Livingston

If ghosts exist, I'm sure that the one belonging to former Atlanta Mayor Livingston Mims is hanging out on the stairwell at Livingston Restaurant and Bar, inside the newly renovated Georgian Terrace Hotel in Midtown. Mims took office in 1901 and was known for his love of wine, food and entertaining, so the restaurant bears his name. He had a residence on the very spot the hotel and restaurant now occupy. Trouble is, if it's before 8 p.m., he may not be able to get an elbow in edgewise. Everyone packs the restaurant's lovely bar, taking advantage of chef Gary Mennie's clever prix fixe bar menu just right for theatergoers. Then, at 8:05, the place is practically a ghost town.