Atlanta Nightlife: Starter List

Dance floors, DJs, and late-night lounges -- six verified spots to start with.

Nightlife ATL spans DJ-driven dance floors (MJQ Concourse, a staple since 1997, now in Underground Atlanta) to a genuine live-music room (Believe Music Hall) to lounges that convert from dinner spot to dance floor as the night goes on (Tongue & Groove, Havana Club ATL's Latin dance scene since 1996). Pisces is the newest arrival, opened in 2026 in the former Sound Table space.

This is a starting point, not a ranking. Know a spot that belongs here? Submit it.

Venues in this guide

MJQ Concourse

Downtown · $$

Atlanta nightlife staple since 1997; relocated to Underground Atlanta in 2025.

Pisces

Old Fourth Ward · $$$

New 2026 lounge/dance bar from a local DJ, in the former Sound Table space.

Havana Club ATL

Buckhead · $$

Latin dance club/lounge in Buckhead since 1996. Multi-segment: bars and nightlife.

Tongue & Groove

Lindbergh · $$$

Upscale lounge that converts to a full nightclub. Multi-segment: bars and nightlife.

👥Real People
📍Local Love
🤝All Welcome
🔊Add Your Voice