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Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants

Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants

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Created by Jenna Olsen • Updated On: January 8, 2013
Antico Pizza Napoletana is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

1. Antico Pizza Napoletana

9.2
1093 Hemphill Ave NW (at Ethel St NW), Atlanta, GA
Pizzeria · Westside · 299 tips and reviews
BLT Steak Atlanta is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

2. BLT Steak Atlanta

45 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NW (at Spring St NW), Atlanta, GA
Steakhouse · Downtown Atlanta · 45 tips and reviews
Bocado is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

3. Bocado

887 Howell Mill Rd NW (8th St NW), Atlanta, GA
New American Restaurant · Marietta Street Artery · 120 tips and reviews
Busy Bee Cafe is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

4. Busy Bee Cafe

8.2
810 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA
Southern Food Restaurant · Atlanta University Center · 104 tips and reviews
Cafe Agora is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

5. Cafe Agora

8.9
318 E Paces Ferry Rd NE (East Paces and Peachtree Road), Atlanta, GA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Buckhead Village · 72 tips and reviews
Cakes & Ale Restaurant is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

6. Cakes & Ale Restaurant

155 Sycamore St (at Church St), Decatur, GA
New American Restaurant · 58 tips and reviews
Carver's Country Kitchen is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

7. Carver's Country Kitchen

1118 W Marietta St NW (at Longley Ave NW), Atlanta, GA
Southern Food Restaurant · Northwest Atlanta · 26 tips and reviews
Community Q BBQ is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

8. Community Q BBQ

8.8
1361 Clairmont Rd (btwn Powell Ln & Ladson St), Decatur, GA
BBQ Joint · 119 tips and reviews
Taqueria El Rey Del Taco is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

9. Taqueria El Rey Del Taco

8.5
5288 Buford Hwy NE (at Oakmont Ave), Doraville, GA
Mexican Restaurant · 92 tips and reviews
Empire State South is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

10. Empire State South

999 Peachtree St NE (at 10th St NE), Atlanta, GA
Southern Food Restaurant · Midtown · 182 tips and reviews
Floataway Cafe is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

11. Floataway Cafe

1123 Zonolite Drive, Atlanta, GA
Italian Restaurant · Morningside - Lenox Park · 33 tips and reviews
Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

12. Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q

9.2
1238 Dekalb Ave NE (at Elmira Pl NE), Atlanta, GA
BBQ Joint · Candler Park · 404 tips and reviews
Heirloom Market BBQ is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

13. Heirloom Market BBQ

9.0
2243 Akers Mill Rd SE, Atlanta, GA
BBQ Joint · 167 tips and reviews
Highland Bakery is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

14. Highland Bakery

8.6
655 Highland Ave NE (at Sampson St NE), Atlanta, GA
Bakery · Old Fourth Ward · 228 tips and reviews
Holeman & Finch Public House is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

15. Holeman & Finch Public House

8.3
2277 Peachtree Rd NE (near Peachtree Memorial Dr.), Atlanta, GA
Gastropub · Peachtree Hills · 214 tips and reviews
Kyma is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

16. Kyma

8.4
3085 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
Greek Restaurant · Buckhead · 65 tips and reviews
LPC - La Pietra Cucina is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

17. LPC - La Pietra Cucina

1545 Peachtree St NE #100 (at Spring St), Atlanta, GA
Italian Restaurant · Midtown · 29 tips and reviews
Little Bangkok is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

18. Little Bangkok

8.9
2225 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
Thai Restaurant · 97 tips and reviews
Miller Union is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

19. Miller Union

8.7
999 Brady Ave NW (10th Street), Atlanta, GA
American Restaurant · 130 tips and reviews
Miso Izakaya is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

20. Miso Izakaya

619 Edgewood Ave SE (btwn Cornelia St SE & Krog St NE), Atlanta, GA
Sushi Restaurant · Old Fourth Ward · 66 tips and reviews
Muss & Turner's is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

21. Muss & Turner's

9.0
1675 Cumberland Pkwy SE Ste 309 (Atlanta Road), Smyrna, GA
Sandwich Spot · 146 tips and reviews
Nam Phuong is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

22. Nam Phuong

9.2
4051 Buford Hwy NE (at Dering Cir NE), Atlanta, GA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 58 tips and reviews
No. 246 is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

23. No. 246

8.8
129 E Ponce de Leon Ave (btwn Church St & E Court Sq), Decatur, GA
Italian Restaurant · 62 tips and reviews
One Eared Stag is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

24. One Eared Stag

1029 Edgewood Ave NE (Hurt St), Atlanta, GA
New American Restaurant · Inman Park · 89 tips and reviews
Quan Ba 9 is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

25. Quan Ba 9

4285 Buford Hwy NE (at Dresden Dr), Atlanta, GA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 5 tips and reviews
Quoc Huong Banh Mi Fast Food is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

26. Quoc Huong Banh Mi Fast Food

8.7
5150 Buford Hwy C-170, Doraville, GA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 40 tips and reviews
Shoya Izakaya is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

27. Shoya Izakaya

8.3
6035 Peachtree Rd #A101 (General Motors Dr), Doraville, GA
Japanese Restaurant · 77 tips and reviews
Sotto Sotto is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

28. Sotto Sotto

8.7
313 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
Italian Restaurant · Inman Park · 68 tips and reviews
Star Provisions is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

29. Star Provisions

1198 Howell Mill Rd NW (at Huff Rd), Atlanta, GA
Gourmet Store · Northwest Atlanta · 115 tips and reviews
Super Pan is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

30. Super Pan

1057 Blue Ridge Ave NE (Highland Ave.), Atlanta, GA
Latin American Restaurant · Poncey-Highland · 22 tips and reviews
Sushi Hayakawa is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

31. Sushi Hayakawa

8.5
5979 Buford Hwy NE Ste A10, Atlanta, GA
Sushi Restaurant · 40 tips and reviews
Taka Sushi and Passion is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

32. Taka Sushi and Passion

4600 Roswell Rd Unit E110, Atlanta, GA
Sushi Restaurant · Garden Hills · 26 tips and reviews
Taqueria La Oaxaqueña is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

33. Taqueria La Oaxaqueña

8.0
605 Mt Zion Rd, Jonesboro, GA
Taco Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews
Tasty China is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

34. Tasty China

7.7
585 Franklin Rd SE Ste 215, Marietta, GA
Chinese Restaurant · 66 tips and reviews
Tomo Japanese Restaurant is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

35. Tomo Japanese Restaurant

8.0
3630 Peachtree Rd NE (at Peachtree Dunwoody Rd.), Atlanta, GA
Japanese Restaurant · North Buckhead · 53 tips and reviews
Varasano's Pizzeria is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

36. Varasano's Pizzeria

7.6
2171 Peachtree Rd NE (near Colonial Holmes Dr NW), Atlanta, GA
Pizzeria · Peachtree Hills · 95 tips and reviews
Wisteria is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

37. Wisteria

8.3
471 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
Southern Food Restaurant · Inman Park · 74 tips and reviews
Yakitori Jinbei is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

38. Yakitori Jinbei

7.4
2421 Cobb Pkwy SE, Smyrna, GA
Japanese Restaurant · 40 tips and reviews
Hilda's is one of Eater's 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants.

39. Hilda's

6.9
660 Irwin St NE, Atlanta, GA
Breakfast Spot · Old Fourth Ward · 11 tips and reviews