Southern/Soul Archives - Atlanta Magazine

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

Carver’s Country Kitchen

1118 West Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318

404-794-4410

Once predominantly a grocery, Robert and Sharon Carver’s meat-and-two has cleared away the canned goods so their many fans can sit and gorge on meatloaf, collards, cornbread, and other Southern-style favorites.

Website: http://carverscountrykitchen.com

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park

Category: Restaurants, Southern/Soul

Chanterelle’s

646 Evans Street, Atlanta, GA, 30310

404-758-0909

This charming chef-run cafe offers a mix of soul food specialties and ambitious home-cooked meals.

Website: http://thechanterelles.com

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Fulton, West End

Category: Restaurants, Southern/Soul

Chicken and the Egg

800 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, GA, 30064

678-388-8813

Chef-owner Marc Taft, previously general manager of Midtown’s defunct Pacci, brings Atlanta’s Southern culinary revival to the northwestern suburbs.

Website: http://chickandtheegg.com/

Category: American, Restaurants, Southern/Soul

Curly’s Fried Chicken

1021 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318

404-872-7888

Chicken, lightly coated in a mixture of flour and hot spices and fried in canola oil, is of course the marquee dish, but the fried fish (whiting fillets) is even better.

Website: http://www.curlysfriedchicken.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park

Category: Restaurants, Southern/Soul

Eats

600 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30308

404-888-9149

This students’ heaven in a dive location serves fresh vegetables, pasta, and jerk chicken at unbeatable prices.

Website: http://eatsonponce.net

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown, Poncey-Highland

Category: Caribbean, Italian, Restaurants, Southern/Soul

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

Farm 255

255 West Washington Street, Athens, GA, 30601

706-549-4660

The only way to be more literally farm-to-table would be if this restaurant set up tables in a pasture. You don’t just eat virtuously; you eat well. Chef Whitney Otawka trained under Hugh Acheson (and had a stint on Top Chef Texas).

Website: http://www.farm255.com/

Category: 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

Greenwood’s on Green Street

1087 Green Street, Roswell, GA, 30075

770-992-5383

Bill Greenwood’s eccentric take on American down-home cooking rests on serious culinary roots, and his funky Roswell restaurant has charm to burn.

Website: http://greenwoodsongreenstreet.com/

Category: Restaurants, Southern/Soul

H. Harper Station

904 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30316

678-732-0415

Classic and newfangled concoctions are made with equal care at Jerry Slater’s handsome bar and restaurant, housed in a former train depot in Reynoldstown.

Website: http://www.hharperstation.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Reynoldstown

Category: American, Best of Atlanta 2013, Restaurants, Southern/Soul

Harold’s Chicken and Ice Bar

349 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30312

404-577-0001

The menu couldn’t be simpler: Chicken comes with fries and cole slaw, or choose wings, catfish, perch, gizzards, and liver. The sit-down environment may come as a surprise to those familiar with the Chicago fast-food institution.

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward

Category: Restaurants, Southern/Soul

Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market

815 North Chase Street, Athens, GA, 30601

706-354-7901

Heirloom houses a takeaway market and does a brisk breakfast and lunch trade. Evenings and weekends the pace is slower, with a small but inventive dinner menu and standout brunch focused on local foods.

Website: http://www.heirloomathens.com/

Category: Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Breakfast/Brunch, Cafe, Restaurants, Southern/Soul