Best of Little Five Points: Little Five Points Eat and Drink Guide

Looking for food or a good beer in Little Five? Here are some options!

June 02, 2012 by Emily Hunter

1.Savage Pizza: 484 Moreland Ave

Savage Pizza Slices

Pizza so good it must be savage! Savage Pizza has been a mainstay for this area for years, and recently they opened a new location in Avondale Estates. Their focus is on super-fresh everything. Sauces and doughs are made from scratch every day to make creations like Sav-Veg, made with whole wheat crust, garlic tomato sauce, broccoli, yellow onions, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, sun dried tomatoes, parmesan, mozzarella, and thyme-seasoned ricotta. The pizzeria has a strong comic-book vibe. Figurines hang off the walls, and paintings of super heroes remarking on the pizza make for a cool vibe for your comic-book loving friends. Definitely check out the comic-book wallpaper in the bathroom.

2.The Vortex Bar & Grill: 438 Moreland Ave

Inside of Vortext Bar & Grill

Our next eatery on the list is The Vortex Bar & Grill. You can't really miss it. The door frame is covered by a large laughing skull with spiral eyes and a line out the door. The Vortex is known for the best burgers in Atlanta, the very attractive weight staff, the funky art everywhere inside the place, and the extremely no-nonsense attitude. Seriously, tip the servers and tenders well and don't mess with them! Let them do their awesome job of bringing you burgers like the Elvis burger, which comes served with creamy peanut butter, bacon, and fried bananas. They have plenty of other bar sides, sandwiches, and a truly massive beer selection. Be prepared for a long wait if you come at peak hours, and don't come with a large crowd. It's a tiny location!

3.The Star Community Bar: 437 Moreland Ave

Across the street from the Vortex is a rock and roll club, the Star Community Bar. It's more like a night-club for hipster rockabilly fans, a dive bar in all the best senses of the term. Plenty of rock acts from punk to dance come in and out of the door, most of them local bands that are looking to get their performance chops down. On Mondays they have an amateur comedy night, one of the longest performing in Atlanta, free from 8 PM to Midnight. Cover charges are very reasonable, and many nights are free. Lots of smoking inside, if that's your thing, and plenty of people watching potential. Don't miss the Elvis Sanctuary inside the old bank vault.

4.The Porter Beer Bar: 1156 Euclid Ave

Porter Beer and popcorn

We leave the dive and go to a much more upscale place. The Porter Beer Bar is where you want to go when you want a beer. Not just any beer though; I mean that super-rare craft beer that your favorite brewery releases for two weeks out of the year. They have over 430 beers on the menu! If it can get shipped to this bar, they probably have it. Plus, they have many liqueur, whiskey, and wine options, and bar food that was voted Best Bar Food by Creative Loafing. Definitely check out the Salt and Vinegar Popcorn.

5.The Five Spot: 1123 Euclid Ave

Five Spot L5P Halloween Parade day Photo credit : Five Spot Facebook Page

This place can be a little hard to find and the parking is horrible, but if you like a more hipster sound to your bands and a young crowd this is the place to go. The Five Spot's focus is on music and art. The rectangular space draws your eyes to the stage and the art on the walls rather than the bar in the back corner. Don't let that stop you from coming here for a bite to eat though. They have really good bar food and they also cater to the vegetarian/vegan crowd. If the Star Community Bar is too smoky and noisy for you then take a walk down here and see if you like the vibe better.

Emily Hunter is a freelance writer for Atlanta-restaurants.org

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