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Piano Bar ~ Atlanta, Georgia

First visit: Apr 2024

When I landed in Atlanta, I noticed a fair amount of places that looked good for beer and possibly a light dinner. What I clearly didn't pay attention to is what concourse I was in. Flying out it was concourse E, and I miscalculated that there would be a few places to hang out. I arrived about 3.5 hours before my flight and realized my options were going to be very limited. This isn't Baltimore - more like Vegas.

Turns out Piano Bar was my oasis in a sea of nothingness. It sits right in the center of the concourse, in the food court, and is a round structure with bar stools. Most of them occupied. Where else are you going to get a drink? Certainly not at the fast food places. There is a Blue Moon Cafe in this concourse, if you want to only drink Budweiser options. No thanks. Piano Bar has a few decent taps, so it was my port in the storm. As for food - well I tried one of their flatbreads. I have no idea where the food came from, since they clearly don't have a kitchen here. But honestly it tasted like one of those reheated packaged pizzas you'd get at 7-Eleven - except instead of $1.99, it was $17. On one of the "slices", all the toppings came off in one bite leaving plain chewy dough underneath. Yuck.

So - decent for drinks - but you'd be better off grabbing some fast food and bringing it here while enjoying a beer or cocktail. Need to get better at researching the concourses first before committing.

As for the name - there's almost no internet presence. The menu says Piano Bar, and the bartenders were wearing Piano Bar knit shirts. Untapp'd called it Luxury Bar, and Google identifies it as The Bar. Does it matter? Probably not.

Time to fly home - I'm tired.

4/18/24 (new entry)

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