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I walked into Quinones at Bacchanalia, glanced around, and realized I was the only fellow wearing a suit. This surprised me. After all, Quinones is the most formal restaurant experience left in Atlanta. Situated on the lower level of the Westside complex that houses Bacchanalia and Star Provisions, the hushed Southern Gothic dining room holds only eleven tables. It serves a nine-course set menu (no choices, but it changes weekly and includes several bonus noshes) that costs $125 per person—$195 if you opt for wine pairings with seven of the dishes. It is a restaurant engineered for lavishness. Why not dress for the occasion?

Buckhead got a lot more fun when the Painted Pin arrived in 2014, bringing with it 20 bowling lanes and traditional pub games.

My friend Lary is looking forward to the total breakdown of civil order. “It’s coming,” he’ll say, assembling his rifles. “I see signs of it everywhere.” Knowing this, I realize I should not have told him I got hit by a car last Saturday.

Steven Satterfield’s Root to Leaf and Hugh Acheson’s The Broad Fork may have garnered most of the attention this year, but don’t miss these three other new giftable titles from Georgia chefs.

While we're celebrating everything that is the best about Atlanta in 2018, we couldn’t help but give a shout-out to Netflix’s reboot of Queer Eye. The new series released not one but two seasons filmed in the metro area this year. Before they take on Kansas City, we asked the Fab Five for one more round of local style advice.

One Saturday afternoon six years ago, Emmie Howard and Reagan Howell were eating cheeseburgers at the Vortex Bar & Grill when talk turned to how good their dates had looked at a party the night before.

For film devotees, it takes a lot to upstage Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne when he makes an appearance in Atlanta. But when the genial film expert appeared recently at the 70th anniversary of Atlanta's Plaza Theatre to introduce Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," some fans in the audience were temporarily distracted by a glowing iPhone being passed around. The gizmo was playing a crisp black and white film

Shaun Doty is back in the kitchen again, and the only question you might have after dining at the Federal is, “What took so long?” Opening the Federal last November has been his greatest gift yet—to Atlanta and, perhaps, to himself.

A 6,000-square-foot theater and speakeasy, Pigalle will bring the sexy, whimsical, bohemian vibes of Paris on Ponce with unique entertainment and decor. “Almost every Atlanta native has a story that begins with Underground Atlanta,” owner Nicolette Valdespino says in a press release. “Our destination has been a staple in Atlanta for more than 25 years. To us, there was no better setting for our next location than Underground Atlanta—a place that fosters unique synergies between creatives and artists.”