A perfect Saturday in downtown Clarkesville, GA

A perfect Saturday in downtown Clarkesville is a walking day: coffee at the corner, the Washington Street shopping row at a browsing pace, lunch in the middle of it, a turn down Grant Street for the mill antiques, and dinner back on the row. This itinerary is built only from verified, open businesses with Saturday hours.

9:30 AM: start with coffee

Begin at Coffee on the Corner at the old 441 corner and take a cup north up Washington Street. If the dog came along, Man's Best Friend Cafe is the friendlier stop on the row.

10:00 AM to noon: the shopping row

Walk the boutiques and gift shops in order: All In Bloom , Lake and Laurel , Sweet Southern Creations , Tudor Rose , Wildernest , Elizabeth and Company , Erin London , Hemlock Studio Gallery , and finish north at Wood's Mercantile .

Noon: lunch on the row

Lunch is a short walk from anywhere on the row. Kaboblicious is open Saturday until 9 PM, The Attic serves all day, and The Hush Cuban Kitchen is open from 11:30 AM.

1:30 PM: the Grant Street turn

Walk down Grant Street to the Old Clarkesville Mill : the 441 Antique Mall, Vintage Garage, and the Plantique Market share the complex, and it earns a slow hour.

3:00 PM: the sweet stop

Loop back up the row and finish the shopping with Scoops ice cream at 1404 Washington, or a sweet from Sweet Southern Creations across the street.

6:00 PM: dinner and a nightcap

Dinner means The Copper Pot on Grant Street for wood-fired pizza, and the nightcap is Old Towne Pub back by the square on Water Street.

See the full walking route on the Clarkesville guide