Restaurants
Barcelona Wine Bar
240 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-589-1010
This splashy, Spanish-inspired concept in Inman Park offers Tempranillo varietals and a great selection of sherries to imbibe while snacking on cured meats and cheeses.
Website: http://barcelonawinebar.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Inman Park
Category: Argentine, Restaurants, Small Plates, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
Baroni
1745 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-724-9100
Affordable, familiar Italian cuisine cooked with skill that belies the prices. The thin, Neapolitan-style pies hold their own.
Website: http://baroniatl.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead, Midtown
Category: Italian, Pizza, 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
BBQ Chicken
3473 Old Norcross Road, Duluth, GA, 30096
678-417-9588
The name may conjure quintessentially American backyard grills, but this neon-bright joint is the first area franchise of a Korean chain specializing in olive oil–fried chicken.
Website: http://bbqchickenatl.com/
Category: Barbeque, Korean, Restaurants
Bell Street Burritos
209 Edgewood Avenue, 1816 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318
678-731-0488
Matt Hinton makes a Mission-style burrito that is one of the best east of San Francisco.
Website: http://www.bellstreetburritos.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead, Downtown, Westside / Home Park
Category: Mexican, Restaurants
Ben’s Brown Bag
1021 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-835-4313
If you like sloppy joes, then Ben Pierce is your man.
Website: http://bensbrownbag.net/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Restaurants, Sandwiches
Best Bread Baking Company
2080 Peachtree Industrial Court, Chamblee, GA, 30341
770-455-6277
During weekday lunch, “Eli Pita” Kikov and his wife serve plush pocket breads and Israeli specialties out of their commercial bakery’s modest storefront off Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The falafel alone is worth the trek.
Website: http://bestbreadco.com/
Category: Mediterranean, 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
Bhojanic Buckhead
3400 Around Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-841-8472
After many construction and permitting delays, Decatur’s beloved progressive Indian restaurant finally launched its second location in spring 2013 in Buckhead’s Shops Around Lenox, near Lululemon Athletica.
Website: http://bhojanic.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Indian, Restaurants
Bhojanic Decatur
1363 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA, 30033
404-633-9233
Most metro-area Indian restaurants that offer honed, regional cooking tend to be vegetarian, but New Delhi native Archna Becker and her family serve meat dishes made with extra attention.
Website: http://bhojanic.com
Category: Indian, Restaurants
Big Shanty Smokehouse
3393 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw, GA, 30144
770-499-7444
Dry-rubbed ribs stand out among the brisket, pulled pork, and homemade sausage, with a burnished bark that gives way to fragrant, coral meat.
Website: http://bigshantybbq.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Bishoku
5920 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328
404-252-7998
The quality of sushi and sashimi impresses at this tranquil Sandy Springs restaurant, but the cooks really put their hearts into the menu’s flurry of small plates.
Website: http://bishokusushi.com/
Category: Japanese, Restaurants, Sushi
Bistro Niko
3344 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-261-6456
The Buckhead Life Restaurant Group’s local venture takes its inspiration more from Parisian brasseries than bistros. The open dining room and buttery lighting inspire French joie de vivre.
Website: http://www.buckheadrestaurants.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: French, 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
BLT Steak
45 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Atlanta, GA, 30308
404-577-7601
The crisp, modern interior sets BLT Steak apart from clubby steakhouses such as Bone’s and Chops, but the kitchen’s prowess also gives those old-liners some meaty competition.
Website: http://bltrestaurants.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown
Category: Restaurants, Steakhouse
Blue Ridge Grill
1261 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, 30327
404-233-5030
A perennial Buckhead power spot, whose timber and stone interior evokes a mountain lodge, from the owners of Bone’s.
Website: http://blueridgegrill.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul
Bo Bo Garden
5181 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA, 30340
678-547-1881
Clay pots filled with rice and different meat options, including spareribs with taro root and steamed, seasoned ground pork, are the specialty at this southern Cantonese restaurant.
Category: Chinese, 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
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