Originally Posted by
northinsouth
I'd get an Uber and go into Midtown and hit up the Atlanta institution of the Claremont Lounge (no really, it's quite fun) and then maybe head to a 24 hour diner somewhere else in town, before heading back to the airport. I also think there's a 24/7 Mexican place called Mama's in Piedmont Heights that is not the best thing ever, but it'll be better than airport fare IMHO.
LOL
Somehow I don't think that OP, unwilling to pay for a hotel room for the short layover, will desire to pay the cab fare or the, ahem, various costs associated with your itinerary.
I personally just avoid these kinds of itineraries. I had a 7.5-hour layover at EWR the other day and it was just barely enough time to get 5.5 hours of sleep at the EWR Marriott (even with an uber to the hotel rather than waiting on a shuttle). I find it worthwhile to pay the $200+ for that, but if it were a 6-hour layover (with 4 hours of sleep) I'd probably just go to a Waffle House or a hotel lobby. But that's all hypothetical because, like I said, I avoid.