Best Accessories for Pampered Pets
Highland Pet Supply
Whether you’re looking for a $170 dog bed, a $325 kitty jungle gym, $60 doggie booties or cat kibble labeled duck or salmon “a la … »more
Best Bakery for the Quaintest Cakes
Highland Bakery
The cakes at HIGHLAND BAKERY aren’t like the ones you might find at those fancy cake makers, where towering layers impose in their perfection. Instead, … »more
Best Bizarre Signage
"Pet N' Bait," "Taxes" and "Tires (New & Used)"
Driving east on Glenwood Avenue away from the city, you take a right on Second Avenue, just shy of the East Lake Golf Club. You … »more
Best Boutique for Trendsetters
Bill Hallman
It’s unusual to stay relevant in fashion as long as BILL HALLMAN has, but somehow, this venerable store seems to have the freshest, cheekiest looks … »more
Best CD Shopping for Indie Snobs
Criminal Records
The first thing you’ll notice when you walk into CRIMINAL RECORDS is that the high-set counters make the staff tower over you like gods of … »more
Best Excuse to Get Rid of Your Gut
Urban Body Fitness
Located right off Ponce in Va-Hi in a two-level loft, URBAN BODY FITNESS is out to give you a more personal fitness experience than you’ll … »more
Best Excuse to Throw a Dinner Party
Your DeKalb Farmer's Market
Covering 140,000 square feet of well-air-conditioned space, YOUR DEKALB FARMER’S MARKET isn’t a farmer’s market in the traditional sense. That is, it doesn’t carry goods … »more
Best Not-so-bargain Bargain Shoppin’
Luxe
The coveted spring 2007 Stella McCartney dress — a silk, strapless A-line mini — still, months later, haunts our dreams. And those Sergio Rossi stilettos? … »more
Best Old-School Bookstore
Books Again
Traditional used bookstores — the kind with a mix of recent hardcovers, classic fiction and obscure old tomes with gotta-have titles such as I Was … »more
Best OTP Bargain Couture
Fantastic Finds
Despite its location in a drab strip shopping center off the beaten path in the suburban jumble of Sandy Springs, FANTASTIC FINDS delivers the goods, … »more
Best Place for the Sexiest Skivvies
O'Clair de Lune
A few years back, French-born-and-raised Lamia Aouassi was in the business of importing vegetables. Though she’s still in the import industry, it’s taken a bit … »more
Best Place for Timeless Threads
Stefan's
You could haunt Goodwill like a ghost and never find vintage items as choice as those at STEFAN’S. From ’50s bowling shirts and fur-trimmed swing … »more
Best Place to Buy a Glass Tobacco Pipe
42 Degrees South
There are plenty of enticing and exotic wares in the front of the store to distract you, from handcrafted jewelry to billowing glass sculptures to … »more
Best Place to Dress Your Baby À La Mini Me
Cayenne
Pack a lunch; we’re taking a road trip. Believe it or not, the most fashionable kids’ clothes are found OTP … in Duluth. CAYENNE carries … »more
Best Place to Drop a Wad on Skinny Jeans
Blue Genes
Though we swore we’d never do it, we caved liked everyone else. We had no idea how many wildly expensive skinny choices we’d have: Chip … »more
Best Place to Enjoy a Brew with Your New ’Do
Rooster's
If Ernest Hemingway’s reanimated corpse somehow found itself shambling down Powers Ferry Road in desperate need of a shave and haircut, it would surely stumble … »more
Best Place to Fill Your Tank
QuikTrip
It might only be a penny cheaper by the gallon compared with its closest competitor, but Atlanta’s four QUIKTRIP stations offer something more than cheap … »more
Best Place to Furnish a Jetsons’ Pad
Context
In addition to providing a new drooling venue for contemporary-furniture enthusiasts, CONTEXT has taken the pioneering step of opening its spacious downtown showroom in a … »more
Best Place to Get Waxed by a Lust Lister
Salon Red and Spa
Actually, SALON RED AND SPA in Candler Park is probably the only place to get waxed by a winner of CL’s annual Lust List. In … »more
Best Place to Get Your Rear End Buffed
Do It Right
There are more than 115 car washes in the metro — not including the free-wash-with-fill-up gas stations that do little beyond taking the dust off. … »more
Best Post-Lakewood Rummaging Spot
Scott Antique Market
Folks loved Lakewood because, in addition to the costly antiques, there was plenty of good junk and funky tchotchkes to be had at reasonable prices. … »more
Best Reason to Play in the Dirt
The Urban Gardener
From the extensive line of organic and natural fertilizers and pest control to the earthy, knowledgeable and helpful staff to the sprawling community garden that … »more
Best Reason to Stay Away from Blockbuster
Videodrome
Don’t let some nationwide chain — or your Netflix queue — dictate which films you check out next. If you really want to broaden your … »more
Best Record Shop That Feels Like a Time Warp
Low Yo Yo Stuff
Former Athens music staple LOW YO YO STUFF, well-known for its tight quarters and unwieldy selection, relocated two blocks ITP in April 2006. The shop … »more
Best Resource for Cobbling Together a New Kitchen
ReStore
Georgia nonprofit Habitat for Humanity does more than build homes for the needy. It also offers donated home-renovation supplies to the public — at a … »more
Best Resource for the Carless
Flexcar
For those who’d like to give up their cars full-time — with the option of having some wheels to borrow for grocery shopping, picking up … »more
Best Sample/Trunk/Clearance Sale
Intown Boutique Warehouse Sale
The Big Apple has the fabled semiannual Barney’s Warehouse Sale; we’ve got the locally renowned INTOWN BOUTIQUE WAREHOUSE SALE, where bargain hunters can score seriously … »more
Best Store for Buying Shabby-Chic Decor
Melrose on Ponce
Merchandise spills out into the parking lot from MELROSE ON PONCE’s loaded front porch. Weathered benches, plant stands and peculiar lamp bases hint at what … »more
Best Store Makeover
Wish
Putting a hipster clothing boutique in a stately old library building on Moreland Avenue was a stroke of genius when WISH opened a dozen or … »more
Best Unpretentious Salon for Hipster Mops
Adore Hair Studio & Shoppe
It’s barely a year old, but Inman Park’s ADORE HAIR STUDIO & SHOPPE has attracted a — dare we say it? — adoring clientele, and … »more
Best Way to Impress a New Flame in the Kitchen
Star Provisions
So you want to invite your new beau to your place for dinner, but there’s just one teensy problem: You don’t know the difference between … »more
Best Wine Selection at a Grocery Store
Ansley Mall Kroger
We would never have guessed that our hunt for a bottle of 1921 Chateau Caillou Sauternes would have led us to the ANSLEY MALL KROGER. … »more
Best Workout for Masochists
Kettlebell Training at Studio Lotus
Move over, yoga and Pilates. A long-ignored form of Russian strength training is making a comeback, and disciples swear that two months of the exercise … »more
Timeless: Best Retail District to Maintain a Classic Vibe
Little Five Points
It’s more than 2,000 miles away from Haight-Ashbury, but on a good weekend, Finley Square is a gathering ground full of free spirits — some … »more
Trendy: Best Shopping Destination for Chloe, Marc Jacobs and Zac Posen
Phipps Plaza
It’s part of every guidebook to Atlanta. It’s heralded as the premiere shopping destination of the South. Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Versace all reside here. … »more
