2 soul food rooms in Downtown and Sweet Auburn, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Downtown and Sweet Auburn's food · All soul food in Atlanta.
Paschal's ★ 4.7
180 Northside Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30313
Paschal's in Atlanta has served soul food since 1947, when brothers Robert and James Paschal opened on Hunter Street. The civil rights movement met here; SCLC was anchored at the bar.
Tip: The current Castleberry Hill location since 2002 expanded with a banquet space; the original Hunter Street site is preserved at Clark Atlanta.
Busy Bee Cafe ★ 4.7
810 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Busy Bee Cafe in Atlanta opened 1947 on MLK Drive and won the James Beard America's Classics Award in 2022 for its decades of soul food service near the AUC campuses.
Tip: Cash and card. Lunch and early dinner only Tuesday to Sunday; line forms before noon weekends.