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What is the best cocktail around Atlanta?

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In fact, we have two!

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By Asher McFadden

November 3, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Kenny’s Margarita at Blackstone in the Vinings is heaven in a glass. The seasoned mixologist serves the classic cocktail with just enough bite to keep you coming back for more. Not to mention, he always serves it with a smile!

By HedgeDawg

November 3, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this

JJ’s Coors Light pour at Kramer’s is the best in the ATL!

By Froggy

November 3, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

Samoan Fog Cutter @ Trader Vics

By DREA

November 3, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this

M BAR & LOUNGE IN S.W. ATLANTA, ON PERTERS STREET. THEY HAVE GREAT MOJITOS, THE M BAR MOJITO WAS MY FAVORITE.

By Charlie

November 3, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this

The New Order pours the best cocktails in Atlanta and has their bartenders rock. Don’t miss open mic night on Thursday.

By mmm...

November 3, 2008 12:22 PM | Link to this

The best margaritas in the world are at Agave in Cabbagetown. Nothing else comes close!!

By Nixon710

November 3, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this

THE best margarita’s are at my house. My wife makes an amazing Margarita. I have yet to taste anything like it. I don’t know what she uses, she keeps it a secret.

Maybe that “secret” has keep us together for 25 years now.

By GingerLineadeLover

November 3, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this

Ginger-Limeade - C&S Oysterbar Vinings

By Pink Bunny

November 3, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

Limoncherri martini at Taverna—perfection in a glass! And the Atlanta Fish Market’s Orange Crush Martini brings back summer for a few minutes.

By DMT

November 3, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this

Twains… good beers… pool and shuffleboard, oh my!
Don’t vote for a chain. Jeez.

By atldrinker

November 3, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

didn’t the globe just close?

By jennifer

November 3, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this

The strawberry mojito at Whiskey Park is as good as it gets. Unfortunately it will set you back $13.

By Tanya

November 3, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this

I agree on Beleza, their cocktails are the best reason for going there! They actually make me think I’m being healthy.

By Bob

November 3, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this

Best Margaritas are at Caramba Cafe on N. Highland. Fresh squeezed lime juice and 100% blue agave tequila. Mia does a wonderful job of mixing drinks and moving them out faster than the Varsity moves hot dogs!

By Josie

November 3, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this

The Globe is closed. You mention one of their cocktails in your introduction.

By kt

November 3, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this

I think Django’s has the best mojito.

By JJ

November 3, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this

Anything with Petron tequilla is ok in my book.

By Shaun

November 3, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

The Jimmy Roosevelt @ $20 from Trois is an expensive but necessary treat. But they also have a mean Dark & Stormy and a seasonal Peach Julip that’s pretty tasty. Best mixers in the city!!

By Paul

November 3, 2008 5:13 PM | Link to this

These all sound good but the Pomegranate Margaritas at Rosa Mexicana at Atlanta Station have been the best I’ve ever had.

By dervish

November 3, 2008 6:40 PM | Link to this

Mai tais at Trader Vics!

By Own U GA

November 3, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this

Font size=5 color=Blue>The Jacksonville Landing right after the Gators DESTROYED the Bulldogs. Best cocktails I’ve had in a while.

By mp

November 3, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this

Mosaic…best martini in town

By Renee

November 3, 2008 7:10 PM | Link to this

The swampthing or the catagorie 5 at pappadeux on Jimmy Carter blvd. is the bomb!

By Matt B.

November 3, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this

Can’t go wrong with a martini at Highland Tap.

By m

November 3, 2008 8:40 PM | Link to this

Will Henrys In Liburn is a hidden jem. Food, Drinks, Cheap beer and Karaoke. No cover even for the live Bands on Friday nights. Pool tables and even poker nite. Its my favorite watering hole in all of Atlanta. God Bless April and Tom.

By Tom

November 3, 2008 8:46 PM | Link to this

Drinks, food or sevice……

whatever you do don’t go to Spondivitz…… The drinks stink service sucks and the food…………. Well you know….It will KILL you!!!!

By Erica

November 4, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

The “Red Head in Bed” at Straits is fantastic.

By Ms. Blue

November 4, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this

Ramon’s Sapphire Martini at The Tavern at Phipps is incomparable.

The Davenport at Tavern or Dantanna’s is fantastic, but that’s because it reminds me of how Dave Davenport’s car looks after many nights of many Davenports

By Jan

November 5, 2008 9:29 PM | Link to this

Hand’s down the best drink in town has to be the fresh Blackberry Margarita served at the Chonas Mexican Grill located in a strip mall adjacent to Discover Mills Mall in Lawrenceville, GA. It’s loaded with juicy blackberries and for an added twist, sprigs of crushed mint are mixed in. Magnificent!

The Texas Margaritas are also quite tasty and potent. Chonas is also one of the few restaurants to serve a totally organic margarita.

On a recent Saturday night visit we were surprised and pleased to enjoy some late night karaoke fun that mixed very well with a Margarita or two.

Not to mention Chonas also has some of the best authentic Mexican food in the area and the wait staff is extremely friendly and fast.

By Lindy

November 6, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this

The martini at the Highland Tap is the best in all of the big “A”. Served in a little beaker inside a iced brandy snifter, the martini is perfectly chilled and ready for pouring into your icy enjoyment.

By Jeanine Bartlett

November 6, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this

Lime has the best mojito ever and also their Sofia margaritia is to die for!

By Rashida

November 6, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Mango Margarita from the Cheesecake Factory!

By MSpain

November 6, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

Tie me to the Bed Post at TGI Friday’s on Pleasant Hill in Norcross. I love it so much I had the bartender put the recipe in my phone. I take it with me to every bar and have the bartender mix it up for me…still not as good as the guy at Friday’s though. Can’t remember his name, but he makes the best one!!

By ATLien

November 6, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this

Maragritas at Agave are the best. Mai Tai’s at Trader Vic’s are second best. I’d love to find a place that serves a French 75.

By Lauren

November 6, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this

Best Margarita = Tin Lizzy’s Best Caipirinha = Fogo de Chao Best Mojito = Eclipse di Luna Best Martini = New York Prime Best Cosmo = Twist or Shout

By Edward

November 6, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this

I nominate the Pear Cosmo at Gilbert’s Cafe on 10th Street. Simple, not too sweet, just perfectly sublime.

By el jefe

November 6, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this

im not telling you where the best cocktails are in ATL because then my favorite bars will always be stacked with retards.

By Jeffersonian

November 6, 2008 6:51 PM | Link to this

Henry Clay Mint Julep, Intercontinental XO Bar

By alan

November 6, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this

Pure Taqueria in Alpharetta has the BEST Texas Marguerita!!!

By Eddy

November 6, 2008 9:29 PM | Link to this

Mojito Restaurant and Lounge in Hotel Midtown has the most authentic Mojito! Absolutely the BEST!

By Jeff

November 6, 2008 9:56 PM | Link to this

Swift Tea @ 4th & Swift. Mmmm mmm good. Made with Firefly sweet tea infused vodka.

By Foster Brooks

November 6, 2008 10:43 PM | Link to this

The best cocktail in Atlanta? Trader Vic’s has about 25 of them. I recommend either the Tortuga or the Zambowanga Punch. Both of them will knock you on the floor and use your head like a basketball. Try Trader Vic’s tonight! As the saying goes, “once you’ve tried Vic’s you’ll never go back,” or something like that.

By cool runnins

November 6, 2008 10:46 PM | Link to this

Hey Nixon710, I’m glad to hear that the best margaritas are at your house. Tell your wife to make up a pitcher for Saturday night and to wear that lacy negligee that I like so much. Ring a ding ding!!

By Larry

November 6, 2008 10:47 PM | Link to this

One Star Ranch has absolutely the best SOCO Peach Iced Tea. Southern Comfort, Peach Schnapps, and Long Island iced tea. It only takes one or two!!

By stefanie

November 7, 2008 12:37 AM | Link to this

my friends and I were mojito fiends at loca luna miami circle, but the leblon caipirihnas at chima are simply deelish

By vanessa

November 7, 2008 5:29 AM | Link to this

Stoli Doli at CAPITAL GRILLE, hands down! A $12.00 drink, but well worth it and you won’t need more than one!

By Lisa

November 7, 2008 6:29 AM | Link to this

The French 75 at Bistro VG.

By Melissa

November 7, 2008 8:03 AM | Link to this

Classic Mojito at Noche

By atlanta best

November 7, 2008 8:21 AM | Link to this

Grape Margarita at the Newspaper Stand on Moreland Ave.

By Otis

November 7, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this

The (hic) bes’ Mojitos in (burp) town are (hic) at Loca Luna!

By Otis

November 7, 2008 10:02 AM | Link to this

Then (hic) go to … … . uh, was I (burp) finished?

By Otis

November 7, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

Oh yeah, (burp) martinis at Highland Tap (hic)!

By KW

November 7, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this

Best Margarita = Agave (I love the peach one but can’t go wrong with any of the choices) Caipirinha = Fogo de Chao

By jakesdad

November 7, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this

I’m not normally a “cocktail” guy (beer/wine) but they just opened a tapas place, Red Sky, outside our neighborhood in east cobb that offers several absinthe-based drinks - try the gargoyle!

for those unfamiliar absinthe is a type of alcohol that was banned for decades because ignorant zealots told tales of poisonings, alleged hallucinogenic properties, etc. fortunately several years ago a european chemistry prof found a surviving bottle, did ACTUAL SCIENCE on it that disproved these myths and it’s legal again, even here in GA (which is not exactly know for basing policy on science)!

By Cade

November 7, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

The Hangar One Cucumber Mojito at Fourth and Swift!

By Bill Daniels

November 7, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this

Caipirinha at Feast in Decatur. I believe the bartender’s name is Scott.

By Kim

November 7, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this

Grapefruit Martini at Eclipse di Luna at Ashford Dunwoody.

By Cathy

November 7, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this

“Gin and Tonic, sweetie!” (Preferably, Bombay Sapphire with diet tonic for those of you who are calorie conscious.)

By Tanya

November 8, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this

Dailey’s has the BEST martini’s in Atlanta. Try the KEY LIME martini…it is orgasmic.

 

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