What’s in a name? Sometimes a lot, other times, not much at all. Curious about some of the strangest bar names in town? Yeah, we were too.
Au Pied de Cochon
3315 Peachtree Rd. NE (@ Highland Dr. NE)
Buckhead 404.946.9070
An upscale French brasserie, the fancy name translates to “at the pig’s foot.” Ick.
Baraonda Caffe Italiano
710 Peachtree St. NE (@ Ponce de Leon Ave.)
Midtown 404.879.9962
Italian for “big crowd,” this name’s really just meant to screw with us drunks, since everyone—tipsy or not—calls it Baronda, and leaves out that annoying second “a.”
Django
495 Peachtree St. (@ Pine St.)
Downtown 404.347.8648
What sounds like a cross between a new-fangled banjo bar and a gypsy hangout is actually a funky and hip joint named after jazz crooner Django Reinhardt.
El Bar
939 Ponce de Leon Ave. (@ Frederica St.)
Poncey Highlands 678.613.3807
Hidden below El Azteca Mexican restaurant, this velvet-rope-protected danceteria offers an unusually simple but effective name.
~Kirsten Ott
