Tulipano
3145 Peachtree Road, Suite 185, Atlanta, Ga, 30305
404-816-3550
This little boutique has a knack for pulling our favorite pieces from comfort-zone designers—a kelly-green backless, cap-sleeve dress by Tibi; an abstract zebra-print dress with a leather collar by Milly. There are tastefully skin-baring tops by Velvet, Ella Moss, and Trina Turk, and a surprisingly large stock of jeans by Mother and James. Throw in […]
Website: http://tulipanoboutique.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing, Women's Clothing
Sid Mashburn
1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-350-7135
Sid doesn’t go for trends or flavor-of-the-month brands. His clothes are classic, not conservative. The suit you pay so dearly for today should still earn you compliments a decade or two from now. That’s because you’re buying sturdy fabrics, solid craftsmanship, on-site tailoring, and sage advice on where your trousers should break and how much […]
Website: http://sidmashburn.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing, Men's Clothing
Tootsies
3400 Around Lenox Drive, Suite 219, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-842-9990
After well over a decade, Tootsies is still the place for upscale cocktail numbers, sophisticated prom dresses, and mother-of-the-bride gowns. Its nearly 12,000 square feet read like a love letter to the dress, with Peter Pilotto sheaths in bright abstract patterns, edgy leather-trimmed knit dresses by Yigal Azrouël, and flowy full-length pieces from ML Monique […]
Website: http://tootsies.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing
Jeffrey Atlanta
3500 Peachtree Road, Phipps Plaza, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-237-9000
Jeffrey, now in its twenty-third year, is as relevant as ever. Front and center in the window this fall were embellished pumps by of-the-moment Belgian designer Dries Van Noten, whose footwear can be hard to find in Atlanta. Inside, plenty of the old standbys, from rock-stud Valentinos to patent Louboutins, but also less ubiquitous labels […]
Website: http://jeffreynewyork.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing, Shoes, Women's Clothing
East Pearl
1810 Liddell Lane, Duluth, GA, 30096
678-380-0899
Pinning down optimum dim sum is a never-ending hunt: The chefs at Chinese restaurants constantly hop from one kitchen to the next without warning. Right now we’ll put our money on Duluth’s East Pearl, oddly lodged in a faux Alpine chalet.
Neighborhood: Northeast Metro
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Chinese
Tomo
3630 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-835-2708
Tomohiro Naito’s Buckhead show palace juggles two personalities. One indulges in flash and draws beautiful crowds. But the quieter side of Tomo lures the chowhounds.
Website: http://tomorestaurant.com/
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Japanese, Sushi
Sotto Sotto
313 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-523-6678
Here’s the key to a memorable meal: Share a generous spread of pastas and risottos. Most of the dishes can be ordered in appetizer-sized half portions, all the better for sampling.
Website: http://urestaurants.com/
Neighborhood: Inman Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Italian
Restaurant Eugene
2277 Peachtree Road, Aramore Building, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-355-0321
Dining these days is as much about the buzz as the food. For those times, though, when you seek an intimate tete-a-tete, plan an evening at Linton Hopkins’s south Buckhead fortress of quietude.
Website: http://restauranteugene.com/
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, New American
Aria
490 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-233-7673
This enduring fine dining destination showcases chef Gerry Klaskala’s taste for slow-cooked food and organic produce. A fitting choice for anniversaries and other intimate celebrations.
Website: http://aria-atl.com/
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, New American
Sushi House Hayakawa
5979 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA, 30340
770-986-0010
What a relief to sit in a plain room and savor simple dishes like ikura don—salmon roe marinated in homemade soy sauce, gilded with sea urchin, and served over rice and seaweed—or a plate of sashimi arranged so meticulously you wonder if the staff moonlight as photo stylists.
Website: http://atlantasushibar.com/
Neighborhood: Northeast Metro
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Japanese, Sushi
The Porter Beer Bar
1156 Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-223-0393
In their lovably scruffy Little Five Points digs, husband-and-wife owners Nick Rutherford and Molly Gunn preside over the city’s largest selection of beer.
Website: http://theporterbeerbar.com/
Neighborhood: Little Five Points
Category: Bars, Best of Atlanta 2013, Gastropub
Bacchanalia
1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-365-0410
How does the Westside’s crown jewel remain at the top year after year? Extraordinary hospitality, for starters.
Website: http://starprovisions.com/
Neighborhood: Westside / Home Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, New American
Steven Alan
1170 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-857-1984
Part apothecary, part gift shop, part casual clothing boutique, Steven Alan is a one-stop shop for both men and women.
Website: http://www.stevenalan.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Gifts, Shopping
The London Trading Company
30 East Andrews Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-233-1225
Ever wanted to dress like one of the landed gentry, stomping around your country estate? Here’s a one-stop outdoorswear shop for carriage-trade Anglophiles.
Website: https://www.londontradingcompany.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing Accessories, Shopping
Foxtale Book Shoppe
105 East Main Street, Woodstock, GA, 30188
770-516-9989
Perched on the edge of downtown Woodstock, FoxTale is the quintessential community bookstore.
Website: http://www.foxtalebookshoppe.com/
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Books and Magazines, Shopping
Maple Street Guitars
3199 Maple Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-231-5214
Just when you think you’ve strummed The One, a Maple Street staffer hands you a different make or model that will change your mind.
Website: http://maplestreetguitars.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Musical Instruments, Shopping
Agent Provocateur
3500 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-869-2881
Though some of its products may veer into Fifty Shades territory, on a whole, AP brings an upmarket edginess to underpinnings that hasn’t been seen in this city before.
Website: http://www.agentprovocateur.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Lingerie, Shopping
The Art Institute of Atlanta
6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 100 Embassy Row, Atlanta, GA, 30328
770-394-8300
Founded in 1949 as Massey Business College, the college became the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975 and is now one of the Art Institutes, a system of more than fifty schools located throughout North America.
Website: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, North Metro
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Education, Georgia Colleges, Private, Undergrad Enrollment: less than 3K, University
