Best of Atlanta 2013
Storico Fresco
3210 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
678-701-7537
Italian noodles in all shapes and sizes became a hot item on restaurant menus this year, and it’s safe to reason that Michael Patrick inspired the trend.
Website: http://storicofresco.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Food, Shopping
Sugarcoat
1062 St. Charles Ave. NE, (multiple locations), Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-249-0013
Sugarcoat pairs speed with scrupulous sterility.
Website: http://sugarcoatbeauty.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead, Vinings, Virginia-Highland
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Nail Salons, Services
Suit Supply
3400 Around Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-857-2800
This Dutch retailer, newly arrived in the U.S., opened in Shops Around Lenox this spring—a 7,000-square-foot haberdashery whose upscale, contemporary design belies the modest prices.
Website: http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/store?StoreID=stores-Atlanta
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Men's Clothing, Shopping
Sushi House Hayakawa
5979 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA, 30340
770-986-0010
What a relief to sit in a plain room and savor simple dishes like ikura don—salmon roe marinated in homemade soy sauce, gilded with sea urchin, and served over rice and seaweed—or a plate of sashimi arranged so meticulously you wonder if the staff moonlight as photo stylists.
Website: http://atlantasushibar.com/
Neighborhood: Northeast Metro
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Japanese, Sushi
Ten Atlanta
990 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-347-3360
A restaurant by day and a nightclub after—you guessed it—ten. Ten offers everything from poker on Monday to a DJ on the weekend, Falcons tailgating, and a patio-packing Sunday cocktail social.
Website: http://tenatlanta.com/index.html
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013
The Art Institute of Atlanta
6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 100 Embassy Row, Atlanta, GA, 30328
770-394-8300
Founded in 1949 as Massey Business College, the college became the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975 and is now one of the Art Institutes, a system of more than fifty schools located throughout North America.
Website: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, North Metro
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Education, Georgia Colleges, Private, Undergrad Enrollment: less than 3K, University
The Atlanta Dream
225 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA, 30303
877-977-7729
For around $20 a ticket, you can take your family to Philips, get closer to world-class athletes than you ever imagined possible, and watch a physical, up-tempo sport of ceaseless action.
Website: http://www.wnba.com/dream
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown
Category: Basketball, Best of Atlanta 2013, Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
The Beehive
1250 Caroline Street, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-581-9261
Taking a class at this indie Edgewood boutique is like gathering around the dining room table with your best girlfriends, trading jokes and sipping wine as you handcraft accessories.
Website: http://thebeehiveatl.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Edgewood
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Children's Clothing, Gifts, Jewelry, Shopping
The Brick Store Pub
125 East Court Square, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-687-0990
The Decatur Square jewel is a mecca for the beer obsessed.
Website: http://brickstorepub.com/
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, Brewery/Bistro, Pub Food, Restaurants
The General Muir
1540 Avenue Place, Atlanta, GA, 30329
678-927-9131
Choose any mealtime, day or night, and this airy restaurant near Emory—labeled a “Jewish deli” for shorthand but encompassing so much more—will impress.
Website: http://thegeneralmuir.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Druid Hills/Emory
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Breakfast/Brunch, Deli, Restaurants
The Impeccable Pig
3400 Around Lenox Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-816-7337
At those prices, you can party every Friday without wearing the same thing twice.
Website: http://www.theimpeccablepig.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Shopping, Women's Clothing
The Little Tart Bakeshop + Octane
437 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30312
404-348-4797
At this always-packed hangout in Grant Park’s Jane building, baking whiz Sarah O’Brien displays the Little Tart’s ethereal pastries next to Octane’s gleaming coffee bar.
Website: http://www.littletartatl.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Grant Park
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Best of Atlanta 2013, Coffee/Tea, Restaurants, Shopping
The London Trading Company
30 East Andrews Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-233-1225
Ever wanted to dress like one of the landed gentry, stomping around your country estate? Here’s a one-stop outdoorswear shop for carriage-trade Anglophiles.
Website: https://www.londontradingcompany.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing Accessories, Shopping
The Optimist
914 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-477-6260
Ford Fry’s finest restaurant appeals to every kind of seafood lover: the fish-and-chips old liner, the local-catch sophisticate, the peel-and-eat sensualist.
Website: http://optimistoysterbar.tumblr.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Restaurants, Seafood
The Porter Beer Bar
1156 Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-223-0393
In their lovably scruffy Little Five Points digs, husband-and-wife owners Nick Rutherford and Molly Gunn preside over the city’s largest selection of beer.
Website: http://theporterbeerbar.com/
Neighborhood: Little Five Points
Category: Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, Gastropub
Tomo
3630 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-835-2708
Tomohiro Naito’s Buckhead show palace juggles two personalities. One indulges in flash and draws beautiful crowds. But the quieter side of Tomo lures the chowhounds.
Website: http://tomorestaurant.com/
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Japanese, Sushi
Tootsies
3400 Around Lenox Drive, Suite 219, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-842-9990
After well over a decade, Tootsies is still the place for upscale cocktail numbers, sophisticated prom dresses, and mother-of-the-bride gowns. Its nearly 12,000 square feet read like a love letter to the dress, with Peter Pilotto sheaths in bright abstract patterns, edgy leather-trimmed knit dresses by Yigal Azrouël, and flowy full-length pieces from ML Monique […]
Website: http://tootsies.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing
Tulipano
3145 Peachtree Road, Suite 185, Atlanta, Ga, 30305
404-816-3550
This little boutique has a knack for pulling our favorite pieces from comfort-zone designers—a kelly-green backless, cap-sleeve dress by Tibi; an abstract zebra-print dress with a leather collar by Milly. There are tastefully skin-baring tops by Velvet, Ella Moss, and Trina Turk, and a surprisingly large stock of jeans by Mother and James. Throw in […]
Website: http://tulipanoboutique.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing, Women's Clothing
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