Restaurants
BoccaLupo
753 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-577-2332
Bruce Logue, who bewitched food lovers at Midtown’s La Pietra Cucina with his housemade pastas draped in bombastic sauces, has settled into his own restaurant—a lovably eccentric bungalow on the fringe of Inman Park.
Website: https://www.facebook.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Inman Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Italian, Restaurants
Bone Lick BBQ
1133 Huff Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-343-6574
The Big Ole Totties—Tater Tots bombarded with pulled pork, chipotle barbecue sauce, Brunswick stew, cheese sauce, and jalapeño slices—is this barbecue joint’s most satisfying dish.
Website: http://www.bonelickbarbecue.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Bone’s
3130 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-237-2663
Atlanta’s original upscale steakhouse is still the ultimate power lunch spot. The place runs like a German automobile fresh off the assembly line. You don’t see the mechanics; you just feel the rush.
Website: http://bonesrestaurant.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead, Fulton
Category: Restaurants, Steakhouse
Bottega Luisa
1 Piazza San Gennaro, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-844-2707
Giovanni Di Palma recently expanded his empire with Italian grocery Bottega Luisa, across the street from his own Antico Pizza, Caffe Gio, and Gio’s Chicken Amalfitano.
Website: http://littleitalia.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Food, Italian, Pizza, Restaurants, Shopping
Bread Garden
549-5 Amsterdam Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-875-1166
For two decades, artisan baker Catherine Krasnow has raised local bread consciousness to a higher level.
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Morningside / Lenox Park, Virginia-Highland
Category: Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Restaurants
Buckhead Diner
3073 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-262-3336
This flashy institution may have reached its peak of popularity two decades ago, but it still draws a prime time crowd. The menu has been freshened, though chic comfort foods like the famous blue cheese potato chips remain.
Website: http://buckheadrestaurants.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: American, Restaurants
Burnt Fork Bar-B-Q
614 Church Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-373-7155
This well-intentioned barbecue joint, which opened in 2011, fits right into the Decatur community.
Website: http://burntforkbbq.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Busy Bee Cafe
810 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30314
404-525-9212
Fried chicken, oxtails, seasonal ham hocks, turnip greens, peach cobbler: This survivor, open since 1947, serves the city’s finest soul food.
Website: http://thebusybeecafe.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown, West End
Category: Restaurants, Southern/Soul
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
Buy the Bone BBQ
567 Stephenson Road, Stone Mountain, GA, 30087
770-685-1225
In 2012, new owners took over the Stone Mountain roadside stand that previously housed Garden Produce and Country Store, a laudable barbecue joint with a misleading name.
Website: http://buythebonebbq.cybercitizen16.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
C&S Seafood & Oyster Bar
3240 Cobb Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30339
770-272-0999
The suave kitchen and flawless seafood—from colossal fried shrimp to roasted cod and snow-white grouper—attract an elite clientele. The oyster bar is a perfect place to get a light meal.
Website: http://candsoysterbar.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Vinings
Category: Restaurants, Seafood
Cabernet
5575 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta, GA, 30004
770-777-5955
Upscale cow palace, a dependable destination for client dinners.
Website: http://cabernetsteakhouse.com
Category: Restaurants, Steakhouse
Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co. – Buckhead
2817 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-467-4670
While other local confectioners craft pretty bon bons from couverture (a basic form of wholesale chocolate used to make truffles and pastries), Kristen Hard and her team make their world-class chocolate completely from scratch, starting with superior beans from places like Venezuela and Peru.
Website: http://cacaoatlanta.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Candy Stores, Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants, Shopping
Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co. – Virginia-Highland
1064 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-892-8202
While other local confectioners craft pretty bon bons from couverture (a basic form of wholesale chocolate used to make truffles and pastries), Kristen Hard and her team make their world-class chocolate completely from scratch, starting with superior beans from places like Venezuela and Peru.
Website: http://www.cacaoatlanta.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Virginia-Highland
Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Best of Atlanta 2013, Candy Stores, Dessert/Ice Cream/Yogurt, Restaurants, Shopping
Cafe 101
5412 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA, 30340
770-458-8883
The groovy round building that houses this dependably good Taiwanese-style Szechuan restaurant looks like a giant top ready to spin.
Website: http://www.cafe101atlanta.com/
Category: Chinese, Restaurants
Cafe 640
640 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-724-0711
James Erlich of Eclipse di Luna and his chef have brought back European-style cafe life to the former Cafe Diem location.
Website: http://cafe640.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Poncey-Highland
Category: Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Restaurants
Cafe Agora (Buckhead)
262 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-949-0900
After opening a second location in Midtown last year, Cafe Agora owner Al Ozelci decided it was time to move his Buckhead flagship down the street, away from the encroaching shadow of the Buckhead Atlanta development.
Website: http://www.cafeagora.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Mediterranean, Restaurants
Cafe Agora (Midtown)
92 Peachtree Place NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-253-2997
After opening a second location in Midtown last year, Cafe Agora owner Al Ozelci decided it was time to move his Buckhead flagship down the street, away from the encroaching shadow of the Buckhead Atlanta development.
Website: http://www.cafeagora.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Mediterranean, Restaurants
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