Eat Athens: A record number of local businesses are set to participate in Restaurant Week

Athens Restaurant Week is coming in hot for its fourth year. With a record 47 area restaurants participating, guests have their pick of coffeeshops, breweries, fine dining and dessert spots that are offering their creations at discounted prices July 8-14.

Though one of the prime motivators for folks to check out Restaurant Week will undoubtedly be the "prix fixe" menus that offer full meals for less money than usual, going out to eat in Athens during the summer can also mean lighter traffic and smaller crowds. Best of all, Restaurant Week is a great way to try new cuisines and support locally-owned businesses.

For this week's Eat Athens article, the Banner-Herald has chosen to list all of the places that are participating in Athens Restaurant Week divided by category.

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Restaurants

• ATHENS COOKS: 100 Prince Ave.
• BEEF O'BRADY'S: 1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.
• BIG CITY BREAD: 393 N. Finley St.
• BLIND PIG TAVERN (DOWNTOWN): 312 E. Washington St.
• BLIND PIG TAVERN (EASTSIDE): 2301 College Station Rd.
• BRUXIE: 311 East Broad St.
• THE BUTT HUTT: 480 Macon Hwy.
• CAFE RACER COFFEE + DONUTS: 2343 West Broad Street
• DEPALMA'S ITALIAN CAFE (DOWNTOWN): 401 E. Broad St.
• EL BARRIO: 1331 S Milledge Ave.
• EMMY SQUARED PIZZA: 199 Prince Ave.
• THE EXPAT: 1680 South Lumpkin St.
• FARM BURGER: 100 Prince Ave.
• FIVE & TEN: 1073 S. Milledge Ave.
• THE GRILL: 171 College Ave.
• JINYA RAMEN BAR: 351 E. Broad St.
• LITTLE CITY DINER: 135 Cherokee Rd.
• MAMA'S BOY: 197 Oak St.
• MARTI'S AT MIDDAY: 1280 Prince Ave.
• THE NATIONAL: 232 W. Hancock Ave.
• OSTERIA ATHENS: 323 E. Broad St.
• PALOMA PARK: 243 W Washington St.
• POQUITOS: 195 Prince Ave.
• PUMA YU'S: 355 Oneta St.
• SAUCEHOUSE BARBECUE: 830 West Broad St.
• THE SAVANNAH ROOM AT THE GEORGIA CENTER: 1197 S. Lumpkin St.
• SLATER'S STEAKHOUSE: 1653 South Lumpkin St.
• TED'S MOST BEST: 254 W. Washington St.
• YOUR PIE (BEECHWOOD): 196 Alps Rd.

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Breweries

• AKADEMIA BREWING COMPANY: 150 Crane Dr.
• CREATURE COMFORTS BREWING COMPANY: 271 W Hancock Ave.
• NORMALTOWN BREWING COMPANY: 149 Oneta St.
• THE PINE BAR: 1235 S. Milledge Ave.
• THE ROOT: 1235 S. Milledge Ave.
• SOUTHERN BREWING COMPANY: 231 Collins Industrial Blvd.
• TERRAPIN BREWING COMPANY: 265 Newton Bridge Rd.

Coffee

• 1000 FACES COFFEE: 510 N. Thomas St.
• ELLIANOS COFFEE: 925 N US Hwy. 29
• JITTERY JOE'S COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY: 150 Fritz Mar Ln.
• MAI KAI KAVA LOUNGE: 1035 Baxter St.
• SIPS ESPRESSO CAFE: 1390 Prince Ave.
• SUNROOF COFFEE COMPANY: 175 Tracy St.

Sweet Treats

• CONDOR CHOCOLATES (FIVE POINTS): 1658 South Lumpkin St.
• JENI'S SPLENDID ICE CREAM: 1710 Lumpkin St.
• TAICHI BUBBLE TEA: 151 E. Broad St.