The Local File

Places

Restaurants, bars, hotels, coffee, and things to do - the local file for every gameday town we cover.

Restaurants $$ Athens, GA

Downtown Athens standard; book ahead on home weekends.

Coffee Athens, GA

Homegrown Athens roaster with shops all over town.

Breakfast $$ Athens, GA

The biscuit-and-pancake line that Athens happily waits in.

Hotels $$ Athens, GA

On-campus rooms an easy walk from Sanford Stadium.

Outdoor Activities Tuscaloosa, AL

Flat riverfront path for the slow Sunday reset.

Attractions Tuscaloosa, AL

The program's history, houndstooth included.

Restaurants $ Tuscaloosa, AL

Meat-and-three across the river in Northport.

Bars Tuscaloosa, AL

Yellowhammers and a packed patio on game weekends.

Restaurants $$ Tuscaloosa, AL

The original ribs-and-white-bread experience up on Jug Factory Road.

Coffee Tuscaloosa, AL

Downtown espresso before the walk to the Quad.

Breakfast $ Tuscaloosa, AL

Breakfast in the shadow of the stadium; the walls are a football museum.

Hotels $$ Tuscaloosa, AL

On-campus stay a short walk from Bryant-Denny.