John’s guidebook
Food scene
You know you want a Wahlburgers burger before you see a show at the Coca Cola Roxy! I like the BBQ Bacon (Donnie's choice).
487 locals recommend
The Battery Atlanta
800 Battery Ave SEYou know you want a Wahlburgers burger before you see a show at the Coca Cola Roxy! I like the BBQ Bacon (Donnie's choice).
Varners is 1/2 mile away and is an Official Pub Partner of the Atlanta United FC Soccer Club. They also offer free shuttles to the Braves Stadium during baseball season for customers. 40 tap beers and a great variety of craft bottles.
10 locals recommend
Varners Restaurant & Tavern
725 Concord Rd SEVarners is 1/2 mile away and is an Official Pub Partner of the Atlanta United FC Soccer Club. They also offer free shuttles to the Braves Stadium during baseball season for customers. 40 tap beers and a great variety of craft bottles.
Zucca Bar & Pizzeria
2860 Atlanta Rd SEPretty dang good pizza and they have beer!
Great southern dishes a very responsible price. I would definitely recommend their breakfast.
1911 Biscuits & Burgers
3120 South Cobb Drive SoutheastGreat southern dishes a very responsible price. I would definitely recommend their breakfast.
Burger Crush
Best burger in town!
Want some good take away or delivery pizza but don't want to eat at one of the national chains? DaVinci's the place. They are a little pricey but worth it in our opinion because we always have leftovers and because the pizza is just that dang good! They don't have a seating area. Take away or Delivery only.
8 locals recommend
DaVinci's of Smyrna
1810 Spring Rd SEWant some good take away or delivery pizza but don't want to eat at one of the national chains? DaVinci's the place. They are a little pricey but worth it in our opinion because we always have leftovers and because the pizza is just that dang good! They don't have a seating area. Take away or Delivery only.
This is where we first met! It's a 10 minute drive but the food is far better than Varner's Tavern by the house. Don't forget to let her have the first bite if she asks!
17 locals recommend
McCray's Tavern Smyrna
4500 W Village PlThis is where we first met! It's a 10 minute drive but the food is far better than Varner's Tavern by the house. Don't forget to let her have the first bite if she asks!
Check out their website for the soup of the day! Their sandwiches and Pizzas are good also.
24 locals recommend
Newk's Eatery
305 Brookhaven AveCheck out their website for the soup of the day! Their sandwiches and Pizzas are good also.
It's a 20 minute drive but a local favorite for breakfast. They've been around since 1995 so they must be doing something right...
76 locals recommend
Marietta Diner
306 Cobb Pkwy SEIt's a 20 minute drive but a local favorite for breakfast. They've been around since 1995 so they must be doing something right...
Hook Line & Schooner
4600 W Village WaySports
Mercedes Benz Stadium
1 AMB Dr NWHome of the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta United.
State Farm Arena
1 State Farm DrNow State Farm Arena and still Home of the Atlanta Hawks
Disc Golf
we are avid disc golfers and can loan you some discs if you want to try it. This location is just about 20 minutes away.
Frog Rock Disc Golf
we are avid disc golfers and can loan you some discs if you want to try it. This location is just about 20 minutes away.
East Roswell Park
9000 Fouts RdThis is about 30 minutes away but it has one of our favorite disc golf courses.
Staying Active
It's only 63 miles to the Alabama border on this rails to trails paved path.
92 locals recommend
Silver Comet Trail
Silver Comet TrailIt's only 63 miles to the Alabama border on this rails to trails paved path.
North Cooper Lake Park
Mountain bike obstacle course and trails just a couple miles away.
Plenty of hiking and we are about 3 miles from the Cheatham Hill trail access parking lot. Lots of American and Atlanta history to be learned at this National Battlefield Park.
189 locals recommend
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
900 Kennesaw Mountain DrPlenty of hiking and we are about 3 miles from the Cheatham Hill trail access parking lot. Lots of American and Atlanta history to be learned at this National Battlefield Park.
I have a very beginner set of clubs you can borrow if you want to hit the driving range or get in a round.
22 locals recommend
Fox Creek Golf Course & Driving Range
1501 Windy Hill Rd SEI have a very beginner set of clubs you can borrow if you want to hit the driving range or get in a round.
Breweries
20 minutes away, Love this place!
Red Hare Brewing Company
1998 Delk Industrial Blvd SESchoolhouse Brewing
840 Franklin CtGlover Park brewery
65 Atlanta St SEIt’s not a brewery but if you want the largest selection of beer, wine and liquor close to the house this is the place.
Smyrna World Of Beverages
4474 S Cobb Dr SEIt’s not a brewery but if you want the largest selection of beer, wine and liquor close to the house this is the place.
Sightseeing
Just two miles away and one of the 13 still functioning covered bridges in Georgia. The old mill is still standing but it’s on private property so you have to look at it from a distance.
ONE LANE Concord Covered Bridge over Nickajack Creek
Just two miles away and one of the 13 still functioning covered bridges in Georgia. The old mill is still standing but it’s on private property so you have to look at it from a distance.
Traveler advice
Getting around
Traffic on Braves game days
You can use the Paces Ferry exit instead of the Cobb Parkway exit on 285 to avoid game day traffic.
Customs and culture
Lockheed Martin and Dobbins Air Reserve Base
Lockheed Martin, formerly the Bell aircraft corporation , broke ground in Smyrna soon after Pearl Harbor when they were selected to produce the most technologically advanced bomber at the time, the B-29 Superfortress. The B-29 dropped the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only aircraft to drop nuclear weapons in combat.