Bar South

Fun enjoyable atmosphere for all — It has a strong beer selection and great, affordable pricing! This bar offers pool, darts and shuffle board along with live music on occasion. I love coming here to watch the game and compete in the weekly Wednesday pool tournaments.

Bar South was one of multiple stops on what became a Saturday night pub crawl in downtown Athens. Out of all the bars we visited, this bar had the most fun atmosphere.
Bar South is located on the corner of N. Lumpkin St. and E. Washington St. It has a narrow, yet lengthy, enclosed sidewalk patio which is great for people watching. The bar is divided into multiple large rooms. A defining feature of this place are all the bar games it has. They seem to have a little bit of everything here including:
— Pool tables
— Dart boards
— Foosball
— Shuffleboard
— Golden Tee Golf
The TVs, tuned to ESPN, are plentiful so you can get your sports fix. Big tables and booths, great for groups. The overall quality and condition of the place isn’t great, but it’s par for the course and serves its purpose in this college town. The restrooms could be cleaner.
Late on a Saturday night, the business was pretty busy. All of the games were taken. Many of the bar goers were friendly and cheerful and seemed to be having a good time. At one point, the entire place sang the Backstreet Boys’ «I Want It That Way» in enthusiastic unison.
We arrived after 10pm when apparently, parking is free in downtown Athens.