crime wave last year that afflicted not just EAV, but most of intown Atlanta, and for that reason I hesitated to give it a five-​star rating. However, the good far outweighs the bad, so I went for the fiver. If you like cookie-​cutter, bland, and generic, this ‘hood is not your style.
Just bought a house in the EAV and now proud to call it home.

And although later in 2008 our house was broken into 3 times in 5 weeks, we just bought our own house in the neighborhood.
We can’t imagine living anywhere else in Atlanta.

This is in my backyard, Im in the suburbs and this is my downtown. Still kinda grungy, alot of Little Five Points and local yocal leftovers. But never the less, a ok place to chill. I support the businesses here!

I’ve lived in East Atlanta for almost 2 years now and couldn’t be happier.
East Atlanta Village is the heart of our neighborhood — awesome restaurants, great little shops, plenty of parking, etc. I go to the Village pretty much every day to get a coffee or a smoothie, to buy a book, or to get a dinner or lunch in one of the food establishments. Oh, and don’t forget our excellent Farmer’s Market every Thursday in the summer and early autumn! And the East Atlanta STRUT — our annual festival!

We moved her about two years bc we wanted something near downtown that was affordable. I am so happy that we purchased here. There is so much community in this area it is hard not to feel included. People are always working hard and working together around here. Everything we need is accessible within 1.5 miles. So much fun too.

East Atlanta has a few cool shops and places to eat and drink (I personally love the Australian Bakery, and Flatiron) but I would not want to live around this neighborhood. Yikes. Don’t venture off Flat Shoals and you *should* be ok.

This review is for anyone thinking of moving or buying property in East Atlanta Village. I recently bought a home here, about 100 yards away from the village. Let me start out by saying, I love EAV. I still do even after my friends were kidnapped about 20 feet from my house following my house-​warming party (see Nikki and Ginny’s review.)
It is definitely not safe at night (apparently), and… even if you are in a group like we were, you are not safe. I just wanted to mention that the people who kidnapped my friends did not live in East Atlanta and seem to have come here targeting people leaving the bars.
If you are going to move here, the following are necessities: a big, big dog, an alarm system, and a general trust in the inherent good nature of people.
That being said: the East Atlanta Community Association are doing some great things to improve the safety and overall «feeling» in EAV. Security has increased and. the farmer’s market (every Thursday near the EARL) is a great addition., among others… SEE:
~ok, great places to try:
the EARL (for the great food, people, and music.)
East Side Lounge (right across the street) is also really fun. Everyone there seems down to earth and it’s never ridiculously crowded. I especially like Eastside Lounge on Saturdays, when the dj plays more house/​rap as opposed to 80s, just my opinion (The are the only ATL club to play Spankrock. I freaked. Gabor, the bartender, is fast with a loose pooring hand. Yes, yes the asian animé porn seems to be a reoccurring visual, but come on, who doesn’t enjoy that!
I can’t get enough of Mary’s (including the recovered gay Karaōke man)! and I always find great deals on furniture and collectibles at East Atlanta Antiques
Finally, parking is never a problem. I wish there weren’t so many litter bugs there. I live near a gas station and have witnessed numerous people throw everything from long-​john silver trash to hand fulls of lottery tickets out the window as they drive off. It makes me crazy!
I wish there was a DVD rental place nearby. …Joe’s’ coffee is kindof a rip off (at least the iced coffee is).
~cheers

I’ve always had a good time in East Atlanta Village. It’s cool — not over pretentious in the least bit. Good nightlife at the EARL (which has with-​out-​a-​doubt the best burgers in town), East Side Lounge (fun atmosphere, excellent bartenders, good dj), and I even venture to the local park on occasion to play tennis (I’m terrible at it, but I still like it). Everything’s within walking distance too which is a huge plus.
That said, this past weekend took away a couple stars when two friends got hijacked by 4 guys at gun point, stuffed in the back of a trunk and held hostage at an abandoned house for like 14 hours. They were found and completely unharmed, but never again will I walk around EAV feeling like nothing can happen.
Just wanted to share this so you know to be careful in Atlanta. Granted, we were walking around in a sketchy area late at night (not very smart). But just remember to be safe/​be wary of your surroundings.

Ginny is dead on with her review. I have walked around EAV so many times with just another petite female companion and it absolutely scares me what happened to the two lawyers (one person involved in the matter was a friend) who were recently abducted and held for way too long. Thank God they are safe.
I know this is a freak event that may never happen again, but guys, this is still an odd part of town– half safe, half scary. And no one really knows where the line is drawn between the two. I never walk alone through EAV at night, nor should any other woman, or man, for that matter. The area is great, but still has some maturing to do.
Enjoy it with a group at night, or go alone during the day. But always, like every part of town, watch your back.
I would avoid this part of town completely but I love The EARL and the pet food store too much!