656 Sports Bar & Grille combines sports, drinks, food and unapologetically Black Atlanta energy for the traveler who wants the game surrounded by a crowd that feels considerably more local than tourist Atlanta. This is the place our original sports-bar list was missing. Because recommending sports bars in Atlanta without recommending places where Black Atlanta actually watches sports doesn't make much sense to us. 656 fixes that.

This isn't the polished national version of sports culture. It's louder, more local and more culturally connected to the city around it. The TVs matter. The game matters. But so do the music, food, drinks and people in the room. And when Atlanta teams, HBCUs, major football games or culturally significant sporting events are playing, who you're watching with can matter just as much as the screen. That's 656's lane. BlkTravel would choose 656 for: football, basketball, Black sports culture, groups, drinks, local Atlanta energy and travelers who want to watch the game with the city instead of around other tourists.