American
Leon’s Full Service
131 East Ponce De Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-687-0500
At this popular Decatur speakeasy, cocktails are fashioned with intelligence and wit. Absorb the alcohol with fantastic frites served with dipping sauces such as aioli, peppercorn gravy, and curry ketchup.
Website: http://leonsfullservice.com
Category: American, Gastropub, Restaurants
Livingston Restaurant and Bar
659 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30308
404-897-5000
No surprise that this has become the de facto destination before a show at the Fox, but the seasonal American cooking is worth a trip even if you aren’t holding tickets.
Website: http://livingstonatlanta.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: American, Restaurants
Lobby Bar and Bistro
361 17th Street, Atlanta, GA, 30363
404-961-7370
Atlantic Station’s best dining destination is a fun rendezvous in the lobby of a stylish hotel. Chef Nick Oltarsh directs the kitchen that offers modern comfort dishes.
Website: http://www.lobbyattwelve.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Atlantic Station
Category: American, Restaurants
Manuel’s Tavern
602 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-525-3447
Nothing says “Atlanta” better than this venerable institution. Politicians, writers, law enforcement officers, celebrities, and regular joes commune over perfectly decent grub.
Website: http://manuelstavern.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Poncey-Highland
Category: American, Pub Food, Restaurants
Murphy’s
997 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-872-0904
At this community bistro in the heart of Virginia Highland, you are as likely to eat a crispy goat cheese salad as you are to chow down on a serious burger.
Website: http://murphysvh.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Fulton, Virginia-Highland
Category: American, Restaurants
Muss & Turner’s
1675 Cumberland Parkway, Smyrna, GA, 30080
770-434-1114
Specialty markets and delis rarely have the power to astonish, but this one does, particularly with its creative sandwiches. Weekend brunch is fantastic.
Website: http://mussandturners.com
Category: American, Deli, Restaurants
Napoleon’s Grill
2836 Lavista Road, Vista Grove Shopping Center, Decatur, GA, 30033
404-321-5000
At this food-focused pub, you might try a “Southern Man” hot dog topped with Brunswick stew, fries with peanut-coconut curry, vindaloo chicken fingers, or pulled pork tacos with salsa verde.
Website: http://napoleonsgrill.com/
Category: American, Pub Food, Restaurants
OK Cafe
1284 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, 30327
404-233-2888
This throw-back diner is home to the uptown brunch scene. Expect long lines on weekends.
Website: http://okcafe.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: American, Restaurants
One Midtown Kitchen
559 Dutch Valley Road, Atlanta, GA, 30324
404-892-4111
One is a big scene every night, with beautiful people basking in the decor of a dramatic dining room overlooking Piedmont Park.
Website: http://onemidtownkitchen.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown, Morningside / Lenox Park
Category: American, Restaurants
Pallookaville Fine Foods
17 North Avondale Plaza, Avondale Estates, GA, 30002
404-500-1785
Jim Stacy is one of our most fascinating characters: champion of carnival food and soda fountain culture, musician and clown, former operator of Starlight Drive-In’s concessions stand, and host of PBA’s Get Delicious!
Website: http://pallookaville.com
Category: American, Hot Dogs, Restaurants
Park 75
75 14th Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-253-3840
Gorgeous pink-marble stairs lead from the Four Seasons’ lobby to its airy showcase restaurant. Expect competent, upscale hotel food that tries to please as many palates as possible.
Website: http://fourseasons.com/atlanta/vacations/dining_15.html
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul
Paul’s
10 Kings Circle, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-231-4113
In this atypical casual space, Paul Albrecht offers pommes frites, fried lobster tail, Dover sole, and a small sushi bar to an old-Buckhead clientele that knows and loves him.
Website: http://greatfoodinc.com/Pauls/Pauls_Restaurant.html
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead, Fulton
Category: American, Restaurants
Quinones Room at Bacchanalia
1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-365-0410
One of the few extravagant dining experiences left in Atlanta (and at the moment open only on Saturdays), the hushed Southern Gothic dining room holds eleven tables and serves a nine-course set menu.
Website: http://starprovisions.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: American, Restaurants
R. Thomas Deluxe Grill
1812 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-881-0246
One of Atlanta’s best-known patios. This truly eccentric spot offers mostly vegetarian cuisine and a kitschy atmosphere.
Website: http://rthomasdeluxegrill.net
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: American, Californian, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Restaurants
Rathbun’s
112 Krog Street, Suite R, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-524-8280
Kevin Rathbun’s bold restaurant can be credited for jumpstarting the latest wave of midscale/upscale dining in unexpected locations. Small plates make for fun yet serious dining.
Website: http://rathbunsrestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward
Category: American, Restaurants
Ria’s Bluebird
421 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30312
404-521-3737
This funky-cool diner across from Oakland Cemetery sports a creative patio and sometimes-daunting crowds for breakfast and brunch on the weekends.
Website: http://riasbluebird.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Cabbagetown, Grant Park
Category: American, Breakfast/Brunch, Restaurants
Robert Phalen at One Eared Stag
1029 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-525-4479
Fried chicken necks and Bolognese sauce made with pig’s foot meat?
Website: http://oneearedstag.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Inman Park
Category: American, New American, Restaurants
Sauced
753 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-688-6554
With its rumpus-room decor and retro menu (Guinness-braised beef ribs Wellington, brownie sundae with liquor-soaked cherries), Sauced positions itself squarely in the 1950s.
Website: http://saucedatlanta.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Inman Park
Category: American, Restaurants
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