Best of Atlanta 2014

Traditional brunch dishes don’t pair so well with serious midmorning drinking. But a platter of Manchego, chorizo, and sobrassada? Now that’s an ideal accompaniment to a carafe of sangria (try the flora, made with rose and elderflower liqueur).

In addition to the usual designer fragrances and the full lines from old-school perfume houses Creed and Acqua di Parma, Neiman’s has long stocked the estimable Tom Ford Private Blend collection. But recently, the luxury retailer has upped its game with newer, edgier entries.

Four of the best pizza slices in the city, from Varasano's, Don Antonio, Antico, and Varuni Napoli.

We’d splurge on sushi and dine at steakhouses every night if we could. But most of us can’t, and for the casual lunch or dinner, we’re more likely to chow down on these singular stars, where cost and quality are far from equals.

Two Atlanta lawyers were tired of choosing between fat, goofy ties and skinny hipster ties. So in January, Josh Moore and Odini Nwakuche launched Res Ipsa, which started with three-inch-wide ties in grenadine silks, Scottish tartans, and English Mogador.

Ford Fry’s empire keeps getting bigger, but we remain partial to the oyster bar at his Westside seafood spot.

Can you toss a two-pound ball with one hand while holding a drink in the other? Congratulations—you’re qualified to play bocce.

At an institution that seems a lot older than it is, co-owner Kevin Clark provides an invaluable sense of place and history with classics that highlight our city’s roots.

Get the details on Atlanta's best two beauty shops, Woo Skincare and Cosmetics and Bluemercury

Kristen Hard’s bean-to-bar chocolate shop in Virginia-Highland is known for many things, but we’re particularly hooked on the Aztec chocolate shake, made with three scoops of dark chocolate Honeysuckle Gelato and a dusting of cayenne and cinnamon, among other secret spices.