ADD DRUG

ADD Drug has been a Five Points institution since the Horton family opened Athens Discount Drugs in 1961 at 1695 South Lumpkin Street in Athens, GA. The old fashioned soda fountain lunch counter inside this pharmacy has barely changed in over 60 years. You grab a stool, watch the cooks make your fries and bitty burgers, and wash it all down with real cherry or vanilla sodas, malts, milkshakes, and floats. The prices are equally nostalgic: burgers for $1.50 and milkshakes for $2.95. The menu features burgers, fries, shakes, soups, sandwiches, and salads, all served at the counter in the way pharmacies used to do it before the chains took over. What makes ADD Drug truly special is the crowd. At any given time you might be sitting shoulder to shoulder with teenagers, musicians, UGA professors, and even Bulldogs football coach Kirby Smart, who lives in the Five Points neighborhood. With a 4.6 star rating and 54 reviews, ADD Drug is one of the original eateries that gives Athens its character. The lunch counter operates alongside a functioning pharmacy, preserving a format that most American towns lost decades ago. For Athens, GA residents and visitors who want to experience the city beyond the downtown bar scene, ADD Drug offers a window into the timeless, unpretentious soul of Five Points. Call (706) 548-2239.