Restaurants
Antico Pizza Napoletana
1093 Hemphill Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-873-3799
Among the finest pizza in Atlanta. Home of Neapolitan-style pies cooked in ovens imported from Naples, this Westside eatery is an ebullient madhouse on weekends.
Website: http://anticoatl.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Italian, Pizza, Restaurants
Aria
490 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-233-7673
This enduring fine dining destination showcases chef Gerry Klaskala’s taste for slow-cooked food and organic produce. A fitting choice for anniversaries and other intimate celebrations.
Website: http://aria-atl.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead, Fulton
Category: New American, Restaurants
Aria
490 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-233-7673
This enduring fine dining destination showcases chef Gerry Klaskala’s taste for slow-cooked food and organic produce. A fitting choice for anniversaries and other intimate celebrations.
Website: http://aria-atl.com/
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, New American
Ariana Afghan Cuisine
5785 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328
678-732-0468
The kitchen turns out traditional Afghan dishes worth discovering, including fried dumplings, sweet pumpkin simmered with olive oil, and a large variety of kebabs.
Website: http://arianaafghancuisine.com/
Category: Afghani, Restaurants
Artisan Foods Bakery & Cafe
1169 Canton Street, Roswell, GA, 30075
770-998-1169
The unusual background story—Japanese baker marries chef from Los Angeles—and cheerful, airy design remain as fresh now as when this indie spot opened for breakfast and lunch two years ago.
Website: http://artisanfoodsbakery.com/
Category: Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Cafe, Restaurants
Atlanta Fish Market
265 Pharr Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-262-3165
An enduring favorite for seafood from the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group.
Website: http://buckheadrestaurants.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead, Fulton
Category: Restaurants, Seafood
Atlanta Grill at The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta
181 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30303
404-221-6550
This high-end grill overlooking Peachtree Street offers Southern specialties in a lush setting.
Website: http://ritzcarlton.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown
Category: American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul
Atmosphere
1620 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30324
678-702-1620
Despite the name, the food is more distinctive than the ambience in this lovable French restaurant, located in a cottage with a charming terrace near Ansley Mall.
Website: http://atmospherebistro.com
Neighborhood: Ansley Park, Atlanta, Midtown, Morningside / Lenox Park
Category: French, Restaurants
Au Rendez-Vous
1328 Windsor Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30319
404-303-1968
This tiny bistro at the edge of Brookhaven is still the best authentic French restaurant for the money.
Neighborhood: Brookhaven, DeKalb
Category: French, Restaurants
Aurora Coffee
468 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30316
404-523-6856
Opened in 1992 by a Seattle transplant, this fiercely independent operation has weathered many changes—including a sale to the owner of Criminal Records—but it has never deviated from its basic mission as a serious espresso bar.
Website: http://auroracoffee.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Little Five Points
Category: Coffee/Tea, Restaurants
Babette’s Cafe
573 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-523-9121
This South-of-Ponce cottage specializes in sensible Euro-style cooking.
Website: http://babettescafe.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Poncey-Highland
Category: French, Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
Bacchanalia
1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-365-0410
How does the Westside’s crown jewel remain at the top year after year? Extraordinary hospitality, for starters. And no restaurant in town delivers fine-dining dazzle like Bacchanalia.
Website: http://starprovisions.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: New American, Restaurants
Bacchanalia
1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-365-0410
How does the Westside’s crown jewel remain at the top year after year? Extraordinary hospitality, for starters.
Website: http://starprovisions.com/
Neighborhood: Westside / Home Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, New American
Bakeshop
903 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-892-9322
Midtown’s neighborhood bakery offers breakfast pastries, sandwiches, a patisserie and dessert bar, and a slew of fresh-baked bread.
Website: http://www.bakeshopatl.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Cafe, Restaurants
Bantam + Biddy
1544 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30324
404-907-3469
Rotisserie chicken may seem like a passé concept, but Shaun Doty learned the art of quality execution for quick meals with his Yeah! Burger restaurants.
Website: http://www.bantamandbiddy.com/
Neighborhood: Ansley Park, Atlanta
Category: Breakfast/Brunch, Chicken, Restaurants
Bar Meatball
1044 Greenwood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-228-2901
Joe Masi’s decision to give Pozole, a tequila bar in Virginia-Highland, an Italian American reboot with the help of his cousin Joey Federici seems to have paid off.
Website: http://www.barmeatball.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Virginia-Highland
Category: American, Italian, Restaurants
Baraonda
710 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30308
404-879-9962
Thin Euro-style pizzas baked in the wood oven are the house specialty at this cozy Italian restaurant just a few blocks down from the Fox Theatre.
Website: http://baraondaatlanta.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Italian, Pizza, Restaurants