With a rich history in American jazz and home to one of the largest free annual jazz festivals in the country, Atlanta, Georgia's ample jazz crowd has provided the basis for a number of jazz and dinner clubs throughout the city. From extravagant, sprawling lounges to intimate little dinner clubs, Atlanta has venues that will please jazz lovers of all kinds.
Dante's Down the Hatch is an extravagant recreation of an 18th century sailing ship tied to a wharf in an old world Mediterranean setting. All within a three-story building, Dante's incorporates multiple levels of balconies, cabins, decks, and interconnected rooms for lounging and drinking. The decor is elaborate and features imported antique memorabilia--there is even a moat surrounding the area with live crocodiles. Live jazz plays every night of the week, with a characteristically laid back, lounge sound. Trios or quartets usually feature piano, drums, bass, and vocals. The Dante's Menu features a variety of appetizers and fondues as well as a selection of fine wines and cocktails. Dante's also has desserts, including its signature chocolate fondue.
Dante's Down the Hatch
Jazz and Fondue Restaurant and Club
3380 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-266-1600
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Cafe 290 is a popular jazz and dinner club in Atlanta featuring a dining room attached to a performance stage, and two full-service bars serving a wide variety of bottled imported and domestic beers, fine wines, cocktails, and cognacs. A range of artists, from the locally recognized to international superstars, perform at Cafe 290, where patrons enjoy classic, contemporary, and funky jazz acts seven days a week. The dining room houses fine jazz art paintings of legends such as Satchmo and Duke Ellington, created by artists William Floyd and Najee. The menu at Cafe 290 offers classic American Grill items such as chicken, steaks, and seafood, as well as a variety of pastas and salads.
Cafe 290
290 Hilderbrand Drive Northeast
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
404-256-3942
cafe290atlanta.com
Sambuca is a chain of jazz dinner clubs with locations throughout the South. The Atlanta location has an upscale atmosphere, with exposed brick as well as sleek tan and white interiors with intricate murals and paintings. Candle-lit tables with white linens provide views of an intimate, raised stage where artists perform various styles of jazz, funk, and blues-oriented music. The Sambuca dinner menu has a variety of appetizers, salads, pastas, and gourmet entrees. Seafood dishes are prominent, including "Salmon with Dill Hollandaise" and "Lobster Enchiladas." Grill items such as steaks, chicken, and lamb are also on the menu, along with a variety of hearty sides. Choose from a list of fine wines and cocktails to accompany your meal, or perhaps an after dinner dessert martini to top it all off.
Sambuca Atlanta
3102 Piedmont Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-237-5299
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