Little Five Points

This area is reminiscent of hipster havens like Williamsburg (Brooklyn) and Deep Ellum (Dallas). Perfect for those seeking to soothe their painting and folk art fix!

Raised a bus ride away from New York’s Greenwich Village, and having lived in the heart of Cleveland’s Coventry Village– both «in the day”– I’ve always enjoyed the gritty, funky, colorful and consistently surprising vibe of America’s «bohemian» meccas. While most are now gentrified and sanitized, our San Francisco vacation a few years ago was highlighted by a pilgrimage to Haigh-​Ashbury. Still true to its 1967 to 1980 roots, Atlanta’s Little Five Points isn’t quite the Haigh, but comes closer than most.
There are cool low-​keyed eateries, shops and bars in every direction, moderate disrepair and makeshift patches, and an enjoyable human-​scale streetscape. People from all walks of life congregate on the narrow sidewalks and venues, each drinking in a (somewhat) undisturbed experience of life in a much simpler time. Sure, there are panhandlers and hustlers, homeless and drunks; each an unfortunate reminder that even a simpler time was hardly carefree. «Keeping it real» is, after all, a subjective perspective– one which doesn’t appeal to everyone. Yet, whether old school «bohemian,» more contemporary «hipster,» or somewhere in-​between, there seems to be an edgy yet sufficiently rich urban fabric in LFP to attract an interest from most.
Our favorite streetscape was unquestionably the sharing of a building by an Atlanta Police substation and a medical marijuana shop.
Definitely one of the more memorable stops in a vacation which had no shortage of interesting and worthwhile destinations. It was a bit of a hike from the Inman Park MARTA station, and there may be closer stops, but a pleasant walk on a hot, but beautiful day.

Cool spot where you can find anything, bars, restaurants, clothes stores, tattoo shop, hookah place…

First visit to Atlanta. Looking for shops and came across this. It more of a hipster pot culture, kind of place. There’s a medicinal pot store there. Not much by way of contemporary adult shopping. From the view point of age late 30’s — 40’s from NYC. A couple of pub style places to eat. Ehh pass.

Little five points is one of the hippest places in Atlanta. It was even when I used to live here, and more so now. You got good eats (vortex) great stores «junkmans daughter» bookplaces «Charis books.» And, when your there and need to be pampered in anyway (manicure, pedicure, skin care, etc), Salon 5 is a must!!!
Love it all

really really cool neighborhood! art painted all over almost every building. Hipster vibe. good food and good bars.

For a small community, Little Five Points has so much to offer. It has grown and over the years it seems to draw in different crowds. I am in love with this place!
Little Five Points is a district on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia. 2 1⁄2 miles east of downtown. It’s described as Atlanta’s answer to Haight-​Ashbury, a melting pot of sub-​cultures, and the Bohemian center of the Southern United States.
Little Five Points is renowned for its alternative culture. Two independent bookstores (Charis Books and More and A Cappella Books), a skateshop staffed by some pro skateboarders (Stratosphere Skateboards), record stores (Criminal Records, Wax’n’Facts, and Moods Music), coffee shops (Java Lords, Aurora Coffee, Starbucks), a health and wellness center (Sweetgrass Wellness Spring), new and used clothing stores (Rag-​O-​Rama), novelty shops (Junkman’s Daughter), a new-​age shop (Crystal Blue), a locally owned credit union (BOND Community Federal Credit Union), a natural foods store (Sevananda Natural Foods Market), an independent pharmacy, and independent record labels (DB Records) and Shut Eye Records & Agency, three theaters (7Stages, Dad’s Garage Theatre Company, and Horizon Theatre), a major music venue (Variety Playhouse), a community music school (The Little 5 Points Music Center), a smoking store (42°), and several local restaurants and bars.
Little Five points is home to the Little Five Points Halloween Festival, which takes place every year on the Saturday of Halloween. Local vendors sell arts and crafts and the highlight of the celebration is the Little Five Points Halloween Parade. The parade features local celebrities, bikers in costume, live music, hearses, several local marching bands, and many parade floats that are put together by community action groups and local businesses. Little Five is also the host of Little Five Fest, which is an annual music festival featuring 50 – 100 local bands spread across multiple venues.
Street metered parking or parking lot (pay at booth).
A must visit if you are ever in the Atlanta area.

«I found heaven on earth» … no but seriously, Little Five Points is like the best place ever for so many different reasons, shoppjng, eating, killing time, or just to get out the house, this place is amazing

This is a hipster paradise, if there ever was one. I traveled to Atlanta from NH and read about this place on Unilocal,then researched more on Google. There are tons of cool, vintage secondhand shops, tattoos parlors and restaurants to visit. Word to the wise: Do not come here with kids or research the restaurants before you go! Most of the places are 18 or 21+ due to smoking being allowed indoors and we had an 11 month old with us. We had a hell of a time finding a nonsmoking place and opted for outdoor seating. You also have to pay to park but luckily you can walk to everything. Being that I’m not familiar with Atlanta at all, there is also quite a few homeless people lurking around and intimidating passer bys especially near the «park» between Moreland Ave and Euclid Ave NE. At least six people came up to us and asked us for money, cigarettes, food, etc. It was just obnoxious. At one point, two people were screaming at each other and we were worried they would be physically fighting any minute. Where I am from, if there was that many people, there would be at least one or two police officers patrolling the area but we didn’t see even one. Despite that, there are some very cool people that play music and even sell artwork and paintings on the street.

When I was in high school in the late 1980’s and college in the early 1990’s, I could think of no cooler place to hang out than Little Five. It was gritty, it was full of hippies, it was most definitely edgy and possibly borderline sketchy.
Nowadays the hipsters may be giving the hippies a run for their money but L5P remains a super fun place to spend your time. And all these years later, it looks like the more things change, the more they stay the same. I’m happy to see that several local favorites have stood the test of time:
The Vortex
Junkman’s Daughter
Crystal Blue
Savage Pizza
Euclid Avenue Yacht Club
Wax n Facts
Zesto
And my favorite indoor music venue in Atlanta, Variety Playhouse
I love seeing those places still going strong! So come, shop, eat and people watch in Atlanta’s funkiest and most unique neighborhood.

I wen to L5P with my girlfriend. We had a blast. There are shops full of neat trendy, out of the ordinary, and just plain cool stuff. They have a few smoking shops, a shop that sells authentic Native American jewelry. For those who enjoy the more urban scene they have a few shops for you too. I encourage anyone who is visiting or living in Atlanta and it’s surrounding areas to visit. It’s easily accessible by arts. You don’t even have to wade gas!

Don’t let this hippie/​hipster hot-​spot intimidate you, this is a great place to pick up a unique gift for a friend or do some vintage thrift store shopping. lots of food and coffee options too… love this area!

L5P has been my neighbor for sixteen years and has changed quite a bit in that time. It had changed even more before then, apparently.
The latest version is a vibrant, still-​funky shopping and eating destination that remains somewhat threatening to those who come from nicer, more suburban settings. If it’s your thing, there’s plenty to do here. People watching is pretty fabulous. Cool shops like Junkman’s Daughter and Crystal Blue. Taverns — plenty of taverns. Lots of food choices from the more mainstream Front Page News to the city-​best Wrecking Bar brewpub, to the iconic Elmyr and Vortex, and on and on. The Variety Playhouse. The best pharmacy in the city (I’m biased). Lots of stuff. Try it on for size.

fun and funky… a groovy place to spend an afternoon.

Little Five Points is a nice place to find coffee shops (NOT Starbucks!), music shops, art galeries, nice people, good icecream… a wonderful place to wander around and enjoy a sunny fall afternoon in Atlanta!

Just drove thru Little Five recently, after not being in the area for ages. It looks more than a little different than I remember it being in the 90s. Of course, with virtually every place in the world loosing its edge and becoming more corporate, I reckon this funky slice of ATL retains a considerable amount of charm. I hear from locals it’s still one of the better areas for going out. I also hear that it’s a helluvalot more expensive to live there than I could have ever imagined.
I was glad to see the Star Bar was still there but sad to see Rocky’s Pizza ain’t no more (although there’s another pizza joint in the same location). Is Bridgetown Grill still there? I loved that place were I was around.

Little Five Points provides a collection of unique shops, restaurants and music venues that make it a popular destination for folks within and outside of the Perimeter (I-​285). The Vortex Bar and Grill (great burgers), Criminal Records (music, etc), Junkman’s Daughter, independent bookstores, and other independent businesses can be found in this area.