Restaurants
Victory Sandwich Bar Decatur
340 Church Street, Decatur, GA, 30033
404-377-9300
Owners Caleb Wheelus and Ian Jones opened a second location of their sandwich shop–tavern hybrid in a refurbished building around the corner from Decatur Square.
Website: http://www.vicsandwich.com/
Category: Pub Food, Restaurants, Sandwiches
Victory Sandwich Bar Inman Park
340 Church Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-377-9300
This Victory Sandwich Bar location flaunts the same youthful vigor as the original—minimalist decor, creative sandwiches sized as bar snacks, late hours, and a sleek, inviting patio.
Website: http://vicsandwich.com/
Category: Restaurants, Sandwiches
Vin25
25 Plum Tree Street, Roswell, GA, 30075
770-628-0411
Owner Phillip Cooper, formerly wine director of Ray’s at Killer Creek, pours his passion for the grape into a smart, diverse list that entices every stratum of wine drinker.
Website: http://vin25.com/
Category: American, Restaurants
Vine & Tap
2770 Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA, 30324
404-600-5820
The most ambitious wine bar to open inside the Perimeter since Kevin Rathbun’s Krog Bar in 2005, Buckhead’s Vine & Tap approaches vino in a couple of surprising ways.
Website: http://vineandtapatl.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Restaurants, Small Plates, Wine Bar
Vingenzo’s
105 East Main Street, Woodstock, GA, 30188
770-924-9133
The citizens of Woodstock scored when Vingenzo’s opened and culinary instructor Michael Bologna began baking Neapolitan-style pizzas that display genuine craft. You’ll also find homemade pastas and desserts.
Website: http://www.vingenzos.com/
Category: Italian, Restaurants
Violette
2948 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, GA, 30329
404-633-3363
This charming little restaurant offers unpretentious French cuisine with regional touches.
Website: http://violetterestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Druid Hills/Emory, Northeast Atlanta
Category: French, Restaurants
W.O.W!
111-D New Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-626-0390
Duck’s Cosmic Kitchen in Decatur hits the road with this food truck.
Website: http://www.wowfoodtruck.com/
Category: Food Truck, Restaurants
Waffle House
3016 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-231-0023
The iconic yellow signs are a beacon for Southerners: Stop for a pecan waffle, a cup of coffee, and a side of hash browns scattered and smothered.
Website: http://www.wafflehouse.com/welcome
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Breakfast/Brunch, Restaurants
Wahoo! Grill
1042 West College Avenue, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-373-3331
There isn’t a sweeter or cozier dining room anywhere near this well-run, mostly seafood bistro, where the prices are as appealing as the dishes.
Website: http://wahoogrilldecatur.com
Category: American, Restaurants, Seafood
Watershed on Peachtree
1820 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-809-3561
New American and European influences now thread through the menu, but executive chef Joe Truex is at his best when he draws from his Louisiana upbringing, which particularly shines through in his jambalaya.
Website: http://www.watershedrestaurant.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Restaurants, Southern/Soul
We Suki Suki
479-B Flat Shoals Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30316
404-901-6922
Quynh Trinh, who goes by Q, runs this sliver of a sandwich and tea shop in East Atlanta.
Website: http://wesukisuki.tumblr.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, East Atlanta
Category: Restaurants, Vietnamese
West and Mill Bistro Bar
1000 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318
678-974-8953
After bakery-cafe Swit failed to find an audience, owner Diana Stawnyczy changed the name, extended the hours, and moved from baked goods to bistro fare that cannily mixes in Eastern and Western European ideas.
Website: http://westandmill.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Breakfast/Brunch, Brewery/Bistro, Eastern European, Restaurants
White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails
270 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30303
404-524-7200
This Downtowner doesn’t offer regional dishes so much as Southern sides and sauces arranged around familiar proteins in busy but harmonized ways, a particularly successful approach with entrees like duck breast with redeye ham gravy.
Website: http://whiteoakkitchen.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown
Category: New American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul
Wisteria
471 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-525-3363
Wisteria is a solid neighborhood destination serving a New American menu with Southern themes.
Website: http://wisteria-atlanta.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Inman Park
Category: New American, Restaurants
Woodfire Grill
1782 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, GA, 30324
404-347-9055
Kevin Gillespie made a star turn on Top Chef, but the boon for Atlantans is that his food is way more thrilling to eat than to watch on TV. Expect dishes wrought with equal parts intelligence and soulfulness.
Website: http://www.woodfiregrill.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Morningside / Lenox Park
Category: New American, Restaurants
Wrecking Bar Brewpub
292 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-221-2600
The food at Bob and Kristine Sandage’s handsome subterranean tavern (which brews its own beer) has improved radically since the arrival of chef Terry Koval in August 2012.
Website: http://www.wreckingbarbrewpub.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Little Five Points
Category: Gastropub, Restaurants
Yakitori Jinbei
2421 Cobb Parkway, Smyrna, GA, 30080
770-818-9215
This Japanese grill fixes great chicken skewers (skin, wings, gizzards, etc.), stuffed vegetables, and a solid bowl of ramen.
Website: http://yakitorirestaurant.com
Category: Japanese, Restaurants
Yeah! Burger – Virginia-Highland
1017 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-437-7845
This second location to the Westside original uses a healthy approach to take the guilt out of America’s most iconic sandwich. The bison and turkey burgers trump the other options.
Website: http://www.yeahburger.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Virginia-Highland
Category: Burgers, Restaurants
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