Atlanta · 9 shopping districts
Nine neighborhoods, one city.
From Buckhead’s designer blocks and Ponce City Market’s hall to Little Five Points’ vintage racks and the shops around Decatur’s square, every Atlanta shopping district we cover, with what to buy, when to go and how to get there.
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Ponce City
The former 1920s Sears, Roebuck building on Ponce de Leon Ave, now a mixed-use market with a food hall, national brand stores and a second floor of local shops, connected directly to the Eastside BeltLine. It suits a half-day of browsing home, fashion and gift shops with lunch in the food hall and the rooftop after.
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Buckhead Vlg
An open-air, six-block luxury district at Peachtree Rd and East Paces Ferry Rd with more than 50 designer shops, restaurants and cafes on landscaped streets. It suits shoppers after fine watches and jewelry, contemporary womenswear labels and menswear in a walkable setting.
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Phipps & Lenox
Two Simon malls face each other across Peachtree Rd in Buckhead: Phipps Plaza, with Saks, Nordstrom and more than 50 luxury shops, and the larger Lenox Square, anchored by Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s. Together they hold most of Atlanta’s big-name designer boutiques, reachable by MARTA.
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Inman Park
Atlanta’s first planned suburb, where Victorian houses meet the Eastside BeltLine, Krog Street Market’s food hall in a restored 1920s warehouse and the Krog District’s newer shops in Atlanta Stove Works. It suits a walking afternoon of books, wine and outdoor gear between meals on N Highland Ave.
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Little Five
Little Five Points is Atlanta’s long-running alternative shopping district, a few blocks of vintage clothing, record stores, crystal shops and costume racks around the corner of Euclid Ave and Moreland Ave. It suits vintage hunters, vinyl collectors and anyone after a Halloween costume, band tee or something odd.
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Va-Hi
Virginia-Highland is a walkable 1900s streetcar neighborhood whose small commercial heart sits at the corner of Virginia Ave and N Highland Ave, lined with boutiques, a bookstore, gelato and patio restaurants. It suits an easy afternoon of gift and clothes shopping combined with a walk in nearby Piedmont Park or on the BeltLine.
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Westside
Two converted industrial complexes on Atlanta’s Westside: Westside Provisions District on Howell Mill Rd for menswear, fashion and home stores between chef-driven restaurants, and The Works on Chattahoochee Ave for home design and antiques. It suits shoppers furnishing a house or dressing well, with lunch in between.
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Decatur
Downtown Decatur centers on the square around the old DeKalb County courthouse, a walkable small-city downtown with independent bookstores, women’s boutiques, maker-made gift shops and jewelers, plus dozens of restaurants. It suits families, book lovers and gift shoppers who want an easy MARTA trip from Atlanta.
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Avalon
Avalon is an open-air shopping, dining and residential district on Avalon Blvd in Alpharetta, just off GA-400 at Old Milton Pkwy. It suits North Fulton shoppers after national brands, men’s and outdoor clothing, home stores and a few luxury stops like CHANEL and Watches of Switzerland.
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