Moving to Georgia-Atlanta鈥檚 Top 5 Assets
KNOWAtlanta Magazine looks the top five assets that give Atlanta a major advantage for relocators, residents, visitors and everyone in between. read more
Ah, fall in Atlanta: the air finally tolerable, the leaves flirting with auburn and your TV screen blaring college football鈥攁nd possibly women鈥檚 pro soccer, volleyball or something more unexpected. But watching from home? That鈥檚 about as thrilling as tailgating in your driveway. Instead, sling on your best game-day gear, grab your crew and head to one of these five spots鈥攅ach a slam dunk (or Hail Mary) for fall sports vibes, great grub and bar seats that actually feel鈥ocial. Let鈥檚 kick this off before the last leaf even thinks about clinging on.
Atlanta鈥檚 Home for Women鈥檚 Sports, Atlanta
Born from a love of women鈥檚 athletics鈥攁nd a cat named Jolene鈥攖his is Atlanta鈥檚 first-ever women鈥檚 sports bar. Lifelong fan and player Chelsea Fishman turned her dream into reality on July 4, 2025, opening at Pullman Yards. It鈥檚 an inclusive space celebrating the Atlanta Dream, Vibe volleyball, Women鈥檚 Euros and, yes, sometimes men鈥檚 games. The menu keeps pace with the energy: Asian-fusion flavors meet game-themed bites like 鈥淪ue Bird鈥 wings and the 鈥淕irl Dinner鈥 charcuterie board. And a Dolly Parton drop-in? That鈥檚 the dream. Fishman says if it happens, 鈥淣othing else matters.鈥
Woodstock
Here, family-friendly doesn鈥檛 mean boring. Gameday is a bright, welcoming sports bar with more TVs than you can count and a menu stacked with burgers, fresh sandwiches and share-worthy starters. It鈥檚 the kind of place where your college football obsession and your kids鈥 chicken-tender loyalty can coexist in harmony. Sunday football here is a neighborhood event, complete with plenty of cold beer, friendly service and a crowd that cheers like they鈥檝e all known each other for years.
West Cobb/The Battery
If football season and Mardi Gras had a baby, it would look a lot like Walk-On鈥檚. This Cajun-spirited sports bistreaux lands at The Battery Atlanta with over 50 TVs, a bar-centric layout and a menu of scratch-made Louisiana favorites. Think crawfish etouff茅e, po鈥檅oys, gumbo and enough spice to keep you warm through overtime. Bonus: The Battery鈥檚 open-container policy means you can grab a drink from their walk-up bar and keep the game-day buzz going as you stroll.
Alpharetta
Sports bar meets game hall at Showdown Social. Watch the big game on giant screens, then settle in for some friendly competition of your own鈥攄arts, pool, poker or even their high-tech shuffleboard tables. With a full bar and a kitchen serving up hearty bar food, it鈥檚 the kind of place where you can turn a 鈥渓et鈥檚 watch the game鈥 night into an 鈥渙ops, it鈥檚 1:30 am鈥 night.
Atlanta
The Beverly is not just a sports bar鈥攊t鈥檚 a vibe. Restaurateur Mario Johnson created this Grant Park gem to blend American and Caribbean flavors with a neighborhood-friendly sports bar atmosphere. Expect dishes like blackened salmon with mac and cheese, shrimp and grits, wings and even a Cobb salad that wins raves. The flat screens and music make it a prime game-day hangout, but the real charm is the grown folks, Gen X energy: a happening 50+ crowd that knows good food, good music and good company. The bar is a self-proclaimed 鈥減urveyor of good vibes,鈥 and when the game is on, you鈥檒l feel them.
Final Whistle
Whether you鈥檙e chasing touchdowns, goals or the last basket of the game, Atlanta鈥檚 fall sports scene deserves more than your couch. These five spots bring the screens, the snacks and the crowd energy that make every play feel bigger. Now grab your jersey鈥攌ickoff waits for no one.
KNOWAtlanta Magazine looks the top five assets that give Atlanta a major advantage for relocators, residents, visitors and everyone in between. read more
鈥淲ith more than 13,000 hotel rooms, in downtown Atlanta, our walkable campus surrounded by state-of-the-art facilities and our unmatched hospitality, we have the infrastructure and people in place to host world-class events,鈥 explains Erin Hendrickson, Director of business development for the Atlanta Sports Council (ASC). read more
