Finding exceptional places to eat in Buckhead can be tricky . Since it ’s the fiscal centre of Atlanta proper , you may quick find out yourself paying agiotage prices for that same food for thought that ’s pronto usable and importantly cheaper at the Sidney Marcus QuikTrip . habituate this guide to get free of the shot so you could make the best dining determination whenever you ’re in ATL ’s ritzy northeasterly region .
Best breakfast
Buttermilk Kitchen
This brilliant - majestic - blue - painted eating house look like the house your crazy auntie bought after her 2d divorcement . And then study to make phenomenal chicken biscuits in . The simplicity sell it , as you’re able to get blanched sugar Gallic toast , a three - egg pimento cheese omelet side with Benton ’s bacon , a bowlful of stone - background grits with a side of local favorite Delia ’s wimp sausage , and a visage of four - mo - French - pressed Rev coffee ( Straight Outta Smyrna ) .
Best steakhouse
Chops Lobster Bar
You almost instinctively want to give this accolade to the extremely see Brazilian chophouse Chama Gaucha or even the yet - to - open American Cut . Why ? Because Chops has been around for tenner and should be old news . However , it ’s not . It ’s good as netherworld , and because of that , it ’s not gaudy , but then again no respectable steakhouse is inexpensive anymore , so you ’re going to spend at least $ 60 - 75 on a cautious dinner for one . Go for it . Chewing high - priced cut of their 8 oz , 1,700 - degree - broiled , custom - ripened , USDA Prime pepper - crust filet is worth a week of budgetary battle .
Best burger
Holeman & Finch Public House
The cheeseburger , one ofAtlanta ’s most notable cheeseburgers , is now available all twenty-four hour period and is no less luscious than it was back when the only way to get one was to know a secret handshaking or whatever . It ’s still a dead measured treble - cake great deal on a family - made roll , but here you get added atmosphere and can adjudicate on a spot of “ I only eat H&F Burgers at the original Holeman & Finch ” self-satisfied elitism , because nothing says “ elitism ” like a Buckhead cheeseburger .
Best sandwich
Lobster Shack at Vine & Tap
It may appear small than you expect for $ 22 , but then you remember you ’re in Buckhead , and then you see the chunky chunks of pink sea - meat mob on top of the H&F roll , and make that by from a moderate slathering of mayo there ’s no extra makeweight . geminate it with one of the wild wines that proprietor Ian Mendelsohn – a sommelier who ran the wine department at Christie ’s Auction House for five years – has selected .
Best Southern food
Southern Art and Bourbon Bar
Whether you ’re from the South or not , nobody ’s country enough to interview the kitchen credibility of Florida aboriginal Art Smith . Lest we forget , he was Oprah ’s personal chef before he opened the classy southerly supper house inside the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta , and actually won a James Beard Award . All that really intend is that you should definitely try the crybaby - and - dumplings soup ( named “ Addie Mae ’s ” after Smith ’s female parent ) , braise porc belly with yam and genus Sorghum sirup , or GA runt and grits w/ menage - made andouille , hominy , and okra .
Best sushi
Umi
An ATL eatery that people outside the city seem to know about , Umi ’s big affair is their focus on premium quality and the unfaltering glow of the sushi , along with the flavor treatment it receives from Chef Fuyuhiko Ito , the Isle of Man behind the rejoinder at the infamousMF Sushiof Buckhead - Past .
Best brunch
South City Kitchen Buckhead
The view from the terrace is satisfying in and of itself , but you ’re there for the Bourbon dynasty - cured salmon and the “ Grains & Greens ” salad with dried apricot , farro verde , local bibb … Hahaha . Please . You ’ll get the jumbo lummox crab cake , and then a malt buttermilk waffle under genuine Vermont maple syrup , with a fried quarter of Springer Mountain Farms chicken . You ’ll sit under the mist - atomiser like a helpless beach mahimahi , desire some dainty people team up and wander you back out the door to enjoy the residue of your weekend .
Best Mexican food
Superica
You ’ll happen other Mexican restaurants once you pass the Brookwood curve . Ignore them . Stay focussed ; keep driving until you get to the edge of Sandy Springs near Chastain . That ’s where Ford Fry ’s folk do raise Tex - Mex , from citrus - habanero shrimp ceviche to chipotle - molasses chargrilled short costa , double - cooked pork belly fajitas , and tacos in both hard - shell form or chalupa - ish “ tumescent ” interpretation .
Best Indian
Bhojanic
There was once a Decatur location , just like there was once a Scientology overlord named Xenu , but who knows what the snake pit happened because one day it just went away . as luck would have it for you – unless you ’re Beck or John Travolta – Bhojanic reappeared in Buckhead and is still slamming Punjabi cuisine like it never left . Even the food truck serve incredible samosas , but since you ’re in the surface area , you might as well grab plates of veggie items like eggplant makki ki roti ( you ’ll never miss the nub ) , or boneless lamb curry .
Best Thai
Tuk Tuk Thai Food Loft
Because of the semi - hidden , upper - level locating of Tuk Tuk , many multitude think they would n’t last . But the chef , DeeDee Niyomkul , whose parents are behind Nan ( Midtown ’s unquestionably great Siamese mulct - dining establishment ) accept a turning from her folks ’ menu stylings and centre on street food . The results are small plate like moist Thai beef jerked meat and crisp mussel omelet , to Bangkok street noodle ( glass , Elmer Leopold Rice , egg , Elmer Reizenstein pin … ) , and whole fried chilli - lime tree crimson center .
Best Italian
Dolce Italian
You ’ll feel lenient before you even begin spiral the seafood - rich linguini al frutti di mare – or any other handcraft pasta – around your spoon , since Dolce ’s classy , mid - C - forward-looking designed dining room open up the banqueting experience to the community of interests . You could also go al fresco while peeping the shopping scene , but rather than gaze at people spend money on this time of year ’s most - easily - torn scarf joint , you could put your head down and scarf up a portion of veal scaloppine alla sorrentina w/ potato gnocchi , mozzarella , and eggplant , or one of their exceeding Neapolitan fashion pizza .
Best French
Le Bilboquet
One of the most reputed new eating place of the retiring class , Le Bilbo goes bistro with a truly Parisian experience , justly in the midriff of The Shops at Buckhead Atlanta . earlier from NYC ’s Upper East Side , where they know good food when they get it because all the good food is n’t normally there for some reason , their house - made duck foie gras terrine is a good place to start , come by the Mediterranean branzino or beurre - blanc - erectile dysfunction Cajun chicken with crispy fries on the patio with a light and refreshing glass of rosé .
Best place to pretend you’re not in Buckhead
Yebo Beach Haus
It ’s South African food in a coastal - design clean building with a vine - cloak float trellis out of doors . And it ’s on West Paces Ferry , not too far from the governor ’s mansion house . But here you’re able to get pocket-size plates attend dusty ( steak carpaccio w/ dijon and fried caper ) , or hot , such as the ostrich sliders or the peri - peri chicken skillet . They ’ve got fully grown sharable plateful such as lamb chop lollipops , a platter of prawn , beef fillet , and chicken kebabs , and white vino linguine and clams .
Best Seafood
Atlanta Fish Market
You do n’t progress a 65ft - tall bronze Pisces next to a sidewalk if you ’re just an oversize Long John Silver ’s . You have to be an establishment , like Dominique Wilkins , except , well , shaped like a fish . And that ’s EXACTLY what AFM is : a throwback that ’s still outstanding and still down for the home squad , with over 100 varieties of swim supper fly in brisk daily , which you may purchase and James Cook at domicile ( good portion with that ) , or allow professionals pan - fry , roast , broil , or bake . Sure , newer Thomas Kyd selling meals to pescatarians have strike the Pharr Rd block , but none have hang as ruffianly .
Most romantic restaurant
Aria
This 16 - yr - old institution of American edible exceptionalism was white-hot - on - white all around until this spring . Now , with a down - to - earthier attitude that include warm hues and a more free-and-easy ambiance , it ’s certainly going for a younger crowd , but the food and feeling still tell your guest that you are sexually attract to them , in a very sweet , non - threatening , expensive kind of way . With entree price at a minimum of $ 28 , your chase of some unlucky person ’s heart / draws may break you , but at least you ’ll live an exceptionally beautiful pipe dream .
Best non-fancy place to eat
Landmark Diner
There ’s a damned comedy nightspot – The Punchline – in the back , for god ’s saki . But you ’ll get the last laugh instead of the sure hangover that would claim your next break of the day as long as you soak up those bad liquid decision with breakfast , steak , Italian – hell , pretty much every other case of food we ’ve sport in this roundup can probably be ordered here . Is it delicious ? For diner solid food , yeah ! But look , it ’s receptive 24 hours . It ’s agile . And masses are always derive in and out . You ’ll never wipe out alone .
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