Augusta favorites: Here are AU students' top picks
By Erin Colley | Staff writer
The Bell Ringer asked students for their Augusta favorites and here are the results!
Top Restaurants:
Solé Augusta
Located on Broad Street in downtown Augusta, Solé is an Augusta staple that has become a favorite to Augusta University students. Serving tapas, craft cocktails, sushi and burgers within a modern and lively environment, Solé always has something to offer. Plus, you can’t beat their Monday special of $5.50 sushi rolls!
Farmhaus Burger
Also located on Broad Street is Farmhaus, famous for their double patty burgers and milkshakes. Their menu offers a variety of options from their “Haus Burgers” to a “Build Your Burger” option. Not a fan of burgers? They also have a variety of menu items such as hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, wings, and salads. They host a trivia night for some extra fun at dinner. Their second location is located on Flowing Wells Road.
Manny’s Sports off Broad
As in the name, Manny’s is located right off Broad Street on 10th Street. Manny’s offers a lively environment and pub food with a modern twist. Whether you’re looking for great food, a trivia night, or a place to watch the game with friends, Manny’s is the perfect place! Their menu consists of burgers and sandwiches, salads, wings and their well-known gyros.
Other favorites included Takosushi, Oliviana’s, Whiskey Bar, Edgar’s Above Broad and Tacocat.
Top Coffeeshops:
Rooted Coffeehouse
Though Rooted is located a little farther from campus in Evans, it has quickly captured the heart of many AU students and is a perfect location for students who commute from the Evans area. According to their website, they have a “mission driven community that exists to cultivate authentic relationships through the art of coffee.” They have a large coffee menu, a seasonal drink menu, and a food menu with breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, bowls, hot sandwiches and more. Whether you’re in need of a collaborative place to work with others or a place to study alone, Rooted has a great environment.
New Moon Café
Located in downtown Augusta, New Moon Café offers breakfast bowls, wraps, bagels, sandwiches, salads and a full drink menu with coffee, lemonades and smoothies. New Moon roasts their coffee in-house while also baking bread and pastries in-house as well! They are open seven days a week and have a second location in Aiken, South Carolina.
Relic Coffee Company
Right down the road from campus is Relic Coffee Company on Monte Sano Avenue. They are an Ecuadorian Café and Bakery as their menu consists of coffee items and sandwiches. They make all their bread and pastries in-house as well. Being so close to campus, Relic is a great place to take a study break with their indoor and outdoor seating options. They also have merch.
Other favorite coffeeshops included Ubora Coffee Roasters, Buona Caffe, Bodega Ultima, Metro Coffee House, and Goat Kick Coffee.
Top study spots on campus:
JSAC
The Jaguar Student Activities Center (JSAC) offers a great place for students to study. The breezeway offers many tables for students to study together or by themselves as well as sofas and chairs upstairs. The JSAC food court also provides the perfect place for students to grab a meal or snack during their study sessions.
Reese Library
Also located in the JSAC is the Reese Library that consists of 3 floors. The library offers easily accessible printers for students to use, study rooms, collaborative spaces and more. The library is a great place to find a quiet place to study, collaborate with friends, or book a study room for either.
University Hall
University Hall is another study spot on campus that people enjoy. It has study rooms, collaborative tables, and vending machines for snacks and drinks. Each floor offers different seating options and rooms.
Other favorite study spots were Allgood Hall, Greenblatt Library, and outside on pretty days!
Top dessert spots:
Boll Weevil
In downtown Augusta on James Brown Blvd is an Augusta classic – Boll Weevil Café and Sweetery! This is truly your one-stop shop as they have so many dinner and dessert options so you can stay at one place while you spend time with your friends. Since it’s right beside the Augusta Riverwalk, many people love to get to-go dessert and eat it by the river.
Crumbl Cookies
Located in Evans with new flavors every week is Crumbl Cookies! Crumbl makes it easy as you can purchase in store, utilize curbside pickup or delivery. You can always check for their weekly flavors online.
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Nothing Bundt Cakes offers a lot of cake flavors in whatever size you need! They have full size cakes if you’re sharing with friends, Bundtinis which are about the size of a cupcake, or Bundlets which is the perfect in between! They have many flavors to choose from starting with Red Velvet, Lemon, Vanilla, Snickerdoodle. They also introduce different seasonal flavors.
Other favorite places for dessert consisted of Cold Stone Creamery, Summerville Scoops, Two Mom’s Cookies, Vance’s Bakery Bar, and The Pink Dipper.
Top Augusta activties:
The Augusta Riverwalk
With the Savannah River alongside our downtown area, the Augusta Riverwalk has much to offer. You can take a walk along the pathways beside the Savannah River, enjoy the Augusta Market at the River on Saturdays during March through November, or discover all of the sculptures on the Augusta Sculpture Trail.
Pickleball
Pickleball has become a student favorite to play with friends. In Augusta, there are outdoor courts at Montclair Park, Blanchard Park, West Lake Country Club and private courts at Forest Hills Racquet Club.
Augusta Canal
The Augusta Canal offers so many activities! There are trails for hikers, runners, cyclists, or places for a walk with friends! You can also rent bikes, canoes and kayaks. The Augusta Canal offers boat tours as well.
Other favorite Augusta activities were TopGolf, SRP Park events and Clarks Hill Lake.
Contact Erin Colley at ecolley@augusta.edu.
