Bars at Atlanta airport: craft beer, game-day bars and wine, concourse by concourse

Atlanta’s concourses A to E are separate buildings out on the airfield, so start with the bars on your own concourse. A bar on a different one costs you a Plane Train ride there and another back.

Craft beer is on B and D, and Grindhouse has a full bar

Terrapin Taphouse on the Concourse D mezzanine is where ATL sends you for Georgia’s home-grown ale. The airport’s National Beer Day story says it pours at least eight Southern drafts and will bring you a flight of local favorites.

Concourse B has the other beer-led names. The same story says the Samuel Adams spot is known for its Boston Lager, has several other beers on tap and suits a window seat for watching planes roll in. The story calls the place Samuel Adams Atlanta Brew House, and the airport’s directory lists a Samuel Adams Bar in the center of the concourse, so look for the Samuel Adams name. Blue Moon Brewhouse is the other one on B.

ATL’s story also sends beer drinkers to Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant on Concourse A for its Golden Export lager. The directory lists no Gordon Biersch on Concourse A, so the story and the directory disagree about whether it’s there. If it’s your reason to ride to A, ask at an information desk first. Our information desks page lists where they are.

For cocktails as well as beer, ATL’s cheat-eats story describes Grindhouse Burgers as a sit-down burger place with a full-service bar. It has listings on Concourses D and T.

Where can you watch a game?

Every concourse and the Domestic Terminal has at least one place the airport lists as showing live games, so you won’t need to change concourses to find a game. The Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta United bars on A and the Atlanta Braves All Star Grill on D are the ones with team names. Buffalo Wild Wings has a listing on B and another on the D mezzanine. The airport doesn’t say which sport or channel a place shows.

Wine bars and wine picks

For wine at a bar, go to Vino Volo, near Gate T17 on Concourse T. The airport publishes no wine list for it.

The wine story recommends The Market by Food & Wine, at the center of Concourse D, for its food and wine pairings and a side seating area for people watching. The airport lists it as a coffee and grab-and-go counter rather than a bar, open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. The same story names a 40/40 Club at D Centerpoint, which the directory doesn’t list on Concourse D, so confirm it’s there before you detour.

The Club at ATL is the story’s other wine pick, a lounge on Concourse F, Level 2, that the story says pairs each wine with a nonprofit. You don’t need a membership or a particular airline to go in. You can buy a Club Pass at the lounge within six hours of departure, subject to availability, or book one online earlier. The Club’s own page prices a pass at $50 for one adult, while the airport’s amenities page lists $40. The pages also differ on hours:

• The airport’s amenities page: 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily
• The Club’s own page: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• The airport’s terminal map: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Do the lounges have bars?

With lounge access, Delta Sky Club has a complimentary bar with craft beer, wine and spirits, per the airport’s amenities page. It also has a paid bar for premium wine, beer, champagne and spirits. United Club’s free drinks include select beer, wine and spirits, per the same page. Our lounges page lists the entry rules for each lounge.

When are the bars open, and which sit before security?

Atlanta Stillhouse and Grindhouse Burgers on Concourse T and Coffee Beanery on B open earliest, at 5 a.m. ASW Distillery on B and TGI Fridays in the Domestic Terminal close latest, at 11 p.m. Chicken + Beer on D may tie them. The airport’s map lists it closing at 10 p.m. but also shows an 11 p.m. close for every day. Those are opening hours for the whole place. The directory doesn’t say when a bar starts or stops serving drinks, and it has no menus, drink lists or prices, so ask at the bar.

The Domestic Terminal has The A Bar & Grill, with a second listing on its upper-level mezzanine, and TGI Fridays across from North Terminal Baggage Claim #3. The airport doesn’t say which side of security any of them is on, so don’t count on a drink before the checkpoint until you’ve asked.

Every bar by concourse, with gate and hours

Hours are daily unless a row names days. Not listed means the airport prints none, and where the airport’s map gives two different hours for one place, the row shows both. Our restaurants and bars directory lists every restaurant and bar, and our food and shops page adds the cafes and shops by concourse.

If your gate is on another concourse, our airlines page shows where each airline departs, and our Plane Train page covers the ride and the walk between concourses.

Sources

• Our food and shops directory, restaurants and bars page, lounges page, terminal page, airlines page, information desks page and Plane Train page
• ATL’s National Beer Day story, wine story and cheat-eats story, and the airport’s amenities page