New American
4th and Swift
621 North Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30308
678-904-0160
On the brink of so much activity around the Old Fourth Ward–Inman Park neighborhoods—where Krog Street Market and Ponce City Market are both scheduled to open later this year—it’s gratifying to find Jay Swift’s New American looker still turning out such attuned cooking.
Website: http://4thandswift.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward
Category: New American, Restaurants
Abattoir
1170 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-892-3335
The small plates-focused menu at Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison’s newest addition to their local empire (Bacchanalia, Floataway Cafe) is much tamer than the restaurant’s name implies.
Website: http://starprovisions.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
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
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
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
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
Baton Supper Series
Gato Bizco, 1660 McLendon Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
Baton is the antidote to foodie ennui. This near-monthly supper club recruits chefs from outside-the-box restaurants in other cities to cook reasonably priced, multicourse meals for two nights at Gato Bizco Cafe in Candler Park.
Website: http://baton-limited.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Candler Park
Category: New American, Restaurants
Better Half
349 Fourteenth Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-695-4547
For nearly three years, Christina and Zach Meloy (who met in Costa Rica, Christina’s home country) served weekly dinners at their PushStart Kitchen supper club, first out of a basement studio in the Goat Farm Arts Center and then out of their own loft.
Website: http://www.betterhalfatl.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Latin American, New American, Restaurants
Bistro VG
70 West Crossville Road, Roswell, GA, 30075
770-993-1156
Offering a smart mix of New American favorites and imaginative, urbane dishes, Bistro VG is still one of the fine-dining bright spots in the northern suburbs.
Website: http://www.knowwheretogogh.com
Category: French, New American, Restaurants
Bocado
887 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-815-1399
The Westside’s most neighborly restaurant, featuring stellar seasonal small plates, a smart cocktail program, and a cult-status double patty burger.
Website: http://www.bocadoatlanta.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: American, New American, Restaurants
Buttermilk Kitchen
4225 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA, 30342
678-732-3274
Led by Suzanne Vizethann, a caterer and personal chef who won an episode of Food Network’s Chopped, this converted house filled with old-timey knickknacks is pure charm.
Website: http://buttermilkkitchen.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Breakfast/Brunch, New American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul
Cakes & Ale
155 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-377-7994
Now in larger digs in Decatur Square, chef-owner Billy Allin is taking more risks, and the flavor combinations thrill. David Sweeney, formerly of Dynamic Dish, cooks brilliant lunches at the bakery next door.
Website: http://cakesandalerestaurant.com
Category: New American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul
Campagnolo
980 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-343-2446
Designed to please a broad swath of tastes, the menu views Italian cuisine through a New American lens: housemade focaccia with goat cheese and tomato sauce, pork shank over garlic mashed potatoes with lemony gremolata.
Website: http://www.peasantatl.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Italian, New American, Restaurants
Davio’s
3500 Peachtree Road, Phipps Plaza, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-844-4810
Offering a range of pleasing cuisine from New American to classic steakhouse to Italian, the steaks and Italian dishes are the real stand-outs at this Phipps Plaza dining spot.
Website: http://www.davios.com/atl/index.php
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Italian, New American, Restaurants, Steakhouse
Eleanor’s
1675 Cumberland Parkway, Smyrna, GA, 30080
770-434-1114
Built into the back of Muss & Turner’s, this speakeasy features a rotating menu that has included chicharrónes with a splash of hot vinegar, bacon dipped in chocolate, and flatbread pizza with smoked duck.
Website: http://www.mussandturners.com/indexmain.html
Category: Gastropub, New American, Restaurants
Empire State South
999 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-541-1105
Famed chef Hugh Acheson directs a talented crew who create a playground of ideas and an expansive vision of Southern food. Don’t miss the coffee counter, baked goods, and wine list.
Website: http://empirestatesouth.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Breakfast/Brunch, New American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul
Five and Ten
1653 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA, 30606
706-546-7300
Five & Ten put Hugh Acheson—and Athens—on the culinary map. He mingled the Southern lexicon (catfish over grits, Lowcountry Frogmore stew) with influences from France, Mexico, and Italy.
Website: http://fiveandten.com/
Neighborhood: Athens
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, New American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul
Floataway Cafe
1123 Zonolite Road, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-892-1414
The ironic juxtaposition of Floataway—food that celebrates the farm, served in the belly of a clandestine industrial complex—helps it stay thrilling after thirteen years.
Website: http://starprovisions.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Druid Hills/Emory, Morningside / Lenox Park
Category: New American, Restaurants
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