Krog Street Market and Beltline-adjacent rooms run the eastside dining circuit. Bocado, Bartaco and Fred's Meat and Bread within five minutes of each other.
Fred's Meat and Bread at Krog Street Market in Atlanta opened 2014 with chef Todd Ginsberg's burger and sandwich counter. The double cheeseburger anchors the city's burger debate.
Signature: Cheeseburger, Cuban sandwich, Fried chicken sandwich
Order: The double cheeseburger or the Cubano sandwich.
Tip: Counter ordering; pickup at the window. The Bocado burger across town is the spiritual prequel; both run by Ginsberg.
Victory Sandwich Bar in Inman Park, Atlanta runs $4 mini sandwiches and the Jack and Coke slushy out of a Bernina Avenue bungalow since 2010.
Signature: Sliders, Jack and Coke slushy
Order: Three mini sandwiches and a frozen Jack and Coke.
Tip: Cash and card. The patio is dog-friendly. Decatur and Inman Park locations stay latest.
Bartaco's Inman Park location in Atlanta runs taco-and-cocktail service with a Resy ordering tablet. Coastal Latin-American tacos and a serious tequila list.
Signature: Baja fish taco, Pork belly taco, Crispy chicken taco
Order: Baja fish, pork belly and crispy chicken tacos with a paloma.
Tip: Order off the paper menu with a pencil; the tablet works only for the bill. Reservations on Resy.
Ticonderoga Club at Krog Street Market in Atlanta opened 2015 from a team including Greg Best. Awarded James Beard Outstanding Bar in 2019 for the cocktail programme.
Signature drink: Cuban-style cocktails
Food: Bar snacks and small plates
Tip: No reservations; bar seats are first-come. The naval-officers-club aesthetic carries through to the punch service.
Krog Street Market in Inman Park, Atlanta opened 2014 in a converted Tyler Perry warehouse near the Beltline. Fred's Meat and Bread, Yalla, Bartaco and Ticonderoga Club inside.
Tip: Fred's Meat and Bread (burgers), Yalla (Israeli street food) and Bartaco anchor the food hall. Ticonderoga Club is the cocktail destination.
Food Tours Atlanta's Beltline walk runs 5 to 6 Inman Park stops with a cocktail tasting across 2.5 hours, blending food, history and Beltline street-art commentary.
Tip: Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan and nut-free diets accommodated with advance notice. Meeting at Krog Street Market makes parking simple.
Yalla at Krog Street Market in Atlanta runs Middle Eastern fast-casual: $12 shawarma pita with fried eggplant and tahini, falafel, fresh laffa bread.
Try: Middle Eastern shawarma, falafel, kebabs
Tip: Chicken shawarma pita with fried eggplant and tahini for $12 is the sleeper. Eat on the market patio.
Bell Street Burritos at Atlanta's Krog Street Market does California-format burritos for $9 to $13: rice, beans, generous protein, hot sauce, walk-up service.
Try: California-style stuffed burritos
Tip: Get the namesake burrito with hot sauce and a Mexican Coke. Counter service, fast turnover.
Folk Art in Atlanta's Inman Park has been the brunch corner for sticky bun pancakes and sweet potato beignets since 2013, brick walls and vintage decor.
Order: Sticky bun pancakes and the sweet potato beignets.
Tip: Complimentary valet on Saturday and Sunday makes the Highland Avenue parking issue go away.
BeetleCat in Atlanta's Inman Park runs a weekend brunch built around hot donuts, raw oysters and 70s-coded boozy slushies, nautical room above the Beltline.
Order: The savoury donut flight, a rotating sweet-savoury board.
Tip: Downstairs Den is the bar room with the DJ; upstairs is daylight and the oyster bar. Sit upstairs for brunch.